The evening world., 1914-03-19
BOY HUSBAND
INDICTED FOR
RUNNING AWAY
Grand Jury Takes Action
Against Youth Who Eloped
With Girl of Seventeen.

rest Of twenty one year-old Herbert
Huber. following his indictment by
the Grand Jury on q charge OF alb
ducting his seventeen year -old wife,
who was Miss Horsinia Muller, de-
tectives went to Boston to-day on the
trail OF the runaway couple.
This IL their second Night. and the
girls father. Adrian II. Muller. mill
ionaire real estate man. declares he
Is going to do everything he can to
make young Huber's "punishment At
the crime" Huber's conviction might
mean ten years In prison and a fine
Of $1,000. The scene Of the pursuit
shifts to Boston because Of informa-
tion supposed to have come from Hu-
ber's mother.
The clue coming from such an un.
expected source drove from the
minds Of the girls father and her
aunt. Miss Mary Manuel. Of No. SH
West End avenue. the belief that the
much -eloped couple had gone to
Chicago or San Francisco. They are
determined to prosecute the youns
man for "abducting' the girl whom
he married secretly In Elkton. Nd.
In January.
Mrs. Huber. when told this after
noon by an Evening World reporter
that her son had been indicted on
charge Of abducting his wife. said
she would engage q lawyer imrnc-
diately and put up a determined fight
In young Huber's behalf.
Miss Manuel said this morning that
Mrs. Mary Huber. Of No. SOs West
Ono Hundred and Thirty seventh
street, called her on the telephone
Yesterday to say that her son had
told his father last week that he In
tended going to Boston to work and
would take his girl-brido with him
whether her relatives liked It or not.
Miss Manuel did not explain why the
boys mother did this after her loyal
defense OF him and her excoriation Of
Muller for trying to part the young
couple.
MRS. HUBER INDIGNANTLY
DENIES ".
Mrs. Huber was astounded when
an Evening World reporter asked her
about II. 1T Is absolutely untfue!"
she declared. "Do you think I would
betray my own son? I have said
don't know where he is--and I don't"'
A. Livingston Norman. counsel for
Muller. defended the latter's course as
not inconsistent In taking no action
after the couple returned six weeks
ago and now seeking Huber's arrest
lie said the girl brides father takes
the view that he did not condone the
marriage. At first Muller was dis
posed to prosecute Huber for marry
ing Horsinia before she had reached
the age Of consent. but Mr.. Norman
said the father decided to protect
his daughter so he exacted the con.
homes and the promise that the,
would not run away. He planned tt
let year elapse to find out II the
love Of either had cooled and II MOI
he would make no further objections
1t was explained that Muller did no
plan similar action against Rex Jones
Huber's cousin, who ran away AM
married Horania's fifteen-year-Ol'
sister. Jessie. at the same time. becaus
Jones had kept his promise not u
elope again. Jessie Jones 10 as mucl
at loss to know the whereabouts o
her sister and her brother law q!
anybody else. She was locked In tn
West End avenue house yesterda!
morning when Miss Manuel went out
but this morning when a reporte
called the lock and key were not Il
commisSion-but auntie was there
She refused TO discuss her future atti
tude Of watchfulness over Mra Jessi
Jones.
Mrs Huber's statement yesterda!
denying that her son was q FORUM
hunter and saying that Horsinia di,
not have any money or her own
brought q contradiction from friends o
; the MullerA 1t 10 said Horsinia an,
Jessie each received 100000 by tn
will of their mother. who died abou