Staley v. State

Alfred T. Staley was convicted in the district court of bigamy, and appeals. He will be referred to as the defendant.

1. Numerous errors are assigned, but only one feature of the case need be considered. The state proved that in 1907 the defendant was married in Iowa to Hattie Bixler, an unmarried woman, subsequently cohabitated with her in Omaha, and that said marriage had not been dissolved. The defendant in 1909 married Miss Stoner 'in Lancaster county, Nebraska, and was living with her in that county as his wife at the time he was arrested. The first wife testifies that she and the…