Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-25
GREEK YOUTH AND
MAID HAVE HEARING
CASE IS CONTINUED
On Agreement Of Two to Help
Girls Father, Which Arrange
ment Proves Satisfactory to
Him

AS q sequel TO the escapade of Costa
Boun2lis, aged Is Years and MARIA Pop
&uoupouAs aged 10 years who fed to
Lewiston last Tuesday on q matrimonial
venture and Were brUubht back to Al
Eusta Friday night by City Marshal Col
gan, were arraigned before the munich
Pal court Saturday morning to answer
10 warrant sworn out by the girl 8
father and charging wanton anu lasciv-
ious behavior.
Neither the boy Dr the girl were rep
Resented by counsel and neither could
speak the English language. SO the hear
ing was conducted to d great extent
through the medium OF interpreters
Charles Geprraklis Of this city and
Constantine Banos Of Lewiston The
ccurJ entered plea Of not guilty Tor the
respondents II came out IN the lesti-
lnony that the two went to Lewiston last
Tuesday and that there had been 3 mar
riare ceremony in that city Thursday
but because of several Facts connect ed
therewith it could hardly be called legal
II was learned by the court through
questions asked the girl that she had
been III Augusta about eight months ana
was employed in the Edwards mills
that at present she was earning S. per
week, but would soon be earning S.
that her father was taking ali her earn
inSs. AS the hearing progressed the
court elected from the two an agreement
or their part TO help the girls father
which agreement satisfied him. and fol
lowing uhis the case was continued
1t is thought that one Nicolas George
n yty.t ,Nt y7-- tn h.
case, and While he is wanted by both
the Augusta and Lewiston police depart
ments he has not vet been found
The Lewiston Sun Of Saturday morn
ing, Jan. %. in its account OF the Lewis
ton end OF the case contained the fol-
lowing:
'BuDalis. attended by the priest, two
interpreters, the Greek priest and others
came to the Office Of City Clerk Lemaire
Thursday, and recorded the MARRIAGE
intentions Of Bubalis and his fiancee
Though both were residents of Augusta
City Clerk Lemaire was informed that
both lived in Lewiston.
Through the Interpreters ii was stated
that Bubalis was q years of age and his
bride 10 City Clerk LemRire endeavored
TO make il plain that the couple could
not get a marriage license .sfore the
five days required by law had elapsed
and the applicant made it known that
he understood
Friday City Clerk Lemaire learned
that they had been married Thursday
night by the Greek Priest. The truth
about the couple was not known until
Laurence J. Colgan, CHIEF Of the Augusta
police. arrived in town Friday seeking
their whereabouts. He held a warrant
sworn out by John Papalos, father of
the girl which charged wanton and
lascivious behavior
Chief Colgan explained that the cou-
pie. both OF whom live at the Greek COL
ony on Sand Hill. Augusta, wished to
be married, but that they could not get
the consent of the girls father There
fore at the instigation of Nicolas George
Chief Colgan learned, they left Augusta
Tuesday and came to this city
THE girls father then swore out the
warrant and Chief Co!gan came here to
serve it. 1t was soon found that the
couple had recorded their marriage irsen-
tons and later. when Deputy Chief La
jeunesse and Constantine Benos, a prom
inent Lewiston Greek, had brought the
couple and priest to police headquarters
it was learned that the priest had mar
ried them Thursday night.
TT was also learned that the trip TO
Lewiston and the wedding were arranged
by Nicolas George, with whom the off,
Gals at Augusta have had more or less
TO do. It was through him, say the au-
thorities, that the interpreters In trans
lating the city clerks rulings mis-stated
the facts. SO that the Greek priest per
formed the ceremony in good faith
The wedding cost the couple $40, of
which s23 was supplied by a friend and
the remainder by the groom. Of the forty
dollars, the police are told, 10 goes to
the church, five to the priest, seven and
half for candles and crowns. and seven
and a half to the Greek consul Chief
Colgan's theory is that Georges commits