The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-10
Glencoe Man Has Wife
On Either Side Of Road
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Brownton

Un Either Slde OF Road
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Brownton. AS
Across the road lived Mrs. Ann
Novak, a widow. During his visits
to Mrs. Albrecht he met Mrs. No
walk and married her as William
Millen After the ceremony, she
continued to live with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Otto, just
across the road from MIS-. AL
brecht,
az use to see him drive up to
Mrs. Albrecht," Mrs. Miller said,
and thought he looked somewhat
like Mr.. Miller. But Mr.. Miller had
light hair, streaked with gray, and
wore a cap. He also had on a pair
of glasses when he came home
here. Mr.. Albrecht seemed to be
dark. with dark, gray-streakied
hair, and he always wore hat,
but no glasses.
When he came to see Mrs. Al
brecht he used the same car that
he used when he came to see me. I
wondered about that ond asked
my husband how it came that he
and Mr.. Albrecht used the same
automobile.
He told me that he was working
for Mr.. Albrecht and that Mr..
Albrecht let him use the car. They
were supposed to be selling coffee
and foods. He only came here
about once a week or once every
two weeks, explaining that his work
kept him away so much. He al
ways came home at night.
One day, saw him over at Mrs.
Albrecht's, and went over to talk
to him about Mr.. Miller's work. He
avoided me and hurried into the
house."
In the course of their relation
ship Mrs. Miller said he took her
to Young America to live, but he
came to see her only few times,
and sent her but 81 week for her
support. She expected to become
a mother, and came home.
Mrs. Albrecht, who has gone
with her five-months-old daughter,
to live with a sister, Mrs. George
Hafemann at Glencoe, also detect
ed some similarity between Mr..
Miller and her husband.
I saw him only once or twice
over at Mrs. Miller's she said, but
Mrs. Miller and talked about our
husbands. One night, when learn
ed from her that Mr.. Miller was
going to come home, I went over
there to see him. I waited until 10
o'clock, but he never came, so I
went back home.
r'I found out afterward that he
had been sitting on the back porch
waiting for me to go, and then at
ter I had gone he raped at the
back door to get in. He told her
that he had driven in through the
alley"
All this time, the first wife, Mrs.
Rannow, was going about her
household duties quietly, believing
her husbands story that he had to
be on the road so much with his
newspaper solicitations that he
hardly had enough time to come
home. ...-,..,.-.
Her faith in him was shattered
Tuesday; her love had turned to
hate. - ~ ~. -
you -can't1expect anything else
from a woman who has loved and
trusted a man for 10 years" she
said He. didn't get enough. He
should have Agot life for what he
did. He was-home only two nights
in the last two yearsSand the last
time he WaS heres the day before
he was arrested, i cut his hair and
shaved his neck for him. He told
mes hi was EOihgSto Hutchinson
on business.
Her trust in him didn't fail even
when he neglected to support her
and his family as he had done.
Three days a week, she said y-she
worked on a farm to earn money.
Her oldest boy, Is, worked in the
creamery for $40 a month.
HE was a good husband at
home but he's lying if he says he
had any trouble with me. All the
neighbors around here can tell you
that we never had any trouble. But
10 years amt enough for what he
did"
Rannow's downfall came about
through the alleged abuse of five
year-old son of Mrs. Albrecht. He
was said to have beaten the boy
and pulled out strands Of hair
from his head. Mrs. Albrecht
swore out a complaint, but offic,
ials at Glencoe were unable to To-
cate anyone by that name.
Then Mrs. Miller swore out a
complaint for non-support. They
were unable to locate Miller.
Finally, he was pointed out as
Albrecht and arrested. He con-
fessed the bigamous marriage, but
denied that he had been legally
married to Elizabeth Nenn, who
thought she was Mrs. Albrecht.
I just lived with her." he ex-
planned. But she was true to me.
When I asked to have my shaving
set and some clean clothes sent up
here, my wife wouldn't go any far
ther the first floor of the Jail. Miss
GATK rENTpE MADYET