Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-04-01

The object of this suit is to procure a
decree OF annulment of marriage on the
part OF Keith M. Gaylor from his wife.
Harriet Ann Upper Gaylor, a minor. and
nonresident OF the State of Maryland.
The bill states in substance that for sew
eral years last past the complainant, vii
liam H. Gaylor, and the equitable plaintiff
Keith M Gaylor, have been residents of the
State of Maryland, the equitable plaintiff
at the present time being demiciled in the
county of Montgomery, and that the de-.
fendant is nonresident of the State of
Maryland. towit, of the District of Column
bia.
That the parties to this suit, namely. the
equitable plaintiff, and the defendant, went
through form OF marriage ceremony on
the second day of December, A. d. 1920,
the off1ciating minister having been the
rev. Howard r. Downs. of No. 30S A street
northeast Washington. D. C.
That there are no children as result of
this union.
That the complainant in this cause never
In fact, consented to the marriage of the
equitable plaintiff and the defendant. the
same having been null and void by reason
OF the fact that the said equitable plain
af was but of the age of eighteen wear,
and the defendant but of the age of fifteen
years at the time of the form Of marriage
ceremony.
That the parents of the said defendant
never in fact consented to the marriage and
the complainant forbade his son, the eaui.
table plaintiff, from living with the said
ueiendant upon learning Of said marriage,
That the marriage is further null and
void on account of the Misrepresentation
OF the equitable plaintiff and the defend
ant, to-wit. that he. the said equitable
plaintiff, was of the age of twenty-one
years. and that the said defendant was OF
the age Of twenty-one years, when in truth
and in fact the equitable plaintiff was but
eighteen years Of age and the said de-
PENDANT was but fifteen years old.
| That since learning of the ALLEGED mar
rage ceremony your complainant took
charge Of the equitable and remanded
him. the said equitable plaintiff in his
custody, refusing to allow him to continue
to live with the said defendant because
he, the complainant, is informed and he.
lieves, that the marriage was void and of
no effect because of the said misrepresen-
tations as to age, the consent of neither
OF the parties to the alleged act of mar
rage having been granted or given.
That complainant is opposed to the
affirmation of the said form of marriage
ceremony and refuses to allow the eouita-
BILE plaintiff to continue the same. thai
this enforced separation of the parties is
final and absolute.
1t is thereupon this 10Th day of March.
A. D. 1921. ordered by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery county. sitting as a Court
of Equity, that the complainant, by caus-
ing a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in said Mont
eomery county, Nd, once in each of four
successive weeks before the 18th day of
April, A. D. 1921. give notice to the said
nonresident defendant. Harriet Ann Tup.
per, Of the object and substance of this
bill Of complaint filed in this cause, warn
ing her to appear in this Court in person.
or by solicitor.on or before the 3rd day OF
May, A. ID. 1921, next. to show cause. if any
she has, why decree should not be passed
as prayed
PRESTON B. RAY, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
PRESTON B. RAY.
mar 1910 Clerk.