BEAUTIFUL BIGAMIST

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 786, 5 October 1929, Page 23

BEAUTIFUL BIGAMIST

50 TIMES “MARRIED” Adrienne Guyot, a pretty, fashionably dressed, golden-haired woman who is not yet 40, has, according to a Brussels evening newspaper, been arrested on a charge of bigamy. Her story is one of the most extraordinary ever written. She was born in Mons of humble parents and seems to have recognised quite early that her beauty was an asset. While still very young she found her way to Paris and attracted the attention of a wealthy man, whom she married. She afterwards moved to Nice, Rome, Madrid and holiday resorts. As she swept from triumph to triumph she became the envy of titled women of the circles to which she gained entry. Scandals which she caused were suppressed so that the names of those concerned might not be sullied. One after another men of substance became engaged to or "married” her, only to be deserted when their funds ran out. At last she found an American who settled a fortune on her, and for four years she was able to squander money.

Recently she went to Brussels, and was about to contract another "marriage” when she was recognised by a former "husband.” Despite her denials she was arrested and imprisoned on a charge of "committing fraudulent marriage.” It is estimated that she was engaged 652 times and that she went through the marriage service 50 times.