Evening star., 1921-04-14
HAS TWO WIVES
UNDER ONE ROOF
HIT. Andrews, New York
Broker, Also Has Two
Children.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 14.-The
strikingly strange case of man VINO
lived with two wives in the same
apartment was revealed here. The
man is Herbert Thornton Andrews
thirty-year-old stock broker. The
women are Mrs. Maud Augusta Haynes
Andrews, forty-five. whom he married
in Portland. Me-, June IT. 1912. and
by whom he has two boy-John'
eight. and Harley. si1-and MRS
Esther Marie Tatnall Andrews. twen-
ty-fve. who went through a marriage
ceremony with him in Greenwich
Conn.,, January 26. 1921.
Mr.. Andrews is head Of the stock
brokerage firm of H. T. Andrews &
Co, with principal offices at 20 Broad
street, New York. and branches in
Pittsburgh, Chicago and Cleveland
The second Mrs. Andrews is reported
to be a member of a reputable Pitts
burgh family.
Second Wife Comes.
The first Mrs. Andrews declared to-
night that the younger woman was
brought to the brokers' home here on
the day of the Greenwich ceremony
and formally introduced to her by Mr..
Andrews as his wife" She told
friends that she continued to live in
the same apartment occupying an al
cove bedroom, "for the sake of my
boys" and because she felt confident
that her husband would soon tire of
the younger woman.
'I was married to Mr.. Andrews in
Portland, Me, nine years ago. Mrs
Maud Andrews said last night. "and
we lived happily together until jan
uary of this year. We have two
children.
.In January my husband went to
Greenwich, Conn, and was married
to this girl-Esther Marie Tatnall.
l don't know much about her, except
that he brought her home one day
and calmly told me that he had mar
leave, just as I pleased.
All Live Together.
Since that day we have all three
lived here under the same roof. You
can't understand it? Well. the only
reason I have been able to tolerate
it is that I have two little children
to support, and one Of them has
been an invalid and a cripple all his
life.
You can be sure that 1 WOuidn
put ND with it except for the chill
dren If left he would spend an
his money on that girl, when he
should spend it for the children. es-
pecially for the poor little one whose
only chance of being brought back
to normal depends on receiving the
best possible medical treatment"
Mr.. Andrews could not be reached.
but his friends state that he makes
no attempt to conceal his peculiar
domestic situation. He has told his
friends that when the time comes
he will be able to show that his
first marriage was invalid. presuma-
bly, on the ground that he was a
minor when 1t took place.
First Wife . Divorce.
Mrs. Maud Andrews was divorced
from her first husband. Albert
Laplant of st. Albans, Vt, and her
decree became final one month be-
fore she and Andrews were married
in Portland. She was boarding then
in the home Of Andrews parents in
Quincy, Mass. Mr.. Andrews was a
bookkeeper in a Boston bank at that
time.
Friends Of Mr.. Andrews point out
that there is nothing illegal in his
action. No prosecution for bigamy
may be brought in the state of Con.
necticut, they said, unless it be ac.
companied by evidence of the actua
consummation of the marriage within
the boundaries of the state. Mr.. An
drews and Mrs. Esther Marie An