Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-06
ROBERT B. BULLOCK,
| WITH FAMILY HERE,
WEDS FRENCH GIRL
Has Wife and Five Children
Living in South
Richmond.
SERVED AS LIEUTENANT
IN EXPEDITI0NARY ARMY
Is Held Now in Federal Custody
at Norfolk Awaiting Trial
on Charge.
BROUGHT BACK TRENCH MAIDEN
Married Louise Ceharte at Charte,
France, Shortly Before Returning
to America Last August.

Charged with bigamy, specifically
that he married a pretty twenty-year-
old French girl at Charte. France, and
brought her to this country while an
other wife. the mother of his FIVE chill
dren. awaited his return in Richmond
Lieutenant Robert Bennett Bullock.
forty-one years old, of ISIS Hull Street,
has been placed under arrest by agents
OF the United states Department Of
While Lieutenant bullock is held in
tail at Norfolk pending action of the
Federal jury. the French girl. claimed
the authorities state. has been living
with the French girl at Fortress Mon
roe since last August, when he re-
the girl was his wife.
Frequently Visit. Home Here.
In the meanstme. Mrs. Bullock, the
mother OF tho officers FIVE children. has
tree sbs at the and h9ms on
visited here several times since his re-
turn. and writing regularly TO the
osme suspIsioas Of Bullock eGd'1 and their s
inySstigations disclosesd his ftrst wife
Ai Richmond. He waa taken into GUS
fortress Monroe and upon recent of
MS dischsrge was turned over to the
feaesai aes asI,n.k sssnss: :, ~ ,,,.,v,.n ;,
night. said that she had never gus
pected her husband until several days
pe9ns to be fesm rand
ansifs At Fortress Monroe. But. she she
she. received word Of her husbands ar
rest rest The wife told her story at the
little home on HUI Hull Street, where she
ranging in age from four to fourteen.
ior many months what was expected
band nd e "App' euh'o" win her nus
Wrote Home ReEulariy.
Since leaving for overseas Lieuten-
ant Bullock has written regularly. she
was dividing his affections. He often en-
discharge from the army. and When he he
met him at Newport News. w august she
The wife here appeared to bear little
TIaneor a against her husband for his al
French customs and the environment
months for his alleged action. She
expressed no bitterness, but appear
ed imeued with a motherly, spirit OF
posed to have misled her.
From what could be learned last
ant BULLOCK married mar the lit little suaeca French
girl az Charta several weeks before
sailing for America in August His
It wca stated at Fortress Monroe last
night chat officer friends of Bullock
were witnesses to the marriage cere-
mony overseas.
Army Officers Take Action.
A soon as the authorities at
Fortress Monroe learned that Bullock
had a family In Richmond he was
placed under detention. Louise. the
EIench girl. Is being cared for by the
come Of the case: She. 1t was stated.
was not aware Of Bullock's Richmond
wife. until told by the Federal agents
BULLOCK is we'll known in Richmond.
He assisted In organizing the Chester
field Coast Artillery. but was not sent
overseas overseas with the organization. After
tenant he sailed for France. Previous
to the war. the officer had been for
many years a travelling insurance ad-
years preceding his entrance into the
army he was salesman for Armour
e. Co. 1t Is. understood that he ap-
piled for his old position with this
awaiting his discharge. and was as
sured that he would be re-employed.
II Native OF North Carolina.
:. He is native of North Carolina,
but has been resident Of Richmond
he Eas Been share maered to he G
living here. Their five children in
elYde Mrs three p,.,,. boys and two girls; 49,.
County. of her husbands difflcuity, ana 4
tnat ne would go to Norfolk today.
Mnether ,rn or not she would vigorously
incnaded to say, The United States
foik and action in Bullock's case is
time. -