Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22
ARE FIRM
Rose and His Wife Will Fight
Steps to Separate Them.
TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
Litigation Of the Brides Father Re.
called.
VERDICT AGAINST RAILWAY
Crippled by Injuries, Use Of His
Legs Recovered Through
Sudden Shock.
TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
VERDICT AGAINST RAILWAY

My wife and I will remain married.
The foregoing statement was made to-
day by Reuben c. Pose, who eloped with
Miss Bena V. Polling. q schoolgirl not
yet sixteen years of age, last Friday. the
parents OF the bride having since threat
ened to have the marriage annulied be-
cause OF the girls extreme youth
That the young couple will fight any
steps to separate them was made clear
today by the husband. 1T would have
been different II they had taken steps to
have our marriage annulled inmedi
ately," said Rose. but we have now
been together since Friday. and I think
1t would be very foolish IL my wife s
parents took any steps to that end"
Rose declared today that neither he
nor his wife had entered matrimony on
an impulse of the moment, but had care
fully thought out the whole matter
we planned the time of the wedding
on Wednesday evening" he explained
I'VE had often talked OF marriage before
however, and had thought it over we'll
too, but had not set the date until that
time"
Regarding the statement that he had
married the girl for a fortune to which
she Is said to be heir, Rose declared it
to be absurd
II did know that Bena was going to
have money left her he said. but such
thought as marrying her for her money
never entered my head. I am working
and have been working for two years
and am perfectly able to support wife
AS far as that goes, I am not pauper
myself
Rose declared that his wife had no de-
cira m IN he 80
ents. and intimated that neither he nor
his wife had any intention OF being the
first to take reconciliatory steps in the
matter.
:Of course, Bena and / realized that
Mr. and Mrs Polling would probably OBJ
ject to our marriage on account of her
age, but we thought that after we were
married they would become reconciled. !
would have gone up TO see them If 1 had
thought they would talk with me. AS 1t
Is, we wrote to them and Bena telephoned
home. but we shall not take any further
steps until they do
Litigation by Brides Father.
Virgil Polling, father OF the bride, in
May. 1907 recovered a verdict in the
District Supreme Court for 81, 800 against
the Capital Traction Company as the
result Of two accidents in which he
figured. Justice Anderson. who presided
at the trial. directed a reduction Of the
verdict to $4,000 which was done. and
the company settled, 1T is understood at
that figure. The verdict was the largest
ever secured against a street railway
company In the District.
Polling suffered a dislocated hip, accord
ing to the testimony. in falling from a
car at Ith and l. streets In June, 1899.
He had partly recovered and was able
to go about on crutches, when in Au-
gust. 1901. while alighting from car
on Pennsylvania avenue near AZ street
jured.
Brought in Court on Stretcher.
At the first trial Of the casa In No
vember. 1902. Polling was brought to court
on a stretcher and gave his testimony to
the jury as he lay upon it.
This trial was in progress a month and
resulted in a disagreement of the jury.
When the second trial was called, in April,
1907. Polling was able to sit. in rolling
chair and give his testimony. Throughout
the interval between the trials the injured
man had been unable to walk. although
he seemed to have recovered from the
hip trouble. Prominent physicians testi
fled that the man was suffering from
.traumatic hysteria," and intimated that
sudden shock might bring about his re-
covery.
Recovery Through Shock.
This representation was verified
about year ago. Mr.. Polling was ly-
ing in bed when portion of the cell
ing Of his room fell with a loud crash
The wife, who was moving about the
room. was thrown into Mysteries.
Polling leaped from the bed and went
to the aid of his wife. and was much
surprised when his daughter called to
him.
'Oh. papa, you walked,'
Since that time Mr.. Polling, 1T is stat
ed. has recovered the use OF his limbs