The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
How An indianapolis Man Won a Bride
From a all-Street Bear.

The following story of the romantic marriage
of an Indianapolis citizen to an Ohio widow
appeared in the Cincinnati Inquirer yesterday:
The people of North Lewisburg, a pretty little
town in the northeastern part of this county,
are much agitated over a marriage that occurred
there, which partakes of the romantic and
sensational order, and it is just now the subject
of all conversation, though efforts have been
made to keep the particulars from the public.
The parties most interested are Mrs. S. NJ.
Morton, a fine-look1pg widow of forty-ive
years. She is quite wealthy, was formerly a
resident of the Queen City. and is just such a
person as will attract the eye of the sterner sex.
John Cadwalader, aged ffty-nine years, is a
member of the firm of Cadwalader & Faranaugh,
indianapolis. and Judge Hendrickson is an
of the romantic affair came about by Cadwala-
der inserting the following advertisement, which
appeared several months ago:
Il am a widower, fifty-nine years old, five feet
eight inches high, weigh ITO pounds; do not use
tobacco or strong drink; belong to no church or
secret society; am an atheist in belief. 1 find
life lonely and unhappy without a companion.
L would like to meet a lady of suitable age whose
heart with mine would blend, and who would
add in fortune one-fourth of nv own, so that we
could sail peacefully on life's weary way. Any
one answering this will be treated with sincerity
and reciprocated promptly. l have just com
pleted a little cottage at the outskirts of Indi-
anapoils,, and expect to engage in Agricultural
pursuits"
Mrs. Morton's eye did not escape the
Hoosier's appeal for a companion, and she an
swered. A correspondence followed, resulting
in a visit to Lewisburg by Cadwalader to see the
lady of his affections, aid ending in a betrothal,
to be consummated this fall. The happy sutton
then returned home to await the day when his
happiness would be complete, but his afianced
soon weakened, and finally objected to him on
the ground that he was an atheist, and she de-
sired to have their engagement declared of.
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his letters. When one would come she would
mark it unopened" and return it to him.
AT this point he became desperate and decided
that the services of an attorney were needed to
assist him in his matrimonial suit. He thereupon
secured the services of one who proved quite an
expert match maker. A letter was sent to this
city from Cad walader and from here forwarded
to North Lewisburg, where the lady received it,
imploring her to reconsider and to consent to the
marriage. To this she replied that she was then
engaged to Judge Hendrickson. The rejected
sutton then. we learn, telegraphed to his attorney
to institute suit for $40, 900 damages for wounded
affections.
The wedding between Judge Hendrickson and
The guests were all invited. and every thing was
In readiness for the nuptials. The antiquated
lover from Hoosierdom resolved on one more at
tempt to snatch the lady from the clutches of
the Wall-street bear, and implored her to break
off the engagement, and promised that he would
attend church with her, whereupon she tele-
graphed Judge Hendrickson for a reconsidera-
ton of the matrimonial engagement. He ar
rived on Saturday last, and the lady, we are in
formed, gave him a cool 81, 600 to release her.
They came to Urbana from North Lewisburg,
and Mrs. Morton telegraphed Cadwal-
ader to come on and marry
her. He responded Immediately, and
arrived on the same train that the Judge left
They returned to North Lewisburg together.
Monday the intended groom came to Urbana for
a license, and chartered a car to remove his wife
to Indiana Tuesday night the guests and Rev.
MIR. Graham assembled at the house. fully ex-
pectlng to witness the marriage of Judge Hen
erickson and Mrs. Morton. Imagine the surprise
of the guests when they saw in the groom MI.
John Cadwslader and not the Judge. A sister
of the bride. who came up from Cincinnati to the
wedding, was not into the secret of the change
that had taken place. The wedding ended quite
happily, which was the most romantic that ever
occurred in this county"
The Mr.. Cadwalader referred to in the forego-
ing is the well-known photographer, who is now
spending his honeymoon with his new wife at
his home. near Grown Hill.