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Mr, Brogan Tries to Be BossOyer Two Families.AT ONE AND THE SAME TIMEit Only WorkM for a Time—Wife Number One Maa Gone to fCmmetteburg to Make It Sultry for wife Number Two and HerAlleged Husband -She Says Be lit BadMsfi|Jamea Brogan who has been employed at T, J. Kyan’s packing houseisbookedyears overat Emmettaburg, for somefor trouble. Something ten years ago he deserted his wife and eight children in the state of New York and came west. Nine years ago he found a woman in Dubuquewillingtehiamarry Franks, and tied again. This woman he has livedMssshewasaddedmore children to the list of his pater*nal responsibilities. Recently thewife No. 1 received a letter from him dated from this city. In this he stated thnt he had been employed in Ilyan’s packing house here ever since he came west, and that he was sorry for having deserted his family, aud now wanted to take care of them. He asked that she and the children come to Dubuque to live with him. For the sake of the two younger children, girls,aged about 22*and 14 years old, she ^concluded to to do so. He met her and the twoChicagoconsidering the way he was situated, he had concluded to have her and the children go to housekeeping there and he would run over occasionally to see them. This made her suspicious, and when he had left Cbicage she concluded to take a run over to Dubuque herself and see how mattersstood.She was informed that she could notprosecute her husband for bigamy asthe crime was committed oyer threeyears ago, but she could proceed toEmmettaburg and prosecute him foradultery and lewdness if she couldfind evidence that he had been liviDgwith his second wife within the oastthree years. She proceeded to__mettsburg at once to institute criminal proceedings.
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Dubuque Evening Times
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Nov 01, 1892
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Don B.
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