William James CLARKE, a teacher of elocution and music, has been arrested in Westmorland County and now lies in jail at Dorchester on a charge of bigamy. 21 years ago, in Amherst, he wooed and won an Amherst young lady, Miss Jane Elizabeth TRUEMAN d/o William TRUEMAN. The wedding took place Oct. 11, 1879. Young Clarke is said to be the son of a deceased Presbyterian minister and that he himself preached frequently. The wedded pair for a while remained in these provinces and then moved to the U.S., it is said, New York, where Clark again preached as minister of the gospel. For 15 years they lived together until about five years since Clarke deserted his wife leaving her in the U.S. Clarke returned to this country and commenced to teach music and elocution with Amherst as his home. He also professed to speak eight different languages. In the course of his recent peregrinations he has been teaching music in the Midgic district, and there became enamored of a young woman of somewahat easy disposition, who is styled in the warrant as Mary CONNELLS, but who also goes by the name of SANTON and other times Cummings. He married her on Dec. 3rd last. Clark gave his name as George J. LaCLAIR of Boston, Mass. and the woman as Mary CUMMINGS, Upper Sackville, and they were married as such. (see original)