Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-11
Young Wife Says He COniessGs
Himself a BiqaRist.
JAILED by ROANOKE AUTHORITIES
Former Theater Employe OF This City
Win Be Brought Back TO Face Grave
Charae--First wife Said 10 Live in
Alexandria.

With 4 charge OF bigamy staring
him in the face. j. X. Hunter. formerly
q we'll known man about town here.
an ex-soldier. theatrical manager
etaeo hand etc. is in Jail a; Roanoke.
Hunter was arrested at the request of
Chief of Police Reynolds. of this city,
who held warrant sworn out by NJ.
J. Green. OF this city, who's" daughter
Nellie married l!unJcr in Nor;ok dur
Ing the summer Of in0i.
Because the crime is alleged tn have
been committed in Norfolk, the case
will have 10 he tried there and an
oifcer from that city will 20 to Roa-
n0he for the prisoner today. Upon
learning yesterday that the marriage
took place in Norfolk. the chief sent
Mr.. Green 10 tho police Headquarters
thore.
An Unheard OF Proceedinq
I,r. Green returned, Informing the
chief that Detective Bousch, of Nor
folk, said that S35 must he depostd
M the complainant before he could
Eend an officer to Roanoke. Although
this was most unhcard of proceeding
there was nothing to be done about it.,
so sir. Green secured the money. went
hoc,; to Norfolk and deposited It.
Il is expected that the officer and
hic prisoner will reach Norfolk this
afternoon and the preliminary hearing
II the police court may take place
tomorrow morning.
Surprising News.
The news OF Hunters arrest and the
charge against him comes as :; great
surprise to those here who know him.
The man lived here nearly four years
ago. He is n native of Washington
and came here after serving in the
Philippines as courier in the United
States army While in the service n
horse fell with him. iniuring one
limb so severely that he stu walks
with limp. Since that time he has
leon drawing pension from lie
government.
Married BY Catholic Priest.
Hunter had known Miss Green about
q year when they went to Norfolk
qrty, Of ST. Mary's Catholic church.
The pair lived together happily for
while, but, according to the wife's
Gtory, the honeymoon was hardly over
before the groom began 10 be brutal,
stirling her at times.
Iast fall Hunter, who had for some
tine been employed at the Academy
of Music, first as stage hand and
manager The company stranded af-
Ia about two weeks and tho manager
later In the box office. backed n roper.
tory aggregation. headed by Hal Nor
daunt, and started ont as a theatrical
then went to Roanoke and found ON
plovment at the theatre there.
Three months ago he wrote for his
wife to join him. Mrs. Hunter had
been with her parents since her hus.
banda departure, but she went to
Roanoke upon receipt Of tho letter
Girl Comes Home.
Tuesday the girl, who is only 10
years old. came homo in a pitiablc
Etate Of mind. convinced that Hunter
was bigamist and that she had no
legal right 10 the title q wife.
It seems that Mrs. Green, the girls
mother received letter from Mrs.
j. r. Hunter, OF Alexandria. Va. tel.
ling Of the lattcr's marriage 10 Hunter
three years ago. Mrs. Green sent The
letter TO her daughter. who placed it
before Hunter and asked for an cx.
plantation.
Says He Confessed.
According TO the girls statement,
Hunter at first denied everything,