The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-14


marriage, separation, reconciliation, and
| legal marriage. such as is rarely met with
was revealed yesterday at the Central po-
lice station, when Allen R. IaTkin. TWEEN
ty-seven years old, an electrician. was shs
groom and Miss Minnie May Grumbine.
twenty three years old. were joined in
| the bonds Of wedlock
HeartbToken and threatening to do her
| self harm. Miss Grumbine. who had until
recently, believed she was Mrs. LarkIn,
/ called at the Central police station
Wednesday afternoon with her eighteen
! nlonths-old child her mother Mrs. Grum-
bine. of Westminster. Carroll county.
| and her sister. Mrs G. A Waddeil. 7ls
North Monroe Street. and told her trou-
/ bies in detail to then Acting Justice Sau-
Der. having previously related the story
! to Lieutenant Schleiga IN the captains
Office.
/ a few years ago, she said, she first met
/ Mr.. Larkin. Al engagement of marriage
/ was made. and a date for the wedding
! was agreed upon 1t was intended TO go
to a ministers home to be married. but
on the wedding day Mr.. Larkin asked for
a postponeJneat until the following even
ing, which was agreed to.
( .SlA AuG EbEGil-S dtLti AdhaSSlst aus 0A1B
1897, pretended marriage took place at
4 the nome Of Mrs. Waddell, in Baltimore,
! in the presence Of only j feg relatives OF
/ Miss Grumbine Neither she nor anyone
/ Of her relatives thought for a moment
/ that it was other than legal marriage
! Mr.. LaFkin produced what appeared u De
i a genuine marriage license. and the man
who performed the ceremony, out whose
name all interested parties now absolute
/ " refuse to tell, had the appearance and
/ manner OF q clergyman After the cere-
! IRONY a reception was given by Mrs.
Waddeu.
j Fer over two and half years the ecu
! PIE lived together happily and child was
born. Mrs. Grumbine invited them TO
come to her home at Westminster TO
spend the Fourth of July last. Mr.. Lar
kin was member OF the Electrical Work
! ers' Union and was busy taking a prcmi-
nent part in the strike then in progress in
Baltimore He told his supposed wife to
] take the child and spend several weeks
with her mother. as he would be busy and
would get along as best he could boarding
They went Receiving no letters from
Larkin, she returned 10 her home in Bal
timore about July 10 aad found that he
, had disappeared, and Sith him had van
ished his trunk chatting, old love letters
and the supposed marriage certificate All
efforts to trace him failed
Recently the suspicion occurred to her
/ ana her mother that there might have
been something wrong in the marriage and
an Investigation was made. No record OF
( a marriage license having been issued for
the couple could be found in Baltimore
or at Towson. They were convinced that
/ there had been no legal marriage.
/ After consulting Justice SaubeT Wednes-
I day II was decided 70 swear out war
rant for Larkin's arrest on a charge of
deserving and wiIlfully Regleeting to sup
! port his wife and minor child since July
! s, 1866" The warrant vas issued by Jus
: tice Sauber- Round Sergeant Potion ar
I rested Larkin yesterday while he was en-
/ gagged with other electricians at the Con-
tineDtal Building, Baltimore and Calvert
/ streets. He was locked up at the Central
/ police station about noon and Miss Grum
bine notified 20 appear there at 3 O'Clock.
Shortly after that time she entered the
statiouhease with her infant, her mother,
sister, and her sisters little boy.
Lee 6. Meyer, counsel Cor Mr. L.arkin,
| advised a genuine marriage. and Mr. Lar
| kin consented Afterward he held a long
! conference with the women to complete
! reconciliation. Miss Grunbine was at once
| ready TO again trust herself in Larkin's
| care Her sister also thought that the
| best plan Mrs. Grumbine the mother,
was indignant. and for a time insisted that
| Larkin be prosecuted and that her daugh-
| ter discard him. She reIented after con-
| siderable persuasion Then she and Mrs.
/ Wadden went back TO Larkin's cell.
! Miss Grumbine who In the meantime
remained IN Captain BaTaHge-'s office was
escorted back TO the cell At sight Of Lar
kin she fell in a faint She soon revived
and seated on chair outside the cell door,
/ talked to Larkin- He was moved tc tears
| and expressed sorrow. He promised to
NARY her legally. The promise was ae
cepted.
Mrs Grumbine. Mrs Wadden. and Mr..
| Meyer went to the clerks Office of the
| Court OF Common Pleas ard procured
/ marriage license. Mrs. Waddeif signing for
it. DR.. Joseph B. Saunders, coroner Of the
! Central district. went for minister and
| returned with Rev James P Wilson. pas
tor OF Exeter Street Methodist Episcopal
| Church
Mr.. LaTkiE was brought from the cell
| before Justice Fechtig and acknowledged
| that the supposed marriage to Miss Grum-
| bine was not genuine. sit took placI the
/ night after Thanksgiving three years ago.
said Iarkin- Il am willing to marry her
now
well, by doing It vou are saving your
! self from term in the peritentiary," re-
| marked Justice Fechtfg.
Larkin was then taken to Captain Bar
| rangers Office. where Miss Grumbine, her
mother, sister. and child were in wait
! ing. The ceremony was soon performed
| The couple left the stationEouse. leading
| the child between them and followed by
I the brides mother and SiStpr