The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-20
MRS. PH0EBUS.
AGAIN A BRIDE R {
Divorced Wife OF Frank Phoc-,
BUS WEEDS Former Lieu
tenant Cakes.
SHE WAS A GREAT BELLE :.
Lieutenant Cakes Recently Re-
signed His Commission
Under a Cloud.
SHE WAS A GREAT BELLE
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NORFOLK. VA, Sept. 10.-Nellic p
phoebus, the divorced wife Of Frank
1'hoebus. OF Elizabeth city county. and
jean Sullivan Cakes, formerly lieuten-
nat In the United States army at For
trcss Monroe, were married In Norfolk
at o'clock this morning after hard
struggle TO find n clerk to issue them
license and then a minister to make
them man and wife.
Young Oakcs is Of very prominent
Ohio family, and has had an interesting
career. He was once navy paymaster,
bu, lost his commission. At the out
break OF the Spanish war he enlisted In
4 the Two Hundred and Third New York
Regiment: ia " service In Porto Rico and
attached TO the staff OF General Davis
He. was transferred as lieutenant IN
artillery to Old Point, but high life
= around that resort caused him to resign
under cloud. y
WAS a GREAT BELLE Il.
Mrs Cakes was Nellie Daughtrey, and
was the belle OF the old Hygeia for
many seasons. siS5 IA 81 f
AT that time she was one OF the most
beautiful women, In Virginia. She mar
rIed Frank Phoebus, OF Phoebus, Va.
but unhappiness came, was followed by
separation and finally Mr.. Phocbus was
granted a divorce
4t Mr.. and Mrs Cakes and Nellie Ycager
are at the Gladstone Hotel. and are not
at all averse to talking about their
romance.
..Tel him everything about 1t, Jean.
and then. please. don't say anything
more about It than you have to. said
Mrs. Cakes. The husband was inclined to
leave the talking to the bride and Mrs.
Cakes said: well, there Is not much to!
III We came over here on the steamer
bIobjackS last night and after having sup
per at the Atlantic Hotel went to the
& Monticello Hotel to get Mr.. Bigger. the.
clerk there, to make all the preliminary
arrangements for 5slis. We found Mr..
Bigger sick in bed, though he really
didn't understand what We wanted with
him. Then I came here TO the Clad
stone Hotel.
WILD HUNT FOR PREACHER.
Jean hired cab and started out to
get a license. This was nearly midnight,
and getting tired ] went to sleep on a
sofa In the parlor. while Della here. poor
8 girl. slept in chair. Finally Jean came
7 back and telephoncd for a preacher at
o'clock, but the preacher wouldn't get
up Then we went out together and
were finally married BY a preacher at
his residence. don't really know his
name, but l do know we are married.
Eyes. because here's the certificate
said Mr. Cakes. as he produced an elab-
orately ornamental piece Of paper, to,
which was signed the name OF Rev. j..
d. Merritt as the officiating clergyman
at the wedding OF Jean Sullivan Cakes
and Nellie p. Phoebus.
Now. there is no need Of saying am
divorced. said Mrs. Cakes. because
that would be useless. Everybody
knows Nellie Phoebus, and everybody
knows she is divorced. Please don't say.
either, that one minister refused to marry
us because I was divorced woman. That
is all unnecessary and shouldn't go with
the story t.
VERY HAPPY.
You can tell the people for me that L
nm ticked sick l am very happy. and
that's ALL. Jean spent cut last night, and
we have teleEraphed for money. When4it
( comes We are going away this evening""
A telegraph money order for sis reached
I the happy couple this afternoon.
Mr.. Cakes said he was formerly In the
United States army. having resigned under
a cloud recently, but that he would soon
he back as an artillery lieutenant. Com
tinuing he said L: II am now the owner OF
the old Buckroe Beach Hotel. and after
two weeks spent at Atlantic City we will
return to Buckroe to live"
mo. no. Jean" said Mrs. Cakes, you
know i won't live at Buckroe, and Just
viii not live at Phoebus. either. l am
going to continue to lveiin Hampton, be-
cause my father, Mr.. ". T.. Daugherty,
you know, is commissioner OF revenue OF
Elizabeth City county have good
home and we will live there
swell" said Mr.. Cakes, I'VE Will go
back and forward, l guess. But, anyhow,
we nre going back to Buckroe tonight,
and tomorrow morning we are going to
Atlantic City, En-
#s TROUBLE TO 4MARRY.
"My, what a time had getting a
license. went to the homes OF three OF
the court clerks. but one was away. and
the second said he would not Issue the
license. Then the third man got up at Q
o'clock, came to his office, and we got the
license. The preachers were almost as
bad Rev. c. L. Bane, Of the Cumber-
land Street Methodist Church, refused to
marry us when he found Nellie was di-
vorccd, and then we had to go on. Rev
Mr., Merritt, the Seamen's chaplain, In
vlted us in and We were married at his
home. It's all over now. You can tell
the folks I am very happy; that's
enough" s. Il.
Della Yeager. who sat on the side OF an
iron bedstead by Mrs. Cakes, with her
chin buried In her hands. said she was
tired and wanted to so back home.
Yes" said Mrs, Cakes, ''the maid OF
honor Is worn out and wants to get back. =
lis Miss Yeager in charge y Of Mr.,