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bance of consequence during their
married life.
While they lived at Leland, every
thing was tranquil, and during this
time another child was born. Mrs.
Aldridge testified: HE said he
thought he would go to Oklahoma,
but that he would write me when he
found where he was going to stop,
and he did so when he got to Okla
hCma. | was to come on down to
visit his parents and friends in the
neighborhood until he found loca-
ton, and | was to go to him. He
was to let me know when to come
and bring the children-a couple of
children by his former marriage, and
my two little girls, mine and his. y
They did just as planned, except she
ceased hearing from him. Insured S
father and mother heard from him
from time to time. His last letter to
them was received from Oklahoma
City about the latter part of February
1902, and was OF the customary sort,
except he said: 81 am well and don't
be uneasy about me, and weigh 17C
pounds and | am going to make
some money and you shall have your
part" and, further ''if any one asks
you where | am or about me or
something like that, it amt nobody S
business where l am" At this date
he insured was about thirty-twO years
of age. Neither the wife nor father
and mother of Wales w. Aldridge
heard from him after that time. The
insured was carpenter. After he
reached Oklahoma, he wrote back
for his carpenter tools, which were
sent to him. After some little time,
the plaintiff left Leland and came
/ back to Missouri, where she has con.
tinued to reside.
After this cause was pending in
this court, and on the 18th day OF
December, 1910, appellant filed its
abstract and brief On January 8
1911, respondent filed her brief. On
January 4, 1911, Wales w. Aldridge
whom the jury had found to be dead
| appeared by his attorney in this court
and filed an application to be made
a party appellant, stating therein the
| following reasons.
Several Times Married.
The most remarkable part of the
petition is the statement that:
That affiant had prior to the year
1901 during which he left Houston
| Texas county, Mo-, been three times
married, his first and second wives
| having died; both having borne
children. That Lille M. Aldridge
atlantis third wife, resided with him
at Leland, Iowa, up to the time al
| which affiant left Iowa for Okla
| hOma. That at Leland, Iowa, affiant
left Lille M. Aldridge and proceeded
to Oklahoma, where some time latel
on the 18th day of April, 1903, under
the name of Wales Williams, affiant
was married to Jessie Myrtle South
ward of Dibble, Mechanic county
Okla, and continued to live with
her at Dible and at Norman, Okla
until January 2, 1904, on which date
affiant left Norman and some time
| later, after having been for a time
at Amarillo, located at Ell PasO, Tex
where he lived for many years under
the name of King Morley, carpenter
and contractor. On December Is, 1907
he was married to Pearl Manning
under the name of King Morley. He
was also married some time later tC
the daughter of w. j. Montgomery
and at another time to Mrs. Lille
NJ. Hulce, for whom he built resi-
dence.
During the trial a number of photo
graphs were taken of Mr.. Aldridge
by a detective in order to establish
the identity beyond doubt Later
Aldridge freely admitted that the
photographs in question were those
of himself. A carpenters apron was
also introduced in the evidence which
tended to prove his identity.
Under the stipulation of counse
the court found beyond a reasonable
doubt from the evidence produced
that Wales w. Aldridge was at tn,
date of the judgment and prior there
to in full life and health; and, il
pursuance of said stipulation, it is
ordered that the Judgment rendered
by the trial court in which Mrs
Aldridge was given the insurance be
reversed and this action be dis
missed.