The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
HE HAS "a WIVES
AND 19 CHILDREN
Six Of the Latter Are Twins,
the Oldest Being 50
Years.

New York-Stroking his gray
streaked Van Dyke, Of which he Is
vain, Arthur F. Zimmerman, husband
Of "a wives, most Of whom are living
and from none Of whom he has been
legally separated, and father OF 10
children, including three sets Of twins.
| tence Of from four years and eight
months to nine years and six months
Singularly enough Zimmerman was
convicted Of perjury. Nor is he ever
likely to be tried In New York at least,
for bigamy.
| Zimmerman Is about so years old
He is elegant Of figure, dresses fault
lessly, speaks English and German
perfectly, and prides himself on his
knowledge Of women and their ways,
justifying this pride by the fact Of his
numerous conQuests. He generally got
all their possessions.
Zimmermann's carelessness led to
his arrest and conviction. In marry
ing a second Brooklyn woman, he
swore, when getting the marriage
license, that he was single. The other
Brooklyn woman who had married him
was about to bring action against him
when he fed to Canada, settling In
Hamilton, Ont. AS there is no extra
dition treaty between this country and
Canada covering bigamy, Zimmerman
thought himself safe, but treaty does
provide for the extradition Of perjur-
ers, and District Attorney Clarke had
norman was tried last week. The
Jury was out only minutes.
Says He Loved Them All.
| Zimmermann's peculiar psychological
processes puzzled even the few friends
who sat beside him in court. The
elasticity Of the organ he calls his
heart. as illustrated by his remarks.
was the wonder of all. Speaking OF
his many wives he said:
| II loved them all-once-but my
! love grew cold. / am Of such a sensi-
tive temperament that it Is impossible
for me to live with a woman / do not
love. When my affection waned left
each in turn and married another.
am child Of affection"
man, that behind the charge Of perjury
was the more serious one Of bigamy,
Judge Dixie continued.
| Marriage with you was not only a
habit, it was q disease, and when, as
In your case, 1t was accompanied with
elements Of high finance in always Sc
curing from your victims all the cash
they possessed in the world your ar
rest and conviction became a positive
boon to the community at large. Your
life has practically been passed in mar
rying, securing the property Of and
leaving your victims in order to seek
Career Begun In Germany.
From the list Of "a wives Judge Dixie
aeld, 1t appeared, that Zimmerman be-
gan his matrimonial career in Germany
In 1872. BY 1875 he had married IL
women in that country. He lived with
each just long enough to get her prop
erty, generally leaving an heir or two.
In quest Of pastures new he came to
this country, marrying here 13 times.
In 1904 he was married to Mrs. Emily
Grohman, a widow, who conducted
furnished room house in Green avenue,
Brooklyn. After borrowing all of her
,eady cash, he disappeared. Mrs. Louisa
Hail, widow, who had a dressmaking
place in Flatbush, next fell a victim to
| his wiles. Zimmerman relieved her OF
any future worry over the management
Of the dressmaking establishment. In
| leaving her he carelessly left a letter
behind which gave to Mrs. Zimmerman
No. "a the address Of No. %. They hit
the trail Of Zimmerman and ii led the
sleuths Of District Attorney Clarke's Of
| fice to Canada.
List of Wives and Children.
Following is list Of the women Zim-
norman married in Germany and the
number Of children they bore him:
1872, Marie Grimminger.
1874, Pauline Behring.
1875, his record year-First, Carrie
Hauser; second, Dorothy Won Schiller;
third, Sophie Maier; fourth, Rosa Da-
has; fifth, Gertrude Rauscher 1.-TWO
children, boy and a girD; sixth, An
ME Jaeger Zone child, boy); seventh,
Charlotte Doerinf; eighth. Adelaide
Dorflinger: ninth. Nina Hausdoerfer
twins); tenth, Louisa Abermueller
1.-TWO children, boy and girD; eleventh,
Augusta Won Boehmer.
Following are the wives married in
America:
1876, Louisa Hassman Gone child, a
girD.
1879, Adelaide Volken (twins).
1880, Lena Heitze Zone child, a boy).
1881, Nina Kessler twin boys).
1882, Antonio Krenst "a boy).
1885, Anna Klatzehter Ga crib.
1886, Marie Won Becker (three boy
and one girD.
1897, Frederick Hagelauch.
1904, Amelia Jases.