Evening star., 1897-07-27
LOCKE GOES TO GRAND JURY
The Alleged Bganist = Hasa Hearing Before
Judge'Milk
EFFORTS Of Counsel. toss5 Secure Post
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Bail Fixed STAT !!s1 900.

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When the case of James B. Locke was
called this afternoon IN the United States
| branch of the Police, court Attorney
! Charles Darr of counsel for defense. arose
| and asked for continuance on the
ground that counsel had had no oppor-
tunity to consult with their client. and
| consequently they were unprepared to go
| on with the defense.
The motion was opposed by Assistant
District Attorney Baker. who argued that
as it was only necessary for the govern
ment to prove a prima facie case. in Or
der to hold the prisoner. and he could not
| be tried before October, no harm could be
| done him by having the hearing at once.
Besides there were. lie said, witnesses pres
ent who could not. 1t was belle we'd. be Sc
cured at a hearing which would take place
three four days hence. the first Mrs.
Locke being ill. and the second Mrs.
Lock. intending to go to Baltimore, tore
main for an Indefinite period. -' -=
Judge Mills ruled that the hearing must
proceed and Mrs Ida V. Locke was called
to the stand. She related the facts con-
| nccted with her marriage to Locke whom
she identified as her husband. and stated
that the ceremony was performed at her
fathers home. the evening of January 25.
1894. by Rev. George Elliott. then pastor
of Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church. The
fact that the marriage was performed at
the time stated was corroborated by Geo.
7. Jett father of Mrs Locke; Fred. John
son. Charles Brown and Miss Sarah Poor.
Rev. E. 0. Eldridge ID. D., pastor Of
Waugh NJ. E. Church. identified the pris-
cner as the man he married to Miss Pearl
c. Graves at his house Sunday evening
last. and Miss Graves testified that Locke
was the man to whom she was Joined in
matrimony by DR.. Eldridge. This closed
the hearing Of evidence. and Judge Mills
held Locke in 1000 bail for the action of
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case the little child of Mrs. Locke No.
was in the court room with it's mother.
Unable to Give Bond.
James B. Locke, or Jimmie as his
new mother-in-law, Mrs. Graves, called
him yesterday, when he was arrested for
alleged bigamy. was unable to give bond
last night for his appearance for hearing.
This necessitated his rema ming behind the
bars all night. and riding to the Police
Court this morning. When he appeared
at the court house his wedding garments,
with his broad expanse Of white linen and
mis- white necktie. seemed a little out of
place where there were so many persons
in tatters and rags. He was placed in
the cell with perhaps dozen other alleged
vioators of the law, and looked the pic
ture Of dependency. His boldness of
yesterday had disappeared, and he had
not been fortunate enough to return to
Mrs. Locke. No. and straighten mat
tels out as he had promised to do when
Detectives Carter and Boyd deprived him
of his liberty yesterday.
Locke did not by any means relish the
idea of being in so uncOmfOrt table posi-
ton when a wedding trip to Baltimore
had been intended. ....
While he was in the little room with his
companions in misery his two alleged
wives We're in the court room on the upper
floor. but they did not discuss the case
with each other. So far as could be learn
cd they did not speak as they passed by.
Mrs. Locke. nee Jett, who is victim No. l.
sat in the audience with her mother. She
had in her arms child, not more than
two years old, while her condition made
ner an object of pity.
Inside the space set apart for witnesses
was the bride of two days, who had been
SO unceremoniously separated from the
man she claimed as husband and she, too.
was accompanied by her mother, the pris-
oner's mother-in-law No. =.
Bride SOrroNinS, but Defnnt.
The young bride wore blue dress. and
a number Of red roses on her hat made
her appear brighter than she really was.
She seemingly heavy-hearted. al
hough she had not given up hopes of some
day being reunited to her husband.
IF he goes to the penitentiary that Will
be a divorce" she was reported to have
said to policeman, "and I'll marry him
when he gets out"
To one of the detectives she remarked:
THE world may believe him guilty, bu.
never will L..
But her mother had about abandoned
such an idea, and she seemed to think there
was no mes rs of saving the young man
from an enforced absence, the limit to be
determined by the court.
1t is said that some time ago, near the
Capitol, wife No. 2, who was then Miss
Graves, met the first wife and there was
scene. Locke had his plans all arranged.
| 1t is alleged. to practice a game of de-
ception on his first wife, and in further
ance of this scheme. it is further alleged,
he told her he was going to leave the city.
Alleging what were deemed to be urgent
reasons. he and his wife removed to Ho-
boken, N. J. Several weeks later the wife
happened to get hold of a letter which
came to the home for her husband. and she
grew suspicious when she discovered that
| the address was in a woman's handwriting.
| She read the letter and gathered from it
| that her husband had been corresponding
| with Pearl Graves by postal card, and
had made a mistake in the address, send
| ing it to the house of Undertaken Nichols.
| No. 2O7 I'd street southeast, instead of to
209, next door.
The Tell-Tale Letters.
The letter, which it was not intended
should fall into the hands of the wife.
reads:
Dear Jim: 1 received your letter and
your postal this evening. You addressed 1t
! to 207 instead of 2O9 and all the Nichols
Jim. when do you expect to start home.
We all look for you next Sunday. at the
! latest. my father said that if you don't
soon come home sombody will have to
burrie me- My dress is finished and have
| lots of other things to get.
Ever your most devoted girl.
PEARL.
land also l send you all my love and
sweet kiss, as ever, Pearl"
There was also in the envelope what Is
| thought to be letter written by Jim
| mics" then prospective mother-in-law.
This reads:
July 8. '97.
Dear Jim: Pearl just got a postal from
you. Nichols gave 1t to her. l am sorry
you sent it to 207 instead of 200. Your old
girls have been running around after you.
| | mean Genevieve Beddy Country an Hog
| Face Country said she got 4 letter from you
Friday: Are you corrsspoHding with her?
They slur me when they see me.
IF you don't soon dconle home I shall
have to bury Pearl. She rs grieving her
self to DEATH 1 can't etianything out Of
she pines after you. Jim. that letter that
went astray was a daisy, If anybody got
| 1t. Jim, the old man wants to see YOU SO