The evening world., 1908-03-09
Alvandros Tells Paterson Po-
lice His Wife Took Part
in Plot to Kill.
HER THIRD HUSBAND.
One of Her Marriages Was
Bigan1ous-She and Her
Mother Still Missing.

When Charles n. Alvandros. who was
with knife bv his wife in his mother
ln-law's home at No. 246 Governor
street. Paterson \. j.. early Yesterday
morning was released from the hos
pital TODAY and appeared in Justice
reclared that not only had the women
planned to murder him but had pre-
pared trunk in which to dispose of
his BODY Ii was his own trunk
The big Brazilian lawyer. who had
ESCAPED being slain. seemed more
amused than greatly concerned over
the Incident But he was not amused
when the Court held him in $3.50 bail as
a witness pendine the capture by the
police of the two women and Edward
Hurd. a motorman who. ne thinks
took a small part in the plot to dis
Dose Of Alvandros
He Charges Bigamy.
The mother-in-law is Mrs. Rebecca ]
Cummings. The wife has had four
names. having married three times. once
bigamously, according to Alvandros.
This Is his story OF his romance with
the dashing young Paterson woman and
its climax In the unsuccessful attempt
to Kill him.
1T is not true" he began, that my
wife is the wife of that man Hurd. not
withstanding that she married him.
met her about "A year ago when ] had
a law office at No % West For'y-second
street She called herself then Matte
Mcdonald. She said that her father
was Charles Mcdonald and that after
his death her mother had married
James Fl. Cummings, a weaver.
She told me that Ave years ago she
had married IA man named John b. Har-
per at Campgow. n. J. She showed me
the wedding certificate to prove II.
Year later she had married that motor
man Hurd. but as Harper was stii alive
tie marriage was void alb initio A
year ago Harper. the legal husband
died. and as the Hurd marriage was not
legal, Matte Mcdonald was again an
unmarried woman
so | married her three months ago
and took her to live at No. 2Sl Nepper-
han avenue, Yonkers. | not only sup
ported that establishment. but the home
in Paterson, where my wife frequently
visited. went out there frequently my
self but did not learn that the biSam-
ous husband Hurd. lived there They
kept him out OF the way when | went
there.
"l,ntelv ! have been urging my wife
to tell Hurd OF her marriage to me, and
also reveal to MIN that her marriage
with MIN was not legal She seemed
reluctant to do this insisted, and
she finally consented to 20 out with me
Saturday and max, a clean breast OF II.
Was to Take Wife Away.
"I Intended after We mad Strengthened
IN. thing out to cut loose from Patrr-
co. and FOLD my wife to mack the trunk
had out there so | could take 1t away
"Erverything seemed the same as usual
SATURDAY evening and | sat down witt
my wife to play game of plnochle.
Refor. this | noticed that my wife and
,,other-in-law were down in the cellar
a good deal. but thought nothing of it,
I'VE continued to play cards until
Sn-law were in the room Finally | got
n hand with two queens of spades and
two lacks of diamonds. ! called to Mrs
Commings and said. Watch me make
double pinochle' She came and stood
heard shot and felt II stinglng pain
behind my ear.
$50 that was your doing said
springing up and graphing with her
:" How do you like it?' she snarlcd
trying 10 turn the gun on me again.
My wife jumped up from the table and
came at me with knife | flung her
mother against her, and they both fell
Then the door to another room opened
and that man Hurd came out with a
club He threw the club at me. but 1t