The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-30
sHE WON'T GO HOME.
yv-tty Hattie Not Allowed to
Join Her Husband.
=. MARRIAGE NOT RECOGNIZED
..-,s xesshsors Give Him . Bad
shade Indicted for
r~ssr-Hop Ticket Frauds.

- sa-xuf-old Hattie Anspaugh, or
~ ershana, as the Law calls her.
- = g, ..r.ir Ia the House Of the Good
VI -, - ,aIsss her faihsF Is willing 20
80 ~ Is xjnin tue family circle ~'tn-
n's - res,<sfsng 10 give mp her husband.
g, = ~ ershsn. 70 whom she was married
= - 80 ocnssnt Of her parents just
Viz 49,, 80 this afternoon. This il the
- -. = - aeesss OF Judge Langley, made
sass~ - = denying the writ Of habeas
a.s. ss,srIie<s FOR by Granam for the rur-
800. = ,s-xusng his girl wife from the
fs. n the House Of the Good shep-
80 xes,~ ies parents placed her on her
,.susal "a 70 home.
Ths rtrrn 70 the writ was made ny the
ues.e n the Good Shepherd ana the
an. Il The girl yesterday. and on the re-
-. $50 - esse vas heard By Judge Langley.
80 49, III was not exclusively devoted ia
-. -. r.4spus for the girls derention. but
80 ssr,arspg that the marriages license
=. obsslned BY fraud and the ceremony
..-f.,med pndsr lts authosIty void. ~ was
s~xate< principally 20 biaekening the char
80, AZ the Young man. Graham. and that
= IL whole immediate family. To the
ssr,ost Of these allegations the testimony
sn,rodueed by the respondents was prfn-
cssslly devoted.
f,shasp told the story OF his marriage
al hIs father-in-laE gaye his version. A.
5 r.nk vino issued the license. narrated
~. <as,stances, and then several OF the
s,,snas Of tbs Anspaugh family from
e.lhv where the Aaspanghs lived until
$50 recently. gave il as their opinion that
vanns Graham was lasciyious, lazy aud
sasAssf.noshIne young man. who would
snlv i've With Hattie for few months and
,h,n pssse her in house OF ili-fame and
torce her to support him. Not content
Win this much. great deal OF effort was
made 10 lead them 70 testify that Ora
hams mother sas woman of loose char.
seter and hIs sister an inmate of house
of ill.fsms. but The effort was not entirely
saccessfni Graham sat In the rear of the
room near his mother and took all Of this
testimony In without any outward sign of
angsr on other emotion. His appearance
seuId hardly make him out villain of so
dsep dye. Ii Is true he wore blue fan
NJ. shirt and red necktie which matched
Biz hair and struggling mustache much
nors perfectly than his suit. but there is
10 s'asnte forbidding II.
Teen Hattie herself took the stand.
She sore neat gray dress and a jaunty
hat xhils her hair she had arranged in
xyis not az all giriish. She Is q rosy.
tAeekfd, piquant little damsel with brown
- and hair. She was not at all embar-
nsss5. she answered ali the questions
ulsd without hesitation. but sometimes
uthsf Grossly. From the pont she kept
~ lips in ID was quite evident that she
W bsen spoiled sadly by her parents.
5AsonIy interesting feature brought out
o direct examination was that her father
III bis attorney had called upon her at
- House OF the Good Shepherd and
nnstened 10 send her husband 10 the
snHentsary for perjury in case she would
rsibsndon him. This she had stead
nhy refused 20 do and so she had been
hF locked mp. she admitted that she
he's sister OF her husband to be an in
slisof disrepusabge house, but she was
avihat he was good man. She was
n<d whether she would now consent 10
lan him and have proceedings brought
hhsf name to declare her marriage void.
Ne would not. she said: her place was
slIA her husband. She would not consent
rsmsin with her parents until she was
sHs and then go to live with her hus-
Ind. and blurted out: What In fhe
seFid would be the sense in waiting two
lsss would like TO know" when she
W Asksd the question.
Mr. Mc6regory. Graham's mother, tes-
NED TO her sons coed character and said
nat BE had money to support his wife.
~ vas the last witness. although the at.
hfssy fer Graham wanted Judge Langley
y sllew testimony in rebuttat Of that
fssh about his clients character
he next move was on the part of the
Flsticher's attorney, who wanted TO have
- order giving the custody OF the girl to
Ae husband on the ground that the mar
fsss was not void but only voldahls and
hs girl free to do as she pleased, The mo-.
hea vas overruled and the case argued
Nd then decided by the Judge, who said
nat according to the constitution the
amer eonid control his daughter until she
efssae II years OF age. The right was
hfssses one which could not be invaded
ssA IMMUNITY. The mere fact that the
asghier was married without his con.
shs aid not take i. away. The question
"a not one of multiplying the marriage, for
'ss marriage was fraudulent and without
~ lsgal status. il might be ratified by
IS HHwhen she came Of age. hu. not un-
thsa. The writ would be denied.
hasse was uneoncernsi while the de-
asiea vas being given. but that was evil
aa.y Because she could not understand
sssgal phfaseology, for wben IL was ex-
ssAaed to her she broke down entirely and
IN the most romantic way. Her
asaas gathered around and tried "a com.
- Der, but they could not, and she hal
Mmosi carried back 20 the House of
= - sood Shepherd by two deputy sher.
sas case will ne doubt be appealed, as
= sso attorneys bold exactly the same
ssaeas on the subject Of the validity of