The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12


of this fnterlocutory Judgement. 1t
Is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that said plaintiff 10 and she Is
hereby awarded the sole care and
custody and control of X. V. Millard,
I'D FL. Millard and Paul Millard."
| IGNORANCE THE PLEA.
The following is an extract from a
letter. written by the defendant to
Miss Kenyon, bearing date Friday,
p. m. April 2Sth. 1t wSs written from
Oran.geburg by the defendant in jail,
and was mailed to her at St. George:
have heard nothing from the
court house Thursday, but under
stand that the prosecution Is going to
try and convict me as criminal on
the ground that the divorce which was
,.ranted my former wife In California
LAST of December would not permit
me IL be married to anybody else for
one year: That Is, until next 4th or
5th of December (seven months in the
future). l think they are wrong. 1
think that could be married in any
State outside of California just when
l please, after the divorce is granted
II made mistake that could easily
be rectitied by my waiting until De-
cember 4th or 5th and then securing
license in Georgia and being married
there according to the laws OF Geor-
gia. l did not understand all the lit
tie techn!calities Of marriage or divorce
laws in any State. I hnew nothing at
all about the laws Of South Carolina.
Never heard one thing about them be,
fore came down here. ALI the States
have different laws and what is law
here Is not law in Georgia."
He goes on to justify himself in
marrying Miss Kenyon on the ground
wrong He discusses the interlocutory
divorce and suggests that they can
wait until after the 18th Of next De-
cember and be remarked and purposes
to arrange for her support in the
| meanwhile
Ills FIRST MARRIAGE
The following Is portion Of let
ter written by defendant addressed to
Miss Kenyon and her mother jointly,
from the Orangeburg Jail at this place
on the Saturday afternoon when he
was first committed to jail:
| see by The State that Sister Mary;
in examining my letters. found cne
from my divorced wife, indicating that
She believed that l had wife some
where else. She was mistaken. When
L was 81 years old 1 married girl
in Pennington, Illinois. Her people, IS
name was Cone. Her name was Louisa
Cone. She had brother named viii,
liam Cone, residing there. Be kind
enough to write to Pennington, Lii.
nols, and find out all about her. She
was not my wife when / married the
woman whose letter you read. (Here
Is given a statement as to his first
wife's unfaithfulness.)
Il left her and II you will write to
any Of the older citizens OF Farming
ton, Illinois, you will be able to know
surely that had no wife when l mar
ricd the woman who lives in Califor-
mia, and who was my lawful wife un-
til divorced December 4th, 1904.
II have now told you all my history.
There is no one else and nothing more,
ana l have nothing to conceal from
you or any one. think the Presby-
terian minister married me 10 Miss
Louisa Cone. l got the marriage L.
oense at Lewiston, In Fulton county.
think you had better send immedi-
ately and find out all about her. II
there are any questions you or your
lawyer would like to ask 1 will take
pleasure in answering them.
TRIED TO DO RIGHT.
| am not criminal. 1 have tried
to DO right. | have had a strange
history, but | have never harmed nor
attempted No. lone any act to defile
nor to lead any woman to do wrong.
Il have had to endure 1t and Ii was
more than could bear. I am sorry
to say that many OF our northern so
ciety women are not true to their hus
bands. l feel pretty sure that the well
bread southern lady is one whom
husband can trust.
recognize no man as my superior,
when 1t comes to purity of character.
am sorry Sister Mary suspcioned
me OF being a ScOundrel. It's bad for
all of US, and would have been far bet
ter TO use more patience and not jump
~ - iAssoVJ SOilCluOlOIl. IL i nave
been too hasty or have made any mis-
takes, it was OF my desire to have nv
'Rebekkah' with me to be my helper
and companion In arranging my man.
uscsipt for publication as soon as pos
sible."
Another letter from Mjllard tells Of
letter he wrote to the clerk of court
out In Iowa, asking whether divorce
mad ever been granted to Louisa Mil.
lard. 1T is evidently the reply to that
letter that was written on April 25th
by Clerk Stacy from OSceola, Iowa,
which had been copied above, stating
that a divorce was granted Louisa
Millard in 1880. Several letters from
Miss Kenyon to Millard were intro.
duced In evidence, but as they are not
OF public character and furnish no
new information in regard to the
charges against him, they are not re-
produced.
In Memory OF TImrod