Great Falls tribune., 1921-06-13
New York City, june s.-Why il !

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This question i resolving much 90
Der, scientific discussion in New York
as z result ct the tremendous number
filled tie courts. AZ I lar As as psychoio. sycho
gists can dope it out, there are. two
distinct types Of bisamists-the kind
that deliberately goes IN for plural
marriage as money-making PROPOSE
tion, and the kind that marries over
and over again for lack of the heart
to refuse.
There is, Florence, for instance.
Florence is mere flapper Of Is, and
she has already had two husbands in
the space of few months. Her first
marriage took place last November
when she was welded to a nineteen
year-old youth who worked in ! cheese
factory. Florence deserted this youth
after few days. On April 2 she
married again, this time a twenty
three.-year-old iron riveter, who prom
,sed her . honeymoon to Philadelphia.
but Florence left him too, after which
ne found out about her first marriage.
amy, the girl shrugged her shoulders.
"Why worry?" she soothed her mother.
who had burst into tears. "They
can't do anything to me. I'm 4 minor
This careless attitude toward the
holy state of matrimony was also
Haunted in court by young stock
actor who was recently arrested in
novel manner for having more than
his legal quota Of wives.
a. He was playing juvenile ip New
England stock company whee he re-
ceived telegram from a vile asking
him to hurry to New York at once.
She would meet him in the PennsvI-
vania station.
Jack hastily packed his suitcase and
did as he was told. AS he came through
the Boston train gate. a small, blond
woman rushed forward and threw her
arms about his neck.
Hello, Kid" said Jack tenderly.
!fe next moment detective placed
q heavy hand on Jacks shoulder and
told him he was under arrest The
small blond woman quickly withdrew
her embrace and beckoned to two other
women who had been watching the
scene with intense interest.
The DeoeIver Deceived.
"Come on" she called triumphantly,
"here he is. l told you he'd come.
Now We can all 80 to court and have
the matter settled"
so it's a conspiracy of wives," sug-
gested the victim, as the two other
women joined the group. "And you're
in it too, Honey" he added reproach-
turned out to be Wife No. 8. "WeI,
well. never expected the three Of you
to be here to meet me-"
And thus conversing pleasantly, the
detective. his prisoner and his three
wives sauntered off to court. There
Jack was asked to explain why he had
married three different women. As,
none of the women possessed money or
life insurance, the judge could see no
possible motive for such idiocy. Neither
could Jack. Finally, he said he sup
posed it was just because he wanted
to be agreeable They were all charm
ing girls, and he couldn't bear to disap-
point them by telling them he was A.
ready married.
According to the psychologists, both
Jack and Florence conform to q true
bigamist type. Each represented an
individual who is extremely sympathet-
ic, sentimental and weak-willed. Flor
ence admitted that she was not in
love with either of the men she mar
quent history of his troubles. she felt
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self to be persuaded into matrimony.
Jack felt the same way. He couldn't
say mo" to girl who wanted to marry
him. At the time he was apprehended
he was On the point of marrying a
fourth spouse. young actress in the
same company with him.
These are only two of a long list
of bigamy cases that have harrassed
and bewildered New York judges. The
season began with a large crop Of in
voluntary bigimists, both men and
women. who had received forged di-
vorce degrees from fake divorce law
yer. People who, believing themselves
to be respectfully divorced, had mar
ried second time, suddenly discover
ed that their DEGREES were worthless
bits of paper and that they were still
legally tied to their first spouses. Per
haps the publicity given to this unfor-
tunate circumstances started the big
amy wave-who knows? At any rate, |
bigamy has been a spectacular feature
of our metropolitan life ever since.