The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
ROMANCE Chilled
IN STATION HOUSE
Ohio Girl and F|renchnla1
Locked Up by Order of
Brother-in-L Law.
AWAIT PERMISSION TO WED
Application at Hastings Court
for License Denied Because
OF Girls Age.

On complaint Of an irate brother
in-law, who, 1t is said. has nothing
at all to do with The man Rosa
Foyer. a handsome young woman. who
claims st. Mary's, O., as her home. and
her fance, ., j. Mercier. a Trenchman,
are locked up in tho First Police sta
ton, awaiting permission OF Miss Bow.
er's parents for their marriage. They
hope to receive a letter from the OLD
folks tomorrow. Meanwhile they are
making themselves content in their
rooms at the First Station, where they
landed late yesterday afternoon.
Merc!er said last night that he was
a native of France, and made his Nv.
ing by doing a trick bicycle stunt ON
the stage. A month or more z h.
landed at a fair in Columbus. O., where
he did his act, and later met Miss
| Boyer.
Love mt First Sight.
1T was a case of love at first sight
said MERCER, and they decided to make
a match of it as soon as possible. on
his way South he sent her a message
and her transportation to Richmond
and she left. they said. with The con.
sent of her parents. Arriving In this
city late Saturday afternoon, she wen,
at once to his quarters at ia East
Franklin Street. but 1t was too lata
to secure a marriage license.
Yesterday Detective Captain McMa.
hon received the letter from the indus
trious brother-in-law, who asked that
they be arrested and held. Detective
Kellam was detailed on the case. and
soon found the couple. When he ap.
| pearoJ NJ fpa txoa rdfp1 hn,oa <ta,
were not at all perturbed. and told hin
that they had delayed the matter o,
getting married on account OF the
snowy day. Kellam thought 1t bes'
to clear 1t up at once. and advised
them to go to the clerks Office of the
Hastings Court. Apparently they were
more than willing to hasten the cers.
mony but a very serious hitch oc,
cured when Deputy Clerk Breeder
asked the age of the bride and she
said thai she was only twenty. There
was nothing left to ne done but to
lock them both up and await q regis.
tered letter from the parents. which
Will contain the legal consent. Both
are very sore on the brother-in-law
whom they say they will beat in tht
md.
Wait for the Wedding.
Last night Mercier said that he coult
have married the girl long since, bu'
that they had decided to wait unit
some time when It was suitable tc
him. He arranged things here ant
sent her the money to come. They
both called to mind the fact that ir
Ohio a woman need only be elghteer
years old to marry. whether there I.
opposition or not. They did not know
about the Virginia law, bit 1t seem:
the brother-in-law did, and brough,
the romance to a sudden end.
In the police station last night Mer-
cier philosoph!cally smoked cigarette:
In the ompan room upstairs. whilt
his fance read a Gilbert Parker move
a door or two higher up the corridor
Neither one awaited, because each wa:
certain Of the parents consent at least
by noon tomorrow. They said tina
Miss Boyer's father and mother were
perfectly satisfied with the match, anc
that the brother-in-law had nothing
to do with 1t.