Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1912 — “Dead” Woman Sues Him [ARTICLE]

“Dead” Woman Sues Him

Separated More Than Eight Years, Couple Meet in Court —Spouse Remarried and Had family. Philadelphia, Pa.—Separated from his first wife eight and one-half years ago, James Kynoch of A street Kensington, believed she was dead until he found himself facing her In the Central police court, where she charged him with nonsupport Several years ago. It developed, Kynoch married a second time and is now living with his second wife and child. The peculiar situation was disclosed when Magistrate MacFarland asked the woman, “How long has it been since he gave anything for your support?” “About ten years,” replied Mrs. Kynoch. “What!” exclaimed the magistrate, and thereupon the story was imfoldKynoch declared that his first wife left, jilm about two wee as after their marriage, and although he searched diligently for her, all trace 61 he? was lost. Believing her dead, he married another woman several years later. Mrs. Kynoch’s experience seemed to have liecii similar to that of her bus-

band. She said that she left her husband and went to Wilmington, where she worked for several years, after which she came to this city, where she learned that her husband was llv* lng and mafried to a second wife. Thereupon she procured a warrant Tor his arrest. Mrs. Kynoch refused to have her husband arrested for bigamy, and said that she did not want to send him to jail. Ail she asked, she declared. was his support Magistrate MacFarland held him in SSOO bail for court