The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-02
Known to Mrs. William
Kurtz No. I.
SAYS SHE IS HAPPY
Now Living at Port Huron, Mich
igan, With Her Son, Willie
--kurtz's Dual
Career.

Port Huron. Mich, June 2S.-"He is
no good to me. He does nothing but
chase after women, could spit on
him. exclaimed Mrs. William Kurtz
this morning to reporter as she held
the photograph of her wayward hus-
band in her hand.
In the humble. but neat home at
COS Superior street, Mrs. Kurtz. hard
working woman that she is, was busy
hanging out her mornings washing
when the newspaper man called to in
form her that William Kurtz. her hus-
band, was fugitive from justice and a
charge of bigamy had been preferred
against him in Canton, Ohio. Mrs.
Kurtz evidently knew of the matter be-
fore the arrival Of the reporter for she
handed him two letters which had been
written by the second Mrs. Kurtz ask
ing for information.
The letter stated that Kurtz had
married her in 1895 in Canton, O., and
they had one child, but 1t had died.
Previous to the marriage he told her
that his first wife was dead but she
afterwards learned that Mrs. Kurtz
No. 1 was living in Port Huron. Mrs.
Kurtz No. 2 told a story of abuse and
intimated that she was going to make
it warm for Kurtz. for misrepresent-
ing his life to her. She also congrat-
ulated Mrs. Kurtz No. on being rid
of such q brute.
Mrs. Kurtz No. told the following
story: "My husband was earning good
money in this city as stone cutter,
and he and lived pleasantly together
for while. until he began to drink and
go with lewd women. We had three
children, Mrs. Frank Alden, of the tun-
mel section; Mrs. Thomas Walder, of
Cleveland. William Kurtz. my boy. He
is 81 years Of age, and If it had not been
for him l would have died. He works
for me-"
At this point the mother, who is
somewhat aged and feeble, proudly
took shirt from the clothes basket
and prepared to hang it on the line
"See," she exclaimed, "he Is big boy
and wears a mans shirt. Willie is
large for his age, but he Is a good
boy" The mothers eyes sparkled with
love and pleasure as she spoke of that
boy with the pride that only mother
can display.
"My husband left me four years ago
after drawing $50 that should have
been mine, and Mary Hunt was the
woman who went away with him. He
spent his mothers money on her, and
they went to some place in Ohio. Since
then ! have heard Of him different
times. and he has beon living with
other women. have no use for him
He is brute and no good. did moi
know he was married until I received
letter from this last woman, asking
II we had been divorced. She said that
he was in jail, and II we wanted to see
him we had better come. We did no,
want to see him. He has disgraced US
all he can. / am sorry for that othel
woman in a way. She says that HI
has abused her. That is the way HI
did with us. No. I never want to SCI
him again. We are better off withou
him. Willie and live here togethe
and we are happy"
Mrs. Kurtz No. Q sent picture o
Kurtz back with the letter, and on th'
back of it she had written, "Is this th
Kurtz, who was your husband?" Fo
the answer Mrs. Kurtz No. went II
the house and showed the reporter |
picture of Kurtz taken several year
ago, and 1t was identical with the on
sent from Canton, o.