Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-29 | Page 1 | Missouri Mayor with 3 Wives Tries to Hide His Identity by Fake Burial

MISSOURI MAYOR WITH 3 WIVES TRIES TO HIDE HIS IDENTITY BY FAKE BURIAL I II I E EMPORIA Kan I Aug 29 The The mystery mystery mys mys- tery of the burial of oC a coffin coma tilled filled with Ice at Orlando Logan county Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa Territory has been cleared away It w was s not an attempt at an Insurance swindle hut but nn nfl attempt to escape prosecution pros pros- for bigamy Coda COlla S. S Morris with ith a recently married wife in Emporia Empo- Empo ria na was wa burled buried by lY himself alias John Cox of Gentry Mo 10 Ills 1115 real name was as James Pendleton and he Is la l Mayor or of Gentl Gentry Mo where he has hasa a n wife and five children Ills attempt to bury Coda S S. S Morris at Orlando was tas to elude his bride bilde e. e Grace Obley Morris 1 of oC Peoria James Jams alias Coda S. S Mor tOJ ris alias John Cox 1 is s 5 under arrest and ha has made a 1 full confession concessIon lon to the Sheriff Sher Sher- iff Jf of oC Lyon Lon county Sheriff OConnor O'Connor went to Albany ten miles from Gentry Gen Gen- tr try Mo and returned retained last night to Emporia with ton l Mrs Coda Morris accompanied Sheriff Sher Sher- Itt iff Jf OConnor O'Connor She identified Pendleton as the man to he was married June lith In Rev Mr 11 fr Parker Parker Par Par- ker her of the Christian church Pendleton wilted willed when he met the woman he had wronged but would wouW not talk The warrant warrant war war- rant was nas sworn out for tor Pendleton's arrest arrest arrest ar ar- ar- ar rest on the r charge by Grace OhIO Obley Morris l of The Tho clue that led J Ho o Pendleton's arrest arrest ar- ar rest after the tip up up d-up mystery of or which he was as the author originated from rom the fact lct that Au August when he John Cox boug bought l the coffin Cohn and the OO pounds of or ice at Perry Okla for tor the burial of Coda Morris he also alfo purchased a rate orate of ot peaches The coffin and Ice were sent to Orlando the peaches to Mrs Ills James James- Pendleton Gentry Gen Gen- tr try Mo On this clue the mystery was sll e easily solved It was discovered that James Pendleton returned to his home borne In Gentry August from Oklahoma ma after alter an absence of oC eight months Sheriff OConnor O'Connor of oC Lyon Lon county telegraphed telegraphed tel tel- the Marshal of Gentry to arrest arrest arrest ar ar- ar- ar rest Pendleton He lIe refused to tb do It the Mayor 1 because Pendleton was OConnor O'Connor then tele telegraphed Sheriff Barkley at Albany Mo 1 the county sent seat to arrest Pendleton and ho hI did so fO Pendleton made a full confession slon admitting that he lie had been leading a double life and that he burled buried himself ell ello to o avoid n prosecution for hi bigamy Jam I