The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-24
ACCUSES HUSBAND,
CHARGING B|CAMY
Wife Seeks Arrest of Man
Who Deserted Her for the
Other Woman.
LETTERS PROVE GUILT
Charles l.. O'Domnell, Fol-
merly of Salt Lake, Caught
in Montana.
LETTERS PROVE GUILT

Bent OF prosecuting the man whom
she declares, deserted her 10 marry an
other woman End uumoved by hts pen3
not To acquaint his second wife with The
facts in the case for the sake OF their
little babe. Mrs. Kitty Hun o'Donnell of
Omaha, Neb.. was The cause OF the
county attorneys office yesterday after
noon Issuing q complaint against Charles
l.. O'DonnelI. formerly a railroad man OF
this city. charging him with po'yean1y.
Late last night Sheriff Sharp received
word by wire that O'Dopncll had been
arrested at Great Falls. An officer viii
he sent today TO bring him back to salt
Lake TO face the charges made by his
O'Donnel is said to have deserted his
legal wife several years ago. coming 60
this city, where he was employed by
different railroad, companies as an engi:.
ried Ethelyn Pearl Wilson. daughter OF
Mrs. Z. II. Wilson Of this city.
Begs for Mercy.
Having discovered her husband'a
whereabouts. Mrs. ODonnell proceeded
addressed to her O'DonnelI admitted that
he had been stamped As a criminal, but
begged Of her 10 extend mercy for tho
sake OF the young babe by his second
tracted mind, he pleaded with her in this
letter not TO write to his second wife,
but unmlndful OF his pleadinss, she wrote
TO Mrs. O'Donnell number two, inform
Ing her that O'Donnell had q legal wife
living.
Commuuications between attorneys and
other persons interested indicate that the
young woman was heart broken upon
learning the facts in the case.
O'Donnelrs first wife wrote to County
Attorney I. e. Wiley several weeks ago.
informing him that she understood mat
her husband had married a girl In this
city and asking hin, TO investigate the
rase and take steps to prosecute O'Don-
neil. The record of the marriage IL
neil married Miss Wilson August 4. 1910,
j Catholic priest performing the cere-
nony. With this information the county
attorney investigated the matter and
between o'Donnell and his first wife, in
which he begged OF her TO keep it Sc
,ret, we're sent 10 Mr. Wiley.
Documentary Evidence.
The county attorney since has kept up
the Investigation. and yesterday he re-
ceived 9. certified copy of the marriage
arst wife, Mrs. Kitty Hull. This mar
riage, according 10 the certificate, oc-
CURED In May. 1905. the license being
ssuod In Douglas county. Nebra ska. May
e of that year. They are supposed TO
have been married I'm Omaha
Upon the receipt OF the certified copy
Of this license, Attorney WHEY mn,edi-
stely issued the complaint charging
o'Donnell with polyEamy. While the Of
'ense is in reality bigamy under the laws
of other states, The Utah statutes do not
cover blgamy, the legal term used here
being polygamy. The complaint alleges
hat O'Donnell wilfully and unlawfully
married another woman, when he had
egal wife living. Deputy Sheriff ANel
Steele is the complaining witness.
A telegram was Immediately sent TO
Great Falls. Mont, where ODonnell and
lis second wife have been residing since
hey left this city. notifying the Montana
to place O'Donnell under ar
-est and hold him until the proper steps
AN be taken to return him 10 this city.
O'DonnelI and his second wife were liy-
ng happily, it is said. until the secret
If his first marriage was found out. Sew
,ral months ago baby was born and
everything In the little family seemed
oyely until the Nebraska wife found her
husband and the communication between
he different parties concerned was be-
gun.
When O'Donnell is brought back 10
his city. II is understood that his first
wife will come here to prosecute him.
7euuisition papers for O'Donnelis return
o this city will be prepared today by
ne county attorneys office, together
With an application TO Governor William
;pry that he apply for O'Donneils ex-
tradition from Great Falls.