The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
BLIZZARD BRIDE IN A CELL.
THINKS SHE'S "ALL IN" If NEW
HUSBAND GOES BACK on HER.
Mrs. Loose Believed She Was No Longer
Bound When Adventist spouse Was
Missing s Ycars-Mayor Was Nice When
He Made Her Mrs Gardner for q Days.

He Made Her Mrs. Gardner for Days.
Mrs. Maroeila Loose-Gardner, % years
old. a decidedly pretty brunette. has occu-
pied since yesterday morning Cell u.s. which
is directly under Nan Patterson's, in the
Tombs prison For seven years the young
woman was Mrs. Loose. Before that she
was Miss Lloyd. Since last Tuesday she
has been Mrs Gardner
Il don't know what am now she said
Yesterday, with sigh, -and no one but
the Seventh Day Adventists are to blame.
Hereafter, I'll be just a plain, everyday
Christian sinner"
Mrs. Loose-Gardner was arrested Friday
night In her newly furnished little fat, at
8 Lincoln place, The Bronx, on complaint Of
her husband. William Loose. who charges
her with bigamy. She was married to
Maurice Gardner. an employee Of the WASH
ington Inn, l55th street and Amst erdam
avenue, by Mayor Mcclellan. at the City
Hall, during the blizzard last Tuesday
evening The event was published in the
papers and friend Of Mr.. Loose showed
it TO him. He at once communicated with
the District Attorneys Office.
I'm Seventh Day Adventist, Loose
told Assistant District Attorney Appleton.
Il married this woman seven years ago.
and my religious beliefs will not allow me
to condone so wicked a thing. / don't
want to mprison her 80 much IA not to
countenance anything 30 immoral.
Loose would not admit that he was an
elder In the church
Pm n canvasser for religious docu-
ments,' he said. Il live with an elder at
II Cummings street, Irvington, ~ j.
never was 80 shocked in all my lie. II
actually made mo blush. Why, | turned TO
my friend and asked him what the world
was coming to anyway.
Mr. Appleton got a warrant FOR the
woman's arrest, and Officer Donohue Of
the Tombs squad and Loose went up TO
The Bronx. Mrs. Gardner was at home
alone. just as they we're leaving they
bumped into husband No. 2 going IN.
where are you going, dearf' asked
Mr.. Gardner. looking suspiciously at hus-
band No. 1 and the officer.
"Oh, these gentlemen are going TO take
me to my mothers" replied his wife. III
I'm not back you'll know I've stayed there
all night
She did not 20 back Instead she passed
the night In the Elizabeth street police
station. She was hysterical and the
inatron had 20 watch her closely.
Yesterday morning Assistant District
Attorney arraigned her before Magistrate
Crane in the Tombs court Loose " as not
there TO mako a complaint. Instead, a
middle aged woman who said she was Mrs.
Smith was on hand 10 wager an opinion
that Loose would never show up.
I'm prominently connected with the
Seventh Day Adventists in this CITY SAID
Mrs Smith, Aand | know few things about
then, myself. / Just heard that this poor
girl, who is a stranger 10 me. was In trouble,
and came down 70 help her
Mrs. Loose Gardner had retained Lawyer
Thomas j. Sullivan. and he consented. on
request Of Mr.. Appleton TO nave the case
20 over until Monday. Bail was h=ed at
.Sball have tho Mayor here S a witness
to the second marriage?" asked Mr. Apple
lie you need him. replied Magistrate
One reason why am sure that this man
Loose won't dare come here. sad Lawyer
Sullivan, ia because it is against the creed
OF the Adventists TO appear IN court 10
prosecute any one. The tenets OF iher
! Church forbid them. They must adhere
to the principle that their duty IS to help
! others and not prosecute them.
If he doesn't come, replied Assistant
District Attorney Appleton, III issue
| subpnna and make him
r. y
said Mrs Loose-G Gardner in the Ionbs
II was living with my parents IN Baltl-
more when / met Mr.. Loose in 1897 lie
persuaded me to marry him, but he insiste ed
! on having the ceremony performed by a
| man named Sanford Horton, who my
! husband said was an Adventist elder. !
| didn't know an Adventist from liver pad
and like little fool l consented hen
we Joined tho Adventists, ana mats Where
| was again n fool You see. It's one OF
! the rules Of the Church not TO eat butter
or meat and they believe In dressing simply
| NV husband Joined them just because he
| wouldn't have TO buy butter and meat or
a new dress for me:
! couldn't stand il any longer and came to
! New York 10 my mother <. mat was
| where / was foolish Ggain. l ID NIX i must
! have travelled all over the United states.
| During the period OF migration CIR baby
! Lleatha was born. One day my mother
! kicked against our rowing habits and my
! husband disappeared. That was over fVe
Il never saw him again till the night l
! was n rrested one day last week. however,
| be called nj mothers place, n POS King street,
! and under pretevt that he wanted TO buy
! be~ clothes he got Aleatha and took her 10
| New Jersey. / have never seen the child
since and i am almost heartbroken about
bout a month ago ! met Mr.. Gardner.
| ,oid him nv husband had left me and he
! ,-an,ed TO marry me that night. Last
| tuesday he took me TO the City Hal and