New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-05-05
3 WIVES WILLING
To give UP HUBBY
Much Married Man Says He
Meant Well

X.
actress wives OF Harry a. Newton. an
actor. expressed their opinion yester-
day of their joint stock husband. after
Newton in Tombs court had pleaded
guilty to bigamy and confessed he
had married all three of them, but
under extenuating circumstances"
Said wife No. /. Mrs. Florence Ma
deria Newton: Harry was an at
tractive boy when I married him in
Monticello, ILL.,, ten years ago, but he
was very weak. / lived with him six
weeks-that was enough. All / want
now Is for some one to take HIM off
my hands,
Said No. 2, Mrs. Glenn Argoe New
ton: He is, moral leper. / gave
the ten best years of my life to that
man. I gave him my love and would
have done anything for him, but he Is
either weak minded or vicious and in
either case should be put away where
no cannot harm other women"
No. 3. Mra. Iva Edmondson New
ton, said: II still Iova Harry dearly,
but I don't think I could ever go back
to him. I married him and lived with
him until three weeks ago, but even
IL he gets out OF this trouble i win
not marry him again"
Inc young man nau nOIninB W say
From his cell in the Tombs, where he
was remanded in default OF $4,000
bail. no sent this note: Yes, have a
story. but I am tired out. I will see
you tomorrow"
just Like Stage Play.
Newton arrived at the Grand Gen.
trail terminal yesterday morning, hav-
ing fastened from Boston in response
to a summons from his third wife,
Miss Edmondson. All of the wives
use their stage names. She and Miss
Argoc. the second wife, greeted him
as he left the train shed. Miss Ed
mondson threw her arms around his
neck. This was n signal for War
rant officer John Devine to tap New
ton on the shoulder and place him
under arrest.
Turning to Miss Argoe, Newton
aid: "Oh, honey. how could you do
Il % And then to Miss Edmondson:
Little girl, how could you be such |
4 traitor?''
The thrice married actors down
fall was the result Of chance meet |
ng between Miss .Argoe and Miss |
in a theatrical managers Of
Ice last summer. On comparing /
notes the wives discovered a common /
husband. While they we're preparing |
, case against him the third wife
appeared.
She was Miss iva Edmondson, of /
Port Huron. Mich. who ran away |
With him in September. 1919. and
vas married after a courtship of |
I've days, exactly five days after New
on had deserted his second wife. He |
made Miss Edmondson swear not to |
ell anyone that they were married.
las a lover, Harry was fast /
worker" Miss Edmondson remarked |
uefully in her apartment at the
Iotel Grenoble, Seventh avenue and
rifty-sixth street
Newton is So years old. but appears |
much younger and plays Juvenile /
oIes. He is tall and slender. with |
arge blue eyes and dark hair. His
wives describe him as an actor on |
IS we'll as on the stage. Miss Ed !
nondson and Miss Madeira are
blonde; Miss Argoe Is brunette
"sTo Make Their Lives Clean"
In court yesterday Newton made a
Iramatic appeal to Magistrate Rosen-
'iatt.
your Honor" he said. IT plead
utility, but there were extenuating /
/ married these girls
o make their lives clean"
Magistrate Rosenblatt asked him
THAT he meant.
This little girl" he indicated Miss
''She took me home to
meet her folks. and I wanted to do
he right thing, so / married her. I
married. Glenn (Miss Argoe) during
he war. I thought IL I should go
nd get killed there would be a
Widows mite for her."
Newton was served with papers in
oubIe annuiment proceedings before
eaying the court room. When Assis-
ant District Attorney Sabbatino
sked for bail to be fixed at $1,000
he prisoner said:
Let him rave, your Honor. I can't
aise any bail. no matter how small
/ As"
He was held to await action of the =
rand jury.