The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-13
R. ]. WEAVER IS
SENT To PRISON
FOR B|GAMY

Boston. Sept. l3-Pleading in his de-
fence that he married "A second time while
all recollection OF his first wife and four
children had been lost in a temporary
lapse OF memory. George Foster, a weav-
er of Hamilton. II. l., was sentenced to
three years term In the house OF correc-
tion for bigamy by a skeptical Judge in
the superior criminal court here yester-
day.
Judge Bond refused to accept the pris-
oner's plea OF forgetfulness. and. I'm spite
OF the entreaty OF Mrs Foster No. l.
who came from Rhode Island with her
baby to plead for mercy to her erring
husband the court imposed heavy SEN
tence.
Mrs Fosters appeal to the court for the
man who had left her and her children In
6estituton for many months was almost
as remarkable a feature az the case as
the ingenious defence OF her husband.
Foster explained his temporary aberra-
ton as the result OF an injury To his head
sustained about a year ago.
His story was confirmed by the testi-
mony of Mrs Foster No. !. who held I'm
her arms the child born a few weeks after
her husband had deserted her
She said they had lived happily for IA
years, never having n cross word, and
she could not understand why he left her
AS soon as her condition permitted. af-
ter the birth of her youngest child. she
took up the struggle for a livelihood, after
Fosters disappearance and worked I'm the
mills until an injury TO her ar-n few
weeks ago forced her to give up her en-
ployment.
'He went away without saying a word,
and that was the last we heard till we
learned he had another wife In Chelsea,
said Mrs Foster. / forgive him gladly,
Your Honor, for all he has done. Help
us won't you, Judge. by setting him free,
so he can return home with me and be
gin life all over again with me and the
little ones. II need help. Your Honor. My
children are unable to go out TO work
They are too young. II my husband Is
sent away IL will only make II harder for
myself and the children"
She said her husbands mind was GER
tainly affected or he never would have
deserted her after their Ia years OF hap
piness.
William Byron. her father corroborated
her testimony, and said he felt that his
son-in-law was temporarily insane when
he disappeared from Hamilton.
Prior TO the Introduction Of the first
whfe into the proceeding, Foster. an in
telligent looking man OF 40. described how
ne left home as II In a dream. met Emma
Iutey OF Chelsea at factory In East
IsBoston and married her on May last.
They worked side by side In a shop
uie had forgotten that he was legally
married in Rhode Island and when he
Ted Miss Lutey 10 the altar he believed
II was his first venture I'm matrmony
Emma Lutey, the East Boston girl
whom Foster married on May 5. said she
believed that she had been deceived. From
her observations Foster was all right
mentally. He was weaver and could
not have held his job II his mind was
unbalanced
The officers who arrested Foster at the
factory said he made a clean breast Of
everything and that he told them he was
"ready TO take his medicine" He also
admitted 20 them that II they had come
D few hours later they would not have
found him.