Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

man STREET. Northeast. stood with
bowed heads before the Rev. ".
,. Howard. fn his srctory nj 10O
Massachusetts Avenue. Northwest.
about a. be Joined En nfntrfmony,
Sergeant johnson. OF the Sixth
Precinct. entered with warrant
Tor the arrest OF the Nould-bc
bride on q charge OF fnCorrsgi-
htitty. sworn TO BY her mother.
Tears 10y the giri and picadinSs
~ TolSOn failed 60 impress tllc
policeman. They showed him a
bright new wciouS ring and n
tnstrtaxc hCtii>c JgDcd BY Mar
riage Clerk Young. They begged
10 ne permitted 20 Dc married BE-
fore the warrant WAS served. but
Sergeant johnson only shook hi7
head and todd the ginl she was un-
der arrest.
All this happened Monday
night. and the sequel WAS enacted
I'm Juvenile Court yesterday after
noon when the girl. her mother
and the Young man and his moth
CT. tie ,icrEN man. the policeman
and other Interested parties APP
pcarCd before Judge Delay 20
tel their stories IOlSOn, the
Wouid-bC husband. still had his
marriage license and ms ring.
and announced hraNciy that tie
stiil wanted 10 b. married
Toison almost had his way. lie
persuaded Assistant Corporation
Counsel smith. prosecutor OF the
court tor thc day. that there MAS
no case against has Sweetheart.
Mr.. smith ordered the charge dis
missed and the Eirl released. Arm
la arm. the couple were leaving
ahcy were seen by one OF the pro-
hasion officers. who promptly
took them back and Insisted that
tlfc girl Dc taken before Judge
ncI-acy.
10 developed I'm court that Mrs..
Anne Walker. mother of the girl.
caused her arrest several weeks
nEo 70 prevent the marriage. and
that the girl was then plsced on
urohation. Judge DcI.scy decided
that under the former proceed
incs he had the right 10 enter
into the merits OF the case. since
the probationary period had not
expired.
MOTHER OBJECTS To MAR
RAGE
Mr.. Walker tearfuily explained
that her daughter had run away
from home last Friday. and had
gone 10 live with relatives Of Toll
son Monday. she said. she asked
for her daughters arrest. She
said Elizabeth l. only fifteen
YEAR old. and that the prOspcC-
tive husband L. unable 10 support
q wife. She objected 10 any mar
riREc-
Taking up the story here. the
probation officer told OF the serv-
ing Of the warrant. tho tracing
Of the Etri 10 the rcCtory Of the
Rev. Mr.. Howard she said every
prcparaxfon had bscn made for
the marriage. and that IL would
have been over Tn ten minute
Counsel for Mrs Walker a.
serted that fraud had been 70
sorted 90 in getting the marriage
IicCmse. Oath had been made. bc
said. that the girl was cightecn
years old. whereas she was three
year, under marriagcahlr age
When the girl herself WIS
taken before Judge DeIAcy he
hooked al her in sttrpst~c- She
WOW dre-SeS which fell only
slightly below her knee
Were you really about 20 be
married. inquired the judge
-Nes- sir she sObOcd. as Toll
sun tried TO comfort her
But do You know how 20 make
brad and mend socks and clean
house and de ali the other thing
that a wife must d0P" continued
Judge De1ACy.
.sYes. sir she sObbcd again
She beg-cd 10 be married but
Judge Delay steTnly told hoi
thai she vgRs nothing but a child
and should not think Of gettins
married yet He couImirted hel
10 the Board OF Children's Guard.
fans during minority. with sFec-a
Instructions that care bc exercised
20 keep her from getting mar
rBed.
ToIson stole a kiss In tho cor
r-idor and left the court wonder
iuc what ne would do with IA
marriar-r uccnse-