The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
Lester GrOlI, OcOntO Fish
erman, and His Bride
Halted Here.
IRATE FATHER COMES
Brides Father Comes to Keno
sha TO Take His 49, Year-Old
Daughter in Tow.

Business interfered with love and
love interfered with business for Lest
err Groll, 10, an Oconto Fisherman,
tired elopement as a solution of his
troubles on Saturday and as result,
was arrested with his sixteen year old
bride, formerly Beatrice Burkett, of
Oconto, at a Kenosha hotel on Satur-
day afternoon. The brides father,
another Oconto fisherman, and &C.
cording to Groll a rival of his in the
fishing business there, caused the ar
rest Of the young couple and later in
the day came to Kenosha to take his
daughter in tow.
He maintained that he would have
the marriage annulled on the basis
that both of them were too young to
embark on the sea of matrimony, but
the two young people left Kenosha
protesting that they were married and
intended to continue in that state.
Business vs.. Love-"
Gust because I've got bigger fish
ing smack than her father, he's dead
set against me" young Groll told the
police officers Saturday afternoon
after he had been arrested at local
hotel on orders from the district at
torney of Oconto county. "He and |
are rivals; my smack is on one side of
the bay and his is on the other. I've
got bigger boat then he has and for
that reason he won't let me go with
Beatrice. She loves me and we decided
to elope We thought maybe that
would solve both the business pro-
blem and the love problem. Instead
it's got us into a worse mess than
ever"
Young Groll said he had been
"going steady with Beatrice for the
past year. He said that her father had
picked out another fisherman for her,
but, after attempting to go with THIS
other sutton, Beatrice had returned
to him and accepted his attentions.
Had Words Friday Night.
Young GrolI told the police that his
love affairs reached a climax Friday
night at Oconto, when he and Beat
rice's father had quarrel. He said
there had been hot words and that
the daughter had sided with her lover.
AS a result the two decided that
eIOpemenL was LnelE only SOiuIlOIs
They left Oconto in an automobile,
motored to Green Bay and there took
train for Waukegan, arriving at
that Illinois Gretna Green early sat
urday morning. They secured we'd
ding license and were married there
Saturday morning, coming to Kenosha
shortly afterwards, and registering at
a Kenosha hotel They wired back to
Oconto the news and this precipitated
message from the brides father ask
ing that they be arrested and held.
Has Mind of Her Own.
Detective Charles Rock and Breidt
went to the hotel and found the young
people in a room there. They exhibit
ed their wedding certificate, but de-
spite it, were taken into custody.
At the police, Office young Groll
told his story, and Beatrice gave her
version Of the love affair. She admit
ted that she was only sixteen, but
stated that she had mind Of her own,
and intended picking out her own hus-
band, which prerogative she had used.
Their wedding bliss was married
when Groll vas locked up pending the
fathers arrival and the bride, almost
in tears. was sent to the detention
home. Early Saturday evening The
father arrived with the Oconto sher-
iff accompanying him and the two
were turned over to them to be taken
back home.