Year: 1875

LovK-wEDpED AND ABANDoEED-THE WIFE


REMARKED TWICE, THE HUSBAND ONCE.


NEWPORT Dec. 2s, 1875


This city is now having great sensation, or, in
other words, an Enoch Arden case OF unusually
romantic nature The facts as follows, and were
related to the writer today BY George Weaver Of this
city, the person implicated in the AFFAIR."


Forty one or fortytwo years ago Mr. Weaver courted
Mss Harriet Roach, Of North Kingston in this State
but before the wedding day around ilogtimate
child born, and because Weaver refused marry
her he lodged in jail He claimed that he was not
its father but order to be released from prison he
consented to marry her Immediately after the mar
riage ceremony was performed he deserted her and
went TO New Orleans, where he remained for some
time.


THE HEROINE As


At the end Of his visit in the South he returned
home and aftcrward went TO wocnsocket Falls in
this state where he found his wife living. He called
to see her and informed by her that she
widow with three children. He therefore asked her If
she had obtained divorce before getting married the
second time, and she answered in the Affirmative He
told her that such being the he pleased, and
that she had saved him good deal OF trouble and
pense by securing the DIVORCE he intended to have
done so.


Four years elapsed before Mr, Weaver either saw or
heard Of her again Al The end Of which time he learned
that she was living IN Cranston near Proy
dence, with Mrs Stone, fortune
teller. Strange, but his curiosity led him
to again inquire about her welfare Upon going to the
house OF Mrs Stone he ascerained that she and her
husband living there. Mr.. Weaver astonished
upon hearing this and more especially when he was
told that he could not see her Mr. Weaver acknowl-
edged calling her again several years aerward in
Providence, where she was married to Mr. Coe, but
she not in He next saw her in this city, on an
election day, which usually brings large number Of
people here upon that occasion Just year from that
date she was again town and at the time living
with Coe Some time during the following summer
she secured divorce from Coe and the decree pub
lshed in the papers at the time.


SHE oIISGs FIRST HUSBAND
Last summer, the summer following the divorce, she
came this city again and called upon Weaver, and
told hlm that she would have satisfaction that wife
No 2 was installed in the place where she OF
right belonged. shortly after this Weaver received
letter from a lawyer in Providence, which intmated
that wife No l. his lawful wife and that he
in duty bound to support her No notice was
OF the note, and nothing further heard from
the legal gentleman. Her next visit here was made
last Thursday, and she made matters very uncomiort-
able BY going the house of Weaver She found that
1t OF for her 10 continue tormenting him,
and applied 10 the police station FOR redress, which
as yet she has not secured.


| WEAVER TO PROSECUTED
| Tomorrow, we learn. Weaver will be arrested for
4 beamy For twelve years he remained single, and
twenty nine years ago he married 10 estimabc
woman Of this city named Caroline GrlnnelL For the
past seven wears she has been Invalid. By industry
and economy they have secured home Of their own,
and have laid by enough TO care forboth in their de-





Wife No. l. Mr.. Weaver states, has had children,
| Eve OF whom living and some of them are
grown up and married She resides in Providence,
where, with her children she owns house and IS in
fair circumstances. Her visits here have, might
have been expected annoyed the woman who is in
stalled Weavers house. and il is feared, IN view Of
her delicate condition. the excitement will tend TO
hasten her end. Wife No. l went TO Providence
to-day upon the advice OF friends, ard VIII upon her
arrival bring her clothing &c, with the purpose Of
sdeposting them at Weavers house, and, should he
fuse her demands he will be arrested FOR
bigamy stated above. The authorities, however
are determined prevent her from further annoying
Mr. and Mrs Weaver until the matter is decided in the
courts.


AssEvERArIoNs or WIFE NUMBER ONE.
She claims that upon Weayers return from New Or
leans he told her that he had secured a divorce and
furthermore that before bis return his mother had
ported to her that he dead Upon the strength OF
this she married. She further alleges that Weaver
wanted her while living with her lasi and third hus-
band Coe to poison him and come to Newport and he
would fit her up tenement She made other
tons Of equally damaging nature at the station
house, but they not credited in view Of Weayers
hitherto good reputation.