Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-18
Gfahled Divorce From osbRll,
Uhum She 1aii|ad 10 fse,Do
Titled Foreigner.
MARRIAGE Itvta eansululIEI
Daughter Of wealthy Brooklyn Man
Who EIoped With . Young English
man After Espousai to Americas.
Secures Annuiment Of the knot-
Didn't Regard It Seriously. 8.
NV Associated Press.)

(By Associated PreSs.D
NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Fear that
she might be compelled by her par
ents to marry q titled foreigner whom
she disliked. was the reason which
Helen Maloney, daughter Of wealthy
Martin Maioney, Of Philadelphia. de
cared impelled her TO 60 through .
marriage ceremony with Arthur Her
bert Osborne, a young broker oil tins
city.
This Information. given by Misa
Malonay under oath when she was
being examined by referee, In con-,
nection with her application 10 have
the purported marriage annuIied, was
CLEANED from papers In the case
which we're filed in court after for
nal decree finally annuliing the mar
rage was granted TODAY by Justice
Gerard in the Supreme Court.
Marriage Not Contaminated.
Miss MaIoney swore that the mar
rage never was regarded in sert-
GUS light either by herself or ty o.
borne: that she did not believe the
contract a binding one. inasmuch -
the contracting parties did not Eiss
their right names. ages or names =
their parents to the Justice Of t.
peace who performed the cersmoay.
and that the marriage never had Deeu
consummated.
Osborne, in his answer opposing
the application for annuiiment, aiso
declared that no contamination OF the
marriage ever had taken place. and
that neither of the contracting pr
ties ever intended that It should take
place. until after marriage ceremony
had been performed in . Roman
Catholic church by priest OF thaS
church.
The papers made public today IN
clude not only the text OF the appti-
cation nled by Miss Maloney. bat .
Transcript Of the testimony given D.
fore Daniel Cohalan, who was AZ
| pointed referee by the Supreme
Court justice who first heard the ~
piicatfon.
It was upon Mr.. Cohalan's reco0,
mcndation that the final decree @
annuliment was granted.
May Now Marry cisrtsoa.
Miss Maloney now Is free. 20 feS
As the laws Of the United States are
tccncerned. to marry Samuel Ciarkeoa.
| n Young Englishman with whom -
eloped and went to England 49,
time ago.
The authorities of the Roman Cafho-
lie church, OF which Miss MaIoaey y
a member, however. alth0aeh ~
have been appealed to to do 80. Aevs
not yet given Judgment ON the -
ton Of whether or not the marrsa6e
with Osborne shall be regardea -
binding.
In her testimony before the reserees
Miss Ma!oney said the marriage -
tween herself and Osborne. which ~
performed by . justice Of the peace
J at Mamaroneck. was decided ~
suddenly.
Two titled foreigners were visiti1e
at her fathers home. and one Of -
was very attentive to her. she ses4.
She disliked the man bat fearea
that she would be led BY her pereees
to marry him. A: the same to-
she vas fond Of Osborne, het feafee
to suggest marriage to her poseo0
for fear they would oppose y =
when Osborne proposed marriage -
he, she told him to wait az 1oosog
and that II she felt the same sovPros
him a, that tim. she woah cooesat
They talked about the possteoey
of marriage NJ that time, she -.
and IL vas agreed betveea them Us
the ceremony should be peSss0ee
in the Catholic church and - . vrasss
OF that church
Thesshs Aasoisss esse esssls0
A few DAYS later whea thsy wes0
With an automobile party. n occsssee
| to her that any plans looking - .
marriage with the titied foresgDS
might BE- blocked " she and OsssnS
we're married under assumed 49,
and that ut the same time tie -
Rage would not be binding upOe IL.
Consequently they went TO .
IN Namarcueck iui he rcfssed 70 -
~ them bccaus, they asa mot ~ Il
his parish. -
Tint upset our plass.- - -
I've d,a not kpos What % q. -
Mr. Osborne propcscd thsf we -
| 20 10 . Justice of the pssee - -
| scpscd- 10 he would pot e1ve ~
| name u We iatesee4 ~ -
snoa,d ssbs~ssessiy - usssese -
prsest 80. =