Show HE HAS THIRTEEN WIVES LIVING k railroad contractor caught in texas to be tried in missouri for bigamy st joseph mo march 25 christian C nelson railroad contractor and horseman alleged to have thirteen wives is in jail liere on the charge ot bigamy having just been brought from san antonio where be waa arrested a few days ago nelson will be tried in st joseph because the woman most active in his prosecution was married to him in this city his bride was mary A of plattsburg Platts burg mo nelson admits having three wives but says he other cn are myths he is said to be wan tedor big amy in chicago san francisco dea moines new york cit paul Su niter S C and conway ark his preliminary trial williba held hero before alic justice af the peace jhb idol his marriage ajar A in september y des moines la march 25 sirs dorothy harvey residing in lako park this city claims to be one of the alleged wives of christian C nelson now under arrest at st jo aph on a charge of bigamy nelson according to her atory wooed and won her just a year ago she was a widow 45 years old nelson she says represented to her that ho was a wealthy horseman and desired de sired to take her to his big stock farm fit the east to accommodate him seq bold her home worth for calfi this sum and the mancy to him he departed ostensibly to buy a horses and was never again heard from ft colt kao march 23 ff diott becent C nelson alio wag sanan fonio recently while on his wedding trip with her has just returned froma an antonio and is her family has given out a claring that she will prosecute nelson if tho missouri authorities release mm |