| Show HAS TWO WIVES JOLLy IRELAND IX AX UNENVIABLE POSITION AT PIlESETiT With n Wife In Miisonrl He WedS Emily Kllpnclc to Escape Going to Juil Sirs Ireland in the City on Hit Trull Ireland Believed to Boat Bo-at Lcuilvllle I D01 i Mrs John Ireland Uo 1 is in tgt city looking for her recreant husband who abandoned her in Missouri many years ago to come to Utah When she discovers him there is likely to be a very lively scene ended possibly by an arrest for bigamy and a suit for divorce The records of Salt Lake county show that John Ireland and Emily Kil pack of Salt Lake city were married by J B Blazer J P on February 2 1894 in the presence of Sergeant Wilson Wil-son of the police force now dead and Officer Roberts There is a pretty little story behind this record Ireland and the Kllpack I woman did not marry because they I wanted to but because they had to They had for a long time been living I in adultery and were apprehended by the officers upon information furnished by the Kilpaclc womans son fvho declared de-clared that he was weary of seeing her act the part of 3 prostitute It was he who opened the door and showed the officers the pair lying in bed bedWhen When the couple were brought into court they were given a choice between two evils marry or suffer the consequences conse-quences They chose the former and in the presence of Officers Wilson Roberts and Seigfus were wedded Ireland is not in the city at present but is said to be working in the vicinity of Leadville He will doubtless be made to suffer the penalty of his 1 misdeeds if apprehended J I Mrs Ireland came here about three weeks ago and was given employment at the home of Chief Pratt She told him her story and he at once set about to work up the matter intending arrest Ireland and confront him < w 1 his wife The latter was last seen at I Lehi where he worked for a year t i leaving with the intention of going to Leadville as he said Mrs Ireland has letters from him dated Salt Lake city in which he professed fessed his undying devotion She was told the entire story by the chief upon her arrival in this city Kilpack In the meantime Emily Is still airs |
