Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-08
Strong Evidence Against Sam
uel c. Hazard, on Trial
For Bigamy
THE MARRIAGE RECORD SHOWN
No Doubt as to His Marriage to Or.
Linda Burfield and Question Now Is
Was the Marriage to Mrs. Viva
Kirkpatrick, of Nevada. Iowa, a
Genuine One?
snec,a, to T,mes-Republ,can.


Minneapolis, Feb S.--Good progress is
being made In the bigamy case of the
st.rte against Samuel c. Hazard. who
is accused of having married DIR. Linda
Burfleli while the husband OF Viva
F'itchpatrick Hazzard, daughter of
State Senator kirkpatrick. OF Nevada,
Ia The marriage of Hazard to Linda
| B,rrtiegd, Nov. IL, 1903, was proved by
county records and by witness to the
ceremony.
THAT there was a ceremony which
Viva kirkpatrick believed made her
the wife of Hazard. performed in St
Paul. on April Z. was sworn to by the
complaining witness. Her testimony
was given jim n convincing manner and
remained unchanged thru a rigid
cross examination. Her STORY was cor
roborated in many details by strong
witnesses.
1t was shown THAT Hazard had
lived with Miss F,ftchpakrick and in
PRODUCED her as ileG' Wife on numerous
occasions.
A half dozen letters were introduced
showing that the defendant had the
confidence of the young woman and of
her parents and expressing a Nus
bands affection for a wife.
1Nh.. state expects TO Introduce Court
Commissioner Gs,llsck. who will, 1T Is
understood. testify TO having performs
ed the Hazard -Fttchpatrick ceremony,
altrlo he is unable to fix the date
thereof.
Further corroborating testimony Will
also be put in, and documentary proofs
of the prosecuting witness divorces
from her two former husbands ttlve
been sent for and wiz be introduced In
evidence to cleckmage the defendants
apparent intention OF questioning these
divorces TO prove Miss Kirkpatrick
last marriage Illegal.
Hazards Defense.
What Hazzar1's defense wsii be is
yet a conunsi.rIl. Il Is evident
from the cross examination of the
states witnesses THAT an attempt will
be made to prove the complaining wit
,Sass an adventures who has lived as
the wife of different men ait different
times. The exemplary character and
conduct of the defendant VIII also be
dweit upon. for THE rest OF the case
tile fact that THE records DO not show
a marriage between Hazard and Viva
Fttchratrick may be enlarged upon
and an effort may be made to show that
no ceremony such as described by the
prosecuting witness was performed by
Court Commissioner Galhick, April Z.
A hrge Delegation OF women SYM
pathizeas surrounded Viva Fttcf1pat-
rick Saturday afternoon and congr.atu-
lated her upon the admirable way IN
which she had testified. Hazards
latest wife sat back OF the defendant
'tla,7,out the day and nervously tran
scufhed coptous notes, and every now
and then offered some word OF advice
to Hazard.
MRS Harriet kirkpatrick. THE moth
err of wife No. g." was next sworn.
The witness identified three letters
utrich were introduced in evidence.
The er.stles were written by Hazard
and were of tine approved filial variety.
signed your affectionate son. Sam"
j. a. kirkpatrick. WAS father and
and an iowa banker. business man and
static senator. also took the stand and
corvobo.Ylted his daughters story of
her visit TO her home in company
with Hazard. and of the conversation
when Viva was Informed she was not
the defendants legal but his COM
mon law wife.
Mrs. Kate Strong. proprietor of the
boarding house where the Hazard s
lived, cu'rorboratei the complaining
witness testimony In several details
and indignantly denied that she had
ever suspected that Hazard and Viva
Fitchpakstck were not man and wife.
Harry Greesang, the last witness of
the afternoon. swore to melting the
complaining witness as Mrs. Hazard
and as q. chifdhooa's friend OF the de-
fendent STATED THAT his name ds SAM
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