Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
zINA CLIFTON'S MARRIAGES
Young Woman Accused Of Having a
Corner on Husbands.
ALMOST THREE AT ONE TINE
Some Disclosures as to Her Rapid
Career Brought Out in Court
j. During Divorce Trial
nj Valentine.

VALENTINE. Neb.. Feb. as,-tspeciall
-Zina Clifton was winsome miss n
Red Oak a few years ago when she
tripped to and from school and home.
But she Is IN peck Of trouble now
She has too many husbands Starting
with one. she has finished tnree by her
own process OF elimination. and still has
some to spare. The courts will try to
settle the. tangie.
zlna Is a clever girl. though. keen
enough TO put away men and emerge
jewelry and realty TO establish a Ne
braska monarchy.
One OF her clever tricks was to intro
duce q prior husband to her recognized
mate as Ad wolgast. whereupon the lat
ter bought her another red automobile to
prove that he was just as good scout
as she. AZ
Before telling about the ENHANCEMENT
into which she has been east and riotous
fun she has had II Is well to explain that
she Is an Iowa girl. and has accumulated
the majority Of her husbands in this
state.
Some Of Her Purchases.
Hare Is some OF the stuff she had
charged before her last husband became
suspicious and Instituted divorce pro-
ceedlngs on account OF "Ad wolgast''
Psrfumery. $500: jeweIry. unknown; SIX
hose and dainty lingerie. unappraised;
five willow piumed hats purchased on one
shopping expedition; thirteen Persian
rugs. salue not stated; automobile bill
sI.so; triflinE accounts with .miscellan.
ecus merchants. bringing ths,,totai wei
! Into the Thousands. lp.f ~ 'ft
zina comes from. a well known and
highly respected Iowa family. Fifteen
years ago she was united In marriage
with Louis .Thiels popular young Red
Oak man.. With him she was happs
for a few years until Charles Rosen-
Grams. according to the record. became
infatuated with her attractiveness. Thiele
was thereupon abandoned for Rosencrans
and the latter bad full sway over Der
charms on February L. 1907. on which
date Thiele died.
NarriaEes Come Fast.
Thiele having been put to rest. ans
Rosencrans having become tiresome. shs
accumulated James Boyer. and IN April
Of the same year she united In marriage
with him at Mccook, Neb. Here Is what
Boyer said abont what followed:
AT first we got along very well. bui
II was not long until her jealous disposi.
ton made our. life much the same a,
that Of two unfriendly bah towsers In the
same back yard"
At any rate they lived together until
Independence day IN the year OF 1910, or
which date Boyer exploded his pent-ur
violence. She retallafsd BY shooting Al
him: once in the Bon Ton cafe at Grand
Island. One Of these OCCASIONS was dur.
ing the winter or isio-is1l, and II attracted
. great crowd Of curious townspeopie. r
Getting down to historical facts 1t /,
recorded that on April q. ls1f. she mar
RED Charles ReynoIdson of Albion. one
Of the wealthiest farmers and stockmen In
that section Of the state. She found II
convenient at thatttime to represent her.
self as vivie De We're. and 1t was under
that name that she became Reynoidson's
Wife ~ ---- ~
he Ispreported to be worth nearly q
half million dollars. but aside from his
aee and wealth. he found her very inter-
esting until "Ad woigsst" was intro
duced. She then began to accumulate
finery, Until that time Reynoldson con.
sldered himself fortunate In winning
Miss De We're" aud every wish and
whim that she cold conceive was full.
filled. though Il did seem. that ''vivie'
was extortionats In hef demands.
In June following their marriage Rey.
uoadson was taken violently III. and al
that time there vas aroused the suspicion
that he had been poisoned Beynoldsor
recovered. but ihs became watehfnl. and
action for divorce on the ground Of
adultery followed.
Harry DogEetts was named In the d.