Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02
SURPLUS OF WIVES AND NAMES
Henry G. Smith. Alias GOOdenOBRh.
Arrested for BiRamy.

Henry G. Smith, Alias GOOdenOBgb,
Arrested for Bigamy.
G. Henry S. Smith. alias George Good
enough, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff McCafIery- at the farm
of Walter Clarey, near Weston, where he
was working, on a charge of bigamy pre-
ferred by Mrs. Minnie Goudenough. claim
ing 70 be his lawful welded wife and who
arrived in Council Bluffs yesterday morn
ing from Shell Lake. Wis. accompanied
by her two children. aged u and years.
Under the name Of G. Henry S. Smith,
Goodenough, who admits that this is his
tight name, secured on December 81 at
the ONCE OF the clerk Of the district court
in this city a license to marry Mae Y.
Scott, aged 25 years the daughter OF the
late George Scott, of Hazel Dell township,
Pottawattame county. The records show
that Smith, alias Goodenough. who gave
his age as 70 years and Miss Scott we're
married on the day following, January I.
1902, by r. T. Bryant, then a justice Of
peace in Council Bluffs.
At the time of his marriage to Miss
Scott Smith alias Goodenough gave his
residence as Weston, where he was en-
ployed on the farm OF Walter Clarey, a
bachelor. After her marriage Miss Scott
kept house for Clarey and her supposed
husband on the farm.
Some Eve years ago or shortly before
I his marriage in this city TO Miss Scott
| Goodenough, who prior to that time had
conducted a livery barn at Iowa Falls
Iowa was forced TO leave that town in a
hurry according to Mrs. Goodenough No.
to escape prosecution by the federal au-
thorities for bootlegglng. Gootehough went
| to Weston where he secured employment
| N 70 he 90
Smith. That he had assumed the name
of Smith and was working on a farm
near Weston was known to Mrs. Good
enough No. /. For some time II Is. said.
Smith, alias Goodenough sent money to his
| lrst wife for her support and that Of the
two children, the youngest of whom was
born after Goodenough left Iowa Falls in
a hurry, ...,
Two years or so ago Mrs, Goodenough
! visited her husband at Weston and was
taken by him out to the farm of man
named Osborne where he claimed to be
working Mrs Goodenough at this time
had not the. slightest suspicion that her
husband was married to another woman.
At her husbands request she left Iowa
| Falls, with her two children and went TO
the home of her parents at Shell Lake,
: WIS he promising, she states, to fol-
! low her in short time. He failed to
keep his promise, however, md a short
while ago Mrs Goodenough received in.
formation Of her husbands second mar.
riage. She started an investigation and
learned that the report was true.
Goodenough after his arrest was brought
TO this city and taken before Justice
Gardiner, in whose court County Attorney
Hess had filed information charging hin
with bigamyy Goodenough's bond wal
placed at $1,000 and he was committed t
the county Jail. Goodenough expressed tn,
belief that he would be able to furnish
bail.
Goodenough on being arrested made n,
attempt to deny that Mrs. Minnie Good
enough was his wife and the only exeus
he offered for marrying Miss Mae Scott
was that he supposed his first wife ha,
secured a divorce from him.