The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
Family Will Attempt to AnnuI
the Marriage Of Miss
Helen 0'Brien.
TRY TO BUY BRIDEGROOM
COUPLE WERE MADE ONE ~ A
SAeTisT MINISTER IN AVON. NJ.
w. WHILE GIRLS MOTHER WAS
MOTORING.

Spring Lake. N. J., Sept 6.-Miss
Helen O'Brien. who. on graduating
from st. Louis convent school on
hcr eighteenth birthday two months
ago. came into possession OF $1,000
900. willed to her by her father, q
railroad man Of st. Louis, helped her
mother. Mrs. Rosa O'Brien. settle the
question of Summer boarding place
by championing the Jersey coast In
general. and this place In particular.
Il also happened that John Rowland.
formerly q drummer for a Philadel-
phia firm. whom she met in st. Louis
two years ago. 10 a life guard at the
same place.
Mrs. OBrien accompanied by her
daughter and the girls guardian. II. ID.
Montgomery, st. Louis lawyer, came
here In the middle Of July. and ngag-
ed the Audenreid Cottage. one Of the
finest OF the seashore residences here.
They took ally auto rides along the
Rumson Road, and daily dips In the
seae. But the girl seemed vastly to
prefer the seashore dips to the auto
rides. and spent most OF her time on
the beach. The youpng life guard. be-
ing conscientious regarding his duty
spent most OF his time upon the same
beach. In fact, the two spent most
Of their time on tho same part of
the same beach.
Neither Mrs. O'Brien nor the girls
guardian was aware Of the fact that
Mia nsnPfAS hnA I'D ~
however and the frequency with which
the tall. sun-browned life guard and
the tall sun.tanned brunette were seen
together was not noticed.
Friday afternoon Miss O'Brien sug.
gested an auto ride on the Rumson
Road. inviting Montgomery and her
daughter to accompany her. The law.
yer agreed, but the girl, at the last
moment, recalled an engagement and
ran to the seashore. saying that she
would return to the house presently
and accompany them. When the time
for the automobile ride came. how.
ever. the girl had not returned. and
Mrs. O'Brien and Mr.. Montgomery
went without her.
When Mrs. O'Brien and Mr.. Mont.
Gomery returned from their drive
they were met by Miss O'Brien. whom
they questioned a. to her failure to
keep her appointment. The girl re-
piled that she had been nowhere in
particular. but her heightened color.
showing through the seashore tan. and
her embarrassment of tone and man.
ner. aroused vague suspicious. When
Montgomery took the girl aside and
questioned her more closely. she con.
fessed that she had stolen away with
Rowland and they had been married.
They went first, she said, to the
Rev. Father Thomas J. Lyon. rector
Of st. GATHERINGS Roman Catholic
church and asked him to perform the
ceremony, but he refused. because.
while Miss O'Brien ID q Catholic How.
land 10 . Protestant. Next the girl
said. they went to Avon. N. J.. where
the Rev. Thomas Taylor. a Baptist
clergyman. performed the certmony.
his wife and q servant being witness.
co. They then returned to Spring
Lake. the bridegroom going to his sta
ton on the beach and the bride to her
home.
Miss O'Brien has not been seen on
the beach or elsewhere since her con.
fession. Neither Mrs. O'Brien nor
Montgomery would talk about the mar.
rage. Rowland. however. said that
Montgomery had sent word that steps
would be taken to have the marriage
annullod,