Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-10 | Page 4 | Don't Know Which Husband is Best

Mi km Which Husband Is Best Supposed Dead Man Returns, Finds Wifo Married and in Lovo "With Both Men. NEW YORK, July 9. With two husbands hus-bands living, both of whom she loves and neither of whom she desires to give up, Mrs. John Peal or Mrs. Michael Murnane she owns both names Is the most perplexed woman In Mldvalc, N. J., a small place about six miles from Palerson. She appealed to Representative Representa-tive William Hughes of Paterson for I advice, and when It was given, womanlike, woman-like, she declared she didn't know what to do. Eight years ago she and John Peal were living happily on a farm at Mid-vale Mid-vale when the Klondike excitement came. Peal went to the Klondike and for six months corresponded regularly with his wife. Then no more letters came from Peal for many months and at the end of two years a letter was sent to Mrs. Peal from the Klondike telling her that her husband had died. .She donned widow's weeds and mourned her husband sincerely for two years. At the end of that period 6ho met Michael Murnane, a stalwnrt young man, with a substantial bank account. He courted her so assiduously and with such success that they were married and Mrs. Peal became- Mrs. Murnane They went to Mldvale to live, sought out the old farm and settled down there, as they thought, for life. A letter from the Klondlko came to Mrs. Murnane last Thursday. It was from John Peal. He reproached his wife for not answering his letters and said he had written regularly during the entire eight years and had sent money In every letter. When Mrs. Peal-Murnnne had recovered from the shock she showed the letter to her present husband, and the two decided to visit Representative Hughes and seek his advice. "You see, I always loved John dearly," dear-ly," she said. "I love you, too, Mlke you know that but I was married to John and I'm his wife. It wasn't his fault that I believed he was dead." "But didn't you marry me? And don't you love me?" demanded Murnane. Mur-nane. For answer Mrs. Peal-Murnano put her arms around her husband's neck and gave him a rousing kiss. "You knqw I love you," she declared. "What In the world am I going to do?" The couple finally decided that as the wife could not make up her mind at this time what to do. the ultimnte decision should be put off until Peal comes home.