State v. McClelland

The defendant was,married to Ruth Thompson, in Minnesota, on the 24th of November, 1906, *705and they lived together over three years, when they separated. On the 29th day of June, 1910, the defendant was married to Bosella Fingalsen, in Floyd county, Iowa. His Minnesota wife was then living, an<i they had not been divorced. Thereafter he was indicted in Floyd county for bigamy; the indictment alleging lais marriage to Bosella Fingalsen while he had a lawful wife living, to wit, Buth McClelland, to whom he was married in Minnesota. In addition to his plea of not., guilty, the defendant pleaded…