The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-04
AN OHIO ROMANCE.
A Buckeye Youth OF Fourteen Years
SIarries a Trusting Maiden of
TWcufy-seTen.

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ST. LcUIs, April ga special To iIit
Globe Democrat gives The foliowin!
| story of youthful precucity:
| Probably the youngest man of Ohit
who ever assumed the rights and re
sponsibilities which appertain la tkt
position of head of the family, is Eddie
Marshall, of Cleveland, son OF ii wealthy
and well known merchant. Ohio lead.
in everything, and there are many rapid
youths within its boundary, but little
Eddie crowds precedent 10 the wall, and
enters upon the RESPONSE illtIeS of Il
married life with cheerful haste at the
age of IA, and if the statements of the
newly made Mrs. Marshall are true, he
will discount all previous records, and
become father before his fifteenth
birthday. The bride. as a result of her
own plentiful lack of discretion and her
boy husbands absence OF good judg-
ment, that SHOULD characterize man of
such assumptions, is now under arrest
on charge of perjury, sworn out
by ME- Marshall, her unwilling father
in-law. The details of the romantic lit
tie affair, as nearly as the correspondent
can ascertain, are about as follows: An
ME HELEN, the heroine of the romance,
six months ago was tender and tr''s' d
maiden OF 26L years, occupyins -
newly secured position as master me-
chanic in the chief ofthe household of
Mr.. Chas. Tease, Marshall's neighbor
Being of an attractive disposition, she
soon formed the intimate acquaintance
of Eddie Marshall, whose smooth and
fresh face and rosy complexion would
indicate his age to be about twelve
years. This Don Juan through the at
traction of his faths RS wealth and his
own consequential position, found ready
and unlimited favor in Armies sight,
and last week he was informed by her
that the result would soon be apparent,
and in order TO save her reputation they
must secure the services of minister.
The boy readily consented, and
last Friday Annie swore out
marriage license, and on
Saturday they were duly married by
prominent minister of this city. Yes
terday MIR. Marshall, father of the BRIDE
groom, received some inkling of the
affair, and visiting the probate office
learned that a license had been granted.
He then went before Justice Peck and
filed an affidavit charging Miss Hellan
with perjury in dcposing that her pros
pective husband had attained his legal
majority. Special Constable Ed Beck
found the neighborhood in which the
and wonder The family of the boy
were not aware that he was already
married, but supposed that the wedding
was to take place tonight. Mr.. Pease's
house was visited, but the defendant
could not be found. This evening the
search was renewed, and the bride was
found at the house of Mrs. Lawrence,
on McCort street. On going to the place
the officer was told by Mrs. Lawrence
that the defendant was not there. The
constable thought otherwise and per
suaded the lady TO allow a search of the
premises, and after an examination of
all the rooms in the house the officer was
about to depart, but noticing q door in
the hall under the stairway he opened
1t, and found the fair and trembling de-
PENDANT ensconced under 81 stack of fem
mime paraphernalia She accompanied
her captor to the house of neighbor,
when bail in the sum of $500 for her APP
pearing this morning was procured. She
stated positively that they were married
Saturday night, but that she had not
seen her husband since Sunday forenoon.
To the false swearing she pleads not
guilty and AYERS that she was not asked
10y the probate court whether the other
party To the license was 81 years old or
not