Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-17
gUNcLElANp NIECE ARRESTED
Illegally Welded Pair Were on Way
10 the Circus Here

wife, by their choice but not by Law
were stopped by the girls angry pal
ents, Sheriff Sandberg and the cour
ty attorney, +. G. Norton Of Salin
county, thre miles northwest Of Abb
lene Wednesday as they were driv
ing to this city to attend the circu,
This was part Of the honeymoo
celebration they had been enjoying.
Sheriff Sandberg arrested tn
uncle on charge OF perjury. Al
phons0 Markley, father Of the girl
did not say word to his brothe
when they met.
Cant / tell him goodbye!' th'
girl begged when the sheriff led thu
accused man to his auto.
NO" the father commanded.
After the sheriff had seated him
self at the steering wheel and wa'
starting his machine, Alphonst
Markley dashed at his brother. The
sheriff prevented violence by speed
ing his machine away. He drove the
prisoner to the Saline county jail,
where he awaits arraignment. The
girl returned to the Markley home In
Kansas City with her parents, In the
car In which they drove to Salina
yesterday.
! Illegally Married Saturday
The Markley grill, 10. to be 70
next month, and her uncle, 81, ac-
cording to Alphonso Markley's recol-
lection, were married in an illegal
ceremony at Salina Saturday by
Judge 0. II. Ford. The man made
affidavit that he and she were third
cousins and the girl, at Judge Ford's
questioning just before he started the
ceremony, affirmed the same kin
ship. State laws prohibit marriage
by closer relations.
"The last we heard from Evelyn
before getting message from Sa-
lima that they were married, was a
postal card her mother got last Sat
urday," the father said. "She was
visiting an uncle, John Markley, liv.
Ing near Abilene on her vacation She
works in a store in Kansas City We
never had even the slightest sus-
picion that anything wrong was In
tended by her or my brother Grover
left Saturday. but that was not any
thing to cause suspicion particular
ly."
The Markley brothers were part
ners in garage business In Kansas
City. John Markley whom the girl
was visiting resides about five miles
northwest of Abilene. Mrs. Markley
and other members Of the family
were accompanying Grover and
Evelyn to the circus. The authori-
ties found John Markley at home
alone. busy with his farm work.
Garage Robbery
Alphonso Markley suspects his
brother, Grover, of robbery Of their
garage which occurred between mid
night Saturday and about 5 o'clock
Sunday mOrningi. Bills OF sale on
$4OO worth Of toOols, tires and inner
tubes were taken, along with the
goods.
II do not understand how any
body except my brother could have
found the bills Of SALE" said Mr..
Markley.
The Markleys were falsely married
at Salina at about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and 1t would hardly have
been possible for Grover Markley to
return to Kansas City In time to
break into the garage.
The accused can be sentenced
from three months to five years in
the penitentiary, or fined from 500
to $1,000, or both, under the statute
covering the charge. The case
against him, sworn to by the father,
alleges that he swOre falsely to
marriage affidavit upon oath legal
ly administered by the Judge Of the
probate court of Saline county. In
that said Grover G. Markley swore
under oath that he was not related
to Evelyn Markley when, in truth
and in fact, he IN the uncle of said
Evelyn Markley."
. Charge of more serious offense,
can be filed against Markley In
Dickinson county. Purpose to bring
this charge after the capture Of the
honeymooners, and whether II will
be brought depends on the voluntary
action OF Abilene authorities. The
girls father said he would return to
Salina to aid the prosecution Of the
perjury case.
Grover Markley plead guilty In
Saline district court yesterday after
noon and was sentenced by Judge
Grover to an indeterminate sentence
Of one to seven years in the peni-
tentiaFg. JudgesE Eogd testified against
the prfsNGer as TO the false affidavit
with,tNfiith he was charged.
Grower Markley, Kansas City, Mo.
who elOped with his 10 year old
niece and was married at Salina Sat-
urday, Thursday waived his prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Mitchell
and late in the afternoon pleaded
guilty before Judge Dallas Grover,
charged with perjury. The law pro-
vides a sentence of from two to Ave
years. The complaining witness
was Markley's brother, Alphonso
Markley, whose daughter Grover
married. Markley Is accused Of
false swearing in procuring the mar
riage license.
MANY SEEKING SCHOOL JOBS