The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-19
YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH
HAVING TWO WIVES.
Warrant Sworn Out Against Him at
Aiken for Alleged Bigaray is Serv-
ed at Orangeburg.-Denier Charge.

some woman and appears very re-
fined. She says that she heard that
her husband had been married to
another woman some time ago and
she came to Aiken to confirm the
report 1t was found upon inyesti-
cation that on April Is last Stalvey
and Miss Eta Lightfoot, Of Orange
burg, came here and were married
by the Rev. Phillip ]. Mclean at the
Baptist parsonage. The couple left
at once and had not been heard from
here until to-day.
An article appeared in the Au-
gusta Chronicle Tuesday morning in
which it was stated that Mrs. Stalvey
had horsewhipped her husband in
Harlem, Ga, for his alleged deser-
tion- She said here however, that
he had never deserted her. She says
that the report as to the whipping is
not true, but that they were at Har-
lem Monday. She says that her hus-
band is travelling man, and that
he has never been away from her
more than a few days at a time, and
that she has always had the most
implicit confidence in him.
Several days ago her suspicion
were aroused and she telegraphed
her husband in Augusta to come to-
her at once, assigning no reason. He.
replied that he could not come at
that time. She then telephoned him,
but says that he refused to answer
the call. She says that Stalvey final
ly confessed to the fact that he was
married to another woman and ask
ed that she forgive him and that he
would desert his last wife, who was
Miss Lightfoot, and would take her
(the first Mrs. Stalvey) and go to
Colorado and forget the incident.
To this however, she would not con-
sent and began to look for confrma-
.tion of the statement. When she
arrived in Augusta she told the de-
tectives about it and they are ON the
lookout for him.
Mrs. Stalvey is we'll educated and
is an interesting conversationallst.
She left her husband in Harlem and
she at once came to Augusta, where
she heard that he had been married
in Aiken, and she rame here and
confirmed the report. She says that
she has been married to him for five
years. She was a Mrs. Meigs before
marriage, and was married to Stall
vey at Myrtle Beach, S. c. Miss Light
foot comes from one of the most pro-
minent families in Orangeburg. Mr.
Stalvey is also member of prom
inent family Mrs. Stalvey is de-
termined to have him brought to
justice and Sheriff Dukes, Of Or
angeburg, was communicated with
and asked to have Stalvey placed
under arrest if there.
Arrested in Orangeburg.
George NJ. Stalvey was arrested in
Orangeburg Wednesday morning.
charged with bigamy, the warrant
having been sworn out at Aiken by
a woman who alleges that Stalvey
was married to her previous to his
recent marriage to young lady of
this city. No difficulty whatever was
experienced in serving the warrant!
Stalvey states that although he has
known his accuser for several years.
he was never married to her, and
he says that he is confident that he
can produce conclusive evidence to
show that she is not his wife. He
says that the woman, who he alleges
desired to become his wife, threat
ened to make his life burden to
him in the event that he married an
other. He says also that he believes
that this is only plot to injure him
and to bring unhappiness to his wife.
Stalvey was married on April IS,
last, to Miss Eta Lightfoot, of this
city. The ceremony was performed
in Aiken by the Rev. Phillip j. Nc
Lean. Notices of the m;Nriage ap-
peared in the local papers and there
was no apparent attempt on the
part of Stalvey to surround theh affair
with secrecy. He is apparently SUR
prised that two months later such
a serious charge should be brought
against him.
Further investigation are being
conducted and further developments
are expected in the next few days.
The accused has retained Messrs
Wolfe & Berry as counsel.
Nor rlaced in Jail.
Mr.. Sta;vay has hot ben placed
in Jail on ar.'.un: of not sufficient
evidence be;r.g secured
He is still in the city. and will re-
main here until the matter has been
entirely cleared up, or the proof has
been made out against him that the
allegations made by the woman said
to be his first wife, can be sub
stantiated
Mr.. w. Hampton Dukes a brother
in-law of Miss Lightfoot, left for
Aiken Wednesday morning to lnVes-
tigate the matter. He returned TO
the city and said that he was un-
able to secure sufficient proof to
lodge the accused man in jail. But
he said that he still had the matter
under investigation, and he' LETT
Thursday for Myrtle Beach where IL
is stated, by the woman in Aiken
that the marriage took place the