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Domestic News
September 8, 1887
The Worthington Advance
Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Mrs. M. L. Jones, a 35-year-old widow, caused the arrest of Capt. Charles H. Leroy in Chicago on bigamy charges after he married her in Milwaukee last winter, following her advance of $500 for his diamonds, and she learned of his prior marriage to May Ellen Nugent in St. Louis last summer, whom he deserted after five days.
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Mrs. M. L. Jones, a pretty blonde, aged thirty-five, widow of James Whitney Jones, druggist, caused the arrest, at Chicago of Capt. Charles H. Leroy on a charge of bigamy. Mrs. Jones met the colonel at Milwaukee last winter, where he lived at the Plankinton. She had a small fortune and Leroy won her. On the day they were married she advanced $500 to get those diamonds from pawn. Shortly came a St. Louis letter signed "Mrs. Charles Leroy," telling how May Ellen Nugent had been duped into marriage with the gay captain last summer and been deserted in five days.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Bigamy
Arrest
Chicago
Milwaukee
St Louis
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. M. L. Jones
Capt. Charles H. Leroy
James Whitney Jones
May Ellen Nugent
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Chicago
Event Date
Last Winter
Key Persons
Mrs. M. L. Jones
Capt. Charles H. Leroy
James Whitney Jones
May Ellen Nugent
Outcome
arrest on charge of bigamy
Event Details
Mrs. Jones met Leroy at Milwaukee last winter, married him after advancing $500 for diamonds, then received a letter revealing his prior marriage to May Ellen Nugent in St. Louis last summer and her desertion after five days.