Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-03
is CHARGED
WITH BIGAMY
John Myers, Alias MauS, Now
LaneuisheS Behind
the Bars.
WIFE NUMBER ONE Is HERE

Behind the bars 90 the city prison.
with n charso of hieainy staring him
ln The face ig iho prodicamout that a
man giving he name of John Maus.
% carpenter. finds himself IN today
Maus, whose real name o. 10 alleged ia
Myers has been On the city 30 far aa
can he learned, about two years. The
past eighteen months OF the time he
has been boo thC employ 0f Wallace
llosscldon as carpenter
During his residence in this city.
Maus. or Myers has boon living vim
"a woman who claims her maiden name
before she married Myers Was Rose
Well Tails woman Myers claims a.
hls wife. saying that they have been
married the past two and ono.hali
ycas. They have two little chill.
drcn.
Yesterday there arrived IN the city
Mrs Mary Myers. OF Cincinnati. Ohio.
together with her two litllo sons. one
8 and the other 8 years OF age Going
20 the police. rho told her story. which
was TO the effect that Maus was her
husband. John Myers, who had de-.
serted her about two and 0no-hnlf
years ago In Cincinnati. She idehti
FED Mhus az her husband. John MY
ofs and this afternoon shortly after
! O'Clock he was taKen into CUSTODY
and lodged IN the city jail.
In the meantime Mrs Myers had
gone before United States Comma
sioner r. u. WHITING and told her
story. Mr. whiting Immediately "a.
sued Warrants. to which she sworo
for the arrest % both Myers, alias
Maus, and The woman he claims az d =
wife Deputy United States Marshal
Cooper arrested the woman Tails az
tcrnoon
Mrs Mvers. who looks as though
her llfe had been one continual strug
sic with adverse conditions. and whose
ever look ana actim hURponks the
sorrow she has endured In the past.
told her story IN direct and straight
forward manner
John Myers and I we're married in
Cincinnati. and for aghiio we were
happy. Then he began 10 neglect me
In the meantime. ! became the mother
OF these two little boys some time
afi,r the youngest boy was born John
deserted me. heard that he came "a
Albuquerque. and ! had the chief OF
police az Cincinnati write 20 your
chief oi police here and sent his pho
toFraph This was about two and one
half years ago. O@o day not long ago
] received letter from the Carppn.
tcrs union IN this city. saying that
man resembling my husband. and 20 =.
Ing under the name ol Maus. was in
This city working al a carpenter. and
thai they were sure % was my hue
band. came 10 Albuquerque. aud
inhnG that 10 was him, and immediate.
~ swlro out a warrant for bits arrest
charging him with bigamy. A man
who d. low down enough 90 desert bis
wife and two little children deserves
am iho punishment that can ho given
him. ana 70 be Is married 10 the wom
an ne is now living with as hia wife.
I VIII M cease in my ondCavnrs to
send him io The poniiontlary Dor bie
amy
10 either case. Myers seems 20 Dee
un aEainst tough proposition. Ho
i1s incurred the righteous wrath of
Assistant United states Attorney Med
Der. Who says that Myers will be-
prosecuted Co the full oxtont of the
Ian in case he Is guilty OF higamy.
and in the event that hc d. not mar.
ricd io che woman with whom De- has
been living. and by whom she has be-.
come The father 70 two little chill
dFvn, he VII be prosecuted under the
EGmunds act 10 tho woman. whose
name before har alleged marriage ID
Myers, she claims was Rose Well : ;
not married 10 Myers she also. VIII
be prosecuted under the same law. n.
however. she has boon deceived by
Myers also, she. NO doubt. will a..
sist IN having him prosecuted.
Myers. who Is Of German descent,
" young well.huilt follow, Of per
hRps 80 years % age When seen hy
a reporter for Tho Evening Citizen IN
his cell az the city Jail, Myers refused
10 discuss the case az any length
Z have retained attorney Moore.
said Myers. "and he has Instructed
me not 20 talk for publication. My
name d Maua, ! have been in Albu
querque about four years ano have
been working for Wallace Hesselden.
The woman with whom have been
living here "a my lawful wife. That's
all ] will say"
Further Efforts at questioning Ny.
ors proved fruItleaa. tie will be given
a preliminary hearing tomorrow.
aa
FRANK eELL isA
oTRANoER ~ PRESCOTT y