The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-09
Girl, 9, IS
MARRIED
Man OF Is
Mother and Husband in
Cells Now; Minister at
Ceremony "Worried"

To be only years or aFc resulted In
filing of felony charges Monday
against her husband arr her mother
In Justice Leon Lusk's court.
The husband II James Madison
Smith. 81. former soldier. and the
mother Is Mrs. Mae Miller. IS.
The marriage was performed at
the First Presbyterian church last
Monday by Rev. j. A. Thome. for
mer assistant pastor of this church.
but now an employe of dry goods
store.
POUR ARRESTED: MOTHER
AND HUSBAND IN JAIL
The Girl and her husband. and
Mira Miller and n city fireman.
booked At police station as Arthur
Hughes. were taken into custody at
.. m. Sunday by Detectives Wrncr
and Radke. Policewoman Bacher and
Justice Leon Lusk.
Mrs. Miller spent sunday and sun.
day night In the city jail. as did
Smith.
The marriage was made possible.
Justice Lusk said. by an affidavit
made by Mrs. Miller In giving her
consent The affidavit was that
the girl was OF marriagcable age.
which ts IL
Justice Lusk says the giri-wifc her
self admitted she was only . years
Of age.
Smith has been at the Camp To
gnn hospital He refused to discuss
the case.
MIA Miller told Judge Lusk she
thought her daughter was doing
wy wen to marry
QUESTION or LEGALITY
10 GO INTO COURT
In accepting q charge OF criminal
assault against smith and Of being
m accompiicc against Mrs. Miller.
Justice Lusk said the question OF the
legality OF the marriage. In view CT
the mothers affidavit. would be
threshed out In court
Thoms said Monday he was great
" WORKED over the case He al
FIRST objected to performing the mar
rsare, he said. whom he saw how
young the girl appeared He said
he told Smith he ought TO marry
the girrs mother instead
With . doll claspcd In her arms.
Viola Miller related In the presence
Of Judge LEON Lusk and Mrs Eva
Bnchsr. poiscewoman. the events
leading up to her marriage to James
Madison Smith last Monday.
The expression and general de-
neanor Of the child.wifc indicate she
= not much moro than out Of the
nsping age she Is . pretty girl with
m olive complexion. large dark eyes
and black bobbed hair.
H9 Lps aufvered - she hesA
tatingfy told Of her infant romance.
DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS
GETTING MARRIED
did you know Jon were getting
marriedr' she was asked
Il didn't know" she said
At times her toae was hardly
audible and she hung her head In
child IKE fashion.
She said that she first met the
man about two months ago in q
cafe rear Camp Logan. where her
mother was working.
He used TO buy me candy and
take me to the movies" she said.
do you like himr'
Sometimes do and sometimes
don't"
she said they used to play to
gether and about two weeks ago he
asked her to marry him
He said he would give me q
diamond ring and other pretty
things" she said.
She did not know what a marriage
license was. but shesaccompanied her
mother and Smith to the court.
house.
II did not 60 into the office with
them" she said. but waited out
side" She said they then went to a
church and answered a lot Of ques-
tons"
do you like dolis?'
Eyes. I love them. and this IL
such a pretty one" She then sat
on the lawn OF the courthouse and
rearranged the dolls clothes.
The girl weighs ~ pounds and ia
q little over three feet In height.