Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-12
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
 CAUSES MUCH SPECULATION
Norwich Bridegroom Had Told of His Previous Ventures = Supposed to Have Had Wife In Bridqeport,

Have Had Wife In Bridgeport.
 Of Edward F. stacey's tangled mat rimonial affairs, the Bridgeport Tele- gram says that the brief announce ment in a Norwich paper of the Sta cey-Palmer wedding gives the first hint of the continuation of a Bridge Port-eorn romance, developed since last August The Bridgeport paper continues the story as follows: The announcement is also of more than Norwich and Bridgeport import ance on account of the claims, often made by MT. Stacey, to the effect that he was the divorced husband of Edna Goodrich, playing one of the important , roles in Nat Goodwin's matrimonial l adventures.
 His Second Venture.
 Until about six weeks ago MT. Sta cey was foreman in the employ of | the American Graphophune company, and, with woman going under the name and introduced by him as Mrs Stacey, occupied a flat at S5 Butler avenue. During his occupying this flat | he acknowledged, it is claimed that he | had been the husband of Edna Good rich, and before she came into prom | thence as the wife of Nat Goodwin. the actor. He also acknowledged that she was his second in his matrimonial ven | lures.
 In addition to being considered an 1 expert workman, Stacey was prom inent fraternally, belonging to many of the Bridgeport Masonic organiza- tfons and also being fraternally afih- ated with the EIks.
 Change Comes Suddenly. Then came the change. Miss Pal | mer, coming from Norwich to visit l friends on the East Side, was intro i duced to him. From the first friends of MT. and Mrs. Stacey noted his fond l ness for Miss Palmer and his increas- | ing attentions to her and attentive actions toward giving her every con- l veniencef Relatives and friends of both argued against a continuance, 1 but without avail
 1 Last fall Mrs. Stacey went south to visit relatives, at the solicitation of 1 Mir. Stacey, and after her leaving his attentions toward Miss Palmer became more marked, and he announced his i intention of securing a divorce, for i what purpose he did not state. After l about two months stay in the south l Mrs. Stacey, in response to letters 1 from relatives, returned home and re- mained for 8 time After her return Mir. Stacey again started his campaign ! for a divorce, and consulted Q. prom inent Bridgeport attorney concerning | procedure.
 Was Not Married.
 He requested that a number of Miss l Palmer's relatives appear in order to assist in the action, but they, know ing conditions and not approving, re- fused to do so. The attorney, feeling that everything might not be right and consulting relatives of Miss Pal mer and learning true conditions, re- fused to take the case. It was then l that Mir. Stacey put up the claim that l he had not been legally married tC the then Mrs. Stacey, claiming that l he went through the ceremony with her before the divorce of Edna Good rich became effective. Soon afterwarG he resigned his position at the Graph ophone works and gave up his tene- ment. For days at a time he was away and Mrs. Stacey at times wor- ried for his welfare.
 Sold Furniture.
 It was about this time that a. repre- sentative of g Bridgeport furniture concern appeared at the house and consulted Mrs. Stacey about a check it was claimed had been given them l necessary money to redeem it at the bank. In order to avoid trouble Mrs Stacey sold the furniture, paid thu bill and took the pittance remaining 1 Mir. Stacey returned for day or two at a time until the firt was vacated and then disappeared. It was report. ed that he was in Norwich, and othel sources of information said that hC had secured a position in New York The news of the alleged marriage, al recounted in the Norwich paper, fol lowed Immediately following the re port, relatives of Miss Palmer begaI an investigation of his right to marry
 PuzzIing Question,
 How a man can live with a woman supposed by them and introduced by him as his wife for about seven years start divorce proceedings, and, wheI they are interfered with and, from thu outside, blocked, put up the clain that their marriage was not legal and marry his new choice within twC weeks of leaving his supposed wife is question puzzling the friends ant relatives of MT. Stacey and of Mis- Palmer. MT. Stacey has been urged to give the proof of the illegality o
 his marriage, but without avail l GIfi DiSoWnSOs
 The marriage returns give his resi- dence as New York and his occupation
 that of travelling salesman. Up unti
 less than a month ago his residence was Bridgeport and his occupation { foreman for the American Grapho
 phone company It Is reported tha
 during his trips to Norwich MT Sta
 cey has been obliged to seek aid iron
 the Masons and that MT. Stasey ha secured money from a New Jerse,
 lodge of Elks under tho pretense tha
 he was in hard luck and needed tn
 money in order to get along.
 On account of the procedure it i
 reported on good authority that rela
 tives of Miss Palmer in Bridgepor
 have disowned her as long as she per
 sists in recognizing MT. Stacey as he lawful and accpeted choice.
 Miss Palmer is 9 years old, MI
 Stacey between 35 and 40.
 They were married here March b,
 Judge Barnes, but the fact was no made known until this week. The,
 are living with Mrs. Stacey's mothe
 in Lafayette street. The story a printed in the Hartford paper wa verified by a relative.