The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-25
JONES HAS TWO WIVES.
ONE LIVES IN RICHMOND and THE
OTHER IN AMELIA COUNTY.
He Is Now In the Tolls and Things LOOK
Blue for Him Sergeant Cosby
Cheers Him Up.

Yesterday morning at o'clock Sergeant
Alex. Tomlinson arrested white nisi
named George w. Jones on seventeenth
street, on the charge OF passing three
forged orders on l.. Levy Son, pur-
porting to have been signed by ,. b'
Elan. 80.
Sergeant 1omlinson turned ms man
over to the Second police station 'hihAins
he had one OF the ordinary everyday
frauds who are found In such apnhuah's,
ana II the prisoner had had VIII enough
70 keen his mouth closed the probabilities
are that no one would have peeh ANY 'ho
wiser as TO ms past history.
A IMMATURE MARVIN.
He did not possess this admirable al
tribute OF the oyster. however. ana ny
talking too much got himself INTO serious
trouble. According to his own cohies-
sion. he Is a much married man, having
wife living in this city ana one III
Amelia county
Jones SAYS he is a native OF Campbell
county. and was raised near Lynchburg,
where he bore che reputation OF an up.
right citizen OF good family. In an evil
hour he forsook his native heath ana came
10 Richmond. where. I'm January, 1888. Re
was married 10 Amelia Flnke, OF 1903 west
Leigh street.
gal one Jones does not deny. but he says
he was very much intoxicated at the
time. and was not aware Of the rash
step which ne was taking. His welded
life was not "a dream OF bliss. according
to Jones. go a few weeks after he became
a Benedict. ne one night took French
leave and betook himself 10 Prince Ed
ward county. where he wooed and won
Mary n. Lee. daughter Of w. b. Lee. OF
that county. His second nuptiais were
solemnized with due pomp and ceremony
ON February 5. 1893.
HE STRAYED AGAIN.
Having second time embarked upon
the stormy waters OF matrimony. Jones
for some time demeaned himself In a
becoming manner. and seemed 10 bid
fair 4 become one OF the leading citizens
of the county. when his fatal desire for
travel and research again asserted itself
and he left the bosom of his family FOR
the metropolis. where he arrived last
Wednesday week weary asd footsore,
and with empty pockets.
Having a constitutional aversion TO
manual labor Jones, so the police records
assert, devoted himself 20 penmanship,
and his own signature being of small
value at the foot Of fiDancial documents,
he affixed thereto, in tine round hand
the name OF Mr.. 5. H. Elan. and was
negotiating the same with some success
when a descent was made upon him by
Detective Tomlinson, the "Old Sleuth -
of Richmond
At the station house last night Jones
manifold transgressions seemed to fill
his soul with woe. and he told many
remarkable and highly-colored stories to
account for his delinquencies. He said
when he married Miss Lee he was under
the impression that ne was divorced from
Miss Finke, his FIRST venture. lie was
not az all clear when such divorce had
been granted. and seemed TO be under
the impression that his short absence
from his better half constituted legal
separation.
JOBS COMFORTER.
Seeing that he was downnearted Ser
geant Junius 4. Cosby, whose heart Is as
tender as his stature is massive. ought
10 console him you will probably get
five year for the forgery" said the Ser
geant," and ten years for bigamy, max
Ing a total Of fifteen years, so cheer up
These few well-intended and encourag-
ing words did not seem 20 do much to-
ward raising Jones from the slough OF
despond.
The prisoner IS between thirty-five and
forty years Of age with reddish hair
and moustache, and a rather pleasant
face. According 10 his statement his first
wife still resides at No. 1901 west Leigh
street while his second is al the home
OF her brother, Mr. Lee. i'm Amelia coun-
ty, near gainesville. Jones' case viii come
up this morning In the Police Court