The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-27
No Objections From Parents to
WOuld-Be Father of Child.
"MARRY ANY ONE PICKED OUT"
Girl Doesn't Object to Some
Sort of Ceremony.
"WhOse Business Is it," Is
Asked-"Mine," Says Judge.

If William Woods wants to ''be a
good sport" and wed 16-year-old Mary
Adams before she becomes a mother.
the Adams family can't see what pos
sible objection Hugh MacFarland, pro-
bate judge, can have. They fail to
see where he gets any chips in the
game
Thursday, after Judge MacFarland
had declined to issue a license to the
mysterious Woods, granting permis-
sion to him to marry the unfortunate
Adams girl, members of the Adams
family called upon Judge MacFarland
and demanded to know why.
IF Woods wants to marry her,
whose business it it ?" they demanded.
Just for the present" said Judge
MacFarland, Il am making it my bus
mess. 1 do not think Woods is re-
sponsible for the girls condition; in
fact there is nothing to indicate that
he is. If she marries him that will
end the case. If she doesn't l think
there will be some developments"
The AdamSes went away disgusted
with public officials. The Adamses
and Reads are all disgusted with pub
lie officials. After Papa Adams and
Papa Read kidnapped sixteen-year-ol
Eugene Read Monday night and herd
ed him over to a justice court in Oak
land; after they had procured a mar
riage license authorizing Young Eu-
gene to wed young Mary Adams, JUS
tice ]. P. Williams baked. He re-
fused to perform the ceremony when
the boy who was expected to pose as
the bridegroom declared it would take
more money than there is in Topeka
to make him stand up with the willing
bride.
Baked Again.
Then when Woods put in his ap-
pearance and offered to straighten
everything up by marrying the girl
Judge MacFarland put his foot down
and headed off another ceremony.
Apparently it makes no difference
whether the man is willing or not
something always bobs up to prevent
the ceremony.
Eugene Read declared that his
father, Repps Read who tried to force
him to marry the girl, is responsible
for her condition. The girl does not
say that. Repps Read is married to
Mary Adamss sister, Hattie. They
| have a child perhaps year old. She
| has been at the court house trying
to head off any proceedings against
| her husband.
They are trying to send my hus-
band to the penitentiary and leave me
alone with this little baby" she walled.
gene Read said, charged his father,
her husband, with being responsible
for Mary Adams's condition.
Waits on County Attorney.
! This is the most complicated case
I have ever SEEM said Judge Mac
Farland. 81 don't know what will
! grow out of it. AS a matter of fact
it does not come under my department
! but because the county attorney S
/ force was busy and because the mar
riage license was issued here, 1 have
been making sort of an investigation.
l believe there will be developments
when the case brought by Eugene
I Read against his father, charging as
sault and battery, is tried. Both fam
/ lies will be in court then and certainly
something will come out of it,"
The original license secured by the
two fathers, calling for the marriage
of the 16-year-old children, is back
safely in the hands of the probate
! judge. 1t has been revoked
t Woods has not been back since
Judge Mcfarland turned him down
and refused to give him permission tc
| marry the girl.
| ''Id like to know how he gets in or
the case" said Judge Mcfarland. HE
said he had only known the girl for q
! couple of months, but the Adamses
and Reads all appear to know him
The girl appears to be willing to marry
| anyone the folks pick out"