The Detroit times., 1915-07-19
Mr.. HYNES
IS "SOME"
LOTHAR|0
Two Wives and Pair of
AMnities Claim
Him
ONE COMES WAY
FROM FLORIDA

Charles L. Hyncs. VINO said, when
he was hrst arrested Dy Detectives
Reid and Dibble ou q charge of big.
amy. committed In Baltimore. Md
that he had never married anybody.
and couldn't imagine what II was all
about. was taken back TO Baltimore.
Saturday noon. by Detective Lieut..
John II. Mintiens. OF that city. That
ofhcer remarked; 'Some heart.
breaker, some heart-breaker, that fel-
low. Here we have two wives and
one afinity traced to him. In Balti
more. New York and Washington,
aud now when I come after him. I
hnd a woman here from Miami, Fla,
calling him Honey and trying to
get him to return 10 her and be q
good boy!"
Detective Mintiens Is going to
keep Mr.. Hynes shielded from the
gaze OF the ladies on the trip back.
He says he Is going TO take no
chances OF an attack In force by
some Of the girls. who might try to
take Mr.. Hynes away from him.
In the police court. when the fugi-
tive warrant against Mr.. Hynes was
formally dismissed. Friday morning.
and he was turned over TO the Balti-
more offcer. Mrs. A. NJ. Bennett. OF
Miami, Fla, rushed right up to
Hynes and said. "Oh. honey. II
you had only stuck TO me, you
wouldn't be In all this trouble. I
could have made a good man OF you"
Don't talk so much" said Hynes.
affectionateIy.
''Oh. honey. just can't help It,"
said Mrs. Bennett. "You know |
care for you so much"
Detectives Reid and Mintiens were
mildly interested.
Hynes Is ~ years old. and his imam.
orata was at least that far along in
years. She conhded that she had
come from Miami. Fla. TO join Hynes
here. after he had written to her
from Detroit when she arrived
here. she found that he had just
tecn arrested for bigamy.
But she rented a room at No. ASS
Brush.st. and says she Is going TO
atay here now, and wait for Hynes
to come back 20 her and start life
anew In Detroit.
She said she wasn't Hynes' wife.
but his good friend. And she add
ed. Hes an awful nice man. He has
a weakness for women. It's true, but
he's awful nice. and could make q
good man OF him"
But Detective Mintiens fears that
she may have 10 wait a long. long
time for Mr.. Hynes. lie Is under In
dictment in Baltimore on the charge
OF marrying Alice Burroughs. Of
Washington. n. c.. last May. while
ne had a wife and seven children in
New York. the New York wife being
Florence Chapman Hynes. of No. 175
Post-st.
Hynes worked for the Underwood
Typewriter Co. In Baltimore. when
he married the Burroughs woman.
whom he deserted after living with
her for Just one month. II is alleged.
She says that he left when she In.
vested her ready cash In rooming
house. and she suspects that he
wanted the cash. She also learned
that he was living with another wo-
nah. SO she made some inquiries
about her absent spouse. al his once.
Asked what claim she had on the
man. she said. why. I'm his wife"
Peculiar" said the ONCE boss.
"Very peculiar We have letter OF
inquiry about him from his wife In
New York"
whereupon, Mrs. Burroughs Hynes
went right to the police they locat-
ed the New York wife, obtained the
indictment. and then learned that
Mr.. Hynes had left for Detroit. and
had obtained a position At the De-
troit agency Of the typewriter con-
Germ. His arrest by Detectives Reid
and Dibble followed. but he profess.
ed Amusement at the charge. saying
he vas q single man.
Later, he admitted that he wasn't
entirely a single man and had one
wife. But he mentioned the Bur-
roushs woman as that person. and
still denied knowing anything about
a wife and seven children In New
York.
But when Detective Mintiens ar
rived Mr.. Hynes wavered little
more. and said he guessed he was
up against q tough proposition"
And when the Miami admirer
walked up and called him honey,
right in front Of the officers, very