Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
CUPID WINS OUT IN
LONG OBSTACLE RACE
GIRL, PARENTS AND INJuNcTIoas
FAIL TO DAUNT sulToR
Marriage, Climax to Law-5ound Court
ship, stirs Mother to New
Suit and the Fight VIII
Go on

| DIES MONIES, Ia. Sept. 2-News OF
the marriage of Miss Katherine Homah
and James Peyton at Manitou, Colo.,
yesterday, which reached the family OF
tne girl here today, furnishes the sequei
to the most exciting courtship those VINO
know the story ever heard or reau apou..
| Peyton is q jeweler here, and first met
Miss Homan about two years ago. He
made up his mind on the spot tnat ne
would make the girl his wife. He mas
done 1t despite the opposition OF the girl
her parents and the efforts of hait
dozen judges, who have been Kept pusy
for more than year issuing in1unctions
in vain attempt to prevent Peytoh lloin
making love to the girl
For a long time after he first met MISS
Homan Peyton loved her in silence ana
discreetly Just about year ago ne
first told her of his intention to make ner
his wife, and Miss 1roman promptly swore
out a warrant for his arrest, alleging MS
attentions annoyed her. That was tne
official beginning of Peytons courtsnip'
He was brought before Judge Matthias in
police court and tried, but the charge
against him was dismissed because the
Judge did not feel at liberty to interfere
in his courtship so long as 1t was con-
Quoted quietly.
Arrested for Insanity once
the attack, and it was not a week until
he was arrested again. this time on
charges filed before the commissioners
in lunacy. The commissioners looked MIN
over and decided that he was insanely IN
love with Miss Homan, but otherwise
sane. and dismissed the charge.
As soon as he was at liberty Peyton
first act was to propose again 10 MISS
Homan. This time the girl sought the
protection of the civil courts and Sc
cured an injunction from Judge McVey
the jeweler from making love
to her. Peyton defied the injunction, pro-
posed again and was promptly arresteo
for contempt. He was released ON
promise to quit proposing to the girl, put
inside of two days he forgot his promise
and was arrested again. This time ne
was charged with stopping the girl on
the street and asking her to be his wire.
Then another injunction was issued pro-
hibiting Peyton from talking to the girl
on the street and ne was released again.
Peyton wasn't discouraged. Within a
week he had proposed to the girl three
times over the telephone. Another in
junction was issued, this time by Judge
Howe, preventing him from doing that.
Court Demands Explanation
The next time Peyton met Miss Homan
she was walking in the street with Will
liam Clement, another suitor for her
hand Peyton promptly knocked Gle
ment down. He was fined for that and |
another injunction was issued prohibiting |
him from interfering with Miss Homan's
friends. Peyton got reckless then<and
broke injunctions right and left, making !
love to Miss Homan every time he got |
chance personally, by letter and over |
the telephone.
Finally Judge Howe got tired of issu-
ing injunctions and ordered court OF |
inquiry into Peyton's love affair. Peyton |
was put on the stand and declared Miss
Homan and he were engaged, but that !
her brother objected to the marriage. |
He admitted the girl had filed the various |
charges against him, but said it had been
at the solicitation of her mother-that she
really loved him-but to keep peace in the
family had denied it at home. He de-
clared that all the time she had been
meeting him secretly.
Then Miss Homan took the stand. First |
she insisted that Peyton leave the court
room. Then she said she didn't love him |
annoyed her by his unwelcome wooing |
and she loved some one else.
The Judge was as much mystified as |
ever until Peyton returned to the stand |
and produced a bundle of letters written
to him by Miss Homan. These told him
not to despair and that all would come
out all right.
Judge Howe finally ordered Peyton
placed under $500 bonds to keep the terms
Of the injunction and threatened him with
4 Jail sentence If he ever molested the
girl again.
Since then Peyton has not been heard
from until a message was received an
that finally he had succeeded
n marrying the girl. The girls relatives
claim that Peyton had hypnotized Miss
Proceedings for contempt of
court and for annulment of the marriage
are threatened by the mother now.