LANTZVILLE SUPPER CLUB MEALS THAT SATISFY LANTZVILLE B.C. * Phone 1414-L-2 DANCING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Lawn Furniture, Baby Furniture Cabinet Making Lou. Morin Woodcraft Watch for Our Roadside Windmills PARKSVILLE B.C. ART’S MARKET Quality - Value - Service GROCERIES, MEATS, CONFECTIONERY ICE CREAM AND £OFT DRINKS PARKSVILLE B.C. McNEIL & YOUNG Phone Parksville 132 “EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER” LUMBER - SAND - GRAVEL & BRICKS — GLIDDEN PAINTS — PARKSVILLE B.C. FRED BANKS: GARAGE TOWING DAY AND NIGHT Phone 35 Austin Sales & Service * PARKSVILLE Ben Bow Inn A COUNTRY HOTEL With Individual Cottages On the Beach at Sea Level fa) A FAMOUS FISHING SPOT e — OPEN ALL YEAR — *% BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM % MODERN COFFEE SHOP & TASTY MEALS AT POPULAR PRICES Ida M. Puterbaugh, Managing Director SSSSSSS—————————__—_ TWENTIETH EDITION but unhappily the following June, she was found dead in her bathtub. It seems that the poor woman was subject to epileptic fits, and the in- quest came to the conclusion that she bad passed away while undergoing a seizure. Unfortunately, the incident re- ceived considerable publicity, in fact too much to suit Roediger. Lillian Smith in Brooklyn read of the “bathtub” death, and recognized the “husband” as the man who had deserted her about two years be- fore. She lost no time in advising the late Mary Taylor’s relatives, and then the authorities. An investiga- tion was at once commenced, and when it was definitely proved that the same man was involved in both marriages, he was arrested on a charge of bigamy. Spending about 17 weeks in gaol before coming to trial, Roediger appeared in Supreme Court in the Village of Catskill on August, 1931, and pleaded “‘Guilty” to the charge. Taking into consideration the time already spent in gaol, the Court imposed a term of not less than two years, nor more than four years imprisonment in Clinton Pri- son, Dannemora, N.Y. Released in the spring of 1932, he was turned over to the United States Immigration Service and re- turned to Canada. For the next two or three years it would seem he lived and worked in Ontario. For reasons best known to himself, he apparently changed his name to “Rogers.” Meeting a widow from Allandale, Ontario, he proposed and was accepted. The marriage took place in Barrie, Ontario, on August 24, 1935, and Mrs. Dora Reid be- came his fourth wife. The court- ship had been very short, the couple having only met the week before. Shortly after the wedding, the for- mer Mrs. Reid withdrew from her bank accounts some $7,000 and the pair left the vicinity, giving out in- formation that they were going to Winnipeg. Before leaving “Rogers” called around at Mrs. Reid’s former home and asked the son for photo- graphs which had been taken, saying he would like to have copies made, and the photos would be returned. The last any of Mrs. Reid’s relatives heard of her was when a postcard arrived with the cancellation mark, “Saskatoon, Oct. 1, 1935.” All the lady’s furniture had been sold, and although usually a regular corres- pondent with the remainder of her family, no one ever heard from her again. Roediger next turned up in Mani- toba. Having corresponded with a Mrs. Tania Rustig for several months, he came to McTavish, Manitoba, where she lived with her seven children. At the time he was going under the name of George Brown, and after a couple of weeks’ courtship, the two were married at Winnipeg. Returning to McTavish with his new wife, “Brown” told ber that he had some furniture in Toronto, valued at about $1,000, and was making arrangements to bring the whole family to his farm at Fonthill, Ontario, in the Welland District. He added, that he wanted to buy a car, and would then return to take them all to Ontario. His suggestion seemed reasonable, but apparently he was a little short of ready cash and asked his new wife OHS BROS. GARAGE Wrecker Car Service Austin Sales & Service PORT ALBERNI Phone 431 Thor M. Peterson Ltd. GENERAL CONTRACTORS NANAIMO PORT ALBERNI VANCCUVER PORT ALBERNI Stevens Funeral Home Day and IN; ight Service oS Office Phone 459 Night Calls 826-L - 1411-L B.C. Page One Hundred and Five