Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-06 | Page 9 | Man Married in Wife's Presence Held for Bigamy

Man Han Married in Wife's Wife s Presence Held for Biga Bigamy y NEW YORK Dec 6 AP Her AP Her Herbert bert J. J Leigh 36 36 church organist and music teacher who In Induced Induced induced in- in his wife to witness his marriage marriage marriage mar mar- to a a. year old pupil today was being held without bail in the Suffolk county Jail charged with bigamy Mrs Leigh Manuelle remained at their West Long Island home taking care of their three young sons while Miss Martha Martl a Van yan an Wyen Wen his newest bride was at atthe atthe atthe the home of her parents in the neighboring HI village village- age of Sayville The Leigh have been married thirteen years Mrs Leigh- Leigh Manuelle explained to police that she became aware last summer th that t ther her husband vas was infatuated with his lis pupil but when she the found herself her self unable to ch check ck this she re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed hersel to tho the situation At th the request of her husband she called at the Van Wyen home yesterday and asked whether Marha Mar Mar- tha ha could accompany her to a a. dentist dentist dentist den den- In New York The Tse permission was granted At th the station they were Joined by Man Leigh I IThe The three went to the municipal building where a license was taken out and later Leigh Manuelle and Miss Van Wyen were married at athe atthe I Ithe the he Marble l Collegiate church with i Mrs Irs Leigh Manuelle as a wit witness ess Manuelle Leigh with hi his hia two I wives then returned return d to I Where the second Mrs Man Leigh p prepared pared to gather her belong belong- ings tags Her parents ho however ever objected ob- ob to the marriage and her father ather Cornelius Van Wyen yen a store storekeeper storekeeper keeper struck L Leigh Manuelle Inthe in inthe inthe the face A brother r then had him arrested on a a. charge of ot disorderly disorder disorder- ly y conduct After he was was' released under l ban bil all on this charge he lie was r rearrested arrested on on- on a charge of bigam big big- am amy The had been n living hiving in West S Sayville ten years where he lie is organist at St. St Anns Ann's Episcopal church He refused to discuss the ma matter tr i