The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-12
WRONGED WOMAN
SEEKS TO PUNISH5
WIFE NO. I OF ULYSSES GRANT
GAGE TURNS AT BAY.
Will Prosecute Him in the Courts OF
Hennepin County, Possibly for Big
amy Tho Not Formally United to
Him, There Is Abundance Of Evil
dence that She Was Common Law
Wife. .-E5,fs ~: a.
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Hudson, Wis, Dec. IA tale of romantic
interest, OF bigamy and blighted love, of a
confding woman lnred into unconventional we'd
lock, of a mans perhdy and weakness, and of
parental cruelty, has just been unfolded ito u
Hudson attorney. John L. Gleason, who has
been retained to seek justice for the wronged
woman in the courts.
The man In the case is blacksmith at Stan
ton, st. Croix county, Wis, who bears the he
role name OF Ulysses Grant Gage. The woman
he has wronged, and who will now take steps to
bring him before the bar of justice lives at
Lakeland, Mimi, and may be designated as Mrs.
Ulysses Grant Gage No. T. The courts of Henne-
pin county, Minnesota, will be appealed to to
right her wrongs, 50 far as such thing is pos
sible. -, y - = - -.
Ulysses Grant Gage is the son of farmer
living near River Falls. Prior to 1900 he had
Is now Mrs. Gage No. l., and she returned his
affections. In the fall of 1900 he persuaded her
to accompany him to his new home on farm
in Barron county, Wisconsin, saying that on the
justice marry them. At Turtle Lake they
searched for justice to perform the ceremony
but none could be found in the little place that
DAY, SO Gage told the woman: they had better
proceed to his farm anyway, and he would repre-
sent her as his lawful wife to all the neigh
bors. This satisfied the woman, and the two
lived together in Barron county as man and wife
and there was no suspicion among their neigh
bors that they were not lawfully welded and
living an honorable life. r.. --- -.
Son Born to Them.
After a few months they removed to New
Richmond, where he conducted blacksmith
shop Here, too, they were regarded by the
people with whom they came in contact as man
and wife, and they were respected in the COM
mun1ty After staying there for some time they
SOLD their New Richmond property and went to
live with his parents at River Falls. There, in
January, 1902, son was born to Mrs Gage and
the father acknowledged the child's mother to
be his lawful wife by his signature to the
River Falls. - 49,
But the life of Mr.. and Mrs. Gage soon became
IN unhappy one at River Falls. His mother did
not like her daughter-in-law and treated her
uhklndly. Ulysses Gage remained neutral and
tne young mother was left alone in her trou-
bles. The elder Mr.. Gage at first did not turn
| against his daughter-in-law, but finally, in the
fal OF 1902, he Joined with his wife in persecut.
ing the young woman, who was compelled to
leave. The old folks kept the child, but the
woman and her personal effects were thrown
out OF doors, and she returned to her old home
at Lakeland, where she has lived since. Boil
OF ner parents died recently, but she has sey-
eral brothers, who are now supporting her.
Really Marries. x. .:
Ulysses Grant Gage soon became attentive To
RIVER Fails widow, to whom he was married
at Minneapolis by Judge John D. Smith on May
70, 1905, and whom he brought to Stanton, Wis,
where he opened a blacksmith shop He has
never contributed penny toward the support
OF wife No. since her expulsion from the home
OF his parents at River Falls nor has he visited
her since. ~
Mrs. Gage No. obtained possession Of her
child in October, 1902, by swearing out a writ
OF naDeas corpus granted by Judge A. P. Weld
OF Pierce county, and he is now fine bright how
OF f. HIS father has made no attempt to take
hin from her, and has refused to contribute for
AS Gage was married in Minneapolis he will
be prosecuted there. 1t would seem that aI+ho
Mrs. Gage No is only his Commentary wife
the case against him Is strong one, and he ID
liable to the charge of bigamy. Witnesses can
mond and River Falls to testify to the fact that
ne represented Mrs. Gage No. as his lawful
wire to his neighbors," and the records in the
register OF deeds office Of St.. Croix county
| show that between 1900 and 1902 deeds and
mortgages nor We're signed and acknowledged BY thu