Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-17
Edwin j, Hoover. Travelling
Man, Arrested, Charged
With Bigamy
SECOND WIFE COMPLAINANT
Former "Hoosier schoolmaster' is
Arrested at Webster City and Land
ed in Marshall County Jail One
Wife Living in Iowa Falls, Another
in Plymouth, Neb.

A case of bigamy. which has been
in the hands of County Attorney
F. e. Northup for several weeks. de-
veloped late Thursday night in the
arrest at Webster City of Edwin j.
Hoover, known also a j. E. Hoover,
a travelling salesman in the employ of
the Sinclair Tea and Coffee Company,
living at Iowa Falls. Hoover was ar
rested by Sheriff c. s.. Hutson on a
charge OF bigamy, warrant having
been Issued late Thursday afternoon
Sheriff Hutson obtained possession of
the warrant barely In time to catch
the Webster City traiI, at S:2S Thurs
day evening, and returned with his
prisoner at las this morning.
The facts leading UP to the, arrest
of Hoover have been known in Off
eiaI circles for some time, and infor-
nation that was necessary, on the
part of wife No. /, has arrived only
recently AS soon as Hoover was
located the warrant was issued on an
information filed by Mrs. Nettie Trav-
is Hoover wife No. g The first wife.
Mrs. Nora Hoover. lives at Plymouth,
Neb. with her family of five children
the eldest "a son 20 years of age.
1t seems that both of Hoover's
wives are anxious to see him punished.
The first one, and the mans only legal
wife, has given County Attorney
Northup much valuable information,
and with her son will come to this
city to act as witnesses at the pre-
liminary hearing. j. T.. Hoover was
a school teacher at Plymouth. Ind,
when, on Feb. Is, 1883, he was married
to his first wife. AS a result OF the
union there We're born five children.
the last child having been brought
into the world four months after 1t IS
alleged Hoover deserted his wife, about
nine years ago. Mrs. Hoover knew
something of her husbands where
abouts for a time, but in 1894 he dis
appeared altogether from the knowl-
edge OF his family, and it was not even
known for a certainty that he was
alive.
About two years ago. Mrs. Hoover
No. claims. she married Hoover at
Dubuque. He was at that time q
canyassing agent. They have lived to-
gether since their marriage at Dubu
que, Marshalltown and Iowa Falls.
The second wife claims she had n
we'll founded suspicion several months
ago that her husband had been mar
ried before and also that he
had never obtained divorce. She con-
suited County Attorney Attorney
Northup, and placed the facts as she
knew them before him. The result is
that the statements of the second wife
have been verified. and one from he
first has been secured. Mrs. Hoover
No. claims never to have obtained a
divorce from her husband and Mrs.
Hoover No. 2 alleges that her husband
finally admitted to her. after she had
pressed him for an answer, that he
had been married and had never OBJ
tanned a divorce. 1t seems, however,
that Hoover did not suspect that his
present wife would make any COM
plant and his arrest was a surprise
to him. Hoover is a man about IS
years of age.
The date for the preliminary hear.
ing has not as yet been set, as it will
be necessary TO allow time for wife
No. / and the son of the defendant to
reach the city. Word received by
County Attorney Northup from Ply
mouth says that the wife and son will
come voluntarily to act as witnesses.