Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-28
Young Boston Girl EIopes
With Older Man.
Found in Bath, Where Father
Had Traced Her,
Couple Had Tried to Secure M,rri,,s
License in Portland-She Is Taken
Home and He Is Given Thirty DAYS
in Jail.

Bath. Me-, July 27-Victoria Kara,
the twalvc-years-old Boston schoo, cir,
and Steven Ganem, aged twentv-six a.
A Middle street, Portland who elopcd
from Boston last Wednesday, were
captured in this city last night by Cant
Gaudreau of the night watch and Off
Ger Frank Card. They. in company with
the girls father, *. Karan, and his
friend. John Raymond, visited tha
Eastman House shortly after twelve
O'CLOCK and found the couple occupy
Jig the same apartment. They had re-
tired for the night. Neither made any
talk but accompanied the officers to
the police station.
AS the story goes Ganem had been
working for kar;tn in Boston for the
past nine months. Kar;ln did not like
the attentions that Ganem was endeav-
orinE to pay to his daughters and dis
charged him week ago last Saturday.
] is said that short time ago Ganem
proposed to one of the older daughters
then turned his attentions to the
youngest daughter.
n week ago today while her father
WIS absent in Providence on business
Victoria, who by the way looks at least
four years older than she really is, an
nounced her intention of visiting rcla-
tives in South Boston. When her father
returned the latter part of the week
he went to bring the girl home and
learned that she had not been to the
house of relatives at any time last
week.
hunt for the girl was then insti-
tutc1, but no tidings of her were learn
cd until last Saturday when a telephone
message was received i'll the afternoon
by person i'll Boston from Ganem in
Portland requesting the loan-of some
money ard stating that the girl was
with him and that they were going TO
be married.
This information was given to the
father and he in turn notified the po-
lice officials in Portland, requesting
that they prevent the ceremony as the
girl was but Il years of age.
Sunday, Mr.. karan went to Portland
ana the investigation was resumed.
He had proofs of the age of the girl to
support his claims.
1t was learned in Portland that last
Thursday. Stevens Gancm. who gave
his residence as being Portland, and
that he was e numerical trlvellcr
made application for a marriage Ii
cense. The man gave his age as "A
years and the girls as being Is. Her
youthful appearance made City Clerk
Bigelow suspicious and he refused to
grant the license.
Ganem consulted an attorney and
later returned to the city clerks office,
but Mr.. Eigelow was not convinced that
the wouldbe bride was of legal age and
refused to issue the license.
Saturday, Ganem and the girl re-
turned to the city clerks office accom-
panied by another attorney, who insist
Cd on an application being made out.
The application was made out and in
tho application the girls age was given
as II. The license would not be issued
for five days and that gave the city
clerk time to investigate.
Trace of the couple was lost at that
time and, Monday. it was learned that
they had come to this city. Sunday.
They registered as man and wife.
Mr. Karan and his friend Raymond
arrived in the city. last night, and told
their story to the officers and the result
was that they found the couple.
A Times representative visited them
at the police station, this morning. Vic
toria says she is 16 years old and that
her fatllsr does not know her age or
hi- own She stated that she would
marry her lover in spite of her father s
objections. Ganem stated that as soon
as he could get license they would
be married. He says the only objcc-
ton her father seems to have is that
Gancm is not a rich man.
At 10 o'clock Gancm was arraigncd
before Judge Fogg for practising forni-
cation. lie pleaded, 81 don't think
am" to the question guilty or not
guilty" f. E. Southland represented
Karan. Capt. Gaudreau. Mr.. karan
and John Raymond were sworn. All
told OF finding the couple at the East
mar House.
Ganem in testifying acknowledged
that he had been living with the girl
bit said he met her in Portland and she
didn't leave Boston with him.
Judge Fogg found him guilty and SEN
fenced him to 30 days in the Jail at Au-
gusta
Little Victoria. her father and Mr.
Raymond returned to Boston. this af-
ternoOn.