A DUNEDIN SENSATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 302, 17 December 1908, Page 2

A DUNEDIN SENSATION

A MAX WITH THREE WIVES, KEEPING DIFFERENT HOMES GUI XL!. THE WIVES MEET. A STORMY SCENK. THE DIGAMIST ARRESTED. By Telegraph.— Press Association. Duucilin, Last N-iylit. A sensational arrest was ell'ected tin's 'afternoon, when a man named Thomas 'Flynn, aged about 3S, who is alleged 'to have three living wives, was apprehended at North-East Valley on a war'rant charging him with having, on 4th 'February, 11)04, at Dunedin, being a 'married person, gone through a form of 'marriage with a. single woman. It is 'understood that Flynn, who is described 'as a carpenter and laborer, came here 'from i.auneeston, and about seven years 'ago married a single woman named May 'at Arrowtown, to 'whom lie has had 'children. He afterwards came to lire 'in town, and became acquainted with a 'young woman whom the warrant 'charges him with marrying in 100-1. •East month, it .is alleged, he went a 'step further by marrying another woman 'at a registry ollice in the name of GilHay, and he will be similarly charg. d In reject, to this case. He has hud 'children to all those wives, and seems 'to have been living with his real wife all the time. The second marriage was 'contracted in Dunedin while the lirst 'wife was in Arrowtown. The lirst wife 'subsequently came to Dunedin, and 'about six months after her arrival the Second wife, became suspicious and ac'eiised Flynn oi being already .married. 'Flynn admitted this, and the second wife 'thereupon refused to live with him. TJp 'to this time Flynn had apparently .bean keeping two homes going. On the recusal of the second wife to have any'tli.ing to do with him he lived with his first wife. He married .both these women under the name, of Flynn. lie- . 'cently the woman whom Flynn marriec' i 'under the name of Gilway came out ol I 'a maternity hospital in a destitute con i 'dition, and by a curious coincidence • 'was taken to the home of Flynn'.' . 'second wife, by a charitably-dispose. [ 'person. As a. rcmilt of conversation! - 'between these .women suspicions wen t 'aroused and inquiries made. Arrange - !ment.s were then made whereby tin . (second and third wives met Flynn at tb - 'same time in the street, a mutual frieni s '.being also on the spot. A stormy seen 1 "ensued, and an information was lai. e lagainst Flynn, wdio will come befor 3 'the Court to-morrow.