Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-09
Two WIVES SEEKING MILLER
Ex-Representative of Grain Firm
Accused by Sioux City Woman
LIVING WITH WIFE m OMAHA
Mrs. Miller of This City Breaks in
Upon Phone Talk with Sioux
City wife ana Jig fs Up
Miller MtxstngS

Sought by detectives armed with war
rants for his arrest for alleged bigamy.
Edward II. Miller, ISL cnioaso street.
well known for years as travelling
representative for the Transmississippi
Grain company and reputed TO be worth
at least $1,000 is missing.
He disappeared Saturday morning after
his supposed Omaha wire had interrupted
q long distance telephone conversation
between him and Mrs. Mona Miller of
Sioux City. who claims to be his first
and only lawful wife
Mrs. Miller OF Sioux City came to
Omaha Saturday morning. only a few
hours after Miller had left ISL Chicago
street. She conferred with County At
torney James p. English. with the result
that q blgamy charge was filed in police
court.
Mrs. Miller Of Omaha, who prior to her
claimed marriage to Miller was Miss
Gertrude Hines. stoutly declared her in
nocence Of any wrong intent when inter-
viewed by a reporter last night, main
tanning that at the time of her marriage
to Miller she believed him q single man.
She said she is anxious to meet the Sioux
City Mrs. Miller. for she knows 1t will
not take long to convince her OF her
innocence.
Miller is about 70 years old; Mrs. Ger
trude Miller OF Omaha, wife No. 2, Is q
handsome brunette. about Is years OF
age: Mrs. Mona Miller Of Sioux City,
wife No. l. is a blonde and near Mil
ler's age.
MILLER Travelled over Iowa for us for
five or six years or longer" said r. S.
Cowgirl. president Of the Transmisslssippl
Grain company, when questioned last
night. HE left US about six months ago
and don't know anything about what
he has been doing since. He resigned
Of his own accord and left us under no
cloud"
Miller's real reason for resigning his
position with the grain company was his
Inheritance OF $4,000 or more from some
relative In the east. The good fortune
caused him TO decide TO quit work for
awhile. with the intention Of going into
business for himself or otherwise invest
ing the money.
Interruption Dramatic.
The interruption Of the telsphonic con-
versation Of Miller and wife No. l by
wife No. was intensely dramatic. ac-
cording to the Omaha woman's version.
THE first l knew that he had another
wife was last Friday night" said Mrs.
Gertrude Miller. Al never was so sur
prised In my life. We were sitting here
talking when the telephone rang and he
answered II. 1t was a long distance call
From the way he talked got suspicious
that he was talking to some woman and
got near enough to the phone to hear
some Of the talk from the other end. She
called herself Mona. She said she was
coming TO see him. He said all right.
They talked some more and finally she
said, You'll meet me at the train. will
your He said he would. Then grabbed
the telephone away from him and said,
III be with him. too And who are
your she asked. I'm his wife, / said.
She said. so am l.. Then. of course,
We got TO auarrellng and I can't remem-
Der everything we did say.
FINALLY We quit and had II out with
him He denied 1t UP and down and said
II was just a Joke somebody was trying
to play. I had confidence enough TO
marry him and had confidence enough
TO believe him. He convinced me there
was nothing TO II, although 1t still seemed
queer to me.
Disappears Saturday.
Saturday morning he went out Of the
house early. He said he was going down
TO get some newspapers. That's the last
have seen OF him and the last anybody
has seen OF him. so far as | know.
Mrs. Miller and her brother came 10
Omaha Saturday morning and got out
the warrant. The brother and Detective
Hell came out here looking for Mr.. Miller.
OF course. they didn't find him The
brother identified him by one Of his pic
lures"
II am absolutely innocent said the
Omaha Mrs. Miller. 81 want to meet
Mrs. Miller and explain TO her and I
know can convince her. have been
so mixed up since this thing happened
that l haven't been In condition to say
or do anything right. haven't recoy-
dumfounded by It hardly know what
I'm doing. As soon as have recovered
and get hold Of myself enough to be SEN
sibls want to arrange with Mrs. Miller
for a meeting. She couldn't possibly have
been more surprised than was and abe
can't feel any worse than / do.
II don't blame her for being mad and
crazy over what she found out. So was
mad and crazy and don't think either
Of US was responsible for anything we
did. / can sympathize with her for am
practically In the same position. We are
both victims Of dishonest man.
Knows Miller Three Years.
II met Mr.. Miller through friends of
ours three years ago. Nobody ever said
anything to me about his being married.
but he told me he was married and was
getting divorce. 1 believed him. After
wards he said he had his divorce and
two years ago We were married here in
Omaha
Mr.. Miller always was good to me and
/ couldn't have wished for a better hus-
band. ] never had any reason 70 suspect
such a thing as this. though 1 am rather
jealous. He travelled and was at home a
few days and then away a few days.
Whenever he was away l thought he
was out on the road working.
Mrs. Mlllers brother told how she
happened to call at the house. She tried
to call some place downtown where she
thought he would be and he wasn't there
and they gave her his residence number.
Then found out about IT,"
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