The Detroit times., 1911-08-05
COURT D|SSOLvES
KIDS WEDDING
Walter imris's Bride Granted Annul
ment--Mentally Unstrung When
She Eloped, She Says.


through overstudy, she, did not realize
what she was doing when she eloped
to windsor and married Walter Imrie,
aged Is. son OF DR.. A. w. Imrie. was
the testimony Of Hazel Brown Imrie,
aged l6, Saturday morning, In Judge
Codd'ss court. when her petition TO
have the marriage annuled on the
ground that both are minors, was
heard. The court granted the petition.
According to the young wife. she
met her husband while he was stu.
dent In the Central High school, and
on Jan. 3. 1911, three weeks after
they had frst been introduced. they
went TO Windsor, where they were
married. That II appeared TO be o
case OF love at first sight was indt-
Gated when she testified that she had
been engaged three weeks before the
ceremony
She had been attending school In
Waterman Hall, Sycamore, ILL.,. the
witness said, but because Of over
study her health had given out and
she was forced to return TO her moth
er's home In Detroit Shortly after re-
turning she underwent a serious oper-
alton. Fo some time she was very
weak a. result Of the operation, but
two days after arising from her bed
and yet while very weak, she Joined
Walter and they went to the Canadian
town. where they were married.
did your mother know anything
about the marriageT Judge Codd ask
ed her.
No, Immediately after the cere-
mony, I went TO my home and Walter
went to his" she replied. Il think
both families sort OF knew II. but they
treated ID az "a joke. Walter and. 1
never lived together. I didn't realize
what was doing at the time, as
had been suffering 30 much as re-
suit OF my nervous. breakdown"
Attorney Eugene Mstersky, who rep
resented the girl, then called the moth
er TO the stand. Mrs Brown testified
regarding her daughters physical and
mental condition at the time Of the
wedding. W4s
"The idea that young couple can
20 to Windsor and get married. and
then. returning to the United States,
get the court to SCI aside the mar
Rage, ~ not to, the best interests OF
the public, said Judge Codd, In his
decision. Il don't, believe In setting
aside windsor marriage, but because
OF the girls and also her mothers
testimony that she was not In proper
mental condition at the time OF the
marriage, / will set aside my personal
opinion regarding such marriages and
will snnul this one"
w. v. Baumeister, OF lockwood.
asked for divorce from bis wife,
Josephine. According TO Baumeister
who was formerly a farmer near that
town, his wife fell In love with John
Charbonneau, his hired man. and when
he fired" John, she cried. Baumeister
said that once on the Fourth Of July,
his wife left home, telling him she
was going to church. Instead. accord
ing to the husband. she went to the
Monroe Piers with John. Another
time. he testified, she went to fash
moo bark and returned in an intoxi-
Gated condition.
"If you don't like my associating
with other men, why you can leave,
vaa what Marzellias Burroughs told
her husband, George, according to the
iatter's testimony He said that one
day he returned home and found an
other man with her. Later she left
him.
Maude Hall asked for q divorce
from her husband, Harvey, q druggist
In Detroit They were married In
Lorain, o., she said, and lived together
seven years Harvey choked and
struck her, she testified. and also call
ed her vile names. :.
Owen Humphreys asked for d.
vorce from her husband, Thomas, for
non-support. She testified that they
were married In Wales IL years ago
and two years later came TO America.
For the past Ave years she has been
forced TO work and support her hus-
band, she said.
Christina Miller declared that when
her child was born, she was without
food or clothing because her husband,
Frank, would not support her. Shortly
after the child was born, she was put
out of the house because her husband
would not pay the rent.
Two divorce cases resulting rom
Windsor marriages were also heard.
Elizabeth Blake testified that she sep-
arated from her husband. Frank, two
months after they were united In
windsor, and Virginia Mccoy said she
had eloped to windsor with Lorton
Mccoy. but that they did not live
together a day after the ceremony.
The following cases were heard:
Stuart A. w. Lulu CogsdilI, cruelty.
Mary va. John L. Allen. cruelty, and
J--nie vs. Charles A. Harmon. cru
city.