Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-27


The claim made by l.. b, Rich, now
held in the Josephine county jail on
a charge of polygamy is apparently
disproved by the receipt today of the
above telegram from Rabbi Levy,
whom Norma Cohn, Mrs, h. u. Rich
No. 1, named as having officiated at
the Rich-Cohn nuptials In 1907.
Rich has at all times maintained
that he was never legally welded to
the San Francisco girl. but this new
evidence that is coming into the
hands of the district attorney would
apparently draw the web OF justice
pretty closely about the Jew shoe
merchant who led one OF the falrest
of the young ladies of Grants Pass to
the altar last February.
The authorities have communlcat.
ed with the officers at San Francisco
and the record In the case Is expected
soon when the marriage of Rich and
Miss Cohen will be proven beyond
doubt, as the record must certainly
nave been made in the county IN
which the ceremony was performed
When Rich was shown the tele'
gram from San Francisco this morn
ing stating that the previous mar
rlage could be proven, he flushed
scarlet, but his only remark wal
well, let them prove It, then" Ht
would not discuss the matter further
referring the inquirer to his attor
ney.
Confinement in the Jail, and the re
ceipt Of the damaging kilograms from
the south, have had a depressing In
fluence on Rich, and he lost thu
jaunty and self assertive air that bor'
him up when he was first brough
here from Klamath Falls.
What preliminary action will b.
taken in the Rich case has not ye
been decided upon, but with tn
grand jury In session II Is more thai
likely that the first hearing will b
by that body.
Late today the county clerk OF Sal
Francisco county wired that a mar
riage license had been issued to Law
renee b. Rich and Norma Cohen o.
August 14th, 1907.
(From Fridays Daily.
l.. b. Rich in the county jail wit
a charge of polygamy hanging owe
his head, enjoyed a few brief mir
utes Of freedom Thursday night whe
he was released from bondage on tn
strength OF $3.50 which had been tel'
graphed here by his father In Sa
Francisco
On being released, Rich made a
arrangements to leave on the nigh
train for San Francisco. but even a
ter his ticket had been purchased b
found liberty again snatched frol
his grasp, and today Is as much b.
hind the bars as ever, tho CalifornI
ticket unused all because, as Ric
looks at It. OF the peryersity OF jea
Gus woman.
At the eleventh hour a telegrai
came from California announcin
that Miss Cohen, or Mrs. Rich No
, would leave for Grants Pass, and asl
ing that Rich's bond be placed at
: higher figure than $3.50. Depu
, Prosecutor Johnston took the matt
! up with Justice Holman, and q
= bond was raised to $4,000, and Rio
= was re-arrested by Constable Rand
! and returned to his old quarters
! the county jail Rich at once wire
2 his father of his added troubles, al
r expected that the cash to cover Il
2 enlarged bond would be forthcomiI
, at once. To date. however, II h
] not appeared
G. During his brief respite from Il
p custody OF the officers, Rich called
2 the home Of Miss Layton's mother
this city. but whether he saw b
wife. Mrs. Rich No. 2, Is not know
3 Miss Cohen, or wife No. ], will
= here for the preliminary hearing
Rich next Monday.