The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-09
.lUGusI HEDDsT Xls
ae, FOND lt WOMEN.
He Was a Man Who
Had Many, Many
Wives.
EIGHT Of THEM ACCOUNTED FOR.
HE WAS QUICKLY OFF WITH
THE OLD LOVE AND ON
WITH THE NEW.
Sensational Story Which Reads
Like q Racy French Novel, -
Told by Wife Mum
her Eight.

comprises many SENSATIONAL feature:
She sets forth that she and the De
PENDANT were lawfully married at Sa.
: Jose, Cal. on May 10. 1899, by John I
Wallace, justice of the peace: that afte
the marriage they resided in San Fran
eisec-f0rr four or Ave weeks with tn
intention OF making that city their per
manent home. Herbst became restless
and proposed to the petitioner tina
they go to Honolulu and reside there
as the climate in San Francisco die
not agree with him She consented
He went 10 purchase the tickets FOL
Honolulu. On his return home he pro
duced tickets by train for Seattle
WASH a residence in Seattle never
having been preached or discussed be-
tween tham.e estssE - ~.
Herbst, after two weeks residence
in Seattle, became tired. OF. the place
and suggested to Mrs. Herbst that they
work their way back to an.francisco,
stopping first at Sacramento to view
the capitol building She acquiesced in
his wishes and they left for Sacra-
mento. But before going. however,
Herbst, had his tool chest sent to Red
Bluff. intending to stay there On The
train Herbst changed his plans and
both went on to Sacramento.
Then the complaint infinitely mar
rates the eeregrinations of the pair col
lectively anu separately They went
to Stockton and hired a fiat and liz
spected property with view of pur-
chasing home. At the end of a week
Herbst left the petitioner. She
searched high and she searched low
for her missing lord.4- She went to San
Francisco: she went to Seattle in the
steerage, without means and without
friends. But Herbst wasn't there She
discovered, however. that Herbst had
drawn out of the bank $500 and over.
The money was Withdrawn, unknown
to her, when they had formerly left,
Seattle.
The poor woman, being penniless aud
was obliged to resort To
hard manual labor TO meet her press
ing wants. But she did not despair
once more OF meeting her dear August
On saving enough money to return to
San Francisco, Mrs. Herbst again
went to that city in search of her tru-
ant husband. She received two letters
by the way of Stockton from her hus-
band, who was then in Honolulu. He
advised her to secure a divorce.
= Mrs. -Herbst resided in San Francisco
until, owing to reports and r1lmors as
10 the past life of Herbst, she left for
Oakland. which had been HerbsCs
former home As result of her in
restigation in that moral city, Mrs. |
Herbst found that her dear August,
lear only to her. as she supposed. had |
mad four wives in Oakland, one in |
sonoma Cal, one in Portland, Ore, |
md one in San Bernardino, Cal Herbst |
got rid of all these wives by fesertion.
Entertainment and cruelty.
Petitioner is unable to say whether |
derhst had more than one wife living |
II one and the same time She al |
eyes, however, that Herbst, with vari-
Jus of these wives, attempted to de- |
,rive them of their property rights |
md failed and refused to make provi-
ion for them. resorting to dishonest
md fraudulent methods to get rid of |
lis property in order 10 avoid their
ust claims, on one occasion selling
IL, 0o0 house for $4,000 in order to re-
Ilize on the same and TO beat one OF
Ms wives out OF her just claims upon
lin for support and maintenance.
All of the charges as TO Herbst past
life and his relations with other wo-
nen were unknown to the petitioner
{ the time of her marriage and UP 10
he time of his desertion of her, IS
ierbst had informed the petitioner
rior to their marriage that he had had
ut one wife. who had died childless,
1hereas petitioner found upon her visit
0 Oakland that he had two grown up
hildren living in Oakland by one Of
is many wives.
i
The petitioner further states that
he resided in Oakland up 10 August
?, 1900. when she sailed for Honolulu
D secure reparation and support from
ierbst: that upon her arrival here in
honolulu on the 29th OF August she
ound Herbst living with another wo-
nan as man and wife, but whether
narried to her or not she is unable 10
sy.
Petitioner further alleges that re-
poudent is capable contractor aud
uiider and upon information and b.
lef alleges that he has accumulated
considerable property IN Honolulu and
now building a house in Nuuarn
affey under contract upon which
arge balance OF money is shortly 10 be
wen Herbst and that otherwise re-
ponsfens has ample means TO make
revision for and 7eparation 10 pesi- E.
loner. She fears and believes. FINN