The St. Louis Republic., 1901-04-03

USED MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.
Daniel Ackerly Went From New
York to Maine to Claim Her
Hand and Ran Into Il
Hornets Nest.
REPrEIIC SPECIAL

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Bangor. Me. April 2.-Daniel ". Ackerl,
| of Beekmantown. y. Y. was arrested OF
| the afternoon express train for Boston Mon
day. Just as the train was about to leave
| on civil writ charging him with aliena
| ton of the affections OF Mrs. Bertha Rice
wife OF Edwin Rice. of Bradley. Me.
The matrimonial experiences OF Mrs
| Rice, which have developed since the ar
rest. constitute u remarkable series O.
events. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice were married
| In Bar Harbor in 1899. and have since lived
IN Bradley.
Mrs. Rice has recently been conducting
| correspondence through matrimonial bu
| reaus in various parts Of the country with
| several men. among them Mr.. Ackerly. to
| whom she sent her picture and many let.
| ters.
Mr. Ackerly came to Bradley a few days
| ego and was astonished to find the woman
married. In the presence OF both men Mrs.
Rice told Mr.. Rice he was not her hus-
band. but her dead husbands brother. and
accused him Of having stolen from her
husband the marriage certificate which he
exhibited to Mr.. Ackerly.
A Quitclaim ON . Wife.
Mr.. Rice went to Oldtown Monday to con-
suit a lawyer, and. while he was absent,
Mrs. Rice and MIR. Ackerly started for
Orono TO take train. They were over
taken at Bangor and taken to a hotel.
where, after a conference. Mr.. Rice agreed
to let his wife so with Ackerly for slSo.
Mr.. Ackerly and Mrs. Rice had secured
their baggage. which consisted OF TWO
trunks and a bundle marked Mrs. D. w.
Ackerly, East Beekmantown. n. Y" The
woman made all the arrangements IN the
baggage-room and gave Ackeriy the checks.
Both were seated in the rear car when
Deputy Sheriff Gould of Oldtown entered.
The man at first refused to leave the car,
but the woman told him he haa oettet CO.
and when outside the car made him give
the check to Gould, so that the baggage
could be held at the station until they were
ready to go. They were driven to a hotel.
Mrs. Rice Did the Talking.
Just before the 4:s0 o'clock train for
Ws,erville started Monday afternoon the
couple appeared at the Maine Central Sta
ton 10 see if their baggage was all right.
Again Mrs Rice took the lead and did all
the talking. She informed the men there
they had fixed it all up" oy paying the
man whom she had left $50.
No man ought to kick that can get rid
Of wife and get $50 for her. said Mrs.
Rice.
To a man who asked her why she was
leaving her husband, she said: "Oh, this
one has got the money. Besides, the old
one was not any good. He knew that this
one had the money. and that was why he
chased us up. This one is a deacon in the
church, toa and that is something"
After time she added refiectively: "If I
hadn't made that mistake in the time table
they never would have caught US. But
then had to do everything. This man has
not got much of a head. and 1t would be
strange if I did not make a mistake
She stated that they were going as far
As Watervilie and would wait there for a |
later train for Boston.
Three Other Husbands Living. |
Mr. Rice's attorney has discovered since |
their departure that when the woman was !
married to Mr.. Rice she had three other |,
husbands living. from none of whom she !
had obtained a divorce so far as can be .
learned. and it is also said the marriage to |
Mr.. Rice was performed by a false clergy
man.
The alleged husbands are George Myshrall |
u Bradley. Mr.. Savage OF Bangor, q
Mr.. Littlefeld of Greenville and Mr. Rice.
Letters found in the house occupied by the
Rices indicate that the woman also con-
emplated marriage with a man in Wyom.
ng. /