The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-06
.MARR|ES SISTER
OF DIVORCED WIFE
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Seymour Z. Locke's Grown Son,
Columbia Graduate, Best Man
at Wedding.
THE FIRST WIFE WILLING
Bridal Couple Now Spending
Their Honeymoon OH a
Virginia Farm.
THE FIRST WIFE WILLING

New York. November 5.---on a little
farm at Coleman Falls, not far IRON
1.ynchhurg, Va, Seymour r. Locke
secretary Of tho MaXlmus Metals
Corporation OF this city and virginia
is spending his honeymoon. HIS pfiae
is sister OF his former wife, VINO
divorced him several months ago III
order that he might marry her sister,
who, as a writer under her maiden
name of Margaret p. Greenleat, mas
contributed to magazines for several
years.
Kate and Margaret Grecnleat were
daughters OF Alvin Choate Greenleaf
and his wife, Kate Pinkcrt, OF Lex
ington. Ky. Loclse married Kate
Greenleaf there. a son, Preston
Locke, was born to them. and MIS-.
Locke's sister, Margaret, came to I'VE
with the family.
After awhile the Lockes came TO
New York. Margaret Greenieat came
with them. Preston, who had stuoleu
in the public schools, was sent 70
Columbia University, and was Srao"-
ated from the School of Mines not
long ago. He is now a young mining
engineer in tho employ of one OF Tue
large corporations.
Three years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Locke
separated and Mrs. Locke went TO
paris to reside. Margaret. her sister
was writing for the magazines Her
favoritc theme was Interior decora-
ton. She soon became an authority
on the subject. Members OF ne"
York's wealthy set began TO colii-
mission her to arrange the decorations
of their homes.
During this time she saw nlnch OF
her brother-in-law He had peco'',e
secretary and a director IN inc MANI
mus Metals Corporation. of which j.
Heath Lewis is the president. Offices
had been opened at q william street.
and tho financial affairs of MI. Locke
were apparently nour!shing, Now ana
then Locke and his first wife, Kate
corresponded.
One day in 1900 she came back from
Paris and went to Los Angeles, Cal
where she began proceedings for di-
vorce The cause alleged was deset-
ton. On February rs, 1903, the case
was heard before Judge w E lanes
of the Superior Court in Los Angeles,
and on April is of the present year
Mrs. Locke obtained an absolute d.
vorce. She was granted BY the court
small portion of her HUSBAND
property In the city OF Pasadena. Cal.
1t was known as Lot No. 10 of Locke
Haven" But the court also decreed
THAT all the other property described
In the complaint and all other prop
| erty belonging to the defendant be
vested In him. free and clear of all
claim on the part OF the plaintiff"
After the divorce had been granted
Mrs Locke came back to New York to
live. She took a small apartment in
the upper part of Manhattan.
Gave Hill. Willingly to Sister.
Soon her friends and those OF Mr.
Locke learned that he was about to
marry his sister-ln-law. Margaret. And
when one of Mrs. Lockes friends
| talked to her about 1t she replied:
.'He should have married Margaret
! in the first place. I am quite Willing
| that he should marry her now"
Margaret Greenlcaf was then living
/, at the Chatsworth Apartments, at Sew
enty-second Street and Riverside Drive
On September Is last Mr.. Locke ant
Margaret Greepjeaf visited tho Cit!
Hall and obtained a license to marry
Mr.. Locke gave his age as tifty-tw'
years. Miss Greenleaf said she wa
thirty eight.
That evening, after obtaining TIL