| Show in aris re cratic rascal N J april 16 whether fir not count william D Kooch ejay ahe comdon bigamist out to affo to prison for fira yeara ia abo question tha chief beasley ia trying to deter mica to day on a writ of eror the count who has been for years a well known figure among the young bloods of philadelphia some time ago married the only daughter of james M scoval a noted lawyer and politician camden some piaia tiaia attar the mar ariage it was developed that ha had pre been tied to a philadelphia woman As a result of this disclosure he left camden and returned to live with his wife in the quaker city thereupon he was arrested at the instance of wife rumber two and across the delaware just here an extraordinary state of affairs arose counsel scovell vels young on who is also a member of the bar prosecuted the ease in defence of his gistorb honor while the bigamist bigami gt WAS defended by the injured comans womans father aba redoubtable jim scovel him belf who took the ground that tho philadelphia wedding bad not been already proved beyond and thai anyhow it would not do ana daughter any good to have the man that had be brayed her sent tu the penitentiary Kooch ejay was held to tha criminal court but lie skipped again and when alio trial came on be was not to be found and aba proceedings went on in his absence As before tho aaa prosecuted in babala of his aister and the ax scene was witnessed cf a father replying to the arguments oi hia son and in boins so indirectly damn in dia daughter but the efforts of the son prevailed the bigamist was convicted and sentenced to civo years in the trenton penitentiary after conviction he put in an appearance appe aranco from philadelphia where all tho time h bad been livin with hia other cifa aad aed that the trial waa illegal on the ground hod not been present in court his alleged father in law secured for him a stay of bad then the writ of error which is being considered today meanwhile the on by out a warrant en a new charge has prevented his release on bail |
