The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-29
,...asth Brown. Eleven Year Old
school Girl, and J. Carl
pappas, Greek, Ar
rested Here.
VENT TO TT. MADISON
]. Married At That Place Yester-
day Afternoon and Returned
Here Last
Night

r.o welded life Of Elizabeth
awn eleven year old school girl,
.uehter of Mr.. and Mrs. william
awn ia Johnson street. and Carl
p.nnas %, a Greek employe OF the
IIntskamp shoe factory. was sudden
!, cut short last night when the po-
lie took both into custody on their
retun from Fl Madison where the
Ceremony was performed by q JUS
,,ce of the peace yesterday afternoon.
The girl was turned over to her par
ants while Pappas is being held by
~ nolice in lieu of 800 bond follow
,ns his arraignnent In the superior
court this morning on a charge OF en-
I,erins into a marriage contract con-
|rary to the law.
There seemed to be some doubt in
|.he mind Of the girl this morning,
about her love for the foreigner. al
| Enough last night she protested
|sgainst being forced to leave him.
pappas today. seemed somewhat
dared. as il he were unable to under
nsnd Just what Was going on
Yesterday. unknown to the girls
PARENTS. the two left here on an early
afternoon train, taking with them
|ior witness to the marriage. Sher-
/ man Marandy. On reaching Fl.
Madison, they secured a marriage IL
cense from the county clerk, Maran-
! az, Pappas and the girl swearing that
shs was eighteen years Of age. Aft
or securing the license they went to
he office Of James s. Buckner. a
Justice Of the peace. where they were
married. The ceremony was wit
messed by Marandy and A. NJ. Thrash
Or, Fort Madison man. They re-
turned here yesterday evening and
we're arrested by Officer Conn at
Tenth and Main streets shortly after
their arrival.
Supposed to be at School.
The girls parents did. not miss her
until late yesterday afternoon when
Z trHant officer called her mother on
the phone to learn why she had not
attended school that afternoon. Mrs.
Brown told him that she thought her
daughter was in school. A search
was started at once, the police being
requested to help locate the child.
One Of her neighbors told Mrs. Brown
shortly after the girl was missed,
that she heard the girl and Pappas
were to get married. Z.
II was not learned until after the
two had been arrested by Officer.
Conn that they had gone to Fl Madi-
son. When they were arrested they
we're taken to the police station where
they were questioned by Chief Ken
ney and the girls parents.
While Pappas had never been In
the girls home. he had been meeting
her on the street at noon and In the
afternoon while she was on her way
home from school. The girls mo-
Their had heard Of these meetings
and had warned Elizabeth against as
sociating with Pappas. She did not
suspect, however. that the two had
net so often. The girls father did
not know of their associations. he
said.
When arraignei in the superior
court this morning, Pappas declared
that the girl had told him she vas
eighteen years old and he said he
had not questioned the statement.
When asked why they went to Fort
Madison to get married instead of
having the ceremony performed here.
he said the girl had decided that was
me best way to do. The girl, he said,
aad made most OF the arrangements.
Husband Had But 81.
1t Is the belief Of a number OF
nose who have questioned him that
nppas believed he was doing no
wong In marrying the young girl. He
ssemed sincere in the belief that she
~ much older than she really is.
folice officials say that she appears