The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-13
THE WEDDING.
Matrimonial Bureau Romance In
terfered With.
GROOM 70; BRIDE 60
An Iowa Attorney Says the Man is
Insane and Not Com
petent.

Green Bay, Wis, June 9-[Special. i
Leonard ROsel of st. Ansgar, Mitchell
county, Ia, and Mrs. Barbara Mueller,
who lives on Chicago street in this city,
have had some experience within the last
few days with the prOverbial slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip. They are princi-
pals in passing love drama and the
play is not at an end yet
Leonard Rosel is ~ years old, a wild
over, and Is said to possess considerable
property IN Iowa. In addition to his
property interests he has a number of rel
atlves. Mrs. Barbara Mueller is Rosel's
JUNIOR Dy ABOUT ten years. She is the
WIDOW OF Mitchell Mueller and has a
huliloer Oh children and other relatives.
Matrimonial Bureau Romance.
About year or more ago Leonard Ro-
sci came to the conclusion that he was
tlred OF living alone, and he decided that
ne ought to have a running mate dawn
llfe's home stretch. Accordingly he nut
MS trust In matrimonial bureau.
Among the letters he received in reply to
the advertisement in Heart and Hand he
selected letter received from Mrs. Bar
bara Mueller of Green Bay as the one
most deserving of notice.
Inc correspondence was carried on I'M
til ROSel made up his mind that he had
found in Mrs. Mueller the companion for
whom he had been longing, and Mrs.
Mueller likewise believed that, next to
her first husband, Mr.. Kosel was just the
best man on earth.
Then Rosel wanted to come to Green
Bay. This proposition was agreeable to
Mrs. Mueller and according TO arrange
ment ROSel arrived in Green Bay q few
days ago. Last Tuesday afternoon, ac-
companled by Rev. NJ. j. Hilleman, pas
tor Of st. Pauls German Lutheran
church, ROSel visited the county clerks
office and secured a marriage license.
Then he visited Judge Huntington and
got permit to be married without the
delay of five days required by law.
Forbids the Wedding.
About twenty minutes after license
was issued Judge Huntington received a
telegram from County Attorney A. B.
L0yeJoy of Usage, Mitchell county,
which read:
do not issue marriage license to
Leonard Rosel. He is insane. If you
have already given him license kindly
advise me at once"
Judge Huntington was all excitement
In moment. The marriage ceremony
was to be performed that afternoon.
The judge rushed out of the courtroom,
found Mr.. Hillemann just before the
ceremony was about to start and with
drew the special permit, after explaining
the circumstances. Of course, the we'd
dlng was declared indefinitely postponed.
R0Sel protested that an outrage had
been committed, denied that he was men
tally unsound and declared that the tel
egram was malicious piece of business
perpetrated by his relatives in Iowa ON
account of their aversion to having his
property divided. He asserted that he
would hold the marriage license and that
ne Will DE married at the end of the five
days delay the law requires.
Children Opposed to Match.
County Attorney Lovejoy arrived in
Green Bay Thursday for the purpose of
preventing the marriage. He says he does
not expect to prevent the ceremony by
legal process, but thinks he can persuade
the old man to return to Iowa and leave
his prospective bride in Green Bay. Chill
dren and relatives of Rosel, he says, are
bitterly opposed to the match. He saws
that guardian was recently appointed
for the old man and that he is mentally
unsound and incompetent
1t is doubtful, however. if the Iowa
attorney can succeed in preventing the
marriage, as Rosel is determined to mar
ry. He still holds the marriage license
and declares the attorney cannot talk
him out of wedding the woman for whom
his heart yearns. People who have con-
versed with Rosel do not take any stock
in the story of his insanity, as he certain
ly seems to be bright old man and is
also we'll preserved physically. Rosef
has sent to Iowa for evidence to disprove
the charge of his incompetency.