South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-16
MRS. MILLER 7TH
WIFE Of QUILHOT
Attorney Says Vice investigator
Made a Speciality of
Marrying Widows.
Armed with power Of attorney and

Armed with power Of attorney and
pursuant TO instructions from his
client, Russell w Geyer, attorney for
Mrs. Mary Miller Quilhot, is today
tieing up what funds her husband.
John II. QuilhOt has on deposit in
Michigan banks. Geyer made a state
ment in Battle Creek Tuesday in
which he charged Quilhot with hav-
ing made a specially Of rich widows
and that the former Mrs. Marian B.
Miller was his seventh and latest vic
tim.
FUNDS that Quilhot now has de-
posted in Michigan banks are locat-
ed in Battle creek, from which city
Mrs. Miller fed while her husband
was away from home, Lansing, the
scene Of former operations and in
Grand Rapids. Geyer has filed civil
action tieing up these funds in all
the cities. and has been so busy pre-
pairing the suits in Michigan before
Quilhot could withdraw his funds
that he has had no time 10 prepare
the charges in the local courts.
Atty. Geyer is now enroute TO
South Bend from Battle Greek, his
operations there in covering" Quill
hots bank accounts being most eN-
tensive This was admitted Tuesday
by Lem ]. Oare. his law partner. De-
tails of the pending divorce suit by
which Mrs Mary Miller QuilhOt aft
er a marriage of a little over year
were not given out by Oare.
Sensational Nature.
IL IL understood, however, that the
suit will be Of a sensational nature,
and will be filed in the circuit court
Wednesday along with another civil
suit This last step will be an at
tempt to recover property out OF
which Mrs. QuilhOt charges she was
e,t-ipIIo1 ~
The most startling news in Tues
! days Developments in the Quilhot
case was the statement made by Atty.
Geyer that the former Mrs. Mary Mil
Ter was the alleged swindler's seventh
wife.
The exact amount of property out
| of which Mrs. Quilhot is alleged TO
have been swindled, could not be
! learned today. Developments now
pending. declared Atty. Dare Tuesday,
/ would determine whether or not Quill
/ hot had been successful in the last OF
his operations to, dispose of his wifes
property.
No new developments locally in the
/ criminal proceedings against Quilhot
have been recorded. That the prose-
cutor is now investigating the charges
i against the man is admitted from that
office, but further than that there is
no statement 1t is understood that
/ the grand jury now in session, may
take some action on the Quilhot mat
ter. If the grand jurors decide to
| investigate the Quilhot charges now
made against him by his wife, it will
probably not adjourn until late in the
week, all bills being returned at that
time
Grand Jury May Act.
1t is expected, however, that if the
/ grand jury does not investigate the
| QuilhOt case. adjournment may be
taken either late Wednesday or early
Thursday. This indication is drawn
from the fact that few cases have
been bound over and that the present
session was generally conceded to be a
quiet one.
1t was learned today that "the little
woman in black" whom Quilhot has
referred to as daughter" "stepdaugh-
ter" adopted daughter" and niece"
is Mrs. Jules DaTgusah, who deserted
her husband and family at Piqua, o..
to go with Quilhot. Dargusah and his
two children are now at New Castle,
Ind
It is the latter who is expected to
request the governme nt to take steps
charging QuilhOt with violation of the
Mann act. Mrs. Bertha Halterman,
who will be one of the principal wit
nesses for Mrs. QUilhot and the state,
has issued a statement to the effect
that QuilhOt induced her mother, Mrs
Mary Blackburn. to leave her home in
this city and join him at Grand
Rapids, Mich, where he had provided
apartments for her at a hotel.