The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-13
"M|LORD' WAITING
FOR THE OFFICER
ALLEGED nIGAMIsT rs TO ne
BROUGHT HERE ny DErEC-
TIVE WREN TODAY.
HAS VARIED CAREER
FROM CAPTAIN Nv THE BRITISH
ARMY, BLAKE DESCENDs TO
RECENT OCCUPATION
OF can DRIVER.

Philip Cowardin Blake, alias c. w.
Blake, alias Patrick Blake, alleged
unhappy posseascr OF three wives, ac-
cording to the police, remittance
man from England, TO whose imagi-
nation there is no visible end, will
be brought to Richmond today by
Detective Sergeant Wren to face d
charge of bigamy. Grace Marie
Brown, daughter Of George l.. Brown,
a travelling ortician Of COS East Clay
street, viii be the principal witness
against him, and the police nope also
10 be able TO induce wife No. /, for
metly Miss Mamie G.. Faulconer, of
Brandy, Culpeper county, to appear
also as a witness. she IS the mother
oil six children, having married Blake
in 1924. Blake was arrested Satur-
DAY at Brandy by Sheriff Vowel at
the request of the local authorities
and lodged In jail.
Sergeant Wren was to have gone to
Culpeper for the prisoner yesterday,
but the Sunday schedule made il IN
Convenient, and the trip was post
poned until today
Career Is Varied.
! II Blakes alleged statements are
to be believed. he has an interesting
history, The Cuipeper people dubbed
I him Lord" Blake, and Milord Blake
accepted the title with ins0uciant
/ grace. He was once British army
I officer. but evidently fell upon evil
/ times, for he later became a hack
driver for a wealthy Virginian, was
whilom Police court reporter here
! for~an afternoon paper. later was as
sIstant steward in the Richmond no.
! tel, and more lately. it Is said. was
! employed by the Merchants Cold
Storage company While q newspa-
! per man here his '1udship" was also
/ representing the Washington Post
/ He confided to his frie ends that he
owned a rich farm in Culpeper. a
string of race horses and an automo-
= bile. He intended to bring his auto
TO Richmend, but no one ever saw it,
II was while he was assistant stew
! ard in the Richmond hotel. II is said.
that he paid court to Miss Brown,
who was employed as one of the
/ cashiers. He remained at the hotel
four months, and according TO one
of the proprietors. Miss Brown re-
( manned about fl week. rye informant
could not remember whether they left
voluntarily or for other reasons. as
were employed in the hostelry.
Have Two Cerell. mics.
In March, 1911, 1t lis alleged his
'1udship' induced Miss Brown TO so
to Washington with him. There a
: marriage llcense, or supposed mar
riage license. was procured, and the
couple proceeded TO Hyatsville. Nd,
where they Here bound in wedloSA by
the Rev. A. u. Carr, rector of Christ
TO-. rhn2 rasf~ ~
| 2 certificate to- show that she had
been honoFahly married. and a docu-
| ment looking like a ctrets bill was
procured for her, duly signed by the
: minister and Witnessed But as Miss
Brown ia n Catholic. her father was
not satisfied with the ceremony, aAa
insisted on the couple being married
by Catholic priest. This second
| marriage occurred January 8. 1913.
Blake has been in Richmond sew
eral times lately, and Seems to have
made IL both his business and pleas
ure TO be polite to fhe police offio, RI
he remembered. On one of his re
cent visits il Is alleged that ne called
on Miss Brown and threatened heI
because he had heard that she was
talking.
Parents IN Washington
According 20 information received
from the Nulpeper authorities, Mrs
Blake 30. ! receives G month"; re-
rnittaucc of $50 from Blake's parents
In England Gut according IN Other
statements imputed to Blake his
father ara mother live in Washing
ton whore ne aIso has an uncle,
II 'e said that Blake's defense will
he that he was forced into marrying
Miss Brown when they were welded
IN Richmond though It has not beer
learned how he will combat the chargf
Of having been married to her IT
Hyatsivile, Nh.
Sergeant Wren will leave fol
Brandy this morning. expecting TO re-
turn this afternoon or early tonight
He will take with him pair OF cuffs
for IT IS alleged that Blake was pre-
naring ~ 1eave for Mexico Just before
being arrested,