The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-08-01
FIND
CHILD BRIDE
AND HOLD HER
Seventeen Year Old Mrs.
Annie Cochran Located at
Home of Husbands
Relative
SAYS SHE'LL NEVER
RETURN TO MOTHER
Give Me Back My Billy, =
She Demands; Denies She
Was Held Prisoner
SAYS SHE'LL NEVER
RETURN TO MOTHER

Mrs. Annie MARKHAM Cochran, the
child bride of William Cochran, the
Fillmore street stationer, who has been
missing from her mothers home, 1918
OFarrell street, for week. was found
shortly before midnight last night by
Detectives Fred c. Kracke and Andrew
Gaughran
The young wife was taken to the
hall of justice and placed in detinue
until her case can be. disposed, OF this
morning. She was located at the home
of Mrs A. ". wadsworth relative
of her husbands, at 2e3 Jersey street.
Mrs. Cochrane was very emphatic
in her declaration that she would not
return to her mother, Mrs. Ann Mar
ham. She said:
II will never go home TO my mother.
She beat me and locked me up because
l married Billy, and / am afraid she
would murder me If she could get hold
of me. She will never see me again
until she let's Billy get out of jail and
stops trying to keep us apart"
Before she was located by the police.
in her obscure hiding place, where
she had been concealed from the detect
ives employed by her wrathful
mother to find her, Mrs. Cochran
Il year old bride of William C. Coeh-
ran, last night told a dramatic tale of
the attempt to separate her from her
husband
She laughingiy declared how posi-
lively foolish were the stories of her
being held prisoner
ssfae gii1 bride was determined 70
keep her residence secret from her
mother until her husband now in jail
in Oakland charged with perjury, was
released. The little bride had taken
many precautions to evade her iden-
tification. but they were in vain. She
freely. discussed the romantic story
of her love last night.
MARRIED LAST JANUARY
Il was married to Billy in January,
but l didn't tell mother. The mar
riage took place in Oakland and l went
to mothers home in O'Farren street to
I'VE. Oily anu Ncht ~ Aoii cOSt oiA
the fourth of July and 1t was then
mother discovered our marriage and
became terribly angry. When / re-
turned home she beat me and locked me
in back room.
Il was held a prisoner for three
weeks and not even allowed to go
near a front window. / had meals in
my room and never saw the street.
"On July % an old man came to our
house as roomer. 1T was Billy, dis
guised He made himself known to
me- and that night ! managed to slip
out. BY arrangement / met Billy the
next morning.
Mother had declared our marriage
was null because / had signed the
certificate as IS years of age and /
was only Il. SO the morning after +
escaped from mothers house and Joined
Billy, We went TO st. Mary's cathedral
and were married again.
DETERMINES TO HIDE
"A week ago last Thursday Billy was
| arrested after my mother had signed a
warrant charging him with perjury for
swearing falsely to my age. Billy got
in touch with me before mother could
find where l was and arranged for me
to go into hiding.
Il telephoned to mother the next
morning and told her everything was
all right and I would not come home
until she let Billy go free. / have not
telephoned her since
Il never told her I was a prisoner
She just told that to the police to get
hold OF me again and lock me up 1
am afraid OF her and will never go
home until I get Billy back with me-
! am perfectly contended here now be-
cause | know that Billy will come out