The New York herald., 1922-06-01
OSER GOLD SEEKER
TO MRS. MCCORMICK
Asks Probate Court to Prevent
Mathilde's Wedding to
Riding Master.
FATHER NAMED GUARDIAN
Judge Grants Further Hearing
of Mothers Plea to Stop
Daughters Nuptials.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
CHICAGO. May 31.-Max .Oser. middle
aged Swiss riding master and fiance
of Miss Mathilde Mccormick. was
branded a fortune hunter to-day by
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick in
petition filed before Judge Henry
Horner in the Probate Court, in which
she asked the court to prevent the
marriage of Eer seventeen-year-ol
daughter to the Swiss.
The petition, although it found
fault with the rectn appointment of
Mrs. McCormick's divorced husband.
Harold f. Mccormick, as guardian of
their daughter, sought chiefly to in
duce the court to restrain Mr.. McCor-
mick from approving the marriage.
Judge Horner reserved his decision
until Saturday. meantime granting let
ters OF guardianship to Mr.. Mccormick
on condition that he should not give his
approval 10 the marriage until the de-
cision was rendered.
Her Objections Given. 4.s
The reasons set out by Mrs. Mccor-
mick as her objections to Oser follow:
That Max Oser is approximately
twenty-seven and one-half years
older than Mathilde.
This respondent Is informed and
believes that said Max Oser is with
out a regular and certain income or
means of livelihood: that he Is and
will be without sufficient funds OF
lis own to adequately maintain and
support said petitioner when and IL
he marries her: that said Oser de-
sires primarily 10 enter into said
contemplated marriage with the petit
toner because he believes that in so
doing he will secure large sums OF
money and financial gain.
That said petitioner is OF tender
age and too young to realize that
in entering into said marriage she
may become the subject of the mach
nations and intrigues of designing
persons.
Said minor will by such contem-
plated marriage cease to be an
American citizen. thus possibly i'm
periling important property rights.
Grants Cuardianship.
"The substance of the petition" said
Judge Horner. 'is to the effect that Mr..
Mccormick is proper and fit person 10
assume .dianship OF the petitioner.
The respondent. Mrs. Mccormick. how
ever, states she believes the purpose Is
TO give consent to a marriage 60 which
Mrs. Mccormick objects. She makes no
objection to the fitness Of Mr.. McCor-
mick, but asks that he be restrained
from giving his consent TO the marriage.
There is but one thing for the court
TO do and that is to grant letters OF
guardianship to Mr.. Mccormick.
Now as to the other matter brought
up in the answer. IT presents certain
facts and asks the court to restrain the
guardian from giving consent to the
marriage"
"The applicant is OF the proper age to
nominate her own guardian. who Is now
found to be proper person." said
Edwin III. Cassels. representing Mr.. Nc
Cormick. Therefore an application for
an injunction such as this must make a
showing that something must be done.
II would be the same as giving limited
letters of guardianship. The question Of
marriage or n Waru persondl reihtlons
are not the same as those OF her prop
erty. say the court ought not to inter.
fere unless under the most grave cir.
cumstances."
Answer To BE Amended.
Charles s. Cutting. attorney for Mrs.
Mccormick. interrupted. saying: "The
one fact that she will lose her American
citizenship by itself alone is OF the grav-
est Importance.
''The great disparity In the ages OF
Mathide and Oser is another thing. !
don't care to go into that now. but am
prepared to. The proposed bridegroom
Is man OF very limited means and the
girl Is helress to millions of dollars. That
should enter into the question OF the
advisability OF the marriage. as should
the fact the marital relations in Switzer-
land as TO >property rights are much
different than in this country"
Judge Horner then ruled that Mr.
| Cutting should file further answer to-
morrow I'm support OF the objections ia
the marriage and that Mr.. Cassels
should reply 20 this answer on Friday.
The Judge said he then would hear
a aro,,t,apfa and rive his decision gattfr.