The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-28
GILMAN
HAD TWO
NAMES.
His Unexpected Return Re-
suIls In Breaking Up Of
Two Homes.

Philadelphia, April 2S.--John Gilman and
John F.. Money are one and the same
man After 2S years of misunderstanding
and perplexity, one Of the strangest cases
on record has been cleared up.
II was that long ago that John Gilman
left his wife. There came a report OF his
desth. and four years later she married
Henry Daubert, OF Emans, Pa, near
Reading A few weeks ago Gilman reap
peared at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Viola Troupe. of 2ll0 South Seventh
street. this city. and there he was met
by his wife OF former days.
After staying with Mrs Troupe for sew
eral weeks he left.
Daubert, the second husband, said he
would reinquish his claim upon Mrs. Gill
man. and the household goods I'm the
house at Emanus were sold preparatory
to their parting. But when Mrs. Gilman
returned TO Philadelphia TO join Gilman
he had disappeared
Then came the most curious complica-
tion of all IL developed that man
known as John u. Money. who had lived
i'm Boyerstown with another wife for Ia
years past, bore a striking resemblance TO
Gilman. The Philadelphia wife and her
daughter began an investigation, and
have now proved the fact that the miss
ing man is both Gilman and Money.
They went TO Boyerstown on Thursday
last and saw Mrs. Money" She pro-
duced photograph of the man taken ten
years ago. but he was so changed that
the wife could not feel certain 1T was
the likeness OF her first husband Posi-
tive proof was secured when the second
wife clearly identified him by certain pc
culiar scars OF the body described by
the first wife.
At her daughters home. 2llO South
Seventh street yesterday, Mrs. Gilman
seemed in a happier mood than she has
been since the first discovery of Gilmans
duphcity, and she talked freely
Yes, we went 10 Boyerstown, and now
| am satisfied beyond doubt that the man
who went as Money was my first husband.
Some man who said he was Gimans
nephew told me that my husband was
living under the name of Money in Boy
erstown, but | did not believe IL, and
went up TO see. | was not made sure
by that photograph because he was so
changed In IT, but when the scars were
described to me by Mrs. Money then i
knew, because they were odd, and no
one else could have had similar ones.
II feel better now than i did since
Good Friday. He told me that he had
not been married again. but have found
out that he was married TO this Mrs.
Money, although before he came TO me
he got a divorce from her. He told Mrs.
Money that his first wife was dead. That
was true. because i am his second wife.
The first wife was buried in Greenwood
cemetery.
That man came back to me because
his conscience hurt him, guess; don't
know any other reason. He had lived
away for so long that he ought to have
kept quiet. Now he has broken up his
own home and mine. too. i don't know
where he is at present.
THAT farm was very lonely, and never
felt entirely at home there. / guess II we
live together again II will be In Frank
ford.
when Gilman first disappeared. 2s
years ago, / got letter saying that he
had died I'm New York, and had been
buried by the Odd Fellows. But | got
that letter few weeks after he went.
and not a few years, as the papers say"