Daughter Elopes
Second Time as
Father Is Arrested
Spenai Dispatch to The Star
MARTIXSBURG. W. Va.. Septem- |
her IS, —While his daughter Bertha
Grace was eloping to Hagerstown,
Md., to be rewed to R. B. Hull of Ha- j
gerstown after their first marriage six ;
months ago had b«en annulled be- !
cause Hull was technically violating
the divorce law, Isaac Edwards of
this* countv, father of the girl, was
being taken into custody today for
a violation of the prohibition statute.
He was later found guilty and sent to
jail.
The original Hull-Edwards mar
riage was declared Invalid because the
groom had - not been divorced six
months from a previous wife. Objec
tion was also made by the parents of
the girl because she was only 14 years
of age. Hull went to Jail for his first
marriage with the girl.
HISTON STILL HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION
Man Jailed in Connection With
Hold-Ups Lacks Definite
Identification.
Jailed since Friday afternoon for
questioning in connection with four
holdups staged in nearby Virginia,
despite the fact that headquarters dp
teetives on the case admit there is no
evidence against him. and term the
arrest a mistake. John E. Histon, 24
years old, aft electrician, of 601 K
street northeast, still was held last
night for investigation.
Fred Kaus. a gas station employe of
Alexandria, who was one of the ban
, dits’ victims early Friday, said he
' identified Histon, but local police were
, not satisfied, and others who lost
money In the hold-ups will be brought
over here this morning, it was said.
Because of Kaus’ purported identi
fication. Histon must be held await
ing some move by Virginia authori
ties. Inspector Henry G. Pratt, chief
of detectives, said.
