Much Married Mr. Wright

He Seems to Have Wives Scattered All Along His Westward Track

After One Term in the Penitentiary, He Appears Booked for a Longer One

Deserted His Nebraska Wife and Married Another in Kansas – Said to Have Still Another in New York.

Beatrice, Nebraska, January 17 --  Issac W. Wright, who served a term in the penitentiary from this county several years ago for forgery, is again in the tolls of the law and is booked for a good stiff tem now for obtaining money under false pretenses and bigamy.

After his discharge from the penitentiary he returned to his home near Barneston.  His wife rejoined him and a family of several children were born to them in a few years that Wright continued to conduct himself properly. 

His old habit of obtaining money by unlawful means soon overcame him and he succeeded in selling 1,200 or 1,300 bushels of corn, obtaining an advance of $200 or more on it, when in reality he didn’t own a bushel of corn, in the world.  He then chattel mortgaged some property belonging to his wife and live stock belonging to himself, the latter of which he re-mortgaged and sold.  He then fled the country, abaning his wife and children, this happening in 1890.

About a month ago he was heard from as living under the name of Frank Dobbs at Holleuberg, Kansas, where he was employed as principal of the public schools, and had on January 1 of the present year married his assistant principal, and estimable young land of Holleuberg.

Some of the parties who had suffered by Wright’s rascalities, learning of his whereabouts, secured the necessary requisition papers and with Deputy Sheriff Kyd went down to Holleuberg yesterday and succeeded in capturing Wright, alias Dobbs.

He was just beginning his school when arrested and discovering that his captor meant business he surrendered and asked only time to dismiss his school, and jumped into the buggy with the Gage County officers and without saying good bye to wife or friends was driven across the Nebraska line.  He only asked that the Hollenberg people should not be informed of his arrest until he was safe in Nebraska.  He was brought to Beatrice today and lodged in the county jail.

Wright is about 45 years old, and it is reported that he has also a wife and family in New York, whom he deserted to come to Nebraska.

It is probable that Wright will plead guilty and throw himself on the mercy of the court. 

He has a large number of influential family connections by marriage here, and it is thought it is their wish to keep the matter quiet and get Wright off to prison with as little noise as possible.

Omaha World Herald – January 18, 1893