New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-04
COOKING DID THE TRICK. !
AIDED MULTIPLE CUPID,
Woman Of Many Spouses Tells
Hoe She Won Them.

Paterson. y. ]. Sept. 3 (SpeciaD.-AIternating be-
tween smiles and tears Florence Murphy-Chab-
henou-Barnes-A bner-Forrest at the county Jail
talked freely yesterday of her matrimonial ex-
perience. She admitted having gone through the
marriage ceremony with four all of whom are
living. and declared that she had never been
divorced, 80 far she knew. II is believed how
ever, that all of the husbands have been heard
from and that when the record is completed it
will be found that the has been a bride
not less than a dozen times.
Mrs. Forrest (Forrest is the of the last
nusband) prides herself on being good cook and
says this accomplishment won at least hus-
band Speaking of her experience she said:
l was not fifteen years old when I first married
4ly father is James Murphy an upholsterer for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. We lived in New
left home and went to Lambertville \. j.. and
H Here gronn sI Michael 9 arblecutter
died acting as witness Six months after the wed
ding Chabbenau ran away from me and | had
every reason to believe that there was woman
my sister for time, and after wandering about
II t6o n town to town working as domestic came
70 rdters2n Ihat was ABOUT three years ago.
20 one night in Main-st l met Charles Abner,
and When he sad to me- aou a was 66e @
woman and should not go about in the world alone.
5 e Mrs GTahas in HamDuTg ave- where was
right there but took it all as Joke He arr Sor Us
ing Wnen l came downstairs 1 demanded know
he told me he was the man had married the the
night before. 1 repudiated the whole business for
90 you know; the man was sight-hunchbacked
him since
Soon after I met Milton Barnes He was work
ing IN the Rogers Locomotive Works After
were married went to Dover where a sister
wife and two children in Plainfeld. N J. I had
previously told Barnes about the marriage TO
Charlie Abner but explained that q justice of
the peace told that the marriage legal.
When l heard that he had another wife, however,
I left him and returned 10 Paterson.
Rivers 1t Vas here met Ferres ST He was "a
guest at the hotel. and he told he very
fond of my cooking. We were married by the
Rev. Mr.. Decker, OF Paterson. but before the
marriage I explained all about the other
rage was legal, and believed my first husband
divorced. 1 left Forrest last week because
he was cruel to and IL spite hat caused
him to make the charge of bigamy.
Forrest is silk worker employed in the Addy
mill. in Paterson According to his statement be
fore Justice Cohen. whom he made the
plant, the represented TO him that she
had never been married The first I knew OF il.
he said. was when I found among papers in the
house a summons in divorce proceedings. I &C
cused her of having deceived Then she tried
TO explain matters but her explanations didn't 20
with me- and I said to her The Jail for yours. "
At the office of the Sheriff it learned that
when the papers in the divorce case we're served
the father Of the much married woman accom-
panied tie process server and formally identlhed
her Although it was the first time he had seen
her in fourteen years, he received her demonsira-
tons Of affection colGly and declined her invita-
The alleged poIygamist will be brought before
the court for trial on Friday next.