The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
KODAK PICTURE
HANLEY's UNDOING
PROMOTER OF RAILROADS AS
PROMOTER OF MATRIMoNY.
Wife No. and Wife No. 2 Trap Doubly
Welded Man and Expose Marriage
In Minneapolis and Another in Chica-
go, with Only One Bridegroom for
the Two.

A little kodak picture taken by wife
No. and cleverly handled by wife No.
2 has proved the undoing Of Samuel
NJ. Hanley, a promoter prominent in the
northwest, who until a few weeks ago
lived at 227 Polk street NE.
Hanley is the latest Minneapolis man
to try hand at bigamy, and his record
for keeping two wives from becoming
suspicious is clever one. One wife
lived in Minneapolis and the other in
Chicago, and Hanley, who always
seemed to have more business than
money. has divided his time about
equally between them since last Novem-
Der. His two wives, working in con-
junction with Police Superintendent
Doyle have at last forced him into hid
ing. g.. .. .. Ill., ......-
According to the story of the women,
Hanley married Katie Spranger in 1884.
H e was then in good financial condition,
and he has lived in Minneapolis much
| of the time since then.
They. have one daughter, now 10
years old, who lived with them in their
home Oh Polk street.
At the Altar Again.
Last fall Hanley was in need of
money, and while in Chicago became &C.
quainted with Miss Helen Enright, who
knew him as S. A. Hartley. They were
married shortly afterward. He told
her he had owned large factory in
Minneapolis, and that it had burned
down: Then began his trips. He would
spend week in Minneapolis with wife
No. l. while wife No. 2 thought he was
collecting insurance on his factory. By
easy and finally he told his Chicago
wife that he had lost insurance and
everything.
Trusting to his abilities, wife No. 2
drew her savings from the bank and
placed them in his hands for invest.
| ment. Shortly after this supposed fail
ure the Chicago wife, in looking over
some of his papers, discovered the name
Hanley scratched out and the name
Hartley written over it. This aroused
her suspicious and she at once wrote tc
Police Superintendent Doyle of Mime
apolis, who Informed her that Hanley
lived here and had one child.
A Picture Did It.
Hanley had given the Chicago wo
man a picture Of himself taken by hi
first wife. To make sure, wife No.
sent this picture to the other wife, tell
ing her that the man had married he
last fall. This was about five week
ago. Mrs. Hanley of Minneapolis rec
ognized the picture and the two womel
planned to set trap for the bigamist
Hapley was to arrive in Chicago on
certain day and his Minneapolis wifi
went to that city, where the two womel
met him at the station. AS he steppe
from the train he turned white as tn
women approached him, but musterin
all his nerve. he faced the ordeal.
! (Which. one Of us do YOU prefer
Speak," said the two wives at tn
same time. d..
Hanley stammered several excuse.
saying he didn It know why he did sue
a thing, and to avoid public scene
; was allowed to go. He is thought t
have gone to Canada, but since the
both women have agreed to prosecut
him if he can be arrested. Wife No.
has applied to the courts for an annul
ment Of the marriage. -~> ny .4T
His Rise Rapid. .@ s.. ..5%
From railroad conductor to railroa
president was Hanley's rapid rise
; few years ago. He was formerly COZ
= ducto- on tho 500 line and in 1902
was made president Of the Minneapoli
Superior, st. Paul & Winnipeg Railwa
e company. This company purchase
: terminals in all of these cities an
r Hanley was the chief promoter. I'll
: road, however, was never built, altl
2 ths company is still in existence. Ha
: ley was well known at that time al
:. was considered shrewd business ma