The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-19
PROSECUTORS
ALLEGE PIPER
IS B[UEBEARD
Defendant Said to Have
Broken Down and Made
Confession.

MJ1SKEGON. Mich. Dec. lS.--That
Milo H. Piper. held here on n charge OF
killing Fricda Weichman. of Chicago
his alleged bisamous wife, has been
married TO scvcrnl other women before
no met the Wcichmnn girl, viii! prove
to bo a modern Blu"hcard." was tho
TO whether he had not married Marion
Grey, OF .Bcnton Harbor, Mich. in 100"
Iir-:r broke down. according TO Sheriff,
Carl y. Stauffrr and admitted his mar
riagc to the woman, who. after obtain
ing q divorce. it is snid. conducted q
matrimonial agency in Chicago.
Sheriff Staufrcr and other officers de-
clare they expect To find other women
to whom Piper had been married. bu,
declined to make known any further
information they have IN the new
angle OF the case. Mrs. fhlda Carlson
Piper, wife of the accused man, to-day
told officers Pipcr hnT married Miss
Iva Cinodenough ut Benton Hurbor In
1903. but ShcriT StauTcr declared to.
night Information reaching him tends
10 show Miss Grey" and Miss Goodc'
pouGh" arr tho same person.
Harry w. Jackson. assistant prose
cutpr. is said tn have Obtained wit
nrsscs who will tcstimy 10 having seer
I'!prr's automobile. in which ~ admits
visiting different Michigan cities with
Mss Wcichrnan. near tn" girls grave
Two years ago. sometime before her
body was unrarthcd by railroad labor
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MUSkEGON. Mich. Dec 1S.-In,cr.
est IN the case Of Mil" II. Piper. MuSke'
Enn insurance man. charged " ith III"
murder II Miss t'ricda Wcchman "f
Chicago. Was suddenly transferred to-
day to Benton. Harbur. Mich.
Mrs. HIlGL Carlson Piper. wife Of the
accused man. today admitted. accord
ing to the Musk"Eon authorities, that
l'ipcr in 1909 married Miss Iva Good
enough nj Bcnton llarh"T, becoming di-
Nurc"d from her five years later. Mrs
riprr made this admission Following re-
rclpt IN MuShrGon "f query LroI1
Benton Inrhur ~ To whether Ihpcr had
not lived IN tha; city and welded M iSs
Marion Grey. According to the inrnr-
maIiou from Benton Ilarbor. Miss Grey
conducted matrimonial bureau there
IIt is alleged that Iva GoOlcnnuEh and
Marion Grey arc tn" sam" persons.
Although tn" authorities have ndopt'
cd an attitude of rc,lcrnCc. because. they
assert. early publicity in the case ham
pcrs their Investigation. it became
known this afternoon that thy nTc con-
ductins It thorough investigation or tho
BENTON Harbor angle and look for early
developments.
Mrs. Jane l.ivrly Of Chicago. 4 fri"nd
of Miss Wcrhman. Stated today. the p0-
lice say. that she and TWO other friends
If Miss Wrchmun iGtdc Piper and tho
girl guuby" in Chicago when tho couple
left on their automobile "hOnny moon.
Tho authorities arr awaiting the arrival
Of others. expected To assist III nnrar-
cling the mystery of Miss Wrchnan' $
DEATH who include Mrs. W. f.. klinEc
OF Chicago. aunt "f tn" young woman.
The authorities declare they are con-
WINGED, from the evidence already al
hand, that Piper and Miss NcchmhT
we're married. Piper. on advice or MS
counsel. il is said. refuses tn 10 Into
further discussion Of his casc. although
rolirc representatives, arc spending con-
siderable time with him in his coll.
BENTON NAKBOE. Mich, D!c. IS
Milo II. l'iprr. charged with Staying
Frfrda W"chnan. came Ia Benton Hnr-
Dor in 1904. and was employed by n
hardwar" company AS Il delivery man.
In 1908 liz WAS married to IVA Good
enough. Il li-%"ar-uld school girl, who
two years later obtained divorce. nj
lrEing nnn-Support and cruelty. They
had or" son. now draG.
Th" G"odCnnuEh girl. under Ihc name
nf Marion Grey, WAS arrested i'll Chi
caco in 1905. and convicted. according to
court records. ar using the malls To de-
Iraud in rnncction with Il matrimonial
agency She WAS sent To the federal
prnitcntiary at Atlanta Tia. and later
hardened hy President Tar.
Piper left her" shortly after his mat
rimonial trouble.