Evening journal., 1912-09-28
DRYDEN FREE,
COURT CROWD
APPLAUDS
Jury After Four Hours Re-
tirement Brings in ACquit-
tai on Perjury Charge
HE CANCELS WARRANTS
AGAINST GIRLS PARENTS

Harry C Dryden last night walked
out of the County Court a free man.
The jury which sat in his case dur
ing the day came In at $50 o'clock
With 2 verdict of not guilty of per-
jury when he obtained a marriage IL
cense for his 14-year-old bride Many
persons In the court room applauded
but Court Crier Smith and the judges
called on raped for order There
being no other charge against Dry
den he was discharged
While Dryden thanked his attorney,
Wilbur L. Adams. and the members
of the jury friends congratulated the
young wife who was the cause Of
Dryden's arrest She was Marion l..
Taylor, of Melrose Park. Pa before
Sle eloped to this city and married
Dryden
AS the party left the court house
there was a demonstration Of approx
al and during the evening the verdict
was discussed all over the city Dry
den said he viii remain in Whining
ton and viii engage In the rigging
business
Last night he stopped at the police
station and withdrew the warrants he
swore out against Mr.. and Mrs Rich
ard h. Taylor parents of the girl on
a perjury charge. The warrants had
not been served. Taylor. the girls
father before leaving the city an
nounced that If Dryden over went TO
Pennsylvania he would have him ar
rested on a charge of enticing his
daughter away from her home
When the court opened yesterday
afternoon the FIRST witness for the de-
fence was Harry c. Dryden. who tes-
titled he is employed at Claymont He
has known the Taylor family since
December "a, 1910 Up 70 June 1911
he never heard his wife's age dis
cussed. he said They went TO Spring
Mount in June 1911 and he went at
the solicitation of Mrs Taylor. she
saying there was no reason why he
should not remain as one of the fam
lily. a few days later he told Mrs
Taylor he loved Marion and wanted
70 marry Marion and Mrs Taylor
said the girl was too young He never
had any other conversation with Mrs
TAYLOR regarding Marion's age. he
testified During the time he lived
with the family nothing was ever said
or done 10 cause him 10 know her
age He paid attentions 10 the girl
while at the Taylor home with the
consent of the family He never had
conversation with the girls father
about Marion
When he went 10 the house IN 1915
Marion wore long dresses he said
He denied he visited the Taylor HON,
en- March is and did not know the
age OF Margaret TAYLOR
He never had conversation will
Mrs. Shoneberger, her aunt. except IN
business way, he said. and II wal
true as to the affidavit he took whel
he obtained the marriage license
Marion told him last spring that she
would be Is IN June -Four DAYS after
she said she would be rs he came her,
and got the license and married the
girl.
IA cross-examination he denied h,
ever heard Marions age discussed
never heard the Miss Taylor argu
nlcnt ct the dinner table or that he
was al Taylor's house last March, n'
O,s not there during that m NTH
Dryden denied all the statement,
made by the witnesses for the state
Marion told him her age in Philadel
phia
Girl Wife On stand.
Mrs Marion L. Dryden testified sh
has been Drydens wife since July ]
last She said her father at thei
home In Melrose on the night the pre-
liminary hearing was held here Sh
was present when Dryden asked he
mother for permission to marry hel
and her age was not mentioned He
mother said In answer to Dryden
"She is too Young She never hear
her age discussed in the presence q
DRYDEN Mrs DRYDEN denied she hs
PLAYED with dolls during the pas
six months she denied she wor
short dresses since forming DRYDEN
their home during March 1912 az an
time
Her mother on September 5. a
their home. said she would put DRY
den in Jail If for nothing else but 70
revenge Mrs Dryden testified Dur
ing the spring she told Dryden sh
would be rs on June %.
She was married on July / Whe
asked II she did not state TO the Re-
George L. Wolfe she was is tn
question was ruled out
Charles B. Dawson, No SIG Wei
Fourth street, testified that he had
conversation with Richard Taylo
father Of Mrs Dryden. in the Dawso
home in which he testified that Nj
TAYLOR said.
Revenge is what want. and If
can get him IN jail for Eve year.
Marion will not want him when q
comes out"
Mr.. Dawson also said that TaylC
testified that q birthday party va
given in honor of her thirteent
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