Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1909 — RHODIUS HAD SPECIAL TAILOR [ARTICLE]

RHODIUS HAD SPECIAL TAILOR

Trousers Made to Hide Bow* legs, Is Testimony. KERN READS DEPOSITION Made by Squire Who Married Millionaire to Elma Dare—lt Recltps That at the Time of the Ceremony the Groom Appeared to Be a Contented Man—Prayer Meetings In Hotel Are Described—On Train Cards Were Played Three Hours. Greenfield, Ind., Jan. 1. —In the Rhodlus marriage annulment proceedings the reading of a deposition by Squire Sidney Shiloh Hollis occupied a large part of the court session. Hollis performed the ceremony that made Geo. Rhodtus and Elma Dare man and wife —or, maybe, did not. The squire said that during the ceremony Rhodtus looked like "a mighty happy man." The Revs. Messrs Clippinger, Cummins and Wolf told of prayer meetings held at the Circle Park hotel after the return of the runaway couple. John W Kern read the Hollis deposition. The squire told that Rhodius removed his hat, at his (the squire’s) request and stood up without assistance when requested. The woman did not aid him, he said.

Somebody In the crowd that watched the proceedings said: “Fine-look-ing couple,” according to the squire’s deposition. He gave the opfiiion that Rhodius was sane at the time of the marriage

Attorney Cass Connaway was placed on the stand as a witness for the defense. He was asked by Attorney Ryan to recite incidents of the trip from Louisville to New York. He and George played cards for two or three hours in the drawingroom on the train, he said, and George played fairly well. George became ill about 11 o’clock, complaining of a headache and saying he had eaten too much dinner He said be sat up and talked w-ith George until 1 o’clock or later and that Mrs Rhodius. saying she was worn out, took her berth

Edward Treat, tailor, testified that "Rhodius was unusually bowlegged, and had very small feet His shoes were too tight, 1 sometimes thought. His trousers were always made to conceal the bowleggedness as far as possible.”