The Detroit times., 1912-09-07
ADMITS HAVING WIFE TOO
. MANY, BUT SAYS SECOND
KNEW FIRST WAS ALIVE
Edmund Wilkin Gale in Jail on
Bigamy Charge by
Spouse No. 2
NOW LONGS FOR FIRST
Says He'll Stick by Her When
He Gets Out of Present
Scrape
NOW LONGS FOR FIRST


win Gale, whichever his right nam
may be, was arraigned before .Justic
Stein, Friday, on charge OF bigamy
preferred by his second wife. Lovaur
Nye Gale, to whom he was married /
Findlay, o., Feb. 3, 1911, although b
had never undergone the formality G
a divorce from his first wifi
Kelly Gale. whom he ma
ried in Davenport, Ia, Sept. 3, 1890.
Gale Is a $60-a-week accountant en-
ployed by the Packard Motor Car Co
a man with a considerable history, a.
cording TO his own story, and Is
years old. His first wife Is the sam
age, while the second wife Is q larg
handsome woman OF 20.
Through a rather sordid story IL
Yolving the romance surrounding IN
second marriage, runs the story {
the first wife's devotion. The frs
Mrs. Gale took her husband back tim
after time, only to be left on m'
ment's notice when Gale was oyel
powered by his infatuation 70
I.oyaura Nye, pretty cloak model.
Now, when Gale is behind the bars
bitterly upbraided by his second wife
he exhibits the following letter II
ceived from his first wife, now Twin
IN Chicago, only few days ago:
My Dear Husband:
Just received your welcome let
ter and did not expect any money
as Raymond told me how II would
be there. Was not surprised but
I was glad TO hear from you and
that is better than the cold cash.
When a fellow is down and out,
you can't bleed him you know.
wiki, my dear husband, do the
best you can. Don't borrow any
more. Cut it all out and you will
regain confidence in your fellow
man. There is good in you. WIKI.
| know II. So don't be dlscour-
aged. No, have not run into debt
for one thing, only the piano, and,
of course, We have got that down
TO $40, paying five month. When
| don't have the cash, l do with
out. So in that way We have kept
ourselves going ON cash basis.
Your letter seemed sad TO me to-
night. Are you worrying, WIKI!
Raymond will bring your book
and cane with him when he comes
TO Join you and / am sending you
n picture OF Harry. We went TO
g church today and the prairies
+ looked so pretty and smelled so
sweet from the clover. Ny dear
husband, hope you and Ray
mond will be happy together and
that at some time in the future,
we will all be happy again. OF
course, We are not genuinely hap
by in this world-we are always
meeting with little uisappoint-
ments, probably because We ex-
pect too much,
-, But, Wiki, my prayer has been
tfrat you and I might be happy be
]. lore. we die: that We might love
: each other, feeling that We
: were much 10 each other, doing
: and helping each other In true
and lasting love.
\ The past 10 gone, but you VIII
probably never love me the same:
But some day. YOU may feel thar
there 10 no one Just Hike me.
When We are old. after the
glamor OF L. all has passed, I may
: be the only one left: -. Z. -.
- Wal, -donlt warry- about the
= money this week. will be a.
economical as 7 can possibly be.
Just send me what you can next
week, and II you can't send any, |
will try and get some another
way. Goodnight for this time. The
boys send their love. Write soon
as will miss my boy (Raymond)
and will be anxious TO know how
he is getting along. And his faith
er has been missed all these
years. But / have learned to wait
till Gods own time, and az you
say, even the furniture seemed TO
welcome you on your other home
coming. Now be a good boy and
good night. Your own loving
wife, MAMIE.
Gale has three sons by his first wifi
the eldest 20 years, another IL, an
the third 16.
The eldest two are now living here
In the Alhambra apartments, wher
theil father was arrested, Thursda
night. II was their presence here
gays the second Mrs. Gale, that result
ed in the bigamy case. She had pre-
yiousfy separated fFem- Gale, and wa
suing him for divorce, following
fight In which he tore her clothes OF
July %, In their home at Mott Wasf
She says she didn't kno'
he had another wife until week age
when gossip to that effect reache
her. She says he had always told he
that his wife died years ago, wheI
their youngest son was born.
Gale, on the other hand claims tina
wife No. 2 always knew Of the exist
ence OF the first Mrs. Gale,
Gale was living with his wife an
sons In Pittsburgh, when he met Mri
LOyaura Nye, 20 years old, who ha
recently separated from her HUSBAND
whom she married at the age OF II
She was a clerk in department store
aud they met In a restaurant. IL wa
love at first sight for both.
The woman deserted her family an
fIiends. and accompanied Gale TO Ne,
York. She admits that she was BLIND
ly infatuated with the man, and say
that she worked as cloak model, an
turned the money over to him.
Gale left her in New York, and wen
back to his wife, who had moved (
Chicago, after being away from he
for three years. He took his wife {
Kokomo, Ind, but failed In bushes
there. deserted his wife without war;
Ing, and skipped TO Fort Wayne, wit
the police on his trail. He telegraphe
TO Mrs. Nye in New York that he wa
In trouble with officers over none