The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-01
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that the guardian be restrained from giving consent to marriage until further order of the court. Neither Mrs. Mccormick, Miss Ma thilde nor her father was in court. As the case was called, a score of newspapermen crowded around the judges bench.
 Judge Horner read Mrs. McCor- mick's answer carefully. It set up these points:
 That Mathilde is a minor child; has reached seventeenth birthday only last month.
 That Mrs. Mccormick believes that the sole object of seeking ap- pointment of a guardian is to permit him to give his consent. pursuant to the requirements of Swiss law to the marriage of Mathilde Mccormick and one Max Oser. citizen of the Confederation of Switzerland, and not an American citizen"
 That Mrs. Mccormick does not ap- prove of the contemplated marriage.
 Objections to Oser were listed as his age. his Swiss citizenship, that he Is without regular and cer- tain income" and that Mathildes marriage to him might involve her in "machinations and intrigues."
 Oser was declared by the answer to be 271s years older than his young fiancee, "a disparity in age which renders a marriage between them un- desirable for reason other and more serious even than the diverslties of taste and outlook which must follow such difference in ages" He was also declared to "be without sufficient funds of his own to adequately main- tain and support Mathllde if he mar Al la NOser desires primarily to enter into such contemplated marriage because he believes that In so doing he will secure large sums of money and fi- nanclal gain"
 Subject of Intrigues
 Mrs. Mccormick further declared that her daughter by marrying Oser may become the subject of the ma chinations and intrigues of designing persons" and that if restrained by lack of consent by her guardian n 'until of full legal age" 1t would be greatly to the benefit of said minor child and conducive to her future happiness"
 Attorney Cassell denounced the pe- tition as an unusual and unheard of proceeding" He argued that Mrs. Mccormick admitted her former hus- band was a fit and proper person to act as guardian. yet declined to con sent without setting up a sufficient reason. He declared that without proper evidence of unfitness there was nothing for the court to do but grant the request for appointment of Mir. Mccormick.
 The question of marriage and similar personal relations is not in the same categorS with education or other more legal matters" he de- clarcd. This court ought not to in terfere with the guardian except under very grave circumstances"
 These are grave circumstances" interrupted Attorney Cutting. This girl will lose her American citizen- ship-that alone is sufficient Then there is the disparity in ages-we. will discuss that further when the time comes. This girl is also the heir to millions and that Is believed to in- fluence Oser."
 Poverty Made Objection
 MT. Cassell inter1ected that it was ''the first time he knew of that power. ty was made an objection in cas1 like this.'
 Here in America" lie added, we believe it Is com.nendable thing for a wealthy woman to marry poor man. Citizenship and poverty are surely no objections.
 "Only the gravest circumstances should be a reason for granting this notion
 Judge Horner stated that he agreed