Robert Stewart, 18, Accused of Stealing Mother's Jewels to Pay for Wedding to Chorus Girl, April5, 1926

Mother’s Complaint Puts Youth in Jail. . . Robert Stewart, Son of Wealthy Asheville Man, Charged with Stealing Jewels

New York, April 3—Robert Stewart, 18-year-old newly-wed accused by his mother, Mrs. Lillian Anderson Stewart, of stealing $4,000 worth of her jewels, was released from the Tombs prison today when his bride of six days, a former show girl, obtained $2,500 bail for him.

Stewart, who is said to be heir to a $1 million estate, married Edna Marsh, former chorus girl and cabaret entertainer, on Monday. On Thursday, his mother caused his arrest, charging that he stole her jewelry on March 19 and pawned it to finance his wedding. He was held on a charge of larceny, despite his mother’s last minute effort to drop the charge.

The youth is a great-grandson of a partner of John Jacob Astor, founder of the Astor fortune. His father is a wealthy land owner of Asheville, N.C.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, April 5, 1926

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