New-York tribune., 1910-03-22
He HAD q WIVES
NOW ron SING 'SING.
Marriage sCifh Zimmerman a
DiScaSr. Court Tolls Him.

Stroking has gray strealcd Aan l'Nko. of
Rhich De d. vain. Arthur =. zimmerman.
husband 81 tWeuty-four wives. lnust at
whom are said 90 be liVius ana from nome
of whom he had hoon legally separated.
and father az unetoen children, iuciuuiuS
three sots of twins. icceiNcd ln BroollNn
sosi,rday with characteristics nonchalancc
Nuunty Judge nike's sentence az from four
.oars and eight months 10 mine ycavs and
Eis moutas in Sins S.ug. SinE1dar.
enough Zimmerman MAS convicted 81 pG'-
gun. Nor b. d. ever likely to se tmc0 in
brooklyn Al least. Tor mgamt.
Zimmerman is about Sixty so4rs old. lie
D. rather elegant of figure. dresses elult-
lossly, speaks l.ngiisR ANA German l'rr-
lCctly and lrid,s hmaglf o@ E.s knowledge
az women and their Mays. Jusllf. lnS this
pride ~ sle rac, az h.s numerous COM
quests. ale generally got al Der posses
EtOns
ZimmegGan's care!cssEess led 10 his ar-
gest and conviction IN marrying a SECOND
l}rOokl2n woman, lc sWor,, when getting
Ehe masTiage license, that he Mas single.
The other Brooklyn woman VINO had mar
ried him Was about 10 bring action against
him when he de- 10 canada, sttliug in
hamilton, ont. As there b. no eNtradi-
tion treaty betARen this country and can
ada covering my.tml. zimmerman tloUEht
himself safe. buz treaty does provide Tor
Ehe cNtradItbon ~ perJurors alld Distuci
Attorney Cl.Ekc had lis quarry brought 10
lT0uklsn. Zimmerman was tred last week.
Ihe sury was out only ave m.nute-.
Z!mmermauas peculiar psy,i4oioEical proc
esses puzzled seven thr few friends who sat
lcside aim in cogrt- The elasticity of IEe
organ De calls ais heart AZ illustrated uy
AIS remarks. ,,.s abe wonie, AZ 4l4. speak
aug ~ lis many wives he said.
y loved thomszlll-once-hat lly love grew
Cold. ] am oi such sensitive tempe:a-
snent that IL ls .uurCssih-e for me 10 live
a,ith a woman 7 do uo, love when my
Gnecuon Wanod ] lsit each in turn and
married another 7 am a child of alfec-
Gion."
After saying. Ia sentencing ZiMmeiEnan.
shat behind tho cuar-a ~ perjury MAS Jhu
laore serious one ~ .dEau!, Judge I.Ae
Cntnued.
Marriage with yoG Nas uat only "a lalit
81 MAS a discass. and when. ae iu .our
sasr. ID was acconrlaubeI With elements al
liEh finance in always securing from your
Niciims au thc cash thoy possessed Ina tAo
N,orld. your arrest sinL conviction became "A
positive boon 10 t.ss community al large.
your life has praosically hceu PASSED in
marnius, securing the property 80 ANA
t'aAAlr thAl NANtiti'- -tt 'i.t-i A' 81. h t.t.-
.utncr"
lNom tlc list ~ tN, uty-ioar wives Jud-c
1liko held. b appeared that Zimmerman
lIcean his matrimonial career m ttTuaul
sn 49, Bs 1873 be- had married tlttcp
women iu that country. Be stayed with
sach just ions snough go Eot Den property
EcnoraIl loaNins an hci-or tUo-to uothins
In quest of pastures u'ay Ie cIwe 10 tHs
s,ouuirl. maua ing her, lhiri'cn tinys. lu
1sli DE- Was married to Mr. Emily iIunam,
a, widow. who c,uduDtCd furnished roHm
house in Greene aysuuo, BroukHu. After
borrowing aU of lsr ready cash. le dis
auueaIed. Mr~ L,ui-r hL widow. who
lad = drossmakus llace m FIathusI. ueNf
feU = kirtln to his Uil,s Zimmerman r7-
lclcd Dior of auy future unrrR oyer tF~
mama cement ~ Lhe dTcss2lal,inE establish
lleni ln leaving her ho carflcssl. ltt a
lc,ior behind wIi,n Gat. 10 Ms Zimner
man 80 a tie address of 81. -t They ht
lhe trsn of Zimmerman. aud it lal ths
sleuths ~ Disiriri Auoi1Ks clarke oHngs
40 canada
luon bis release from Sing Sing Im
merm8u cannoA ic trtd for uE4my under
1ne ndicmew Jon that crime which lan-s
over lim iu Brooklyn if Do demands 90 d.
permitted 10 rstu1. to canada, ass an,
tanadisn s,tladition law provides that Bon
tu,h oases as tbat 81 zimmerman man
sau lc iriod ouly Tor tb, crime named in
40, indlctmont and for which I' has beau
sNtradited.