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Show -uu ONE WIFE AT A TME IS ENOUGH NEW ALBANY. Tnd.. Jan. 20. Wll-lard Wll-lard V. Long's theory that a man I should be allowed to have more than lone wife failed to stand in court Thursday, although his first and second sec-ond wives sought to prove his contention. con-tention. Long was sentenced to serve from two to five years in tho state penitentiary, being convicted by a Jury' of the charge of bigamy. His first wife, Mrs M.uy Lee Long i whom he married in 1903. sentenced to serve 10 hours in jail and to pay a fine of for contempt of court. was in Jail w hen her husband was ser-j tenced ami Marjorle McFall Long I whom Long mnrrled November 10, j 1920. was arrested on a statutory' j charge during the day Long's i a-e It ,s attracted more than 1 usual attention because of the action of the two women. Both wives lived in apparent happiness under the samel roof after Long had taken tho sec- j ond wife with the consent of the first, according to their testimony Long's claim that Marjorle had an unusual power and that his fli . if,, spirit" was dead, failed to hold in court. -nr. |