The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-19
WAS SAVED BY
MOCK WEDDING
HELEN MALoNEY SAYS SHE MAR
RID TO AVOID TITLED
FOREIGNER.
ASSUMED NAMES USED
Girl Did Not Think Marriaqe Was
Bindin9-Freed From Entangle,
ment BY Court-church
Silent.

I
! New York. Sept, rs. Fear that she
might be compelled by her parents
10 marry a titled foreigner whom she
dislikcd was the reason which lielea
Maloney. daughter of wealthy Marin
Maloney OF Philadelphia, declared inn
PEELED her to 90 through marriage
ceremony with Arthur Herbert Os.
borne a young broker Of this ETY.
This information, given by Miss Ma
loney under oath when she was beng
examined by a referee In connection
with her application to have the puT-
ported marriage annulled was cleaned
from papers in the case which wera
tled in court after formal decree
tisally annulling the marriage, was
granted today by Justice Gerard. Ia
the supreme court
Miss Maloney swore that the mar
riage never was regarded in ser
ous light either by herself or Os-
borne She did not believe the con.
tract binding inasmuch as the cor
tracing parties did not give thi lr
right names. ages or names ef III II
parents to the Justice Of the peaes
who performed the ceremony and That
the marriage sever had been consum.
mated.
Osborne In his answer, opposing the
application for annullment, also de.
olared that no consummation Of the
marriage ever had taken place AMI
that neither of the contracting parties
ever intended that 1t should take
| place until after marriage ceremosy
had been performed IN Roman Cath
Ollie church, by priest of that church,.
Church Has Not Spoken.
The papers made public today, IN
clude not only the text Of the applica-
tion filed by Miss Maloney but 4
transcript of the testimony given be-
fore Daniel Cohalan, who was ap-
pointed referee by the supreme court
justice who first heard the appllca.
tion. 1t was upon Mr. Cohalans
recommendation that the final decrea
of annullment was granted
Miss Maloney is now free, so far
as the laws of the United States are
concerned to marry Samuel Clarkson,
a young Englishman, with whom she
eloped and went to Eengland some
time ago. The authorities of the Ro
man church, of which Miss Maloney
is a member, however, although they
have been APPEALED to do so. have not
yet given judgment on the question Of
or not, the marriage with os-
borne shall be regarded by that
church as binding.
1t is said that the application for
the final decree was postponed be-
cause the question has not vet been
decided b ythe panal court IN Rome as
TO whether an anuullmest Of marriage
granted by the civil courts will place
Miss Maloney in the position OF an
unmarried woman and enable her
again to marry without violation Of
the tenets OF the Roman Catholic
church
Two Titled Foreigners.
In explaining her reason for par
icipaung in the ceremony before the
Justice OF the peace. Miss Maloney
hrows au interesting side light on
De affair According to her state. il
vas with the idea OF blocking a plan
which she declares she feared her
.arents had in mind TO take her TO
Europe and compel her to marry zone
Il two titled foreigners" These ti'leI
oreigners were known 10 herself and
'arents, the papers aver. ami she be-
ievel that the purportel marriage
,ctween herself and Osborne might
umish some ground for objection 70
uch marriage. which might induce
Ter parents % consent TO the con
emplated ceremony Of marriage be-
Veen her and the defendant. then
.yrar.-a.r rf hs LATER ra-forrueH Is A.