The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-10
SECOND WIFE 4 kEN0SHA GIRL
Annie Swanson Nelson of Chicago
Causes Arrest of Man Who Declares
He Believed Wedding Two Years Ago
was Simply Promise to Support Her.


dish mechanic employed at the plant
of the Thomas B. Jefery Company,
was arrested in Kenosha late Tuesday
afternoon on charges. of bigamy, the
charges being preferred by Annie
who alleged that she was the wife of
Nelson and who alleged further that
he had been married to Miss Althea
Sundstrom Of Kenosha i'll Racine on
May oath of this year. Nelson admit
ted that he had married Miss Sund-
strom and she was with him when he
came before Judge Randall in the
municipal court. He alleged, however,
that he had never married the Swan
son woman and that he had been of
the opinion that a ceremony which
took place before Judge Scully in Chi
cago in June, 1911, had been simply
a promise to provide for the support
of the woman.
Detectives came here from Chicago
on Tuesday afternoon accompanied by
had no trouble locating the alleged
husband of the woman as he was at
work at his bench at the Jeffrey fac
tory and when he returned to his new
" furnished home for dinner he was
taken into custody. Mrs. Nelson, the.
first, alleged that she and Nelson were
married in Chicago June Sth, 1911.
On the day before the wedding. day
Nelson had been arrested on statu-
tory charge preferred by Miss Swan
son. She declared that following the
marriage Nelson had lived with her
for month after which time he dis
appeared and went to Fall River, Mass.
Later he left there and went to Iowa
and through the Dakotas finally land
ing in Kenosha about November of
last year.
Nelson claimed that he had never
lived with the woman day and that
he had understood that he had prom
Used simply to provide for her support
and that some time ago he had seen a
notice Of marriage license IN the
Chicago papers which indicated that
the Swanson woman had been married
relieved him of any promise of support
and that he at once made arrange
ments for his marriage to Miss Sund-
strom. Judge Randall refused to turn
Nelson over to the Chicago detectives,
holding that if any offense had been
committed it had been committed in
Racine where the second marriage Of
Nelson was solemnized. He notified
District Attorney W. w. Storms Of
Racine county to make an investiga-
tion into the matter and it is probable
that formal complaint for bigamy
will be lodged against Nelson in Ra-
cine county. Pending this action Mel
son is being held ma fugitive warrant
at the county Jail here:
Nelson has had an excellent reputa-
tion since coming to Kenosha and his
second bride declared to the court that
she was willing to stick by him
through thick and thin. Mrs. Annie
Swanson Nelson returned to Chicago
on Tuesday night, but she served no
tice on her alleged husband that she
would be in Racine county to push the
charges against him. Judge George
W Taylor Of the county court declar-
ed that he would ask Judge Belden to.
parole Nelson. Ii this man was gull
-ty Of bigamy it was due to his ig-
norance and it seems to me that this
girl that he has recently married
should be protected, said the judge
this morning. 1t is probable that the
case will have a hearing in the Ra-
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