The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-02
ROMANCE STANDS
ADIFFICULT TRIAL
Girl Wife Triumphs Over
All Kinds Of Legal
Obstacles.
4 COMPLICATED FIGHT
rotber's Suit 70 Annul Mar
riage Dismissed by Court
Judge.

Ey j y. LAIRD.
OKEMAU. May After long
,,bt m the courts OF pkfuskee
rouriy Including the juvenile, coun-
IN and district courts, augustus -
U.Ia and Bculah Scriminger were
,'isv given the legal right To live
,.gs;bsr as husband and wife. in n
dacisiou given by District Judge
I'm 1. Norman in the district cG,frt
: Sore After argument by counselipn
Mn slider. Judge Norman, In one OF
,bc host and most carefully wordcd
d,,iaons covering the law and the
Jrs, interests of the young wife, dis
s.qsed .hc aunulment proceedings
and declared the marriage legal The
irtpres. 40 the spectators was inten""
- the court after - review OF the
entire ul.r. asked the young wiic n
.bo sful desired 10 rcnounce all and
live with her hoy husband. she
,r.vercH uuhCsitatlnglN that her
Gala desire was to live with her hus-
hand iu peace and happiness. At
Eis unmistakablc evidence of her
,boice I'm the matter the Judge gaN g
his decision making the marriage Of
,be Young people legal and ending
Tho determined fight of her father,
Albert Scrimagcr. to separate the
COUPLE. The story OF the many legal
troubles Of the young couple since
their marriage ON March IL OF this
year follows
Puts III Plucky Fight.
There are probably few girls of
He age of Bculah Scrimager-Ha
WHO have had so much experience
with grief caused by the laws Of the
state and the prosecution of the
same hv the ones who are supposed
f~ianHg--har tu haY
and mother.
ON saturday. March 70. Bculah
was married 10 Augustus l.. Hale in
Okcmah. REV W. II. Jenkin, pastor
. Of the st. r. church, joining Them in
the bonds of wedlock.
According to the stories OF the
young wife and the testimony on
Inc witness stand she determined To
leave her home because II had be-
come "A rendezvous for thieves and
robbers She had been courted for
some months by young Hale and
when she accompanied the family To
Okemah on Saturday. March II. aud
while her parents were buying the
weeks supplies, she met Hale on the
street She Immediately approached
him on the subject of their marriage,
asking him neither or not he cared
tlOuEll lhl ilfl " maj hfA anu
take her from the alleged evil in
fucnces OF her fathers home. Hale
az once replied that he was willing
TO marry her that day. The couple
then went to the Coudt clerks office
and obtained marriage license,
Hale giving his age as p and the
girl swearing that she was IS years
old. They then secured the services
VI Rev. Jenkin and were married.
After the marriage ceremony the
young couple separated and the
bride went home with her parents.
The next day being Sunday. Beulah.
with her sistehs, attended Sunday
school at their country church, Hale
also being theer. At the close OF the
fervices Beulah told her sisters OF
the marriage the day before, telling
them TO inform their mother that
she was going to the home of her
husband.
Father Takes a Hand.
The next morning Albert Scrim-
ager Beulah's father, appeared in
The county attorneys office and
swore out a warrant Dor the arrest
O.! Hale on n charge Of abduction.
Scrimagcr panied member
OF the sheriff's force to the home OF
he Hale family. whore the young
man was arrested. At this time
Scrlmagcr made an effort to inouce
lhe young wife TO go home with
mm, but was not successful and
Beulah informed him that in the
event hc made any attempt to sep
afale her from her husband she
would tell the officers all she knew
pl tAe ruuberies he was alleged 10
Llve been implicated in. Hale was
Fought 10 Okemah and ploced in
4 county Jail but at once secured
'nd and was released
ScrimagCr then had warrant is
sued Tor tho arrest OF his daughter
on charge OF pcriuy. she having
sworn to her age as Is to obtain tae
marriage license when. he said. she
had not yet reached the age of 10
Years.
The girl was arrested. bond being
made at once by her husband and
He returned at once to him.
The young couple continued 10
I'VE together for almost two weeks
as husband and wife, when delin-
gleney charges were filed before
louhty Judge Sol Duling, sitting as
juvenile court, alleging that she
Hdl elOpod from her home and mar
,Fd without the parents consent.
aanl al about this time Scrimager
",u peuiigr IN the district court
asAng that the marriage be
eunulied.
Ehen the delinquency case In the
lc court was called attorneys
.Ylhe glrl demanded "A trial by
.lH and when this was granted at
"neys Tor Scrimager asked that she
placed in the custody OF some
p''on suitable 20 care for her unti
g Jury trial could be had. The
IlP placed her in the CUSTODY or
.s sheriff whose wife was well
,aoHh 10 Beulah, having formerly
%lsht the school attended by her,
Son forbid either the husband or.
sra rom communicating with her
N'Vpt IN tho presence Of the sheriff.
OUT OF Frying Pan.
me trial was set for the following
%tohday but before that time the
,ttlt reported that the girl was
,,,gi..tleFlng from smallpox and fhe
vs. Wa' set over another week.
.1eh inc case was called the assist
WI, prosecuting attorney. Bill Sea-
~ "llhdrew the delinquency
na'se and the Judge dismissed the
see The freedom OF the young