Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
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BARL ON
IN COURT
Declares Remarriage Of the Mil
Iionaire Is Illegal, and Will
Ask AnnuIment.

Mrs. Edith Barlow, once the wife
of the wealthy Cuban promoter, J.
f. Barlow, and now a masseuse at
No. PIG West Peachtree street pro-
poses to strike directly at the home
life of her rich ex-husband in the
action which will be heard at Ameri-
Gus, Ga. September 81. according 10
an announcement of her attorney,
Hudson Moore, Wednesday
She will spare neither Barlow nor
his childhood sweetheart whom he
recently married. She will ask that
their marriage be annulled and de-
clared illegal This petition, if it pre-
walls, will place Barlow and his pres
ent wife in most embarra ssing pc
sition, as it will mean that they have
been living together Improperly in
the eyes of the law.
The trouble all has arisen over Bar
lows determined efforts to regain
possession of his pretty S-year-old
daughter, Madeline, whom he claims
mis- former wife kidnapped from Lump
kin, Ga. After Mrs. Maud Barlow,
the promoters present wife, had in
stituted habeas corpus proceedings IN
Stewart County and Barlow himscY
had filed an appeal when a writ was
denied. the ex-wife got busy on her
own account and began retaliatory
action.
To Ask Annulment.
Here is what she wants
The annulment of the marriage
of Barlow and his present wife.
Permanent possession. care and
control of her daughter, Made
line.
An alimony of s25, 900 for the
support and education Of her
daughter.
A judgment against her ex-
husband declaring him in con-
tempt Of court for his refusal to
let her see her daughter when the
little girl was in his possession, |
and for his endeavor to override
the decision of the ordinary by his
habeas corpus proceedings
From my investigation of the case |
l am convinced Mr., Barlows pres
ent marriage is Illegal" said A.
torney Moore THE law makes GER
tain definite provisions as to length |
of residence plaintiff must have in |
the jurisdiction where action for di- |
vorce is brought
when Mr. Barlow brought his
action against Mrs Edith Barlow in |
Stewart County it appears that he |
did not fulfill these legal conditions |
He had lived in Massachusetts and |
in Cuba, but his legal residence was |
not in Stewart County. Therefore |
the divorce granted him was Illegal |
as well as his subsequent marriage |
Say Barlow Isn't Rich.
AS for the child, around whom the |
fight for possession has centered, Mrs |
Barlow is determined to have her be- |
cause she believes she is the person |
best fitted to look out for the care |
and moral instruction Of the little |
girl Her rights, she believes, were |
decided beyond question by the |
Court of Ordinary In Stewart County |
and she is basing her fight on these |
grounds. If the issue is raised, how
ever. she will be prepared to show |
that she is the one most fit to have |
the custody
The report that he is millionaire |
is absurd. His holdings, l venture to |
say, do not approximate anywhere |
near this amount. That talk about |
his fabulous riches is mostly bluff |
and buster
Barlow will be in Atlanta next week |
to consult with his attorneys, Burton |
Smith and Arthur G. Powell. He |
will accompany them TO Americas,
where the suit filed by his former
wife will be heard befor, Judge Lit
tlejohn. He is confident that he will |
be awarded possession Of the child |
on the showing made and declares |
that, II neces sary, he yin carry his |
fight to the highest Cou-t,