Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1909 — FORMER MT. AYR MAN A BIGAMIST [ARTICLE]

FORMER MT. AYR MAN A BIGAMIST

Julian M. Hopkins Arrested In Lafayette On Charge of Having Too Many Wives. Julian M. Hopkins, 26 years of age, formerly of Mt. Ayr, is lying in jail at Lafayette charged- with bigamy. According to the Lafayette papers Hopkins was married seven years ago to a Rise Sweeney of Lafayette, who secured a divorce soon after marriage, and some two years ago he was married to Miss Myrtle Simmons of Indianapolis. Since his marriage to her they had lived on

her brother’s farm in the southern part of the state, near Scottsburg. Last June he'left his wife and child and started out in search of work, promising to send for them when he got located. He secured employment as solicitor with a picture enlarging firm at Lafayette and in his travels met Miss Ruth Williams of Clark’s Hill, to whom he«w*& married Nov. 11. The first wife, who still resides in Lafayette, sent a clipping of the marriage notice in the newspapers to the second wife’s brother, John Simipons of Indianapolis, who came to Lafayette and caused Hopkins’ arrest. Mrs. Hopkins No. 2 waited at Scottsburg for her husband to send for her. but waited in vain, it Ik said, and recently moved to Arkansas. Her brother says he will bring her back to -prosecute her errant spouse. Hopkins’ alleges that he was told by a -friend that No. 2 had secured a divorce from him, and believing this he coupled with No. 3. The latter refused to believe that her husband had been wantonly guilty of marrying her while wedded to another, and was overcome with grief when she found that he must go to jajl in default of SSOO bonds. Hopkins is a son of Carey Hopkins of Mt. Ayr, it is said-