Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-26
MOTHER-|N-LAN
IS The SLEUTH
FOLLOWS CLUES SIX WEEKS
TO PROVE DECEPTION
Two Women Were Both Wed to Him,
Only Eight Blocks Apart, Have
William G. Henderson, Clerk,
Arrested for Bigamy
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Two young
women of Jersey City consigned their
wedding rings to the scrap basket, slid
their maiden names into the front door
plate, instead of the name of Mrs. VIII
liam G. HenGyickson, and, tucking their
marriage certificates into their shop
ping bags, went to the district attor-
ney's office this week and procured a
warrant for the arrest of their lone
husband.
Hendrickson, good looking, well
dressed young man of thirty-one, en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania railroad as
freight clerk, was arrested later, ar
raigned in the Tombs court before Mag
Tombs in default of $1,000 bail to await
the action of the grand jury.
For more than two years both wives
have lived within eight blocks of each
other The first Mrs. Hendrickson,
who was Miss Leonia Van Wart, lives
at 104 Claremont avenue. The second
wife, who was Miss Victoria James,
lives at II Minerva street; Both young
women are now living with their par
ents.
A PerlIous Courtship
Just fancy william counting me for
seven months right under the nose OF
his wife," said Mrs. Victoria Hendrick-
son last evening. when rumors came
to us about six weeks ago of his former
marriage we never dreamed of looking
for his first wife in Jersey City; and
just imagine our surprise when, after
diligent and successful detective work
by mamma. we at last found the first
Mrs Hendrickson within few blocks
of our home"
Mrs. Hendrickson looked pale and
wan as she talked of her matrimonial
experience last evening, and her moth
er declared she was just recovering a
long and serious nervous illness caused
by the severe shock of the news.
About six weeks ago" said Mrs.
James, 1--WE learned through report
circulated by Hendricksons brother,
who lives in Bayonne, that Hendrick-
son had a wife living. ! soon gathered
enough information from different
sources to convince me of the truth OF
| the report.
when William came home that even
ing l asked him to leave the house. !
confronted him with my information
and he admitted the truth of it; said
his great love for my daughter infiu-
enced him to do what he did. He
| begged to be permitted to see her Oc-
casionally, but l said Certainly not
He went home to his parents in
Bayonne. 1t seems very strange they
never told of this marriage, for they
called repeatedly at our house during G
| Victoria's engagement and after hel
marriage"
No. 2 a Salesgirl
Victoria James was a pretty sales
woman in a department store when
| William was introduced to her by a
/ FYta hn he
home from work, and Miss James never
dreamed that while William was treat
| ing her to soda and theaters and troll
! ley rides he was also contributing to-
ward his first wife's support.
William proved such a favorite in the
James family that on February last he
and Victoria were married at the Little
Church Around the Corner.
| After the second Mrs. Hendricksor
came convinced that the reports about
| her husbands matrimonial relations
were true, she collapsed with nervous
prostration. Her mother however, tool
up the work of completing the evidence
against Hendrickson. Day after day
for six weeks, she renewed the search
following up clew after clew, until
Tuesday afternoon she at last founc
the first Mrs. Hendricksdn,
When seen last night at her home
Mrs. Van Wart IIendr!ckson said:
II am little concerned about the af-
fair, and should not bother now only
l have been asked by Mrs James anC
her daughter to appear with them tC
punish Hendrickson. l simply went tC
court yesterday to help them out. o.
course / knew whenever | wanted q
divorce had ample grounds, and l was
not worrying"
Mrs. Van Wart Hendrickson was
married to Hendrickson about five years
| ago.
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