The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-09
AN INCONSTANT BRIDE.
A Scandal i'm Which An Old Salt Lake
Actor is Believed to Have Played
a Prominent Part.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-The criminal in
dictments Frank r. SherWln. the
millionaire ranche-0wner of New
Mexico and once prominent polit>
ician of New York, is now answer
ing in the latter State, are not the
greatest of his troubles. Those
severe, because secret, embaTrass-
ments which attack man in his
nearest family relations and which
the entire world talks about, while
he perforce keeps silent, will soon
prove a thOrne in his side, sharper
than the attack of the prosecuting
attorney and sterner than the de-
crees of the sternest judge. Sher-
wins history was too recently writ
ten TO need repetition. Leaving
New YO:6 with ugly suspicious and
indict ments for completely in official
misconduct behind him, hand
some. weIl-bred and well-ap-
pearlng man, he went to New
Mexico and engaged in the
cattle business on a scale common
his then, great wealth. His affairs
in the Territory prOspered and he
often visited Denver. While there.
he met Governor William Gilpin, an
old, respected and wealthy resident
of that city and the first Territorial
Governor of Colorado.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Governor Gilpin's family con-
sisted of himself, wife and step
daughter, Miss Laura Dickinson,
daughter Of Mrs. Gilpln by former
marriage. The latter was lovely
girl 10 years of age, a blonde above
the average height, well formed,
with eyes of blue and hair that rip
pied over her shoulders in streams
of shimmering gold. She was the
belle in a city of bellies. Into this
family Governor Gllpin introduced
Mr.. Sherwin, supposing that
the disparity in age between
him and the stepdaughter
would prevent any tendencies
toward her more than acquaintance.
ship, but Sherwin soon took up the
role of lover, and his attentions in
that capacity were soon so as iduouS
that the Governor forbade him en-
tering the house and sent back the
bouquets which the lover continued
sending to the fan belle. She was
sent to Washington, ID. c., for the
purpose of finally separating the
pair, but Sherwin was more Of
|impassioned lover than his man-Of-
the world ways led people to expect,
and four months ago all Denver was
astonished to learn that Miss Laura
Dickinson had been married at
Washington to Frank r. Sherwin
by the Rev. DR.. Howard, an Epis
copal minister of that city. This
last fact was an added surprise, as
Mrs. Gil pin, the brides mother, was
a devout and JEALOUS Roman Cath>
Ole.
THE HAPPY PAIR.
The newly married couple at once
started west in special train, and
at La Junta, Col, were met by
party of Sherwin's friends. who
escorted them to their home in New
Mexico, where feasting and rejoicing
held sway. The bridal tour came
afterwards. In September the tour
was begun and the goth of that
month saw them in Chicago. With
the bridal couple was young man
21 years of age, a cross between a
cowboy and dude. He was Sher-
wins son by a former marriage. A
sister of his, younger in years, was
also in the party, which was supple
mented by number Of servants.
They stopped at the fremont house
and there ON September 9th, Sher-
win was arrested AID taken to New
York to ans Wer the charges against
him. He left bis bride behind in
charge of his son. They continued
boarding At the fremont, but Cos
sips say she did not cry her eyes out
at Ter husbands departure. The
theatres offered means of amuse-
ment during her lords enforced alb
sence, and her youthful cavalier,
older, however, than herself, took
her to them.
THE HANDSOME ACTOR.
At daverly's J. M. Hardie was
playing STACK Hearne" in THE
Romany Rye" and she went often to
see him. 1t may have been that the
handsome face and figure of that
actor which captivated the fancy of
so many maidens and matrons when
he was playing in 1.-THE Child of the
State" moved the mind and ruff1ed
the feelings of the young bride, so
quickly widowed by the laws de-
mands. At all events, On acquaint-
ance sprang up and dinners at the
fremont afforded a more satisfac.
tory meeting than evenings at
the theatres. Calls and drives
played their part and the
atrical people were agog over
what they considered a sensation.
In the meantime the son was chap
erone, but on Thursday last Cove
nor Gilpin appeared. His visit was
short, hut decisive. He came in the
morning and in the evening he left
with his stepdaughter for the east,
taking also the daughter with him
and the son of Sherwin, whose ex-
istence Governor Gilpin was ignor>
ant Of up to that time, and whose
presence he bitterly resented.
SherWin had kept them in ignor