The Washington times., 1920-04-07
WOMAN W|THTWO
HUSBANDS ISSUED
First Mate Of Wife Held in Stay
Ing Case Seeks His
Freedom.

HERKEMER, N. Y, April T.--Mrs.
Marie Weiss Randall Rainbow New
BILE. detained here at the county Jail In
default of $1,000 bail as a material
witness against her husband" Will
liam Neville. In the Clarence ID. Kelly
murder mystery, has been served
with summons and complaint in an
Onondaga county supreme court ac-
ton for absolute divorce, started by
Elmer Il. Bainbow, OF Syracuse. a
former Woodstock farmer.
In another part OF the same jail, a
county retreat OF the old style, which
has housed many murderers made
nationally famous through the press
because OF the mystery surrounding
their crimes or the peculiar details
OF the killings. is William Neville.
awaiting a hearing on first degree muir
der charges. who Ia now named by
the Syracuse man as the one who
broke up the Rainbow home.
Woman Is Nervous Wreck
On cot In the Jail, a nervous
wreck from the hysteria which fol-
lowed her sudden arrest and detcn-
tion. is the alleged wife OF Rainbow
and Neville, barred from all visitors
by orders. OF Jail Physician James w.
Graves.
Her cryptic remark to private de-
| tectives who had spent many weary
months chasing elusive clues In the
Kelly mystery. my husband Is the
man you want" caused the placing OF
the murder charges against Neville
and her own arrest, and gave to her
deserted Syracuse husband the infor-
nation OF her whereabouts he had
long sought
According to the complaint in the
divorce action. drafted by Attorney
Jesse B. Berson, OF Syracuse. Elmer
Rainbow and Mrs. Rainbow-Newble
were married at New Woodstock,
Madison county. by a minister, on
August s, 1897.
1t Is charged that the woman posed
as the wife OF william Neville in tho
city OF Utica. the village OF Clinton
and the city OF Herkimer.
Husband Was In Hospital
1t appears that Rainbow, q former
Onondaga county special deputy
sheriff. who was employed in guard.
ing the Semet Solvay split rock pow
der preserve during the war. was an
Intimate friend Of Neville while the
latter lived at Harrison place in Syra-
cuse. Neville was a frequent caller
and both Rainbow and Mrs. Rainbow
made much OF him.
Just prior to the breakup in the
Rainbow family Rainbow was en-
gagged one night in carving q chicken.
The carver slipped and severely
slashed his hand. In some manner a
splinter Of chicken bone became i'm
hsdded In the wound and serious COM
plications resulted. A long siege in a
Syracuse hospital took Rainbow away
from his home. and, it is alleged, dur
Ing this time Neville, prevailed upon
the wife to desert her husband and
flee with him.
When Rainbow returned from the
hospital with several fingers on his
left hand amputated. he found no
wife or friend Neville.
A divorce action followed in the
| Onondaga county courts, but was dis.
| continued. There was also started
/ a $4,000 action by Rainbow against
Newblc for alienation Of the wife's
affections. This was not pressed be-
| cause the missing couple could not
| be found.
1t was said here that the Syracues
| husband would await the result Of
| the murder mystery hearing before
| deciding on what course to follow in
the alienation suit.