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Show no HAS FORTY WIVES, NEGRO TELLS COPS DAYTON. O.. Oct 20. William L. Jones, 56. negro, who says he has no home told police, they said, that ho Is married to 40 women, none of whom is dead or divorced, so far as he knows Jones, according to the 'police, began his matrimonial career I in 1890, and continued until a short time ago when his fortieth wife was lacqulred In Chicago. Jones was arrested for attempting i to pass a $200 check. I Jones married nine women between 1S90 and 1903. police say ho admitted admit-ted and lived with one woman from II 903 to 1917 because she had ' plenty ,or money." This gave out in 1917. and he started out again, marrying two or three a year until 1921. when he added ten to his list, according to the i police version or his story. During the first 10 months this 'year he has taken on 15 additional wives, he wo-i said to have declared, j He was horn in Oxford, Pa . and '.served sentence In a prison for big-amv, big-amv, he was said to have told officials offic-ials 00 |