Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-18
BRUNETTE WOMAN
BRINGS BIGAMIST
TO HIS DOWNFALL
Attributes His Ill Luck to Ma
chinations of Dark Haired
Beauty Who Prose
cuted Him.

Denver, Aug. 15.-"Never marry
brunette-they are envious, disagree
; able and jealous" says d. l.. Saunders,
i just released from the Buena Vista Jail
after serving a sentence for bigamy,
ana re-arrested on an embezzlement
charge.
Saunders should be we'll qualified to
discuss the question as he had been
married six times and the bride in
every case but one was a blonde. The
one exception. wife No. 5. was a spark
ing brunette with coal black eyes and
hair like the proverbial ravens wing
And she, Saunders asserts. is the one
responsible for the troubles, jail SEN
tence and all. He was arrested as he
left the Buena Vista Jail and brought to
Denver, where he was lodged in the
county jail on Il charge of embezzle-
ment, preferred by Attorney G. +. Mil
Ter.
Blondes are loving. kind and affec-
tionate and make the best of wives" is
the verdict of this much married man,
'Whlle brunettesc are the reverse. Young
men contemplating matrimOny should
be guided by my experience"
Approves of Marriage.
In spite Of Saunders Checkered cx-
perienCe In the role of a married man,
he Is far from pronounCing marriage a
failure.
There is no life like married life"
| he says. Should | be so unfortunate
as to lose my present wife. whom I
love dearly. l would in all probability
marry again" Saunders at this Doint
volunteered the information that his
love for his present wife exceeds in in
tensity that felt for any of the other
wives.
Saunders began 16 years ago After
reaching the age Of 25 years without
being scathed by the arrows of Cupid,
he fell in love and married q petite
blonde whom he had known for two
years. A blissful period of four months
was terminated by the sudden death of
the young wife who was claimed by
pneumonia. Not being able to endure
his loneliness. few months later he
found another blond, who consented to
share his fortunes. Again did death
cut short his happiness, the bride sue
/ cumbing to heart disease after five
months of welded bliss.
Il though then that | would never
find another to take the place in my
heart twice left vacant" said Saund-
ers feelingly. However. within less
than year he again faced the altar
with the inevitable blonue at his side.
For the third time the shadow of death
fell ionthis household and his wife was
called to the great beyond one year
from the date they were welded.
Il determined then that | would rot
/ tempt Fate further" says Saunders. "A
year ago came to Denver and learned
of good position open only to a mar
ried man or one with a housekeeper
Recalling a young lady back east to
whom was once engaged, but parted
| from on account of religious differ
ences, sent for her and Installed her
| as my housekeeper. thereby securing
the position.
Feeling PIatonic.
Saunders insists that the feeling be-
! tween himself and this young lady was
| purely platonic. In June of last year
| he was married to a young lady, this
time a brunette, whom he no doubt
/ CLASSIFIED in his matrimonial archieves
| as wife No. 4. But q brother of his
bride had learned of the housekecper
| in the case and the brunette was torn
| from the arms of the bridegroom an
| hour after the ceremony.
Saunders was arrested for bigamy.
! He contended that he had never mar
! ried his housekeeper, but under the
common law was adtudged to be her
! legally welded spouse. the general
| reputation" of the couple being that of
man and wife. The brunette who was
thus relegated to the position OF No. s.,
| secured an annulment OF the marriage
| and, shortly afterwards. Saunders was
alaiiiSu III the NoldeIl jail 10 MS
| present wife, his truest love and
| former housekeeper, who has stuck by
| him through his present trouble and Is
| eagerly awaiting the time when her
husband will be released.
| Saunders, whose one matrimonial
venture with a brunette proved disas-
.rous, is himself a blond, small In
statue and of slight build. He de-
scribes himself as a teetotaIer, never
using strong drink, tobacco in any
| form. nor profanity. He is a lover of
home. never stayed out at night and
was model husband TO all the wives
with whom he has lived