The evening world., 1913-03-08
MARRIED At 60,
HIS BRIDE Of IS
THREW HIM OUT
Poor Little Mr.. Van Buren,
Surely Has Had His Troubles
Since He Married!
HE IS HAILED TO COURT.
Says His Aged Bride Kept His
Money After OuSting Him
From Home.
He IS Hailed TO COURT.

Marry ct leisure and repent IN ha ste
has become the motto OF Joseph Van
buren,. sixty years old. who recently
wesidod a woman of seventy-ffve.
In fast, Mr.. Van Buren. who IL
rstty, carefully preserved little mana
chemical engineer nv pro'sssson-attr'b-
ute, hi. arraigrrncnt N court on q cr'ni-
mai charge for the first tame In MIS-
life to his breaking MS lifelong habit
Of remaining single.
The Hide engineer vas hustled be'"re
United states commisstoner SHIELDS TINS
morning by Post once Inspector COM
stock. who charged that he had sent
,hrea,eosng postal cards to his seventy
ovs-yesr.o,d bride OF three months.
"lIow DID man OF your s'an",ns'
Mr.. Van Buren,. ever come to do such
thing Ar th!sf" Commissioner Shields de-
nianded.
Thereupon Mr.. Van Huren Launched
into the commissioners sympsthehc
ears the tale OF his woes.
"I was the happ,est little old FELLOW
Won ever saw four months ago. Judge
Mr.. Van buren, walled. Il had utte
home OF my own where no women both
cred me. had no idea Of ever be'nR
anything hut a happy little old bachelor
when one night I was foolish enough 70
accept All invitation 10 It'll" "ven'ns
party. There I was introduced to MISE
| Isabelle burrows, nice old lady-sh'
ssened then-who was n trained nurse.
She was ffteen years older than l was
| We'll, would you believe II. judge
| that woman Just set her cap Tor I'M
from that moment on. never had an!
more peace. She lust kept after mo AM
after me to marry her. told her ! wa
too old to marry anybody. but she sI''
that needn't matter. and she kept afte
me. So one day up and married her.
TOLD HER TO GO guy HER own
| RINGS.
"she said shed have TO have nm en-
gagenent ring with . blg diamond v
II. and then she had 10 have a heav
gold band wriding r1nR. so drew $50
out OF the bank. gave her part OF II. an
told her to run Rlon. and buy herscl
what rings she needed to be wife. Sh
came back with the rings and beggs
me to let her keep the rest OF tho $50
for a while.
Then We went away for two weeks
honeymoon trip. when We came bacI
We set up housekeeping where I'd bea
living my bachelor life. Mt No. 1873
ogden avenue, the Bronx. That Taste
three days The third night can
home, all tired from work, and expecting
my bride would have nico hot dinn"
waiting for me.
INSTEAD. found my belonging
piled out In front Of the house. I ran
the bell and she Just opened the doa
a crack.
DO way she yelled At me, TAX
your stun and go. You don't brloh
mere any more.
"Now, Judge. what Kind Of hon"y
moon IL that | inquired about IN
money I'd let her keep for mo an
found she'd deposited II In pan
under her own name tried and trl"
to act It from her. but she paid no at
,ent,ou to IN. Then II was that
, wrote those postal cards to her
"rm surely an unhappy man. ~
los, my home. I've lost my bscnelo'
hood that was sixty years old, ~
Los, my bride ana rvs lost my m'ne'
and
Here tnre. tears t'ickl.J down u
/ seams OF tho little old mans cheek
and he stopped his narrative to snln'
{ and wipe them away
The three postal cards IN question
that lay In front of the commissions
{ were addressed 10 Mrs, 7. Eurrow
. No. 1880 Ogden avenue, Bronx. Wife q
? J. Van buren," Nine. I,urrow
! nurse," and Mrs Burrows. nurse.
! All three Informed Mrs Van Bure
that unless she paid back tho none
\ her spouse had loaned her the Ia
: wolld have To TAX. lts course"
% commi ssioner Shields looked at IN
sufferer compasSionat"ly.
you have tribulations indeed"
;, said. and m Assistant United State
Dtstrict-Attornsy Gruher does not oh
y ject ! will he ienient, You are parole
: until Thursday for further examina
ton"