Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-18
Mahoney Returns from Pen
itentiary to Claim Bride.
SERVED TERM FOR BlGAMY
With Spouse and Eight Children Liv'
inc at terndon, the Man Married
Miss Beatrice Parker Here Eight
Years Aoo-No. I Divorced Now.

After serving a term In the STATE
peniientiary for marrying her elsh'
years ago when he had wife ana
eight children living at HerhdoS'
Va, Edward 4. MahCney, carpenter,
Al years old, again married MISS
Beatrice A. f'arKer, Of this city, iasl
night, and this time the union Is
sanctioned by the law, as Mrs. Mahoh'
ey No ] secured a divorce ssNeiai
months ago. The ceremony was pee
formed by Rev. William u. Starr, ID.
d.. pastor of the Trinity Methodist
church. at his home Cn Twenty-eignth
street IN the presence CT a lew WI
ncsses.
Nahoaey first married Miss Parker
IN August. 1902. Rev. +. 4. Wexford,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church, performing the ceremony.
inc couple lived together at 524'4
Thirty-second street for five years
ana haa one cnilu. Early in March,
1907. Chief Reynolds received let
ter rom mrs. ManOney No. at Hern-
don. stating that she was Mahoney $
wife and that they had eight children.
Sne SAID tnat she understc II tha1
Mahcney had been cruel to his sec
ond wife and she wanted him prose
outed for bigamy.
Gets Further Details.
Chief Reynolds wiIte Mrs. Mahoney
No. I for further details and on Sat
urday, March 9. 1907. he received
another letter containing an ac'
curate description OF Mahoney and a
tin-type picture OF him.
Finding that f. Il. Mahcney. an en-
ploye of the shipyard. lived at 524
1hirty-secCnd street. Chief Reynolds
sent foi the man to come t. his cfiice.
Mahcney showed up at the police sta |
ton that night at o'clock.
Chief Reynolds began questioning
his caller and Mahoney soon con-
fessed that he was guilty of bigamy. !
He did not seem to realize the gravity
o. the offense and was unmoved
when Chief Reynolds told him that
he would be sent TO the penitentiary
for the crime. Mahoney had no eN-
cuse for his deed other than to say
ia, Mrs. Mahoney Ne. had told
him that he might marry again.
Performs Painful Duty.
After turning his prisoner over to
went to the Mahoney home to notify
Mrs. Mahoney No. CT the arrest of
her husband en- charge of bigamy.
He found her a frail little woman
;ust out OF bed after an Illness CT
several weeks. Her mother and mar
ried sister from Philadelphia were
with her. Mrs. Mahoney had ten
months old baby.
When the chief broke the news
that Mahoney was detained at the
police station en- a bigamy charge. !
the unfortunate woman was almost
Frustrated with grief and she begged
and pleaded with the chief not 10
keep her husband at the station
house all night Mrs. Parker. her
mother, swas very indignant and warn !
ed Chief Reynolds. Don't you let him /
come back here" The chief told her
that there wasn't any danger of his !
returning anytime soon.
After spending three days in the
city jail. Mahoney informed the chief
on Tuesday. March ~. that he desir- !
ed to get out of trouble as easily as
possible and proposed to ask the |
Judge TO try his case without a jury. |
Sentenced To Three Years.
That afternoon a special grand jury |
was summoned. heard Chief Rey- /
noids' statement. and returned true
bill against the prisoner. Mahoney
was arraigned before Judge Barham
and pleaded guilty. Judge Barham
heard the chiefs statement and with |
in forty-five minutes after the grand
Jury convened. Mahoney was sentenc-
ed 10 three years in the State peni-
;enIiary.
Several weeks afterwards. Nahoney
was taken to the penitentiary. where
he began his sentence. The case
was almost completely forgotten until
On January %. 1910. Mrs. MahoEey
No. l. Of Herndcn. Va. was granted
. divorce from her husband by Judge
Barham in the Corporation Court.
She sued for the separation on the
ground that her husband was confin-
ed in a penitentiary.
Gets License Second Time.
Mahoney finished his sentence in
the penitentiary some months ago.
the length Ct his sentence being re-
duced for gocd behavior He return
ed to this city and secured a posi-
tion and yesterday morning he ap-
piled at the clerks once for a mar
rage license &c again wed Miss