The Detroit times., 1911-09-11
STRANDED E[OPERS
SHELTER AND
F00DFR0M POLICE
Louis @. Smith, Of Chicago, Thinks
Hard Luck Comes a. Punishment
for Violating Church Law by
Wedding Gentle.
Refused Aid From Home Unless Per-
I mitted to Return With Pretty
Young Bride.

The way OF the transgressor Is, In
deed. hard. as Louis @. Smith. q He
brew. aged 20. OF No. 54S1 Lexington
ave.. Chicago. will attest. He trans
gressed an iron-clad law Of the Jewish
church by marrying pretty Gentle
girl OF 10 years, and he feels that he
Is now getting his punishment Strand
ed and without any immediate pros
pect OF getting relief, the groom. ac-
companied by his young bride, called
at police headquarters, Sunday noon,
and requested food and shelter for the
time being. and, later. transportation
for himself and wife back 10 Chicago.
The police took care OF them and will
send them back to the Windy City.
Smith and his bride, formerly Miss
Lucille Brown, also OF Chicago. eloped
to Windsor. three weeks ago, and were
married. They ran away to have the
knot tied, because Of the refusal OF
his parents to sanction the proposed
union. They got a license from James
Templeton, Windsor marriage license
lssuer. and the ceremony was later
performed by q minister temporarily
supplying the Presbyterian pulpit.
Then the young couple went to live In
the rooming house of Mrs. Proper, No.
SO Ouellette-ave., Windsor. The groom
had $50 when he left Chicago, but
most OF this was gone by the time the
wedding was over. He was anxious to
work and he soon secured position
IN the shop OF the Alden-Sampson Man.
ufacturing Co., Detroit, at q salary OF
$13.75 a week. After working two
days, Smith contracted od-poisoning
In his right hand and was forced to
quit his work.
Out Of funds. he telegraphed his par
ents for money. He got a reply, tell
Ing him to return home at once; that
his mother was very Ill. He replied
that he would 60 II $40 was sent and
he was allowed to take his bride along
with him. To this message he re-
ceived no answer. Then he sent an
other. only to be told that he was to
send no more telegrams: that they
simply made his mother worse. His
sister said something about q regis
tered letter being final," but Smith has
thus far been unable to make out just
what was meant by the finale. He
went over to Windsor, Monday morn
ing. thinking that there might be q
registered letter for him. but found
none. Smith returned TO his bride In
the police station and they will prob
ably leave for Chicago some time dur
ing the day.
Chicago, where We know some peo-
ple," said Smith. II am sure that I
can get work there. I don't know q
soul here and don't seem to be able
to get a job. am going to stick to
my wife, no matter what happens.
guess I'm being punished for going
against the rules Of the Jewish
church. but don't care for that"
Smiths wife, short, plump, with
black hair and blue eyes, smiled, I'm
spite OF her embarrassment and the
difficulties Of her boy.husband. She
said she, too, would be able to find
work In Chicago. She used TO work
In Chicago department stores before
she eloped with Louis, and she was
sure could get another position. Her
parents are dead. She and Louis
have known each other for two years
and their marriage had been planned
for some time. Louis was In hopes
his parents would give their consent
to the wedding and he put on the
elopement until he was convinced that
there was no chance for reconcilia-
tion in the matter.
Smiths father Is dead, and his
mother Is now married to a man
named Greenberg, who conducts
hardware store in Chicago.