The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
MARRIAGE OF FOUR people FIT
TING END OF STORY.
OFFICERS TAKE HAND
Mcintyre and His Alleged Wife and
Former Rival Spend Part Of the
Night In City jail on Charge Of
Illegal Capitalization.
From Saturdays Daily.

yesterday morning, permitting Bud
Mcintosh to wed Lottie johnson and
another license permitting William
Mcintyre to marry Laura Lee, .'orm
the closing incidents in what Is said
to be a story Of the Illicit affections
Of two Scotchmen for n woman ex-
tending over a period Of many years,
which both figured In police
and justice courts on various charges,
and of the final abandonment of the
old love by one Of the men, and clears
up a mystery al to what disposition
was made Of a marriage license issued
nearly seven months ago.
The story, as told by the officers.
and partially borne out by the records
in police and Justice courts, and in
the clerk Of the district courts Of
fee, is as follows:
For a period Of many years Bud
and Laura Lee lived as man
and wife, 1t Is alleged, at least Nc
1ntesh told the officers on numerous
occasions that the woman was his
wife. A few years ago. Mcintosh was
replaced In the woman's affections by
one William Mcintyre, a ~stonemason,
and Oh a number Of occasions when
Mcintosh al arrested for various Of
fenses It is said that re told the city
and county officers that Mcintyre had
alienated his wife's affections.
Gives Up In Despair.
Finally, after he had served ai
lengthy term in n OF the jails, 1t is
said that he surrendered the woman
to Mcintyre in despair.
On June 10 last, William Mcintyre,
aged SO, secured a marriage license
to we'd Laura Lee, aged 45, and in his
affidavit made in securing the permit
he stated that the woman had never
been married before. Just what be-
came Of this license the clerk of the
district court was unable to say, as it
had never been returned to the Office
by the minister or Justice Of the peace
who was supposed to have performed
the ceremony. S5
Thursday night Mcintosh and Lottie
johnson were arrested In a shack on
First avenue south and Twenty-sixth
street for illegal cohabitation. The
woman was fined SO in police court
yesterday morning and advised to get
married. Later Mcintyre, who for
feited his bond, secured a marriage
license and Judge Mann married the
couple. &
Mclntosh's Revenge.
Within an hour Of the arrest Of Nc
Intosh and the Johnson woman, his
former rival and alleged wife were ar
rested in a shack on First avenue
south for illegal cohabitation also. II
is believed that the arrest Of Mc1n.
tyre and Mc1ntosh's former alleged
wife, Laura Lee. 80 soon after the ar
rest Of Mcintosh and Lottie johnson
was the result Of what one q OF the
parties arrested the first time told the
of1cers, although they decline to say
that such Is the ease.
When Mcintyre and the Lee woman
were arrested Mcintyre told the ON
GERS that he and the woman were mar
ried, and that II they would look up
the county records they would find
that a license had been granted them.
The police found that Ae had secured
the license, and also found that either
Mcintyre had forgotten to use It or
that the minister or Justice perform
ing the ceremony had neglected to re-
turn It.
His Dates Were Mixed.
When Mcintyre was asked to ex-
plain this he stated that 4 Justice Of
the peace who IS now dead married
them. This made the mystery more
mysterious than ever, since the JUS
tice had died at least three months
before the marriage license was issued
to Mcintyre. and the omcers could
not figure out how he could marry
them under those circumstances. Then
Mcintyre maintained that he had pro-
cured the license IN June. 1906. and
that there was a mistake Of q year
in the records.
After several attempts to work this
blur, Mcintyre finally consented to
getting another license and being mar
ried by Justice Mann.
Contrary to the usual custom. Judge
Mann did not insist on kissing the
brides after performing both cere-
monies, but Mcintosh gave his bride
a smack which was plainly audible In
nearly all Of the Offices Of the city
hall.
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