Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-08-29 | Page 3 | Former Salt Lake Resident Arrested at L. A. for Bigamy

Former Salt Sail Lake Resident Arrested At L L. A. A for or Bigamy r I Bert Berl F. F Allen Anen former resident of or Salt Lake Is under arrest In Los Angeles charged with bigamy according to telegraphic mes messages Ses received recel yesterday esterday by Victor A. A of oC the sheriffs sheriff's office Mrs r Allen No o. o 1 arrived In Salt Lake KO I-KO o weeks weeks- a ago o looking for tor her husband who left her In Chicago six years ears ago according to the story she told Deputy Deput Through reIn tI es In Salt Lake Allen Alien was traced to to S Seattle attle and then to Los Angeles Deputy Deput Sheriff George H H. Vine who ho was In Los Angeles attending attending attend attend- ing to the extradition of oC a a aprison prisoner prison prison- er In the Los Angeles county Jail found Allen and according to his me messages to Deputy Christopher- Christopher son discovered him living lI with Mrs Allen No 2 to whom he was married In February Allen displayed a marriage license Is Issued Issued issued Is- Is sued In Los Angeles county Mrs Allen Alien No o. o 1 Is now In Los Angeles where she sho ho preferred the charges which resulted In Allens Allen's arrest on the bigamy charge In Ina In a me message to 0 o the sheriffs sheriff's office yesterday she stated staled that Allens Allen's second wife wa was named Mrs O. O B. B Moore before the alleged bigamous bigamous big hl- amous Mrs 1 Moore has two children by her first mar mar- e. e Allen Is reported to have p told arresting officers in Los Angeles that he recel received d letters from his first wife wile while ho he was In Salt Lake stating that she had hall secured se secured se- se secured cured a divorce from him and had been given gl th the custody of oC their year old bo boy He said he ho had no Intention of or making A bigamous J marriage