The sun., 1901-08-25
A GRBfNA GREEN IN DANGER.
STEPS TO STOP THE JEFFER-
SONvILLE MARRIAGE TRADE,

5000 kentucsky Couples Married IN IN,
Indiana Town IN Twcuty Year-Ne
All Eiepemeuts -Dssines oS the Mar
ryins Magistrates MAY Have to stop
LOUISVILLE. Aug. zs.-The existence q,
q Gretna Green where In twenty year.
10000 Esntuckians have been married !,
threatened. Attorney General Taylor oi
Indiana says the matrimonial industry re-
ferred Tn must stop. Before this happens
there Il going to be a battle In the courts
This particular Gretna Green is M Jefferson
vile. Ind. across the river from this city
The opinion Of tho Attorney General Is
based on this provision Of the Indiana
statutes.
Tho clerk has no right to issue a tmar-
riagel license when the woman to be- married
has not lived In the county for year
OF courre II this were obeyed literally
II would bar out the brides who have heen
eloping from Kentucky. In a long letter
| To Prosecuting Attorney Mayfeld at Jef-
fer-onville. Attorney -ieneral Taylor las
called attention To this provision and de-
manded its enforcement
Clerk Carr was informed as to the at
/ titud" of the Attorney General and for n
day and a half he refused 10 issue any
/ licenses to non-rcsidents Then he sent
word to the Magistrates that he intended
1 90 test the correctness Of the Attorney
Generals contention by is~iug licenses
Ia whoever applied for them. Now bust
neee IL proceeding Just as u has been for
the past twenty wears The Attorney Gem
ersl IL expected Ia take steps soon To stop h
Two things have served Ia bring tho
mat rimonial industry ia JeferponviIe into
disrepute One ~ Clerk Carr's refusal Ia
give out any information concerning we'd
dingr or to make a record Of the licenses
issued and his rule which requires every
couple 10 pay an extra dollar for marriage
certificate
The other di-reputable feature Of the
business has been tho conduct Of the matri-
monial steercS or runner so brazen did
the-a rtecrerp become that the jefferson
/ vile Common Council passed an ordinance
imposing fine on any ons convicted OF
soliciting q couple 90 marry Frequently
p~r-ons with no thought of getting married
were embarrassed by these runners They
would also demand e1orbitant fce- for show
ing couple. to the homes Of the marrying
Magistrates. notwithstanding the fact that
the Magistrates divided the marriage fee with
the rinners Thu In way served 70 break
up the practice Then the scene Of opera
tons of the runners was transferred TO
the ferry pier In Louisville The police made
arrests occasionally and fines were imposed
but the men invariably returned 10 their
~ ~ y. Stup" t.p. m H.. 49,. A..
he conceived the idea Of making Jefferson
vile a haven for couples desring To get
married. The Kentucky law require- n
woman 10 be 2i before she can marry with
Jut,. LII h. h, pnr,,o, ,,,e.,, ~,
the age Of is-and II her parents or guard
ians consent she may marry AZ the age OF 10.
marriage by Magistrate requires no
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