The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-13

woman. Her name was Eliza
Jones, II remember correctly. She
had been divorced from her hus-
band and owned a third interest
in the largest coal yard in South
Portland. got $1,000 from her,
but / feel sure she would have
given me $4,000 IL l had asked
for it. I lived with her two
weeks.
cat the same time l was conrt-
ing nine others. One of these was
the rich wife of a sea captain who
ran a vessel between Seattle and
Nome. She wanted to leave her
husband and marry me. go
Il took Mrs. Jones to- Oakland
and left here there. Then l went
to Los. Angeles and on to Memphis,
Tenn, where / married Mrs.
Bertha King. l left her in Louis
Vile, KY, in May, 1907.
Got Money Fast
"This was the end of my matri-
|monial adventures until went to
|St. Louis last year and inserted an
ad in a newspaper. Then met
Mrs. Minnie Allen, from whom l
got 5000; Mrs. Catalina Baugh-
man, who gave me $3.50 and Mrs.
Alice Richardson, who lost 1900
and a diamond ring through her
acquaintance with me. A head
nurse at one of the hospitals in
|St. Louis gave me 5000. Her first
name was Catherine, but can't
remember the rest of it.
Engaged to Many
81 did not marry any of these
women, although I was engaged to
|all of them and several others
whose names can't remember.
Then going to st. Louis I met
Mrs. Mary Prick, but she was too
smart for me and l did not get a
lcent from her.
"All this time l was living I'M
der the name of Madison, and the
police of Portland were looking
flor me under that name for de-
lserting the Jones woman. / didn't
appear on the streetes much In the
day time and easily eluded the de-
Electives.
One 81, 400 Grab
AFTER leaving st. Louis 4 met
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, of lola,
Kas., and got $1,400 from her. /
then skipped out to Hot Springs
where l met Mrs Birdie King, but
instead of getting money from her
she got money from me.
| "Ad." Brings 200 Answers
Leaving Hot Springs, return
ed to San Francisco. where an ad.
for wife brought me 200 an
swers. / married Mrs. Leopold.
and got $500 from her. After
wards l went to Stockton and
married Mrs. Tretheway, who
finally had me sent to prison. At
1.-The same time I was correspond
ling with Ida Mitchell at Ingleisde,
and 1t was a letter wrote to her
THAT disclosed my duplicity to
Mrs. Tretheway.
i .Mrs. Josephine Henninger, of
Oakland, answered my San Fran
cisco ad., and ! got $500 from
her.
Changes Name Again.
After my marriage at Stock
ton, went to San Diego. wherei ]
met a German spinster named
katy Heone. We went to Los
Angeles, and were married. ! got
the license in the name of John
lC. Anderson. left her at 229
Pacific avenue. Long Beach, on
the sixth of the present month
told her was going to Ger
many.
II went to San Francisco on
July 8 to meet Minnie Gather,
Il with whom / had been correspond
ling. 1t was she, It seems, who
lput the detectives onto me, and
lshe had Mrs. Tretheway prosecute
1 me.
i Just to Have Good Time.
i Il want to say that married
4 al these women just to have q
4 good time. The doctors told me
i'll didn't have long to live, and ]
i found pleasure in duping women
Il who were willing to marry me Tor
Il money didn't have. ] am only
sorry about the Heone girl and
Il Mrs. De Bonnet. IL ! live long
Il enough am going to eiyq the
Heone girl back 500 I got from
|Ihsr."
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