Richmond, Va., Nov. 6—Herman Brightwell, 29, formerly of Danville, will have to serve four years in the penitentiary for bigamy. He drew this penalty today when he pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with taking on another spouse when he already had one lawfully wed wife. Wife number one was Elsie Sizer of Reidsville, N.C. She was married to him in Reidsville July 27, 1919. He brought her to Richmond and after two children had been born, he deserted her and married Helen Mancino, a local girl. One day the two wives happened to meet and compared notes. Brightwell fled to Florida when he learned that they had dots on him. He was located there recently through a letter he wrote to another Richmond girl urging her to join him. When arrested, he was working in Tampa as a chauffeur. He was living there under the name of Charles McGee. He married wife number two under the name of Herbert Brightwell. Both wives were in court today ready to testify against him.
From page 4 of The Carolina Independent, part of the Carolina Jeffersonian, Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 7, 1925
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