The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
kidnapping Marriage" Of
Chester Cagle-Belle
Jones Annulled
NO CONTEST IN COURT
Defense Fails to Appear, So
Mere Reading of Petition
Precedes the Order
eASE CAUSED A SENSATION
Youth Claimed He Made Ad-
missions Of Wrong-Doing
Because Of Threats
WsE CAUSED A SENSATION

District Judge Redmond S. Cole
Frlda. afternoon arnulled the mar
rlage OF Chester eagle, 20, and Belle,
Jones, "a. This was the marriage
performed by Rev. Harold G. Cooke
al a lonely spot near the Tulsa
Sapulpa road Saturday night, April
%. eagle afterward declared he
was forced to assent TO the marriage
by five unmasked and armed captors
who kidnapped him in the city and
took him to the unusual trystihs
place with Cupid.
In sharp contrast to the sensa-
tional marriage was the extremely
quiet elimination of the annullment
proceedings brought by eagles par
ents Although the case was disposed
OF Friday, this fact was not discov-
cred until Saturday afternoon by q
reporter for The World, virtually by
accident.
No. Protest to AnnulIment.
Cagle@as given p legal release
from mis- reluctantly-taken vows
without the Interference OF a pro.
testing voice. Ho was represented
at the hearing by his next friend.
his mother. Mrs. Eva eagle. The
young man also was present. The
wife from whom he was| separated
did not appear-or send a represen-
Stative to contest the case.
No proof was offered by young
eagles attorneys. j. A. DeLny and
i. l.. Allen. other than the original
petition. Judge Cole gave his de-
cision within q few minutes after
the young man had sworn to the
truth of the petitions contents. No
answer had been filed by the girl
and the allegations were sundisputed.
Case Secret for Days.
The story of the marriage ap-
peared In The World Wednesday
morning, May 3, four days after II
was performed, the case becoming
public when apparently the strlctest
secrecy had been invoked on par
ticlpants.
According to the statement OF
Syoung eagle. which appeared In the
story, he was seized in the city by
live unmasked men. a sack thrown
over his head, ard taken to the spot
where the ceremony was performed
by Reverend Cooke. When the sack
was removed he said he looked into
ne muzzles of revolvers held sn the
hands OF his captors.
The girl, Wild" is about to become
mother, was standing nearby. Nc
time was lost in performing the
marriage as the license had already
been obtained by members OF the
party, Immediately afterward Mr.
and Mrs. eagle were returned to hei
nome in the city with the admoni'
uon from their captors to make the
oest OF their marriage.
however, they have not lived to-
gether since.
Confessed" Because Of Fear.
hcagie was questioned by bis cap
NJ concerning bis relations with
sn; Jones. According to Reverend
Cooke he admitted he was tn,
,ia'her of the unborn child. Cagl,
,s,er insisted that he made this ad
mission fearing refusal would en-
,uahger his life. Rev. Cooke deLie'
sn9 Eagles life was threatened, an,
ea,a ne saw no guns.
IaB'es parents, Mr.. and Mrs
= pphalieally informed 4 reporter 10
tba world that they would pres
Ie regal steps to have the marriag
snnulled. Their determination cul
cision. Wv
s.in his statement young Cagl
snta u one OF the five unmasked me
tIo'Ined tIre him he was a representa-
Np 1l ihe invisible, empire.A
Npeile Jones lfves with her fathe,
Mr Finks, 1888 East Third stree
Sne mad preyiouly been married an
"s four-year-old son,
Minister Kidnapped. Too
uEeV: Cooke at the time, freel
wMtea the story of his part in tn
sssemony He was picked ap 4
nont OF his home late Saturda
"enIng ny party of men in n ca
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