Evening star., 1897-07-26
FROM THE ALTAR TO A CELL
James B. Locke, Married Last Night, Ar
rested Today for Bigamy.
Unable to GivesBail, He is Locked Up
He Makea Denial Of the
Charge.

Married last night and put in a cell this
morning was the happy and unhappy ex-
perieace OF young man named James B.
Locke, and ne took the second experience
rather more good-nAturedly than might
have been expected. He had intended TO go
away as Tar, at least, as Baltimore. to-
night, bat the service Of warrant on him
oy Detectives Carter and Helan will cause
postponement Of the honeymoon. The
arrest was made on warrant sworn out
by Ida V. Locke, nee Jett, who lives at No.
l2dS oOth street, Georgetown, and charged
that IN marrying Miss Pearl C. Graves Of
NO. 20 I'd street southeast the groom had
committed bigamy.
Not guilty" was the plea set up by the
defenoant, and he based his plea on the
statement that he had wronged but not
married the woman who is known as Mrs.
Locke NO. l. The young woman is now in
oelicate condition, and the news that
Locke had married Miss Graves proved a
uary. 1894, she charges, she and Locke
were married by the pastor Of the Dunn
barton Avenue Church. and although they
nad been separated at one time, he had re-
turned to her.
When He Met His Bride.
1t so happened that Locke was employed
at the undertaking establishment of Glenn
Nichols, and Miss Graves lived in the I'D
Joining house. 1t was because of his en-
ployment that he had met the fair Miss
Graves. and last night the Rev. Eldridge,
pastor Of Waugh Chapel married them
FRIENDS were present at the ceremony and
the young couple remained at the home of
the brides parents last night intending, as
was stated, to leave for Baltimore tonight.
MIR. Jett, who is an engineer at the Capt.
tol, was very much excited when he called
nfi n3yo nd
made complaint. He was anxious that the
man whom he called his son-in-law should
be arrested, and while he was making the
complaint his daughter was getting a war
rant from the clerk at the Police Court.
About noon today, when the officers
called at the house Of Mr.. Graves, who is
an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, they found number Of children
DO you know where we can find Mr..
Locker one Of the detectives asked little
girl.
Yes. SIR" she responded: hes right in
there now, but he's going away"
Two minutes later Detective Carter pulled
the door bell and Mrs. Graves was the one
to respond.
rs Mr.. Locke in?' the officer asked
Says 1t Isn't True.
The alleged much-married man came to
the door in response to the mother-in-law's
call Of Jimmie
He was told by the officer of the nature
of the charge, and his remark was:
Il was never married to the other wo-
man."
What about last night?" the officer
asked him. fG
II was married last night
Jimmie, inquired the woman whose
name had been changed by Preacher Ed
ridge, "can this be true?'
Certainly not" he responded. when
come back IL is
And then. instead of leading his young
wife to the train. fort trip to Baltimore,
the husband washed away to police head
quarters by the officers
There he repeated the statement that he
was never married to his alleged first wife,
and If the records showed such a mar
riage some other. man. he said, had i'm
personated him. The records of the court
show that his name and that Of Miss Jett
appeared on a marriage license issued in
1894 but no return had been made by
minister. Being unable to give bail when
first arrested, the officers locked him up
at the sixth police station. Tomorrow in
the Police Court the charge Of his having
been too much married will be investigated.