South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-03

F =. GIBSON ana MS partner IN DuSl-
ness, Fred A. Herreman.
According TO the statements Of
both Gibson and Herreman. Virgo
was called 20 the telephone between
four and FIVE o'clock Monday morn
ing and asked if he would come 20
Chicago Immediately. He was first
asked 10 take the next train which
left in few minutes but he said this
would be impossible but would take
the $3.50 train.
He returned and told his wife that
he had been asked to go to Chicago
TO clear up some mystery and that he
would return that evening or tele-
graph her She stated she was too
sleepy at the time 10 clearly remem-
Der just what he said.
Another Phone Message.
Hardly had he left the house to
catch the train when the telephone
rang again and when Mrs. Virgo an
swered It, she was asked If her hus-
band had left for the train. She told
the party that ne had gone to catch
the $3.50 New York Central.
IF the party that made those two
calls was found it would shed a lot
OF light on this mystery" said Mr..
/ Gibson. II was not known whether
the first call which called Mr.. Virgo
| from bed was a long distance call or
not but the last call which Mrs Vir-
so answered was a local call.
Virgo and his wife were at the
/ home Of Gibson, who lives on a farm
near Lawton, on Thanksgiving and
spent Thursday night there. Friday
morning he left for the homo Of his
brother, Fred Virgo. who lives near
Scoolcraft and about Is or Is miles
from Lawton. Friday evening he re-
tn ned 10 South Bend where he re-
manned at his office and home until
called away Monday morning.
Hell Confess if Guilty"
eff Joe did this he will admit il,
said his partner. "and if he didn't
he will stick to his story 20 the very
last. AS long as have known him
have never seen anything that would
lead me to suspect such a thing of
him. He is too easy going to do any
thing like that"
Several stories are told Of Virgo's
/ former wives. some verified and 9TH
ers denied by parties familiar with
I the cases. He admits being married
five times.
His wives were:
Lena Mosher. Paw Paw, Mich,
1S9S. lived together six months, di-
vorced: she married again and lives
i'm Kalamazoo
u fnh
/ 1905: lived together a year, divorced;
present whereabouts unknown to
/ him
/ Blanche Agnew. Kalamazoo, 1907;
she died after q year, leaving an in
FAINT son who was adopted by her
brother and died at the age of four
! years.
Alice Strom Of South Bend mar
ried in Chicago in 1912; lived togeth-
I er five or six months divorced; she
/ now lives at Niles. Mich.
| Della Duel. Kalamazoo, married
at Goshen. Ind, 1916; have one
child: now lives with her at 307 Z.
Ohio St. South Bend.
Wed Former South Bend Girl.
Among the stories of his former
/ marriages is that told by Mrs. s. J.
Strom Of this city. mother of his
I fourth wife who stated he did not
marry Blanche Agnew, his third
wife. but that she died after giving
birth TO a son. On her death bed,
she is said to have pleaded with Vir-
/ go to marry her.
/ Mrs Strom states Virgo became in
innate with Miss Agnew about Il
years ago when he was an embalmer
in Kalamazoo. After several months
/ Of close friendship Virgo discovered
/ that his sweetheart was 20 become
mother and induced her to accom-
pany him 10 Chicago for an opera
I ton. At Chicago the couple are said
70 have been stopped by the girls
( brother who forced them TO return
TO Kalamazoo where the baby was
born. the mother dying soon after.
Virgo then came to South Bend
where he met Alice Strom, I'll w.
I Division st. He became intimate
with her and was with her frequent
/ IL at home and about the city. Her
mother learned OF her supposed
trouble through letters which she OBJ
I
Virgo asked her TO go TO a hospital
for an operation. The mother said
| she gave Virgo money and forced
him tc go TO Chicago where they
were married.
Career i'm Kalamazoo.
Joseph VirgO's career in Kalama-
zoo is the story OF cOnQuests. Dur
! ing the period he was paying marked
attention to Maude Tabor he was al
so counting three we'll known Kala-
mazoo girls. one of whom is suppOs-
I ed 10 be his present wife
Miss Minnie Huston. at whose
home Miss Tabor roomed with her
: mother from the fall of 1913 to the
spring Of the next year. recalled to-
night the marked attentions Virgo
paid the girl
Joe used 20 call twice a week and
take Miss Tabor out with him" Miss
Huston said He frequently brought
her flowers and candy and seemed TO
+ be her chief adviser as TO her pro-
/ perty. Maude's mother was extreme
/ Iy mercenary and the mother and
daughter frequently quarreled over
money matters although they seem
/ ad otherwise in cOmDlpte harmony q"