The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-22
VICTIM And TRAITOR.
Strange Matrimonial vi
cissitudes Of the Two
Loving Railroader.
BETRAYED BY HIS BROTHER
His Wife Lena Eloped and Then
lie Bigamously Married Emma,
Who Loves Him.

Some interesting developments have
arisen from the Lambert bigamy case in
Justice Stilsing's court.
Brakeman John S. Lambert, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was yesterday
charged by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ash
more, of No. 1856 Grove street, with The
crime of bigamy. The story of the arrest
was related in The JERSEY CITY NEWS
yesterday. Lambert married Mrs Ash
more's eighteen-year-old daughter Emily
in November last. Tho girl is petite
cidedly pretty. The couple had known
each other but two weeks when Lambert
proposed, telling Emily he was tired
of single life, was making good wages
and wanted to settle down in home of
his own. Pastor Zabriskie,, of the Free
Reformed Church, on Grand street, per-
formed the ceremony. The couple lived
IN furnished apartments provided by
Lambert, adjoining those Of his wife's
parents.
WHERE HE TRIPPED.
About ten days ago Lambert left home
TO draw his months salary. He crossed
the Jerry, got drunk and was locked in
the rombs for a term, giving his name
over there as John Smith. His wife and
her parents becoming alarmed, began in
quiries among Lambert's relatives, and
TO their horror ascertained that he had
married woman named Lena Gardner
nearly six years ago A record of the
marriage was found on the books OF Pas
tor Nicholson, OF the North Baptist
Church, dated November 20, 1888
The parents also discovered that LAM
bert's brother, William, ran away with
Lambert's first wife several years ago,
and neither had since been seen or heard
of, except slight intimation that the
runaway couple were somewhere in
Tioga county, Pennsylvania
EMILY FAITHFUL.
When Lambert got out of the Tombs he
got wind of the fact before he reached
home that his matrimonial du,
fearing arrest took refuge for the
night with his brother Thomas on
YORK street. Lambert sent word secretly
to Emily. who met him at his brother 8
house OH York street. He explained the
cause of his absence Mrs. Lambert
claims to have been acquainted by Lam
bert himself some time ago with the per-
fidlous cscapade of his brother William
and his first wife. She says she has seen
the farewell letter written to Lambert,
bidding him goodbye forever. He told
her he was divorced.
IN COURT.
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her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AshInore, and
number of witnesses were on hand IN
Justice Stilsing's Court this morning
when Lambert was called into the pen.
He is slightly below the medium build.
has a sandy moustache and eyebrows,
hair shade darker that runs well down
on his forehead. Mrs. Lambert No. Q sat
with her parents. She wore long red
ulster with black trimmings and a large
trimmed black nat. Her face was closely
yelled.
Lambert stepped into the pen with a
swagger and said he was ready for busi-
ness.
James Mcfarland, of No. 135 Newark
avenue, q machinist, was the first Wit
ness He swore that he was Introduced
by John Lambert to the woman Lena
Gardner rs his wife in q house on First
street, near Erie, five or six years ago. 1t
was at Lambert's first anniversary we'd
ding.
Herbert Bowley, of No. 30 Canal street,
had known Lambert thirteen years, and
met the Gardner woman eight years ago.
She used to visit his home, and on one
occasion showed his wife and him her
marriage license
Lambert was committed to the County
Jail until Tuesday morning. by which
time the police hope to produce Mrs. Lam
bert No. l.
Mrs. Lambert No 2 still cliDgs affec-
tionately to the prisoner, and is deeply
incensed at the action of her parents in
pushing the charge of bigamy. Her pa
rents however, are leaving no stone un-
turned to fasten the crime upon Lambert
Lamberts mother, Mrs. Chambers
lives at No. 1872 Bergenline avenue.