The Washington herald., 1906-11-16
FINDS WIFE MARRIED
Unlike EnOch Arden, Visit
Leads to Separation.
WOMAN IS SOON DESERTED
Florida Man Discovers Former Help
mate spouse of George r. Webb.
Latter Learns Of Case and Neds
AnOther-ROmanee Revealed in De-
trOit Court Rivals Fiction.

Detroit. Mich. Nov 15-John Thomp-
son. of Pensacola, Fla, came 10 Detroit
Just a year ago, found his wife Of twenty
two years ago happily married to another,
so he returned to Florida without re-
vealing the secret to any but his wife,
now Mrs. Susanna Thompson Gould
Webb. A month later, the latest hus-
band of the woman learned Of Thomp-
sons visit and deserted her, two days
later marrying another woman.
These strange facts were revealed to-
day when an annuiment of marriage was
granted George r, Webb from Mrs.
Susanna Webb, by Judge Rohnert
Mrs. Thompson Gould Webb, it develop
ed has had three husbands, two Of whom
are still living, husband No. > being dead
Husband No. ] turned up alive after
twenty-five years, when he had long
been thought dead. and then husband No.
3 deserted her and married another
woman.
More than twenty-five years age she was
living at Quebec, Canada with her hus-
band and one child, a baby boy. Her hus-
band, John Thompson, left her in a mys-
terious manner one day, and she waited
in vain for his return. Soon after his de
q
Thompson continued to live at Quebec and
support herself and babies with what reve-
nue. a small notions store gave her
Believed Herself a widow.
One day she picked up a newspaper and
read that one John Thompson had been
killed by being run down by a locomotive
in some distant city. At first she suspect
ed that it might be her husband, bat she
did not accept the theory until other in
formation followed which tended to con-
firm IT, Later she came 10 Detroit. believ-
ing she was a widow
In 1855, a little less than a year later.
she was married i'm Detroit 10 George ..
Gould. They lived happily, she says, for
nine years. Three children. all of whom
are still living. were born 10 them. In
1884 George died. and Mrs Gould consider
ed herself twice a widow
After GoUld's death Mrs. Gould again
was forced TO support herself and she
managed 10 exc out IN existence by keep
ing bOaTders. One was George @. Webb
In 1895 she and Webb went to Windsor
and were married They lived happily un-
til last year. when Thompson appeared
On the scene.
Thompson Comes TO Detroit.
Thompson Gould Webb learned that her
first husband. John Thompson, was not
dead. but very much alive and a prosper
Gus merchant at Pensacola, Fla. She com
munlcated with him, and he came 10 De
troit He saw his wife for the first time
IN more than twenty years and his twen-
ty-two-year-oId daughter who was born
Just after his disappearance, he had never
laid eyes upon before. while his twenty
six-year-OId son he had not seen since he
was a baby.
Thompson returned TO Florida and Webb
lived in ignorance until the latter part Of
1905 that his supposed wife had another
living husband. He learned Of the fact
in some roundabout way, and December
80, 1853, he deserted Mrs. Webb. Two days
later, on New Years Day, he became the
husband of Mrs Sarah Weaver, a widow.
In the following February. on St. Val
entine's Day, by the way Webb began
suit In the Circuit Court asking for an
annulment Of Mrs. Thompson Gould
Webb's marriage TO him. It was this pc
tition which was heard and disposed Of
to-day.