The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-06
He Married Miss Daisy Spangler, of
$50 Harlan Street, This City, on
December 20, 1900.
TALK OF OTHER MARRIAGES
VISIT OF BEATRICE BREssLER TO
SPANGLER FAMILY.
1t Is Also Claimed that Brandon Mar
ried an Illinois GirI-Mfss Spang-
Ter His Real Wife.

John Brandon. a contractor of Lima, O..
seems to have had checkered matrimonial
career in Indiana within the last two
years. Brandon began by marrying Miss
Daisy Spangler, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Spangler living at $40 Har-
Ian street, this city, on Dec. 90 1900 He
deserted her after an eleven-day honey
moon, and on Jan. 8, 1902 is said to have
married Miss Beatrice Bressler, of Marion.
Since then it is said Brandon has taken
third wife at Springfield. ILL.,, without
legal release from the others. Prior to his
marriage with Miss Spangler he had a wife
in Lima, but was divorced from her. After
his marriage with Miss spangler. it is said
he did not secure legal separation before
again marrying.
Miss Spangler visiting relatives in
Lima, when she made the acquaintance of
Brandon. She was a girl Of seventeen and
susceptible and consented TO marry him.
He visited her at her home in this city
at different times, and Mrs. Spangler said
last night that she never liked the looks of
Brandon and tried to persuade her daugh-
ter not to marry him. He is not handsome,
she said, but had a smooth tongue and car
ried her daughter away by exhibiting
money. AT one time, she said, he counted
out $1,000 in their house and gave the
money 10 her daughter to count On Dec
20. 1900. they were married and left for
Kansas City on bridal trip. Mrs Spang-
ler says they returned in eleven days
Brandon said he had business in Lima and
left the city alone. promising his bride
that he would send for her in a few days
That was the last seen or heard of Bran
don until the following August Mr. and
Mrs. Spangler, their daughter and another
young woman were at the fair grounds
where the National Guard was in camp
AS they were coming out of the amphi-
theater Mrs Brandon saw her husband and
called her mothers attention to him.
CHARGED WITH WIFE DESERTION.
There was a brief consultation and Mrs.
Brandon spoke TO her husband He said
he wanted to talk TO her. She told him
she did not care TO have more TO do with
him. Mrs. Spangler said she was afraid to
leave her daughter with him. An arrange
ment was made. however. that Brandon
should meet his wife and her friend at the
end of the English-avenue car line, which
is near the Spangler home, that evening.
Mrs Brandon then went TO the police sta
tion to swear out a warrant for her hus-
bands arrest on charge Of desertion. II
was too late, but the officer said he would
have the district men on hand at the ap-
pointed hour. AT the time set Brandon met
his wife and her friend, and presently two
patrolmen came along. They had been noti-
fied and Immediately took charge of Bran
don. They searched him, and finding re-
volver in his pocket locked him up on a
charge of carrying a concealed weapon so
that Mrs. Brandon would have time 10 place
a charge of desertion against him
Brandon showed his shrewdness on the
following morning by effecting a compro-
mi getting he
charge of carrying a concealed weapon was
dismissed because he succeeded I'm making
the court believe he was a travelling man.
Mrs. Brandon had an attorney and so did
Brandon. An arrangement was made by
them for Mrs Brandon to file suit for d.
vorce, and Brandon agreed TO pay both at