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Show SPilSjSE Samuel D. Lee Asks Annulment Annul-ment of-Marriage on Ground of Alleged Fraud. Confronted with his recalcitrant bride who deserted him an hour after the ceremony, taking with her the deeds lo valuablo property transferred to her name as a part of the marriage agreement, agree-ment, Samuel D. Lei, the, elderly brido-groom, brido-groom, yesterday not only declined to acJmowlcdgo her as hi3 wife, but ro-fused ro-fused to pay tho 200 reward he offered to any one who ,would bring her back to him. The youthful Mrs. Lee, formerly Bertha Ber-tha Backman, returned to Salt Lako yesterday from Los Angeles, whither sho lied the day she was wedded lo her aged sweetheart". Sho came, it is said, I at the solicitation of Sheriff Fred Harris Har-ris of Davis county, who, acting for the girl's fattier, who lives at Farm-ington, Farm-ington, has been working on the cuse for several weeks. Accompaniod by Sheriff Harris, she wont to her father's home in Farmiugton, whither Lee waa also summoned Lo claim his bride. The meeting was a. stormy ono, it. is said. Lee spurned all overtures lo for-ivo for-ivo tho girl and repudiated his offer of reward for whoever should bring her back to him. Loo Is said to have returned to town, declaring he was through 'with tho girl forever. Several hours later he filed suit in tho district court for annulment annul-ment of the marriage, alleging that it was not legal because? the woman married mar-ried him for the sole purpose of obtaining ob-taining possession of a deed to certain property. The complaint alleges that tho woman wom-an had agreed to marry Leo on his promise to deed to hor proporty valued at $'1000. Tho deed was executed on March 28 and a few hours later the marriage corcmouy was performed. An hour later the young wife left her husband hus-band on pretext or. visiting her sister and Lee did not see her again until yesterday. day following the flight of the bnde Lee brought proceedings in the district court to set aside tho transfer trans-fer of property involved. |