Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
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BARLO W
IN COURT
Declares Remarriage of the Mil
Ionaire Is Illegal. and Will
Ask AnnuIment.

Mrs. Edith Barlow, once the wife
of the wealthy Cuban promoter, J.
E. Barlow, and now a masseuse at
No. 219 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 q, according to
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, II It pre-
walls, will place Barlow and his pres
emit wife in a most embarrassing po-
sition, as II win 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 himself
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 annuIment of the marriage
Of Barlow and his present wife.
Permanent possession. care and
control Of her daughter. Made
line.
An alimony of $4,000 for the
support and education of her
daughter
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
] am convinced Mr.. Barlow's pres
ent marriage is illegal" said A.
torney Moore. The law makes Ger
tain definite provisions as to Length
of residence a plaintiff must have in
the jurisdiction where action for di-
vorce is brought.
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 conferred, 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
QtClutu DtN OAlAA HutH LloI bN tllt
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 a 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 before Judge Lit
tlejohn. He is confident that he will
be awarded possession of the child
on the showing made and declares
that. If necessary, he viii carry his
fight to the highesS court.