The Washington times., 1905-01-08

But She Says First Mar
riage Was Illegal.
FAKE PRIEST OBLIGATED
Principals in Matrimonial Tangle Are
Seventh Day Adventists-Mayor
Mcclellan Tied Second Knot.

NEW YORK. Jan. Mrs. Marcella
Loose, of so Lincoln Place, the Bronx.
vas arraigned before Magistrate Crane
N the Tombs police court today, on a
charge of bigamy. and held in s1,0oe ban
Tor examination on Monday. The story
II Mrs. Loose's alleged bigamous ad-
was told in detail in the court.
and as a feature of Mondays develop
ments Mayor Mcclellan may have &c
appear in the police court as witness
Mrs Loose and Maurice Gardner were
married last Tuesday by Mayor Nc
Clellan, at the city hall The womans
former husband, a Seventh Day Ad-
yentist. read about 1t in the papers next
day. and Immediately called upon Dis
trict Attorney Jerome He was turned
over to Assistant District Attorney APP
pleton, who got warrant for the wo-
mans arrest.
Arrested IN New Home
Officer Donahue. of the Tombs squad,
went up with Loose, and arrested her
in her newly furnished home in the
Bronx, last night. AS she was leaving
the house the party ran into Gardner.
the second husband, going up the steps
Neither husband recognized the other
Hello. Marceiia,'' said Gardner.
where are you goingg'
.Oh, I've got TO go over to mother
with these men, replied Mrs. Loose II
think I'll stay there all night"
With the detective the woman went to
the Elizabeth Street station. where she
sobbed over her troubles ali night.
Youno and prettv
When she appeared in court this
morning she had engaged Thomas j.
Sullivan as counsel She was neatly
dressed in black and wore a full set of
furs She is twenty-three years old, a
brunette, and decidedly pretty.
Also in court was a Mrs. Smith, n
Seventh Day Adventist who took the
deepest interest in the prisoner. who
also is a member of the same sect.
As soon as this man appears to pros
ecute / will swear out a warrant for his
arrest on a charge of kidnapping, an
nounced Lawyer Sullivan.
Married by CanvasseT.
The story Mrs. Loose told was as fol-
lows:
Il was married to Loose in Baltimore,
Md, in 1897. when ! was sixteen years
old. He and myself were Seventh Day
Adyentists. We were married by Sand
ford Horton. a canvasser for Adventist
literature, and whom / supposed was a
regularly ordained minister The mar
rage will not hold, as it is unconstitu-
tional. for Horton, l since learned. is
not a minister at all.
After our girl baby was born my so.
cafic.ss h,.=hand disappeared, and / nevei
heard OF him again for five years Or
December "a he appeared at my mother,
house, 20S King Street, and under pre-
text that he was going to buy the chiIt
some clothes, took 1t away TO New Jer
sey, and | have not been able 70 get 1
back.
During all the time of our marriage
Mr.. Loose never contributed one cen
| to my support. It was aot until latei,
that learned that his man Horton wa
not preacher at all, but a canvasser
When 1 found this out had no com
junction about marrying again.
First Union Illegal.
former marriage was legal 1t had bee,
Upon a husband as legally dead If h
4
years.
| Loose. who Is also a canvasser TO
Seventh Day Adventist literature, lives a
II Cummings Street. Irvington, n. ]. Ii
did not appear In court, and Assistan
District Attorney Appleton asked tn
magistrate to adjourn the case until h
igot his witnesses together.
Mrs. Smith volunteered the Informa
ton that Mr. Loose would no. dare t
appear In court TO prosecute anothe
roember Of the sect to which they be
long, because the rules of the orde
expressly prohibit one from doing so
IF he does come here" said Mr..
Smith, Il will carry the matter to III
highest elder IN the church and ther
will be the biggest rumpus the churc
has ever known.
Dare Not Prosecute.
Our duty is to help others who are
, trouble and not TO prosecute them.
do not believe for a minute that II
man Loose will dare appear in court. y
.eWfll 1t be necessary for the mayo
to be here on Monday to swear to II
second MARRIAGE" Assistant Distri
|, Attorney Appleton asked Magistrar
! Crane.
hOSt dSSuItulyp ISpieu IAdBlSiTd
Crane IF it were necessary PresideI
Roosevelt himself would have to con
here"
Mr.. Appleton then said he would n
tify the mayor to be on hend If NJ
Sullivan would not admit the circun
stance of the second marriage.
Mrs. Loose. not being able 10 furnis
! bail. was taken over to the Tombs, al
Mrs. Smith hurried away to the hea
quarters of the Adventists, 81 Unit
! Square. 70 see If she could raise II
money.
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