The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-14
VERY NOVEL PROCEEDING.


II went 10 North Dakota and became
citizen OF that state. am still citi-
zen thare. When 1 began suit for III
. yorce ..sr lawyer appeared there to fight
g. And she did what has never been
done before
'.she got ont an Injunction from the
New Jersey courts TO stop proceedings In
my case. In North Dakota. Her lawyer
served a paper at my office In broadway,
New York This was enough to bcfuddlc
amy lawyer FOR was not iu New York
and MAS a citizen of North Dakota.
~ got "A divorce decree October 4. 1899.
and was married 10 Miss Amy Daniels. OF
Perth Amboy, at New Haven, Conn.
October is, of the same year. Then II
was eix months before my first wife be-
gan the present prosecution.
This Is for contempt OF court ! not
having paid attention 10 the injunction
that the New Jersey Court OF Chancery
issued against me when / was in another
state and the citizen OF another state.
1T Is the most peculiar legal muddle
in the history of New Jersey. Two weeks
ago. IN the care of deputy sheriff, !
went 10 the Chancery court OF the state.
hoping 10 get out OF jail
"Chanceilor Magic, who ought TO have
signed the warrant on which I was ar
rested. said that he knew nothing about
st. He had not signed II and could not
give me any light. lie referred my law
Yer TO the Supreme court.
sstFc went 20 Judge Fort. Of the SUI
prennc. court who was also puzzled by
the case. lie signed the habeas corpus
warrant authorizing the deputy sheriff 20
take me before the Supreme court at
Trenton We went there and the case
was carefully reviewed by Judge Van
sycle and another judge.
They could not tell me just where I
stood. They referred me back 10 the
Court OF Chancery. and / came back 90
Jail. Not long after 1 got here my. baby
died
my lawyer says L am not legally under
arrest. am editing my two newspapers
nom my cell NY wife comes here to
PISS as much, time as she can with me
FOR she Ii lroken-hearted, six OF my first
wifc's children live with uss -Four OF
them have whoopins-cough. end In TAX
Ing care OF them my wife neglected 60
properly isolate our own laby
HE caught ,thc whoopng-cOush from
the others aud died. J stood over his tiny
cofnn with a deputy sheriff at my elbow.
while the minister preached tho funeral
sermon. Then they brought me back
here.
IN VERY SAD PLIGHT.
MY business Is suffering. my nerves
are uTCfkluN anu my IbHllll 0NluEs ana
] am confined here with no immedia u
prospect OF a trial. 7 cannot find out my
legal status. n ever do get out some
thing win drop"
Mrs. Amy Daniels Kempscn. his sec.
cnd wife, has taken house opposit,
thc Jail. TO be near her husband. Sh,
confirmed the story about the baby's
death.
'Tt was because was nervousiy un.
strung that the baby died" she said
my husband has supported his first
wife since his marriase 70 me and ha.
given her everything that she could ask
She H. stlll angry that ne got a divorces
and married me"
Mrs. Kcmpson No. also lives ~ Ne.
tuchen with her three children. When
the reporter cnffyrf- Efp said
II have nothing 90 say about the deatl
Of my husbands child. I did not enjoy
the life leo with him. he was hard
man 10 please Docs ne say was I'm.
patient and ouiok-tamp-red? Perhaps !
was. He ought not To have tried q del
= dfvorc~. ! DO not believe ~ thsfn
II II = common sayins at AfetsoheI
shsf M evcfy crowd OF children on W.
streets fllefe IL generally one Of Mr.