St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-28

though she might be IS, although her
parents claimed that she was four years
younger. Mrs. Lydon was the first wit
ness She had first seen Cummins at his
rooms, over Rays tea store, on Thursday
last, three days after the marriage, and had
asked him how he had the cheek to marry
her daughter. He answered: ''This is
free country, and l mean to treat her like
lady, which she is" Mrs. Lydon had
first seen her daughter after the marriage at
the lookup. Julia said: I've married
John. and I'm going to have him." Julia,
she said, would be Is Aug. 81. Detective
Harvey, who was present at the interview
between Mrs. Lydon and her daughter,
testified that the former said: ''A girl like
you might have, married white
man and not black niger like
him." Julia answered: Eyes, l suppose
l might have married some drunken white
brute" The defense here moved for dis
missal, claiming that the prosecution had
failed to show that Cummins had actually
known that the girl was under Is when he
swore to the application for a marriage
license. Judge Bailey overruled the mo-
ton, saying:
L know of nothing more important than an
affidavit to get marriage certificate, and if
the theory of the defense is supported, any
girl could make statement as to her age
and man could get Il license and then get
away from this statute on that plea. If that
was so this statute would be nullity. 1
think the party marrying is bound to know
the truth as to girls age before he makes
oath.
Cummin's was next put upon the stand
by the defense. He said he had been en-
ployed as porter in Sherman's saloon on
Lookup alley, and had first met Julia at
restaurant, where she came to visit a cousin
il - I,
the street and got acquainted with her.
When he suggested marriage he had asked
if her folks would object. She said she
didn't care whether they did OF not. She
had been working out for six years. and
never visited home because her father
abused her. He remembered having asked
her if she was Is years old and recollected
that she had said she was. They were
married at Mrs. Hadley's, on Fourth ave-
nue. SOUTH and ulia said something after
the ceremony abHt having fooled him, as
she was not Is. The girl, Julia Cummins
nee Lydon, was next examined. She said
she wasn't sure how old she was, but her
mother claimed she was Is. They had no
family Bible at home. She admitted telling
Cummins about two hours before the mar
riage that she was Is years old, and con-
fessed that she told a falsehood. The min
lister who performed the ceremony did not
ask her how old she was
CUMMINS BOUND OVER.
This closed the examination, and Judge
Bailey bound CummnS over to the grand
jury, fixing his bonds at $1,000. His wife
was committed to the House of the Good
Shepherd. This was the desire of her
mother. and the girl did not object. She
had stated right along that she had
loved ''her John" and wanted to
live with him. Her confinement
i'll the lookup seems. however. to have
brought her to her senses. for she professed
after the trial to be desirious of never see
ing him again. Cummins does not bear
good reputation. He came here several
years ago from st. Louis. and has always
managed to live without doing much work.
Hes dead tough coon, sure enough"
said one of his own color yesterday. IF
he was an honest, hardworking man I
should think he had right to marry a
white girl if he wanted to, but he isn't,
and I'd kill sister of mine before I'd let
her marry him.