The evening world., 1903-01-06
3 WIVES ruin
TO PROFESSOR.
Of Languages In High
School Admits Marriages,
Saying He Was Unfortunate
In Choosing Helpmates.
2 ASKS A DIVORCE.

IT am ruined. I admit, and there II
no use talking about II. / have simply
been unfortunate IN my choice of
wives"
That was the statement made to-day
languages In the Boys High School at
No, GO West Thirteenth street, who 40
knowledges to three living wives, one
OF whom. Mrs. May Kennedy-Stoll-
hofen, IL suing him for divorce. naming
Lena volmerding. whom DR.. Stollhofen
has acknowledged in his will as his
common-law wife. as correspondent.
DR.. S~tollhofen In resisting the suit on
the ground that at the time he married
Mrs. Kennedy he had o wife living.
The FIRST member of the Professors
matrimonial trinity was a Miss Frey, OF
Chicago. She Is now living in Germany.
August p. WAGNER. of. No. 70 Cham
bers street, who Is DR.. stolihofen's at
torney. says that a. his client married
his first wife In Chicago, his second In
England ana contracted his common
law marriage In New York he 10 not
liable to prosecution for bigamy. but
he admits that the doctor Is in q rather
serious predicament.
Tried 10 lei VIII.
DR.. ~stoilhofen's persistence in trying
to regain possession or the will dra VII
In favor OF Lena volmerding il respoa-
aible for the publicity regarding his
triple matrimonial venture. Great was
the establishment Of his friends to-day
on learning OF his predica AOr.
Stollhofen IL q man of broad culture.
He Is a native OF Mains. Germany, and
a graduate Of the strasburg University.
from which he obtained. the degree CT
Phi. D. His linguistic ability 10 remark
able.
In the early nineties while living in
Chicago he married a Miss Frey. In
the papers filed In the divorce court he
acknowledged her as his irst and law
full wife. A Commission has been APP
pointed 10 take her testimony, MS h 10
now residing in Germany.
In 1885, while on n trip abroad DR..
%Stollhofen met Mrs. May Kennedy, a
wealthy Philadelphia widow. When
they landed In England they were mar
ried by a Catholic priest. After they
returned to this country dissensions oc-
Cured and Mrs. Stollhofen left her hus-
band, taking their daughter Helen. He
regained possession OF the child and in
doing so attacked the validity OF the
marriage. Mrs. Kennedy-Stollhofen. be-
Ing a devout Catholic. brought the mat
ter to the attention Of Archbishop Ryan.
Of Philadelphia, and an ecclesiastical
court declared the marriage legal. Then
| Mrs. 6tolihofen obtained her child by
an order of court. Meanwhile DR.. Stoli-
hofen engaged a German girl. Lena
voimerding. to act as the child's nurse.
The Nurse Stays.
When the little one left the nurse
stayed. When he moved TO q house at
No. $50 Stebbin venue In the Bronx.
no introduced her as his wife In the
house with them lived Mr.. and MIRA.
CHRISTOPHER Norcott. One evening DR..
Stolihofen invited the Norcotts to his
aTartment and asked them TO witness
his, signature to his will. In II he
recognized Lena volimerdtng az his law
full common-law wife. and left her every
thing. disinheriting his child. Helen.
He intended that no n should sea
the win. but after no removed to Green
wtch his sister came from Germany to
visit him. and Mrs Observation-Disclosures
looked him up nj the doctor concluded
to get away TO Germany. Before his
departure. however. Lena distracted the
will from his desk and left It with q
neighbor, William Timmons. for safe
The doctor and Lena went to Ger
many, whore he Introduced her to his
parents as his wife. He left her in
Germany and returned in August TO
resume his school work. He went 10
attention. 70 e the so1 pretty sp1 da Dsana % Of g ~
read ~Stoilhofsn's Will to the mother and
the girl. Then the doctor learned for
left his possession. He brought suit
for II ard news OF It's contents at once
precipitAted Mrs. Konnedy-6tollhoten
divorce suit. A ccpy Of the win 10 part
Of her evidence.