St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24
The Poets Daughter Gets Stranded in
Chicago and Commits Bigamy With
Manager Mccormick.
Dr.. COghlan, Who United Them, Explains
What Constitutes Marriage in
the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Barber of Cleveland Deserts Her
Sable Husband After a Honey
moon of sixteen Days.
A Young Illinois DamseI Runs Away
With an Italian Laborer--A Hus-
bands Predfcament.
Miss MiIIer,s Last Marriage.

ment made in New York telegram to the
effect that the daughter of Joaquin Miller
was married here to the theatrical manager.
j. l.. Mccormick, an interview is published
here this afternoon with Rev. X. j. Cogh-
Ian. The reverend gentleman said that on
the 9th inst, Miss Miller. accompanied by
Mr.. Mccormick. came to the house and
asked to be married in accordance with the
rites of the Catholic church. She yOlun-
teered statement that she had previously
gone through the form of marriage with a
man named Mackaye, but that she had
since ascertained that she had never been
really married TO him. and as consequence
had never lived with him. nor did he seem
10 be anxious 10 live with her a. her hus-
band. Miss Miller. who was total stranger
10 Father COghlan. had previously obtained
license to marry. which he exhibited 10
the reporter, and which is in>fhe usual
form, as follows:
The People of the State of Illinois 10 ANY
Person Legally Authorized TO Soemnize Mar
riages, Greeting; Marriage may be celebrated
between Mr.. Joseph LoudOn Mccormick OF
New York, IN the state Of New York, at the
aye Of 30 years, and Miss Maude Marie Miller
OF New York, in the state of New York, AT
the age of 21 years.
The marriage license was signed by Mr..
NJ. w. Ryan. clerk OF the county court
Il do not DESIRE" said Father Coghlan,
ito add anything TO the report of the matter
which appeared in the New Yolk sun. That
report is substantially correct. but / deny
having said that Miss Miller and Mr.. Mackaye
were not legally married or that the mar
riage was void in law" q" As the license from
the state attends to the legal part of the mat
ter, never reflected whether the divorce was
or was not obtained. II / had reelected be-
fore the ceremony that a divorce had not
1 ma fr
form 1t. Ny view of
THE FIRST MARRIAGE
comedies with that expressed by Mgr. Pres
ton. which. according to the Sun. is as fol-
lows: Mgr. Preston did not tell Miss Miller
that marriage WAS void in law because the
priest had been deceived about the hrde-
groom's baptism. but he told her that the
church did not recognize or bless such a mar
riage. Both Miss Miller and her companion
appeared TO be in a state of absolute poverty.
and Miss Miller represented that their being
married would lead to greater economy and
urged TO have the ceremony performed i'm
mediately, as they expected to leave for De
troit that evening. They were actually
stranded. and what goods they had remaining
were detained at the hotel. Their appearance
certainly seemed TO bear ont their statement.
as they were lightly clad for the winter sea-
son. She appeared 10 be acting from strictly
conscientious motives. and stated that she
hac 6eeu imposed upon by Mackaye."
would the fact of his not being baptized
make any material difference in the eyes of
the church,"
Certainly. A dispensatiou is necessary in
such "A case before tue marriage ceremony
can be performed. I saw no written opinion
from DR., Houghton." continued Father
Coghlan, "but statement was made to me
by Miss Miller to the effect that Dr. Houghton
had denied that Mackaye was ever baptized.
If he had been baptized in any church, the
ceremony of marriage would be valid in the
eyes OF the Catholic church"
HER FIRST MARRIAGE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Miss Miller was
FIRST married about year ago i'm the Catho-
lie Church of the Holy Cross i'm this city.
When she thought of getting married TO
Mccormick she wrote letter to Father
Preston, rector of ST. Anne's church, ask
ing hm about the validity of a marriage
contracted with man not baptized. Father
Preston said to-day he wrote an answer TO
Miss Miller, in which he gave no opinion
on the nullity of her marriage. He sim
ply said marriage could not be had ac-
cordng to the laws of the .church
with person not baptized without a dis
penSation. and added that the question was
one for decision by the local ecclesiastical
authorities where Miss Miller resided.
Father Preston said that. though Miss Nil
ler's marriage with Mr.. Mackey was invalid
in the eyes of the church. she could not
have the marriage ceremony performed
again by a Catholic priest until she got a
divorce. The Catholic church does not
recognize divorce. but it recognizes the
laws of any state in relation tO marriage.
and i'm the present case Miss Miller, being
MARRIED TO Mr.. MACKAYE
according to law. she could not be married
again i'm the Catholic church until that mar
riage was legally annulled. At the lOdg-
ings of Miss Miller and Mccormick at IS
Sixth avenue, it was said they had moved.
Arthur Loring MacKaye. Miss Miller's first
husband, declined to say whether or not he
would apply for divorce. Miss Miller was
seen to-day by reporter. While admit
ting the marriage ceremony with Mr.. Mac
Kaye, she denied that the marriage was
ever cOnsummated and asserted that her
conscience was clear. She furnished the
following. which Is the text Of the letter sent
her by Mgr. Preston, who is chancellor and
vicar general OF the archdiocese of New
York:
Miss Maud Miller, Madame: Your letter
of the 2Sth inst. is received. A dispensation
from the impediment of mixed marriage was
obtained by Rev. a. f. Brady from this Of
fee on Feb. 4, 1885, for yourself and Arthur
MacKaye, a baptized Protestant. If il is ab-
solutely certain and can be proved that Ar
thur Mackaye was never baptized. then. as
far as the church is concerned. your mar
riage with him was null. 1t is not, however
in my province to pronounce as TO the nullity
of your marriage, and this should be done by
| the ecclesiastical authority TO which you are
/ now directly subject. Yours.
THOMAS S. PRESTON, Vicar General