Evening journal., 1914-02-02
WIFE BRANDS
ACTOR HUBBY
AS BIGAMIST
MeSiameS Keller, Nos. ! and
2. Though, Like Each
0sher Immensely
CNE MAS lis LITTLE
COUSIN FR0M COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. 2-Liy-
ing for thre weeks as "a little cousin
from the country" in the New York
apartment house in which her hus
band and his alleged second wife re-
sided, Mrs Rilla KohIer a beautiful
young woman, Of Market street near
Thiry-sixth. obtained evidence which
resulted IN the holding of Charles j.
Kohler. a moving picture actor, With
out bail 10 await oNtradition 10 New
Jersey. By a New York Judge yester-
day
Wife No. and Wife No. fasci-
mated each other during che absence
OF their husband 10 such an extent
thar after the trial of the husband
they will live together and shun all
men who cross their respective paths.
SO Mrs. KOhler the first emphatcally
declared on Saturday.
No moving picture scenario IN
which kOhler ever appeared had q
more thrilling climax or more COM
plicated situations for an errng hus-
band than this episode OF life, accord
ing 70 Wife No. 4, who returned 70
her mothers home Saturday after
noon IN such nervous state that she
forgot to check her trunk from the
Pennsylvania station IN New York 10
this city.
When Mrs. Kohler came to this city
from Milton Del, eight years ago, so
her story goes, she was an unsOphisti-
Gated country girl. She met kohler
while she attended a business college
and became his wife ten days later.
Fell Heir TO Estate.
Eight months after their marriage
she fell heir TO an estate, she asserts,
and with the money she and her hus-
band went 10 New York and had a
glorious time until the bequest had
been sQuandered. They then return
ed to the home of the brides mother
and a short time later, Mrs. KOhler
says. her husband deserted her.
By means OF a clever ruse. Mrs.
kohler learned that her husband re-
sided IN an apartment house on West
Forty-ninth street, New York. Three
weeks ago she went to New York and
applied at the apartment house for
her husband.
Upon being admitted, Mrs. Nohler
went to his apartments. She entered
and found her husband
'Hello. Jack she said. al have
been waiting to see you for some
time"
At that iuncture, Mrs. kohler says,
Woman entered the room and her hus-
band became notceably clustered and,
addressing the new arrival, said'
"AlN dear. | want YOU TO meet my
little cousin from the country"
- MIS-. Nohlcr No. J Immediately fell in
Eth tl. plan She represented herself
.,.i, iIs husbidds Icoueiu end durm The
rms. 81, two weeks. declares she learned
rNIohler's companion was his second
ion-s,'ita Miss Doris Palmer of 1896
GENrs street. Newark
lers 4 Mrs kohlcr no. J with Detec.
nuiaciq'JCara and Corbitt of Newark en-
iis 0srtho apartment. Mrs. kohler No
y. n realize the supposed duplp'fy of
~ 1Vlusband.
Y t7hler was arraisned befpo a mogis-
oarc in a New York poKe court Fri.
NET @ morning. On SatgTStfv ne was sum.
'cn ied before JuNee Appleby aud held
r,h avaio oxtradilion 10 Newark.
pi After the arral lenment. the two Mrs,
-ohlers exprested their regard for
ach other aRM agreed to make their
4 me togei Ter after the trial Mrs
,er N9N returned to her mother
III I g while the second Mrs
Oebe0 fent to her parents in New
c, 1Ag the triad. at which bOtb
D Souta poaNas witnesses.
~ 1VT1ier Of0Cap'ain.
Y aa.rs. Kohler no. 1 is daughter OF
ctole late Captain George =. Lekites
fHho. with seven other men, was
drowned when the schooner Jennie
n. Tompnson went down fifteen years
ago. Since her husband left her, she
has been a millinery model in this
city and New York.
"If there are any more Mrs. hohler'
in this city. said Mrs. kohler no
upon her arrival home yesterday
II would like to meal them. know
my husband is partia kto pretty girls
for his second wife is certainly
beautiful and charming woman.
Il understand he has a girl in this
city whom he wants to be true e
him.
Il am devoted TO my husbands sec
end wife and she 70 me We Will a
least be happy together"
MEckRY SALE DRAWS.