The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
HANOCUFF QUEEN
HAS Two HUBB|ES
Wed First Time on Wager, Second
Time for Spite. and Now Faces
Charge OF Bigamy.

Love laughs at locksmiths, and Is
ther Hammond smiles at handouts.
prison bars and kindred impedimenls.
Queen OF shackles and chains Is she.
but her conquests of mystic locks is
no greater than her conquests OF
mems hearts.
She is Is and has twice married.
the second time without the formality
of securing u divorce from her first
circumference That is why she -
locked up in the central police sta
ton, where she has not yet attempted
to practice her magic on bolts and
bars
She wed the first time as the result
OF wager and the second time for
spite. Cupid has played strange
FRANKS upon her Buffalo was the
scene of both marriages, and she will
be taken there for prosecution.
Esther is a really. truly show girl.
When she was IA, she ran away with
circus and ever since, life has had
more than an even share of adyen-
ture for her
She was the beauteous bareback
queen. Moreover, she learned the act
of charming snakes, as well as mems
hearts After brief career In the
circus business, she learned the art
OF breaking handouts.
While | was working In nickel
theater in Buffalo, | met my first hus-
band" said Esther. His name is
Dahlke He's a switchman or some
thing like that He was helping me
with my act and there was a bunch
of us back there and We all got talk
ing about who would be married first
We made little bet with some or
the others in the show and Dahlke
and | beat them 10 it.
That explains the first marriage.
Well. We didn't get along we'll to-
gether That's all about that. Then
met this other one, Lloyd Hooper,
of Detroit. He's year younger than
am He lied about his age and we
both lied about where We came from.
married him to spite another fell
low | had fight with
Hes a jealous little fool. Dahlke
was fool too, hut when you get right
down to it. all men are fools. so what's
the use Hooper did this" and she
held up her right wrist and showed
an ugly stab wound. You see, that's
while"
Esther says the wrist was also
broken recently while attempting 70
disengage herself from particularly
refractory pair OF Guns.
Well, | guess I've talked enough
she said by way of terminating the
interview. I've got n good book up
stairs and I'm going back to 1.-THE
Gambler OF the West
Esther was arrested Tuesday night
in a downtown cafe.
Esthers boy-husband, Lloyd Hooper,
called at police headquarters, Wednes-
day afternoon, to see Esther. He told
Lieut.. Hally. however, that be didn't
plan to help her out OF her predlca'
ment.
IT'S never again for me IN regard
TO Esther" Hooper declared in all sell
iousness. THAT never again stuff
may be a joke with some people, but
it's no joke with me. She deceived
me. | never knew she had another
husband until last Sunday. when |
was I'm Windsor. visiting my brother,
william Hooper, who works for the
Grand Trunk railway as a brakeman"
He gave me registered letter, sent
by nv mother from Buffalo In the
letter was a newspaper clipping, tell
ing Of Esthers first husband refusing
TO be responsible for any debts she
might contract, because she had left
his bed and board. Now that was
such shock to me that | couldn't
eat any dinner"
Hooper asked Lieut.. Lally II the
police had found a huntink knife on
Esther. He said she had been carry
Ing such weapon for three weeks,
intending TO attack him with IT. Lieut.
Lallv said no knife was found on her.
Hooper said he met Esther while
he and she were performing in But
falo show house He said he did the
trick OF getting out OF a milk can. Just
like Esther gets out of strait-jackets.
You're in a pretty bad box now.
was suggested TO him. How do you
plan to get out OF it?"
"Oh. this is easy for me, he sald
somewhat indifferently, 81 am not leg
alIv married to Esther: all III have 10
do is TO get the marriage annulled.
Hooper is now living in the home or
his sister Mrs. Finch. No. 81 gold
snith.ave.. Detroit. His mother Is run
ming a restaurant in Cleveland, ne