Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1906 — POLLY CASTLE'S CASE [ARTICLE]

POLLY CASTLE'S CASE

Story of the Eight Times She Embarked on the Matrimonial Sea. EVEBY TIME THEBE WAS BTOBM Two Trips with the Same Man and He - Suicided—Six Times DivorcedState News Notes. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 15.—'Mrs. Polly Baker, aged 65, living at Newburg. Ind., ten miles east of here, is mourning the loss of her eighth husband, who disappeared a few days ago. Up to this time nothing has been heard from the missing husband. Mrs. Baker undoubtedly holds the record in Indiana for being married the greatest number of times. Her maiden name was Polly Castle. She was the daughter of a well-known farmer of Warrick county, Ind., who had been married three times.

Husbands No. One and Two. Her first husband was Henry Fuquay. of Warrick county. He lived with his wife just seven years. A quarrel arose and a divorce suit was the result. The young woman after being divorced, went to her father’s farm and resolved never to marry again, but soon changed her mind. It was about the close of the civil war, and the “boys in blue” were marching home from the southern battlefields. One of the dashing young soldiers who returned to Newburg from the south was James Fuquay, a cousin of her first husband. After a short courtship Fuquay and his cousin’s wife were married, and they had lived together eighteen months, when they disagreed and a divorce followed. Back to Dad's Farm Again. She again went to her father’s farm, and in a short time a dashing young widower named James Henry Robinson obtained employment on Castle’s farm. He wooed the widow and in a short time they united their fortunes and their marriage life promised to be uninterrupted. But one day they quarreled and Mrs Robinson went to court and obtained a divorce. She then remained single for a period of seven years. Fifth Husband Died. Her fourth husband was George 8. Boyden, a well-known traveling man, of this city. They remained husband wife for ten years, but the unevitable divorce woundup this partnership. Her fifth husband was S. R. Weed, and he lived four yearsafter the wedding ceremony’ was performed. The widow, who was destined to have eight or more husbands, did not remain single long after his death. In a short time she was married to her divorced husband. Boyden, who had been her fourth. He committed suicide thia time. No. Eighth Soon Sorry. Mrs. Boyden remained single only a short time, and her seventh marriage was to R. E. Edwards, who did not live wi4h her many months. Three weeks ago'she was married to William Baker, of this city. He is non est inventis after three weeks of bliss. END OF A NOTED GLASS PLANT Place Where Glass Blowing Machinery Was First Demonstrated Is Being Demolished. Alexandria. Ind., Nov. 15. The demolition of the American Window Glass plant has been tiegun in this city, the boilers to lie shipped to Hartford City; the remainder of the machinery to Pittsburg. The plant, which at one time employed 350 men and was worth .$250,000, has been inoperative for almost four years, or since the success was first demonstrated there of the window glass blowing machinery. For two years behind barricades, around which paced armed guards, the “trying out” and success of the machine blowing api>aratUß| was achieved. Almost immediately afterward, the machines were removed and operations ceased. Before that time hand blowers here sometimes made from $75 to $l5O a week, but since then wages have fallen to less than a fourth of those figures. The city will not now sustain any industrial loss by the removal of the factory, which will take six months.

Would-Be Murderess on Parole. Wabash, Ind., Nov. 15. Mrs. Belle Fountain has returned to her home here on parole, after serving three years in the state woman’s prison. She was convicted of attempting to chloroform an entire family in order to kill Miss Tx»la Hamish, her rival for the affection of B. E. Tyner. After Mrs. Fountain’s conviction Tyner and Miss Harnish were married. Tyner was subsequently convicted of bigamy and is now in the penitentiary. Proposed Currency Changes. Indianapolis, Nov. 15.—C. C. Church, of Muncie, addressing the Indiana Bankers’ association, recommended the following changes of the national banking laws: The limitation of currency privileges, the reserve requirements, the redemption privilege, the consideration of national currency as lawful reserve, and bonds applicable for circulation. Some Lilliputian Ears of Corn. Clay City, Ind., Nov. 15. lobby of a local ba'nk a contrast in this year’s production of com is being shown. By the side of several eaiw of a jumbo variety, measuring nmre than a foot in length, are" three enre, each not more than an inch and a half in lerrgth. •