The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Baltimore. Aug Z-Rev- George :.
Fitzhugh. the sixty-seven-year-olE pas
tor Of St Barnabas' Protestant Episco-
pal Church. al Curtis Bay. viii not marry
Lulu Virginia Frazier. the ten-year-old
girl from the Virginia mountains. He
to-day surrendered the marriage license
which he secured at EIicott City 10 his
son. Lee FitzEugh. who is a law student
al the University Of Virginia
The child Vii be taken back TO her
home in Virginia on Monday. by Mrs.
Mary Padgett. GIr- Fitzhugh-s daughter
He stoutIy maintained that he was
right and that he wanted 10 and had
q right 10 marry The child. but said that
he would forego his own desires in the
matter. because Of the strenuous o5jec-
tons raised by his family and the public
disapproval Of his act His son viii re-
turn the license 10 the court clerk AZ
EHlco-t City. and the now famous case
VIII be all over. unless church action re
wives IL
May Not Recover.
To-day EIr. FitzEugh IS in a serious
condition. and il was said at the house
this after-oon that he might not re-
cover IF he does recover. however. an
effort VIII be made 10 send him 10 an
institution for medical treatment
Bishop Paret. who IS now at Ocean City
viii make a thorough investigation Of the
case al once Bishop Paret says his in
veztiEati1a viii be quiet and that he Is
not prepared 10 indicate along what lines
II vzu be made. that 50 far he knows
nothing excepting the facts as published
in the daily newspapers. and he would ex-
press no opinion
Admitting that AIT- FIrzhugh has Sc
cured The license with the intention OF
marrying the girl Bishop Pa-et was
asked. -'would you deal with the matter
as q moral question. OF as one affecting
his mental condiuo12
Bishop Paret replied
7 can say nothing whatever az this
time I know nothing excepting what 1
nave seen in the newspapers. and can
not indicate even what action VIII be
taken
A quiet Investigation
But YOU VIII make an investigation?
oh yes but II VIII be q quiet one"
When viii your investigation begin
4 can't say. 7 have no actual facts be-
fore me. The matter has not been brought
before me formally
Il was reported this morning that
George H. Fitzhugh, Of Richmond. son of
the clergyman. would ask Clerk CisseL Of
The court al EIicott City, 10 revoke the
license now held by his father. Adam
Deupert. clerk Of the Court OF Common
Pleas. had said that he would not have
issued The license. even with q letter from
the girls mother without taking the
whole subject before the court for an
order. Dr. CisseI was asked If he had
any intention Of -evoking the license.
says Law Is Plain
7 can't do il" he said. The law Is
plain and I as clerk have no right 10
put anything in the law that Is not there.
or take anything from II that is written
down The law provides that must issue
the license in such a case as this when
both parties are willing. and the minor
has the written consent required II I
did not issue the license. 2I-- FItzhugh
could have gone into court and compelled
me % Go so I am a clerk. not a law
maker, and have no power Of veto or
emendati1n.
Studying His Mental Condition.
Dr- Thomas B Horton and Dr. Fred
e-ick Robinson were called 10 the Fitz-
hugh residence this morning by the cIer-
gynan's son 10 examine Fitzhugh as 20
his mental condition George H Fitzhugh
believes his father is demented-
Clerk CisseI. who issued the license. this
morning. I talked with him for half
an hour. and he seemed TO me 20 be thor
oughIy balanced ana man OF ability and
judgment The reason he gave for want
ing 70 marry the girl-that he took this
method OF adopting her-was not 50 far
out Of reason as one would think I see
one of his ancestors set the precedent.
AZ any rate, he is certainly not an in
sane man"