The Washington times., 1908-03-02
DESERTED WIFE
JAILS TEACHER
Husband a Fugitive to
Escape Bigamy
Charges.

NEW YORK, Mar. enlarged With
icing the bigameus wife Of Joseph H.
Ware, former supervising principal OF
the Clifton On. j. public schools. Miss
Hannah Neal was arrested yesterday
at her home. 12J Wayne avenue. Tot
eva, suburb Of Paterson. Miss Neal,
who is about thirty-three years old ana
pretty, was a teacher under Ware Ia
the Clifton schools until about tive
years ago, when he left under a cloud.
Miss Neal disappeared from the vii
lage. about the same time.
Wares present whereabouts Is IN
known. There is now q warrant out
Tor his. arrest on q charge of bigamy.
ard a relentless wife has pursued him
thousands Of miles and across a dozen
States. II was the deserted woman who
caused Miss Meals arrest upon learning
recently that the woman her HUSBAND
took West with him had returned 10
her former home.
Two years ago both Professor Wars
and his wife were employed Ia the
Clifton schools, Mrs. Ware as a teacher.
They lived in the township ana we're
l0oked upon with the utmost respect
IN the community. BY and by the
tongue OF gossip wagged 50 greatly that
Miss Neal was summoned before the
school board and warned, on pain OF
dismissal. thar she would have 70 10
more cireumsDect In her conduct
Dismissed by School Board.
It was not long after this that Prof.
Ware was summoned before the school
board and dismissed. He blamed County
superintendent Wilcox Tor starting the
| trouble and brought countercharges. in
which he asserted that the county
superintendent had visited the Clifton
/ schools IN an unit condition and also
| had been guilty Of other offenses Mr.
WILCOX vas tried before the New Jersey
I state board OF education in Paterson
ana Miss Neal proved 10 be one OF the
, most damaging witnesses against him
cox was dismissed
III and Mrs. Ware, after drifting
SDcuL FOR time, settled ia Canada.
mere, II IS said, Mrs Ware happened
upon some letters 10 her husband. and
there was q bitter quarrel. The trouble
was patched up and then Ware sent
his wife 10 stay with her relatives. tell
ing her he would 60 Yves in search OF
situation and that as soon as no
was settled he would send for her.
II IS alleged that q couDIe OF davz
later Ware and Miss Neal went 70 the
nome OF Camden minister and were
married They then disappeared. ana a
few days later the first Mrs. Ware re-
cetyed letter from her husband. dated
at Chicago, saying that he had not vet
become settled, but that as soon as he
old he would send for her.
In Chicago Ware introduced Miss
/ Neal as Mrs. Ware TO some Of his rsla-
tiVes, explaining that his first wife had
died. 4 cousin OF Mrs. Ware who had
never heard of the death, wrote East
10 ~HT al 80
The reply this relative received created
q big row in the Chicago family.
Pursued Through West.
The real Mrs. Ware started west inn
mediately. but her husband and his
spurious wife had fed by the time she
reached Chicago. Hot on the trail. she
followed the pair through Kansas. Ne
braska, and Montana. Ware succeeded
In getting positions at several places,
but no sooner was he settled IN one
than he had 10 pull up stakes and move
on TO avoid collision with the pu--
suing wife.
The warrant upon which Miss Neal
vas arrested was issued by the Camden
county authorities. When taken in
charge yesterday she broke down and
WcpL- She asserted Ware had told Der
be had obtained q divorce and that II
she married him they would settle
nsWherc in the West and live quietly.
She denied all knowledge OF mis- where
abouts and said she had not heard from
him since she returned to Paterson.
From other sources it was learned last
night that Mrs Ware was in C0nnecti-
cut and on what she expected to be the
j last leg Of her chase OF thousands Of
| miles 20 bring her husband to account.
1 Miss Neal will be placed in Camden
| fail and used as a witness against Ware
I j. he Is caught.