Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
ADMITS He HAS
TWO WIVES AND
TWO NAMES, TOO
Byron R. Weldon, Known Also
as Herbert B. Horton, Meets
Nemesises in Court.

When Byron r. Weldon was brought
into the Fourth Precinct Court today
to answer a charge of bigamy he found
hat both his alleged wife No. L and
his alleged wife No. were accusing
his mother and brothers of having
legged him on into plural marriage.
Wife No. l, whose maiden name was
Pauline f. Mueller, SAYS that she
clipped with Weldon about ten years
ago. when she was less than 16 years
old, and married him in Railway, at
the same time showing q marriage
certificate.
Wife No. 2, whose maiden name was
Dolores 3. Nives, q Porto Rican. says
that she was introduced to the man
by a countrynan of hers when she
was on her way to her country about
six years ago. This was in New York
and, after corresponding for about
three years, they were married in VIII
mington. Delaware.
Fatefui Letter In His Pocket.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Weldon says
she was looking for money in her hus-
bands pockets when she came across
aaletter addressed TO Herbert Il. Hor-
ton. Looking through the letter she
saw hat 1t was addressed from a wife
TO her husband. Becoming soicious
she wrote to the woman, whose address
on the envelope was in Kirkwood, Nj,
and received a reply which verified her
suspicious.
After several letters had passed back
and forth the second wife came to
Newark and arranged to make the
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of It at all.
When this was recited in court
the two certificates shown Judge Herr
sent Sebold with the woman to their
home in $50 South Fifteenth street,
where she said he was locked in, as he
had been in the habit of sleeping till II
o'clock on account of his work.
When brought to court he admitted
the story told by both women and also
admitted being known as Herbert b.
Horton. He was slated, locked up ana
the formal charge of bigamy will be
made against him this afternoon, when
ne will be arraigned before Acting
Judge Yu!ll.
When they got through in court both
women went to the home of the mans
parents, where they accused them OF
knowing all this and abetting him in it.
This the sister admitted. saying to the
first wife that she would be glad to
see her brother in jail IL that would
rid him of her forever, finally haunting
the first wife that her brother had
never loved her anyway, u that he
did love Dolores.
At this the first wife became almost
historical, and yelled;
"Is that so? Well. just to show how
much he loved her ask her if he cid
not take every bit of jewelry h ever
had and pawn it. Didn't he, Dolores?'
turning to that young for cor
yoboration. Miss Niyes nodded assent
ing. Then, but for the presence of a
stranger who was there, 1t looked as
if the women would have come to
blows. Z Both wives were put out of the
house.
The mother and sister being ques-
toned about it afterward said that
they suspected it all the time, all the
letters addressed to Horton coming to
their house. but that they were unable
to do anything. Then they accused the
first wife Of running their son and
brother and wrecking his life.
Miss Nives, the second wife, whose
home is now in Kirkwood, will return
as soon as she is no longer required at
the court. She says that she will not
feel this as much as the first wife,
because she never had a home, al
though married to him three years.
she said she was glad to find it out
now, as he had promised to meet her in
Philadelphia this week and furnish a
home for her.
ehe hal a child a little over 2 years
old. Mrs. Weldon. the first wife. has a
girl of 8 and a boy of 21e.