The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-15
HELD ON TWO SERIOUS CHARGES.
John j. Tremper, Charged With Bigamy
and Perjury, is Held for Ccdrt In the
Sum of 100000 L Each Case.

Sum of 100000 L Each case.
John j. Temper, of Newburgh, New York,
had hearing last Tuesday afternoon before
Justice William Moore, on the charge of big.
amy, in marrying Mrs. Susan C. Myers, Of
Pleasant Valley, when he had lawful wife
living. In default of 100000 hail he was
| committed to Jail for the action Of the grand
| Jury. Be was re arrested before leaving the
magistrates office upon charge Of perjury,
sworn out by his wife, for having sworn, in
| applying for marriage license from Clerk oil
| the Circuit Court, that his name was George
| FL. Wilson; that he was a widower, aged At
years, and that he lived in New York city.
The affidavit of Mrs Tremper alleges that his
age is "a years, that be is married and thai
his home is in Newburgh, New York, and moi
in New Nork city. In this case a hearing
was waived, and he was held upon this charge
in the sum of 81, 10000 also.
HUNTING UP EVIDENCE.
On Friday night of last week States
Attorney Weant went TO Newburgh, and the
next day visited Mrs. Tremper at her home
Tremper talked freely and fully about hel
husband, and turned over 10 Mr.. Weant the
family Bible, in which her marriage 10 Johr
J. Tremper was recorded, and the births Of
their thirteen children also. only six of whom
are now living. One son, David F. Tremper
aged go years, is in Jail at Newburg on the
charge of highway robbery. He correspondent
with his father while the latter was living with
wife No. 2 at Pleasant Valley, and is suspect
ed of having knowledge of his fathers crime
1t was he who wrote to Mrs. Wilson MS a
brother of John J. Tremper and gave an
account of fictitious railroad accident us an ex-
cuse for The failure of Wilson" To return ia
Pleasant Valley on the day the latter had
written wife No. that he would he there.
Mrs. Tremper also turned over to Mr..
Weant some letters she had received from heI
husband and two from his second wife. Mrs.
| Tremper had learned of her husband second
marriage and wrote to wife No. 2 the facts.
Wife No. only knew Tremper by his assum.
ed name of George Harrison Wilson, and
wrote to Mrs. Tremper that she did not know
| her husband, had never seen him, that she
| was respectable married woman and that
she would have her arrested if she, Mrs.
Tremper, wrote her any more letters on the
subject
MRS. TREMPER IN WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Weant brought the family Bible and
letters home with him on Monday morning,
and had them at the hearing on Tuesday after
noon. He also had Mrs. Tremper here from
| Newburgh. She came on the Fast Mail train
ut $40 II. m. Tuesday, and the news of her
| presence in town soon spread and Justice
Moore's office could not hold a third of the
| people who assembled to hear the case.
TREMPER AND WIFE MEET.
| The hearing was set for o'c clock Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Tremper and the states wit
nesses were on hand before that hour. Mrs.
Tremper was neatly attired, wearing blue
dress, with black stripes, black silk waist.
black bonnet. with purple flowers. black coat
ard fur colarette. Tremper was unaware
that his wife was here, and he had II surprised
look when he was brought to the Magistrate S
office. He saw her as he entered the door,
but gave her but one glance. He was given
a chair Just across the table from his wife. and
she inently looked at him. He looked in
another direction for minute or more. When
Mrs. Tremper ceased looking he turned his
head and gazed at her, but soon looked away
again. Neither spoke to the other.
MRS. TREMPER TEsTIFIEs.
Mrs Tremper was the chief witness in tn e
case She testified that she was 81 years of
age, and lived at Newburgh New York; that
her mai len name was Elizabeth A. Wilson,
and that she was married on December 6,
1865, to John j. Tremper. The States At
torney asked where John j. Tremper was.
She pointed to Tremper and said with some
emphasis-"There he sits; he is my husband
and he can't deny me; he is the father of my
thirteen children, and our little daughter Mel
lie is almost heartbroken over his conduct. u
The family Bible was produced, and Mrs.
Tremper identified it as theirs. When the
page was opened upon which her marriage to
John j. Tremper was recorded, Iremper
broke in, saying mo preacher wrote that;
wrote it," His counsel, Mr.. Jno. Milton
q I l.. e. Ill
Mrs. Tremper said her husband had made the
record in the Bible, copying, it from the mar
rage certificate given her by the minister,
Rev. Darlington, who performed the marriage
ceremony. The States Attorney asked her
where that certificate was, and Tremper hastily
answered .'She burned it." Al this his at
torney was indignant, and again reproved him.
Mrs. Tremper corroborated her husbands
statement, that she burned it.
FAMILY GROUP.
A photograph of family group was pro-
duced By the State. Tremper picked 1t up
and looked at it closely. 1t was then handed
to Mrs Tremper. who recognized it as pic
ture of herself, her husband. John J. Trem-
per, and several of her children, calling the
name of each one.
DIR. Billingslea, Clerk of the Court, and
Rev. P. H. Miller. pastor Of Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, who married Mrs. Susan c.
Myers and the accused on July IL, 1900, were
IN hand to prove the procuring ofthe marriage
license and the marriage, but the defense adj
mitted the facts.
Policeman VIM. N Beaver, who swore out
the warrant charging Temper with bigamy
and arrested him in Baltimore, was witness
for the state also. He said that he had known
the accused by the name of George III. Wilson
for about five weeks, and that he had also
known him for three weeks by the name of
Temper He further stated thathe had heard
from Newburgh, N. Y, that Tremper is the
accused's real name, and that he had seen the
accused on Main street. Westminster, with
letters addressed to J. j. Tremper.
As Justice Moore was preparing the COM
mitment Mrs. Tremper got up to leave the
room. Because of the large number present
she had to pass very close to her husband.
She put out her hand, but he refused to take
it. ''You'I be sorry for that" said Mrs.
Temper She had hardly spoken these words
before he took her hand, and they kissed one
another. Tremper then expressed desire to
see his wife, and, with the States Attorney
and Mr.. Reifsnider, they held conference in
an adjoining room. They conversed in low
tone, and neither of the attorneys heard the
interview.
THE CONCLUSION.
Thus ends for the present a case that has
created much interest, and furnished the Bal
timore papers with columns of details, more
or less important and accurate. Tremper will
undoubtedly be indicted for both bigamy and
and perjury at the May term. The penalty
for bgamy is imprisonmentin the Penitentiary
from IS months to years, and for perjury
from to 10 years in the same institution.
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