The times., 1897-07-27
]. B. Locke's Fondness for Matri-
mony Gets Him into Trouble.
REPENTANCE COMES TOO LATE
Behind the Bars of Prison Cell,
He Realizes His Probable Fate.
His Second Wife Refuses TO Be-
lieve the Evidence and Swcars
That She VIII Be True.

tiyes Carter and Helan yesterday after
noon and taken TO station No 6, where
charge Of bigamy was entered against
him When the detectives arrested nm
Locke was happily spending his honeymoon
with wife No. 2 at the home of the brides
parents, No 209 Second street southeast.
Locke was arrested on complaint of wire
No /, who arrived III the city last niSht'
inst two hours before lie had gone through
the form, OF marrying Miss PearlC nraVes,
of No 2O9 Second street southeast lAe
first wife is a tall, blonde young WOMAN,
wenty-two years ola, and mas Tesioeu
until lately at the home of her iathef'
Charles f Jet, at No. 1888 Ihireieth
street northwest Mr.. Jett is an engineer
at the Capitol.
Three years and six months ago Locke
and Miss Jett were married at the home or
Miss Jett's parents, who then resided a5
2Ou7 Olive street northwest. There were
about thirty guests who witnessed the
cerer,opy at which Rev George Elliott,
then the pastor OF Dumbarton M. E
Church. offici6ted. The marriage certlfl-
cate which Mrs Locke No. l has In her
possession, has the names OF Charles Brown,
a step-brother and Miss Sarah V Poore, u
frlend of the bride, attached as witnesses
Time passed by and Mrs. Locke became
the mother OF fine boy, who is now
tweuty-three months old. In a month
Mrs Locke will become a mother for
second time, and owing to her condition
and her trouble, she is nearly Frustrated.
The first Mrs Locke had known for some
a D. faooD M T.
tention to Miss Pearl Graves. but for the
sake OF her child she bore it all patiently.
Mr.. Locke is an undertaken and has for
some time been employed by Mr.. Nichols,
the funeral director, at. No. 207 Second
street southeast.
Miss Pearl lived next door. She has
curly red hair and even more than the
usual amount OF temper which accompan-
les this distinctive feature She fell vio-
lently In love with Locke, and not know
ing he was married man her parents
encouraged the attentions which he Law
ished on her.
About two months ago Mrs. Locke No
1 was wheeling her baby along Pennsyl.
vania avenue and First street southeast
when she met her husband and Miss Pearl
Graves. Mr.. Locke at once LEFT Pearl and
came to his wife. 60 home al once" he
said, land don't make fuss on the street.
II viii not go hone,'' she replied, and
as she spoke Miss Graves, who ad st arted
down Pennsylvania avenue, came abreast
of them. Mrs. Locke turned on her and
/ said: ''If you must go with some one,
why don't you pick out single man."
Pearl made no reply but passed on.
Shortly after the episode Mr.. Locke
| informed his wife that for two reasons
lie must leave the city. First, that he
wanted TO make more money, and, secondly,
lie minated that he had ruined Pearl
| Graves and it would be expedient for
him TO leave at once.
Mrs Locke was heart-broken, but as
ne begged forgiveness and swore that
he loved only her, the woman soon to
| become mother, packed up and left
for New York, taking the two-year-old
child with them.
on July a letter arrived at the Locke
| house addressed to ''Mr. James B. Locke
31S Dodd street, West Hoboken, y. J."
AS 1t was in a woman's handwriting,
Mrs. Locke became suspicious and opened
| it. It was dated July 5, Washington,
d. c.. and was as follows:
Dear JIM received your letter and
| your postal this evening. You addressed
| it to 207 instead OF 200, and all the
Nichols seen it, so do not write postals
any more.
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 I
| have lots Of other things to get.
Ever your most devoted girl,
PEARL"
'and also ! send YOU all my love and a
sweet kiss, as ever, Pearl"
! Inclosed with this was letter, said to
| he from PEARLS mother.
| ''July 8, 'e7.
'tDear jim: Pearl just got a postal from
you. Nichols gave it to her. 1 am sorry
you sent it to 2o7 instead of 2o9 Your
old girls have been running around after
| you / mean Genevieve Beddy Country
an Hog Face Country said she got a let
ter from you Friday. Are you correspond
| ing with her? They slur me when they
| see me.
II you don't soon come home I shall
| have TO bury Pearl. She is grieving her
self to death l can't get anything out of
| DeT Hdruly. IteI IdiHeT is nOtlCinR U-IOW
! size pines after you. Jim, that letter that
! went astray was daisy, If anybody got
| it. Jim, the old man wants to see you so
1 bad he watches for letter the same as
we do. My boy, take good care OF yourself:
| keep out of temptations, which know are
| great. Edie would not dare to write to
| you. Pearl would tare her up. send you
my love and best wishes, and hoping to
! see you saturday without fail. / still re-
| main, MA"
Mrs. Locke did not think it necessary
| to inform her husband of these letters,
| and matters passed quietly on until July
| II, when Mr. Locke kissed his wife and
baby, and informed her that he was going
| to Rock Island to work, as he could not
make enough to support her at Hoboken
| But Mrs. Locke was not satisfied with
| this explanation, and left Hoboken, ar
| irving in Washingto Sunday night, lust
| two hours before the marriage.
Not knowing of the wedding, but fea ring
| that something of the kind might be on
| the boards, she armed herself with her
marriage certificate and went to the Graves
house yesterday morning She tried to ex-
plain matters to Pearls mother, but Mrs
| Graves said: ''He has told us all about
| you. You are not his wife NV daughter
| is mis- lawful wife" When shown the mar
| riage certificate, she cried, You forged
it--it is not true!'
/ Mrs Locke number one left and swore
| out a warrant for Locke. who was subse-
| auently arrested and placed in No. g
station Last night he was removed tc