National Affairs: Americana

¶ Handsome, curly-haired Bigamist Leroy Holzman, a New Orleans tourist guide, explained that polygamy was simple enough if a man budgeted his time: he lived with wife No. 2 from midnight to 8 a.m., with wife No. 5 from 5 p.m. until midnight, and with wife No. 4 whenever he had some spare time. He admitted, however, that he had found it necessary to divorce wife No. i and split up with wife No. 3 before his schedule clicked. Said he in jail: "I'd like to get some rest."

¶ After more than a year...

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