Evening journal., 1912-09-16
GIRL BRIDE
WITH HUSBAND
Mrs. Dryden Again Tells
Parents She Prefers Life
With Troubled Man
SON-N-LAW DENIES
STEP FATHERS COMPLAINT

Mrs. Richard L. Taylor Of Melrose
Park, Pa, whose daughter Marian,
eloped to this city with Harry c.
Dryden on July l and later made
sensational escape by night from her
parents home to join her husband
here, came to Wilmington Saturday
night to see her daughter and try to
induce her to return home with her,
but failed in her mission.
81 have been pictured as being
hard-hearted mother" Mrs. Taylor
said while speaking about her daugh-
ter 1T has been said | allowed my
daughter no liberties, but locked her
In her room and did all sorts Of in
human things l am this childs
mother and have a mothers interest
in her. dislike to talk about my pri-
vate affairs, but the child was never
deprived of her liberty. When she left
her home at night to join her husband
in Wilmington she selected the hour
herself. This was unnecessary on
her part" While here Mrs. Taylor
telephoned 10 the home of Charles b.
Dawson. No 526 West Fourth street.
where Dryden and his bride are board
ing. She asked Mrs. Dryden to return
home with her, but the daughter re-
fused. Mrs. Taylor also gave out a
statement from her husband which,
among other things, read:
Dryden has robbed us as wrongly
as if he had put his hand in my pock-
et and stolen a dollar. He misleo
Marian's ignorant experience into as
suming burdens that will make her
life hard for her until she is 19 or ~
years of age Our child has had no
door in our house closed against her
except on one occasion to give her
mother a chance to reason with her
aud point out the darker side of this
picture that looks so romantic and
bissful for few months to come.
should think il would be enough for
those who love a square deal to re-
member that before Harry DrydeE
became the lover he was made well
come to our table and he spent many
q night in our home at times when he
was out OF work and not bOarder
This is the return he gives
Dryden when seen yesterday
took exception to all the statements
made by his mother-in-law. Relative
TO Mrs. Taylor's statement that hel
daughter was never deprived Of hei
liberty, Dryden said.
MY wife was locked in a room anC
all her clothing was taken from hel
TO make it impossible for her TO ap
pear at my hearing before the magis
trate. After they knew the hearing
was over her clothing was brought
back to her Night time was the onll
time she had an opportunity TO escape
from the house and she had to selec
such time if she wanted to ge
away"
Mrs Dryden was present while ne
husband was talking and she said
ION Wednesday afternoon mamma al
lowed me TO go down town, but | hat
to promise her that ! would not go e
Wilmington. l, therefore, could no
come to this city and keep my prom
isc. and / would not break m,
promise"
Dryden denied that he enticed hi
youthful bride to elope with him
Il left it entirely up to her to decide
whether she wanted 10 take this step
assuming at the time that she wal
eighteen years of age. The final de
cision was made by Mrs. Dryden her
self. In fact ] liked Marian and she
Mrs Taylor, appeared TO be pleased
MY mother called me by telephone
on Saturday night and asked me If
wanted to go home with her ] tol'
her no. that I wanted to remain here
She said all right and then bid mi
good bye and there was nothing NOR
said.