Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-24
COUNT De Melville
Admits Having Sore SO Wives Arrested in
New York on Bigamy Charge.

Chicago. April 23.-Thc Chronicle says:
In the arrest of Count Leopold De Mel
vile. otherwise known as Leo Talquin.
who is held by the New York police on a
charge of bigamy sworn tn rs brother
of one of his Chicago wives. there was
brought TO light in this city n romance
whose unfolding reveals the count as the
hero of more than l'1 love affairs.
He is declared To he the husband Of an
assortment of wives whose number re
Gently deserted with in Chicago estimated
Monday night at not less than ''jn or 50. -
As a ducllist on many a bl0odstatnrd
field of honor III Europe the count be
came celebrated nearly generation ago.
His ducls were always fought for love.
and the wounds received in the onset hC
proudly bears on his face and body. ii"
At last broke altogether from his father.
4 nobleman high in the court and coun-
sells of the king of Belgium. and came 10
this country.
Slch was the narrative de allied. Mon
day night. ut her residence in this city ~
Mrs Hannah Henson DE Melville, who
married Count DE Melville in this oilN.
August II. l%1. and lived with him untii
about three weeks ago. y few days be
for, April ! OF this year the count clopr!
with a Young woman from Kiverdale,
whom ii is alleged he married in This
state and then took with him I" New
cork. Within few days OF the eiHp"-
men: the Young lady s brother discovered
that De Melville had wife in Chicago
Mrs Hannah Henson De Nelvillc-wlt!
whom he had been living at the timr ut
the VlrncrlGnl. ms Sl~ti III wv " y
was mad, acquainted with her brother
discovery There was a scene between
the clippers. after which the woman re
turned to Chicago.
The, count was T, ported 10 have told De
tcctivc Burke that he had SO many W yes
he had been unable IL Keep rack OF even
their names ana COULD form no lu'a q -
their real number.
To have made such an admission the
countess thinks would have been un liz
the count. w"o Is sad 10 h' haAitiiI
cautious and taCiturn in dealing WIN
strangers But she freely aNoW"d that IN
her opinion he has several wives "''u$
and added tEat she should not NJ sur
prised If the number should oe l"uiiu y
reach 80. J.. a.
With this latter number to his credit,
the count would be found TO nave
thrown into the shade the records oil wv"
most celebrated Chicago bigamists, Bates
and Farnsworth since Bates was able %
muster only five at his trial and farhS
worth about the same number. aithousi'
Farnsworth told the police here that the
number of his living wives was -
The count, - first met the count during
the worries fair She is the sister of Kew.
John Henson, p Minh 8 Che had I"" come 70
chicago to visit the fair and was stop
ming at the Richelieu Hotel her 'ohpa"-
ION being a sou hern heiress.
Ar first the count was infatuated WIN
the southern belle but later diverted ms
affections to Miss Henson. She returned
to her brothers home and did not Sc
The count again until last fan when she
married him. She declared MONDAY eNsh
ING that there is no doubt III htr in'ilu
thot he is a genuine count and that he
has been all over the world.
before the end of the week me count
,;u 10 brought TO Chicago TO face his &C
cuears Detective Waibaum OF the state ;
attorneys Office. having gone y" Ne"
work with copies of the indictment an"
other documents necessary LOT 'he hoo'e
mans eXtradition.
New York, April 23.-Thc man calm !;
himself Count Leo De Moiyil'e, VINO IS
said to be known also as Leo laiduiii.
was arrested here on Friday night iaIt
nj the request of the Chicag" police re
was arraigned before a magis ra'e on "a
urIoy and remanded until TUESDAY
Chic3.o detective reached this city Tues
dav With requisiton papers in which the
man is said to he wanted in chicago ioa
hiramv. The New York police say ,i,,