The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-03
RICH GIRL Did
THE COuR7|NG
Life Guard Had All Arrange.
NETS for Wedding Made
by the Woman

Howland. the Spring Lake, N. j., life
guard, today filed suit in this. city. for
damages, asking 100000 for the
alienation of his brides affections.
He vows that Mrs. Rose Carlan
O'Brien, the brides mother; Miss
Marie O'Brien. a sister, and John Nc
Keown, president of the John O'Brien
Boiler Works, are in a plot to Keep
him from the girl he eloped with at
the summer resort last summer.
Howland has been in st.. Louis. try
Ing pateh up his marital troubles.
be arranged satisfactorily until q let
ter from Miss Sarah Hayes Of Phila-
delphia, was received. She wrote to
say she had claim on Rowland.
This the life guard says is not true,
and he says he has Just returned to
st. Louis. from Philadelphia with the
proofs to find the whole O'Brien fam
lily against him. Then, the dispatch
adds, he decided to sue. He today
gave~out a signed statement in which
he says: ~ ~. "
Insisted On Marriage.
Helen O'Brien arranged for an in
PRODUCTION to me, made all arrange
ments for our wedding, and insisted
should marry her.
Taken sick this summer while
working as a travelling salesman for
the N. X. Fairbanks company, I de-
cided to 60 to the seashore for recrea-
ton. While there decided to get the
position most suited for the purpose.
which I did by accepting the life
guard place that was offered me by
]. C. Oliver, lessee of the Spring Lake
bathing establishments.
Mrs. Helen O'Brien-Howland, my
lawful wife, was a frequent bather
with the rest Of her family, walking
from their summer home about a
block from the bathing grounds. Aft
er exchanging many smiles, Helen
sought to get acquainted by asking
several little favors Of me, which
were readily granted.
Love On Both Sides.
"She then asked me to see her, and
arranged a meeting through Mrs.
John s.. Leahy. her attorneys wife.
One engagement led to another until
friendship became love on the part of
both Of us.
Helen was very frank and forward
in her love, and wanted me to NOR
ry her shortly after We met, which
l declined to do. telling hDr had
a position in New York for the win
ter, where I would go and save
enough money with which to be mar
ried. She then informed me that she
herself had money and that II went
to New York she would follow and
live with me there. This did not ap-
neal to me. and I decided we should
be married.
Again Refused to Wed.
"Then Helen told me she was q
Catholic, and again I refused to enter
into the bonds OF matrimony. She al
SO informed me would not be COM
PEELED to 60 to her church II we were
married by Q priest, but insisted that
any children should be brought up in
the Catholic faith. I also objected to
this.
II warned Helen that our marriage
would be against her mothers wish
es, and even went as far as to meet
other girls at different times, but
Helen would come to see me and wait
until the other girls came, when left
Helen and accompanied them. This
happened as late as three days before
my marriage to Helen in the home of
the Rev. Mr.. Taylor, Q Baptist clergy
man, at Avon, N. J."
Howland. 1t Is alleged, says his en-
gagement to marry Miss Hayes was
broken with Miss Hayes consent.
Father .O'Rourke, the O'Brien fam
ily's adviser in the case. said today
that but for the timely warning of
Miss Hayes, he might have remarked
Howland and his bride.