The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
TWO WIVES CLAIM HIN
LOUIS e. MARVIN is ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF BIG
AMY
SAYS HE IS INNOCENT
Warrant sworn Out by Two Women.
Who Claimed to Have Married
Him Fifteen Years
Ago.

Louis e. Marvin, who, for the past
! year and half, has been in the employ
OF Allan, Black & Co, as foreman, is
a prisoner in the Ramsey county jail,
with the charge of sbigamy hanging over
| DIS mead. Marvin was arrested at Brain
| erd, where he was experimenting a job
Tor his firm, by Deputy Sheriff Miller
Yesterday on warrant sworn out by
ms alleged first wife. Mrs Anna j.
Marvin, who accused him of having more
than the legal quota of helpmeets
Miss Eirdie Heffernan, who is at pres
ent living with her parents at 54S Aurora
avenue, was the name of the. woman
VINO was married to Marvin on jan o.
l3CO, by Father Harrison, of ST. Joseph's
church. The woman claiming to be his
legal wife, is thirty-four years of age
and alleges that they were married at
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug ~, 1885, She pro-
duces a marriage certificate to back up
her claims and has nine-year-old girl
with her who, she claims, is an only
child by her marriage with Marvin
Mrs. Birdie Marvin, formerly Miss lief
1ernan, is very pleasant young woman
tWenty-four years of age. In speaking
OF the matter last night she said that
she met Marvin in the early part of Sep
TENDER, 1899, and that as time went on
they became very fond of each other
The wooing OF Marvin resulted in their
marriage on Jan. %, $780, scarcely i've
months after they had met each other
the first time. She was then twenty.
three years old, and he was about forty
Marvln'S work necessitated his being out
OF town great DEAL but he always took
her with him on all of his trips Every
thing went along smoothly and Mrs
Marvin says that he was always so kind
TO her that she was very happy. She can
hardly believe that her husband Is guilty.
of the crime
According to Mrs. Birtlie Marvir's
story, the first seen of the alleged legal
Mrs. Marvin in ST. Faul was last Novem-
Der, when she called at the home of
Thomas Heffernan 548 Aurora street. the
father Of Mrs. Birdie Marvin, and asked
II Mr. Marvin boarded there. She gave
the name of Mrs Connolly and said that
she had known Marvin when he was
boy. She was informed that Marvin was
at North1ield, Mimi, and that his wife
was with him. Mr.. Heffernan asked the
supposed Mrs. Connolly if she was mar
ried, to which question she replied that
she was. She also said that she was
visiting an aunt here and intended to
leave on the following Monday. Nothing
more was seen of her until some time
after, one Sunday evening, two little
girls came to the house and informed
Mr. Marvin, who was there, that a
woman wanted to see him over on the
corner
Mrs. Marvin No. q says that Marvin
Went out but that he returned in about
a minute.
Suspicious ARE, AROUSED.
About a week ago some friends of the
Heffernan family told them that they
had seen Marvin visiting the other
woman. The suspicious of the family
were aroused, and they sent for their
daughter, who was with Marvin {. at
Bfa1nerd, where he was experimenting
job for the firm. Their daughter
came home on Thursday, and was told of
the stories a1oat.
Friday both the women who claim to
be the legal Mrs. Marvineand Mrs Birdie
Marvin, met for the first time in the
county attorneys Office and Mrs Mar
vim No. told her story to the officer.
A warrant was sworn out, and as a re-
bars -,
1t is claimed that Mrs! Anna J. Mar
win came to st, Paul in. August, with the
little girl, and that Marvin introduced
her to several people as his sister Mrs
Blrtt1e Marvin says that he told her she
was a friend of his first wife. who. he
claimed, was dead.
Mrs. Anna ]. Marvin swas seen at hel,
home, 47S Mendoza street, last night by
q reporter Of the G o be, but she re-
fused to say anything about the. matter
Asked to tell the reason why she had not
prosecuted him before this time. she said
she had thought he Yves going to do the
right thing by her, but she had stood it
as long as she could She refused to
say whether she would proseclIte the
case further.
Marvin was also seen at the county
jail, and appeared to be in cheerful
mood. He had nothing to say in regard
to the charges except that there was no
foundatlon for them and that everything
would De fixed up all right in n few days.