The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-21
MARRIED THE Man
. SHE HAD ARRESTED
Pretty Petersburg Widow and
Mr.. George H. Phillips Mar
ried Here Yesterday.

The marriage here yesterday of Mrs
Jessie P. Lambert, OF Petersburg, and
Mr.. George w. Phillips, of Wilmington,
N. c., marks the elimination OF a fo-
nance which adds another to the llst
OF those going to prove that true love
never did run smooth.
Accompanied by the brides aunt. MRS
Northington. the couple came over yes
terday on the midday train from Peters
burg. Miss Northington was also OF the
party A marriage license was secured
at once in the Hastings Court and the
ceremony itself followed little later.
ROMANTIC STORY.
Mrs. Lambert is a charming widow oil
the Cockade City, and is thirty years
old. Phillips is just twenty-three
Phillips came to Petersburg not many
months ago, and has been boarding at
the home of Mrs. Pearl Akers. in that
city. sister of Mrs. Lambert, at whose
home Mrs. Lambert was living. The
widow and Phillips soon formed an affec-
ton for each other. and this affection
bringing confidence, Mrs. Lambert en-
trusted many valuable articles to the
young mans keeping. She at length
gave him a check for $50 to have changed
for her and Phillips got the change but
LOOK WIFI MIN 10 OlloI pal 10.
When he could not be located In Pc
tersburg Mrs Lambert swore out war
rant charging him Wit, the theft of a
,solu watch. gold bracelet a diamond pen
daMt, a gold snake ring with diamond
head and $50 in money. 1t was thought
IT first that Phillips had gone to Chic
ago or some other northern or western
city, but he was at length arrested ut his
homo in Wilmington. n. G. He agreed
70 70 to Petersburg for trial. saying he
could pindicate himself. Before leaving
Wilmington he telegraphed Mrs. Lambert
that il she would withdraw the charge he
would return ell her valuables to her.
The widow did not answer the telegram
and said she would let the law take its
course. The warrant was sworn out July
18th, Phillips was arrested the next day
and brought to Petersburg July Goth for
trial. His sister. Miss Jennie Alice Phil
lips. went with him to Petersburg to do
all she could to secure his release. Phil
lips mother is widow.
The trial was postponed several times
and at length came up in the Mayor S
Court OF Petersburg August 5th. Mr.. w.
3. McIlwaine. who represented Mrs. Lam
bert stated to the court that his client
wished to say the warrant was sworn out
under misapprehension, and that she
Wac then satisfied the young man did
not intend to steal her property. Mrs.
Lambert further said she loaned Phil
lips the jewelry and that the $50 was also
in a sense a loan. as she gave it to him
to purchase her some articles. Mr..
Charles Hall Davis. who represented the
prisoner, asked that he be released and
It was done. Mrs. Lambert said soon at
ter the trial that II she had caused any
punishment TO have been meted out to
Phillips, the thought OF 1t would have
run her mad.
Mrs. Lambert. formerly Miss Jessie
Eossieu, is the widow OF w. r. Lambert,
Of Petersburg. She was clerking in Mr..
I4amberts large dry goods store at the
time of his first wife's death. Mr.. Lam
bert died suddenly about three years ago.
leaving large estate which was Inherit
cd by his wife and one child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will make their
home in Durham. N. c.