Logan Republican | 1916-05-23 | Page 3 | Married Five Times

MARRIED FIVE TIMES West Plains, Mo., Mny 20. Calvin Russell, who admits ho has been murrlcd Ave times, was found guilty hero on a chargo of bigamy- and sentenced sen-tenced to the state penitentiary for two years. He has been released on $7K0 bond pending tho hearing of a motion asking a new trial. Russell's arrest followed hlB mar-ilago mar-ilago to Mrs. Hattlo Orr, widow of Op. David Orr, n physician nt Mountain Moun-tain View, Mo. Tho marrlago occurred oc-curred ten days after Dr. Orr's death. Both declared It waB Dr. Orr's dying request that they mnrry owing to their attentlvcncHs lo hlm during his long Illness. Prosecutor Boss began on Investigation Investi-gation of Russell's matrimonial ventures, ven-tures, but Itusscll and his brldo went to St. Louis beforo he could he arrested. ar-rested. Ho was taken In custody as ho stepped from a train there. Tho stato claimed that Russell had never nev-er been divorced from at least two of his wives.