The Washington times., 1918-12-06


sorting her husband and child, and
husband deserving his wife and two
children. an elopement, 4 hurried mar
| rage ceremony and 4 honeymoon nip
ped in the bud by detectives who en-
tered a hotel bridal suite in the early
hours of morning came to light today
when the charge ''bigamy" was writ
ten opposite two names on the blot
er at police headquarters.
The word bigamy first appeared OPP
yosite the name OF Evelyn Myers. She
watched the police write 1t on the
book, a pretty woman of twenty-one
years, styIishly dressed large brown
eyes yelling with tears.
The word bigamy next was written
opposite the name of Oscar Martin
Pfleger, thirty years old, thin, black
eyed. cool and equally well dressed.
He kept his eyes fixed on the woman
who went through the marriage cere-
mony with him and who was now
weeping,
Reveals Strange Story.
1t was a dramatic scene in the early
hours before police headquarters had
awakened to the stir of day, and re-
Vealed a remarkable story.
The woman called Evelyn Myers
on the police record is Mrs. Harry
]. Myers, who lived with her hus-
band and child in New York. The
man booked as Oscar Pheger lived
in the same apartment house with
his wife and two children. Mrs.
Myers and Oscar Pfeger became &C
quainted and their acquaintance
turned into love- The woman had
married Harry Myers when he was
but sixteen years old. Pheger had
been married seven years.
After the wedding ceremony, per-
formed by the Rev. J. K. Jeferies in
this city late yesterday afternoon,
and after Detectives Kelly, Arm
strong and Burlingame had been led
by Harry Myers into a hotel bridal
suite at o'clock this morning, the
whole story came out.
81 want to go home to my baby"
sobbed Mrs. Myers. 81 don't know
how it happened. 1t is a nightmare.
| was only sixteen when ! married
Harry. 1 loved him dearly but l was
not old enough to know my own
mind.
And Harry " so good to me. But
but, somehow 1 did not seem to
have seen enough of the world before
| was married. I used to envy the
unmarried girls who had their free
dom while I had to take care OF my
baby.
knew Oscar a Year.
About a year ago Oscar, his wife
and his two children came to live with
us. Oscar is a chauffeur, and re-
manned home q good deal during the
day Harry was away all day long
at his work. That. OF course. meant
ruin, though did not realize it at the
time.
Il soon became infatuated with os-
car. He had such interesting stories
10 tell of his exciting experiences uS .
a chauffeur. Ny feelings for him
ripened into love, and we resolved to
go away.
Now I wish could turn time back !
so that l could live the last few
weeks over again.
? 1--WE came to Washington Wednes-
day and registered in a hotel as NJ.
and Mrs. Pfleger. Yesterday we re-
solved to get married and obtained a |
license. 1 gave my maiden name OF
Evelyn Lynch At . o'clock this morn ,
ing we were arrested
Il thought everything would be all |
right il we were married l am too |
young to know anything about the |
law. Besides. my infatuation blinded |
me. Even after We were arrested
was anxious to see the thing through. !
1 wanted to stick by Oscar.
"But that feeling is all over now. |
Harry has been awfully good. / want |
to go back to him. I want my baby |
back. want my baby. 1 want my |
baby"
Enter the Husband.
Just then her husband came into |
the room and Mrs. Myers put her
arms about him and wept.
Take me back, Harry" she sobbed.
Take me back"
Throughout 1t all Pheger watched |
the couple, his face failing to register |
any expression But when Mrs. Myers |
began to weep he turned his face
away.
81 don't know what to do" said Mr.. |
Myers. Il am all unstrung. Ny |
home meant everything to me, and
now it is blasted. Ny child needs her |
but she needs her father also, |
and ] don't see my way out of thIs
mess.
81 love Evelyn. Though 7 try TO |
tell myself that I am through with |
the entire case, yet I do want her
back. But everything rankles, and