Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
Admitted He Had So Many Wives He
 Could Not Remember Their Names.

Could Not Remember Their Names.
 Chicago, April 23.--The Chronicle says: In the arrest Of Count Leopold de Melville, otherwise known as Joe Fralquin, who is held on a charge of bigamy, sworn to by 8 brother of one | of his Chicago wives, there was ! brought to light in this city romance whose unfolding reveals the count as the hero of more than one hundred love affairs.
 He is declared to be the husband of an assortment of wives whose number a recently deserted wife in Chicago es-. timated last night at not less than l fifty or so.
 As duelist on many a blood-stained field of homer in Europe, the count be- came celebrated nearly 2 generation ago. His duelS were always fought for love, and the wounds he received i'll the contests he proudly bears on his face and body. He at last broke alto gether with his father, nobleman high in the court and councils Of the King of Belgium, and came to this country.
 Such was the narrative detailed last evening at her residence in this city by Mrs Hannah Henson de Melville, who married Count de Melville in this
  him until about three weeks ago. A few days before April l of this year, the count eloped with 9 young woman from Riverdale whom, 1t is alleged he married in this state and then took with him to New York. {, ithin 8 few days of the eIopement, the young lady's brother discovered that de Melville had wife in Chicago, Mrs. Hanna Hanson de Melville. with whom he had been living at the time of the, elopement. His sister in New York was made ac- quainted with her brothers discover ies. There was a scene between the elopers. after which the woman re- turned to Chicago.
 When placed under arrest in New York, the count was reported to have told Detective Burke that he had so many wives that he had not been able to keep track of evenltheir names and could form no idea as to their real number.
 To have made such an admission the countess thinks would have been unlike the count, who is habitually cautious and taciturn in dealing with strangers. But she freely. avowed that in her opinion he has several wives liv- ing and added that she would not be surprised if the number should De found to reach fifty.
 With this latter number to his credit the count would be found to have thrown in the shade the records or two most celebrated Chicago biga- mists, Bates and Farnsworth, since Bates was able to muster only i've at his trial and Farnsworth the same number, although Farnsworth told the police here that the number of his living wives was forty-two.
 The countess first met the count dur ing the Worlds fair.
 She is the sister of Rev. John Henson pastor of church at Grand Rapids, Mich. She had come to Chicago to visit the fair and was stopping at the Richelieu hotel, her companion being a southern heiress.
 At first the count was infatuated with the southern belle, but later dl- yerted his affection to Miss Henson. She returned to her home and did not see the count again until last falL when, she married him. She declared last evening that there is no doubt in her mind that he is a genuine count and that he has been all over the world.
 Before the end of -the week the count will be brought to Chicago 10 face his aecusers, Detective Walbum of the states attorney office having gone to New York with copies of the indictment and other documents neceS- sary to the counts extradition.
 New York, April 22.-The man call inc himself Count de Melville, who is said to be known also as Leo Talquin, was arrested here on Friday night last at the request of the Chicago police. He was arraigned before magistrate on Sunday and was remanded until to-day. A Chicago detective reached