The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-01-28
WOMAN IN COURT
SELECTS HUSBAND
Is ALLOWED TO CHOOSE he.
TWEEN TWO SUlTDRS
+. FOR HER HAND
Unique Disposition Of Incuerigihility
Case in Butte Juvenilo Court;
Judge Allows Girl to Follow the
Dictates Of Her Heart; Wedding
Follows.

men was the mother OF tho child
claimed BY both he was not asked
to solve = more difficult problem
than was presented to Judge Lynch
of Butte In the trial Of . l7.Soas,.
old Mexican girl, charged with de-
linQuency.
Two suitors appeared to lay claim
to the hand Of the girl. one with the
fiery impulsiveness of his race, the
other less demonstrative, but con-
fident. As result Of the evidence
presented. permission to marry the
girl was given to Jose Talamentez,
and after the preliminaries were
arranged, the marriage was consum-
mated.
The girl, undersixed, pretty and
frightened, sat In the court room
whole the proceedings that meant 50
much to her were being conducted.
An interested witness to the hearing,
which was conducted through the aid
of an interpreter, when she was given
chance, she indicated that she
wanted to marry the man who after
wards became her husband, although
she had known him for only three
davs.
The trial was we'll under way
when the rejected sutton put in his
appearance. Elbowing his way into
the courtroom, with q sweeping
glance he surveyed the faces in the
room. his gaze finally resting upon
the figure of the girl. Hurting a
contemptuous glance at his rival who
sat at the far end of the room, the
unsuccessful one pushed forward to
the judges bench where. in hurried
and broken English. he presented his
claim for the prisoners hand.
II got proofs he said, in laying
claim to the girl. "Thees fellow
don't know the GIRL" pointing to his
rival. after which he began q search
of his clothes. finally producing two
documents which he laid upon the
judges bench. and which. when they
were examined, proved to be q dec
laration to become citizen of the
United States and a rustling card.
Il spend some money for house,
coal. grub and wood. Thees fellow
try to take her away from me-"
I'VE don't want to auction her
off," intercepted Judge Lynch, in
calling halt to the rapid statements
OF the fiery sutton. Calling upon the
interpreter. the judge learned that
the man who wanted to marry the
girl had met her only three days be-
fore, but that he was satisfied to
marry her because they both came
from the same village in the state of
Chihuahua. He said that he was a
sheep-shearer and that he had 5000
with which to care for the girl until
he again goes to work. The Mexican
who had previously delivered himself
of several statements was then call
ed upon to set forth his claims. which
amounted to his declaration that he
had furnished a house In Billings for
the girl and that she had lived there
for day. running away with another
Mexican, who has since been return
ed to Billings, where his family re-
sides, to answer to federal charges
in connection with the elopement.
who do you want to marry?"
Judge Lynch asked the girl.
Pointing her finger toward Tala-
mentez. she indicated her choice.
do you want to marry this mann"
the judge asked, pointing to the
Billings sutton. And through the in
terpreter she answered no, at the
same time drawing herself further
back in the chair.
Il have been told that the federal
authorities have no objection to the
marriage and the state has no OBJ
lection, so think 1t better for the
girl that she be given the opportunity
to marry the man of her choice, ra-
Their than be sent to the industrial
school," continued the court.
Mrs. O'Neill. probation officer, UNI
der permission of the court, then
chaperoned the girl and her husband
to-be about town to do some trous-
seau shopping. When they returned
the girls rough clothing had been
replaced with stylish street suit
and turban. the dainty feet were en-
cased in kid shoes and silk stockings.
and she looked we'll worth the trou-
BILE her sweetheart had gone to to
win her. Judge Lynch married them
and they took the night train for
Billings.