The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-21
LORD B[AKE'S CASE
MIGHT. PROFIT TAAW
srrpY or VIRGINIA METHODS
WOULD SHOW WAY EASIER
THAN ESCAPING
CURE" MEANS LIBERTY
MAN SENT TO MARION ASYLUM
FROM RICHMOND SET FREE.
SOUGHT on BICAMN
INDICTMENT
CURE" MEANS LIBERTY

II Harry X. Thaw, who last Sun
snv escaped from tho Matteawan asy-
lurn. would come to virginia he might
get some pointers on how 10 get away
from an asylum without escaping,
II Lord" Charles ". y. Blake also
known as Patrick Blake. who was dis
missed rs cured" from the Marion
asylum a few days ago, comes to
Richmond he Will be arrested ana
taken down T. Hanover county 10
stand trial for higany.
Blake was dismissed from the asy-
lum without any previous notice hay
ing been given the authorities In
Richmond Of the intention OF the asy-
lun authorities. or Of any report "t
Blake's having rcEained d sane mental
condition.
LORD Flake was sent to Marion
By Judge Richardson. Of the Hastings
court. last MAY when the jury which
tried Blake decided he was insane. af-
ter hearing testimony OF noted alien
lists one Of whom. Or. l.. S. Foster
OF Sorfelk. vas an alenist in the
Thaw case.
The. news that Blake had been dis
charged from the asylum for the
criminal insane at Marion was re-
ceived by Clerk Christian. Of the
Hastings court yesterday He i'm
parted the Information 10 Major
Werner. chief Of police, and Chief
Werner At once gave instructions 20
the force 30 arrest the lord on
sight. Detectives OF the local police
department spent portion OF the day
looking into then old haunts of LORD
Blake, but without success.
Amusement was the sensation fclt
by the police and court officials when
They received the news. 1t was gen
orally felt that the asylum officials
should have given local authorities
some indication of their intention. or
should have, al lease, given a report
as to the condition of the man and
the possibility Of his becoming sane.
Blake was indicted last May on
a charge of being higamist. 1t be-
ing alleged that he had married one
or TWO wives more than he should
his first wife. and a large family, still
living The indictment mentioned as
TWO wives Mamie G. Faulconer, OF
Culpeper, who court records show he
married May s. 1924. and Grace
Marie Brown. of Richmond, who he
married January 3, 1919.
When the case came up for trial
Blake had for counsel lawyers who
had turned to insanity ror his de-
Tense, and who had secured expert
alienlsts to examine his mental state.
Among these were DIR. Foster. and Dr.
w s. Gordon These and other wit
nesses testified that Blake was "a para
noiac, and, according 40 the state
ment OF DIR. Foster. had been "a
hopeless paranoiac since birth"
Blakes insanity. II was stated, rar
in matrim onial channels. When hi
case was tried 1t was on the indict
ment mentioning two wives. The
third wife. a Miss Augusta Davis, 81
IJ-x H. 81. -
one he married, was not named In thf
indictment
This fact gives the police a hold
on him. II they get hold OF him, as he
can be taken to Hanover county foI
trial under the indictment that ex
lists against him there
Blake is an Englishman who ha:
lived In this country for many year!
and who for the greater part OF the
last twenty years has been resideu
of Virginia He spent several year.
in Richmond and was well known, /
is said he comes from a family vel
connected in England and that hi
mother who lives in London, Is quit
wealthy.
IT was she. Il In believed, who fur
nished the money for els defense, a
she had frequently sent him remit
tances. He was good spender ant
had many TRENDS among both sexes
HIS manner was pleasing and he ex
perienced little. II any. trouble in get
ting in the good Rraces Of the fair sex
His matrimonial record is clear. Fl
married three times and has thre'
wives living.
If Blake is captured in Richmond
he cannot be tried here on the bigan,
charge. is the opinion of Clerk Chris
tian. but he can be tried In Hanove
county. Blake, having once been triet
for bigamy. cannot again be put IL
Jeopardy on that indictment. Beini
sane" now. according to the Marion
asylum authorities, he can be tries
on the other indictment. that in Han
over.
Having not been found in Rich
mond and being sane, 1t is pretty gen
orally believed that Blake will no
he caught In Virginia. that he alread.
is out of the State.