The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-13
FATHER WANTS AhNULMENT
Marriage of Herbert A. G. Manzke,
Twenty Year-Old Chicago Boy to
Widow of SO to Result in Investiga-
ton by Officials of Two States.


Saturday when he presided over an
elopement of Chicago couple, Herbert
A. G.. Manzke and Mrs. Valona Ida
Logan Ewing Bone, who were married
by the Rev. Peter Stair late Saturday
afternoon for the father Of the bride
groom, Herman Manzke has declared
that he will appeal to the State s At
torney Of Cook County and if neees-
sary to the officials Of Kenosha county
to have the marriage anulled. The
father declares that the bridegroom IS
only twenty years of age, although
when he secured his license for the
marriage he gave his age as twenty
one. There is no doubt as to the le-
gal age Of the bride and the father
claims that she is ffty-nine years old
and has record in the matrimonial
field She divorced her second hus-
band in Chicago last November. Mrs.
Logan Ewing Bone Manzke is said to
be a member of fifteen different
churches and several religious cults.
She has been a member of the Dowie
community and has a son and daughter
living in Zion City. Both the son and
daughter are older than the young man
she has just promised to love, honor
and obey.
When the wedding took place here
on Saturday afternoon Manzke was
anxious to have the facts in connec-
ton with it suppressed and when the
announcement of it was made in Chi
cago on Monday there were things do
ing. The announcement of the we'd
ding was made at meeting of a
Bible class on the south side in Chi
cago. The father of the bridegroom
became dazed and his mother went in
to Mysteries while the bride herself
was the only one in the company who
was calm and collected.
According to the boy he and his
bride fell in love several months ago
and decided to marry. The boy S
father, who lives at 1928 South Hal
sted street, Chicago, said at night he
would have the marriage annulled.
"She exerts an influence over him, -
he said IT will see the states attor-
ney tomorrow and [ will take action
right away. met the woman several
times, but had no idea she had de-
signs on my son. He is nothing but a
boy. He cannot support himself much
less a wife, because he only makes SO
a week. He will not be twenty-)ne
years old until November n. The
marriage is illegal
"The idea of my daughter-in-law
being twelve years older than | am,
She is old enough to be my son s
grandmother. She has two children
who are almost as old as I am. -
The bride has a son so years old
and a daughter % years old. The
daughter is living in Zion City. The,
bride resided in Zion City several
months and was a follower of Alex
ander Dowie. Her first husband was
George Ewing. He died almost
thirty-fve years ago. Then she mar
ried George w. Bone. They lived to-
gether thirty years and were divorced
in November.
When the bride secured a divorce
from her second husband it caused
sensation. They lived in Evanston
and were well known. Her husband
in answer to her suit alleged she spent
too much money contributing to the
fifteen churches of which she was
member. After the separation she be-
gan to manufacture perfume at Gil
East Forty-seventh street, her present
residence.
She talked of her marriage in the
evening to her father-in-law and ap-
peared much confused. ~ love Her.
BERT" she said, land know he loves
me. The difference in our ages will
not make us love each other any the
less. [ will take care of him and we
will love each other, won It we, Her
berte'