The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-01
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Girl Wife Threat y
Would Stay Self
From Mondays Daily.


Mankato Saturday to visit bel
daughter, Mrs. Charles Buckley, who
left her husband last Monday and
who remained temporarily with
Sheriff and Mrs. Osten until Satur
day afternoon.
Mrs. Buckley, as was related IL
Saturdays issue of The Free Press
was Miss Elizabeth MAN, and mar
ried Charles Buckley of Tinckom
Vile on May Is of this year after
two weeks acquaintance.
Mrs. Buckley was dissatisfied with
her married life and finally left Mr.
Buckley's home on Monday after
noon and conferred with Father
, Spirig, who took her to Clerk Of
Court Krost to see what should be
done in the matter. The girl as
serts that she is but thirteen years
of age, but her mother claims thai
she is seventeen, and that was the
age which was given the clerk Of
court when the marriage license was
issued. The mother accompanied the
girl and Charles Buckley to the
clerks office when the license was
granted and attested to the girls
age and gave her consent to the
marriage.
Young Wife Made Threat.
Mrs. Buckley is determined that
she will not go back to live with
Buckley and this morning in talk
ing to her mother and Free Press
reporter, she declared that she
would "run a knife through heI
heart before she went to live with
him again.
The mother is anxious for rec
onciliation as is also the husband
of the girl. and the mother stated
this morning that she would not
take the. girl home with her. Mrs
Buckley declares that she will work
for her living and that she intends
to remain in Mankato for a while
When interviewed this morning
the girl became very much excited
and was determined to have her
story told as she wanted it told
She argued at length with her
mother who seemed to feel that the
girls attitude was not justified.
Mother Made Protest.
Mrs. Dahir, the girls mother, said
this morning that Elizabeth Nam,
who is now Mrs. Charles Buckley
wanted to marry Mr.. Buckley, and
that she had protested against the
marriage. The mother said: Liz.
Zie: told me that Charley said he
had $500 and that she could have
everything she wanted, so she
thought she would rather be mar
ried than to travel with me and
sell goods. l didn't want her to
get married yet, but finally / said
she could. Then the day before the
wedding she said she didn't want
to marry Charley, but said it was
too late then"
The girl then admitted that she
had at first wanted to marry Mr.
Buckley, but that she changed hel
mind before the wedding. Saturday
when she was interviewed, she de
clared that her mother had ar
ranged the wedding and that she
did not realize that she was to be
come Mr.. Buckley's wife.
Mother Hopes For Best.
Mrs. Dahir is still anxious thai
her daughter should return to he,
husband, and says that she will
take the daughter home to st. Pau
with her and will give her the
things that she needs, and that Mr.
Buckley can work there for a few
months. Mrs. Buckley refuses te
consider such plan and insists
that she will kill herself before she
will live with Mr.. Buckley again.
Mrs. Dahir and her daughter went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 10
seph Shama Saturday afternoon and
Mrs. Dahir returned to her home
in st. Paul today Mrs. Buckley
had no plans as to her future ex
cept that she was determined moi
to live with her husband. Mrs
Dahir, her mother, said that she
would not let her daughter return
Women Had Stormy Interview.
During the interview between Mrs
Dahir and her daughter, and The
Free Press representative, both WON
en- became much angered at each 9th
er and Mrs. Dahir attempted to pre-
vail upon her daughter to leave the
room. The daughter refused ant
Mrs. Dahir seized her by the arm
and shook her. Mrs. Buckley OBJ
jected to this and showed her tenn
per by Shaping her mother on the
arms. Both appeared to have goot
deal of the spirit of the militant suf
fragettes. Mrs. Buckley constantly
interrupted the conversation as die
her mother when Mrs. Buckley talk
ed with the reporter.
Deprecated Yellow Journalism. 8
Father Spirig refused to be inter
viewed in regard to the matter to
day, saying that yellow journalism
increased scandal and that he die
not wish to give this affair. undue
publicity. He refused to state wheth
er or not he had received letter
from Bishop P. P. Hebron. How
ever, he did say that he believed MI
Buckley and his wife would patch vi
their difficulties within a few day,
and again live together.
Sheriff Anton Osten received
card from Wabasha today which
stated that Elizabeth MAN wac re