Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-26
MAUD MILLER WEEDS ANEW.
N Omitted Bsptism Serves Her in Place
of Divorce.
Fr0m the Nel0 York sun.

OF Divorce.
From the Ns,o York Sun.
Maud Miller, the actress, Joaquin Mil
ler's daughter, married again in Chicago
on Jan. . without going through the Tor
mality of getting divorce from Arthur
Mackaye, whom she married year ago
in New York. She is living with her hus-
\ band, Loudon Mccormick, at 50 Sixth
avenue, and the story she tells Of her mar
rage is by all odds the queerest story she
has told YET.
Mr.. Mccormick was the manager Of the
company which set out on the road with
l"The Danites" and "49," and after many
ImIsfortunes collapsed at Louisville.
There was enough money left TO take Miss
miller, who was the Carrots and Silly Pl-
IRer of the two pieces, TO Chicago Mar.
Mccormick stopped in Louisville to raise
lenough to follow her. All the rest mad
departed to New York, the haven of un-
IlCcky actors. Finally, Mccormick Joined
lFef at IA South Clark street, Chicago, an
laGtors' boarding house.
Miss Miller had great news for Mr. NC
CeFmiok- She had got letter from lne
Rev. DR.. HOughtOn, pastor OF the LlCtlS
Church Around the Corner, in this city,
lsaying, in answer to letter nom her :,
that he had never baptised Arthur Mack
Mccormick:
FsMonsignor Preston told me that I'M
less Mr.. Mackaye had been baptized, be-
ling a Catholic, we were not husband ana
wife by the law Of the church"
Miss Miller says that she and Mr.. NC
OOrmick went right over 10 the Church OF
the Holy Family, West Twelfth and May
lstreets, where they laid their case before
1.-THE Rev. Father COughlan, and that, after
Iexamining the letter from DR.. HOughtOn, "a
I'fwritten opinion" from MOnsignor Pres
ton, and letter from the lady who acted
las Miss Miller's bridesmaid stat
ling that Arthur Mackaye had told her he
vas baptized. when he really had not
been, the priest decided that Miss Miller
and ArthurM ackaye were not illegally
htarried." In due time he baptized Mr..
Mccormick Catholic, and on Jan. 8 ne
married the couple in the presence OF two
witnesses-so Miss Miller says.
MIR. and Mrs. Mccormick remained IN
chicago as long rs there was an outlook
for an engagement, and then put together
= lhe' scanty means and bought railroad
tickets to New York. 1t was five days al
Der the wedding that Miss Miller g0tsome
money from Mr.. Elder and other charita-
pie Chicsgoans and told the story Of des'
EitutiOn which was printed lew days Ia
Ter. They got here on Wednesday morn
ing. Miss Miller said recently:
MIR. Mackaye told me on QUE wedding
Hay, in the Church OF the Holy Cross, in
West Forty-second street, where Father
Mcbride performed the ceremony, that he
bad been baptized the day before by the
ReV:Dr. Houghto L was a Catholic,
md it was necessary for our marriage
hat he should be baptized. Relying upon
Mr. Mackaye's word, Father Brady mar
led us. After that Z took pains to asceT-
ain if he had embraced the Catholic
faith. DIR. HOughton told me that Arthur
Mackaye had come to him, mentioning
hat he was connected with the Lyceum
theatre, and asked him to be baptized.
pr. HOughtOn told his preparation
would require mental labor as well as
Bpiritual desire, and gave him book to
study. MIR. Mackaye, DR.. Houghton told
me, never came back. l saw Mgr. Pres
ION at the Chancery Office, and he gave me
his opinion in writing"
DIR. HoughJOn verified last evening
Miss Miller's story about Arthur Mack
aye. OF course, Mgr. Preston did not tell
Miss Miller that a marriage was void in
1aw,hecause the priest had been deceived
Ma '.e bridegroom s baptism. He may
~ have told her that the chruch did not
ecognize or bless such a marriage. 1t
not easily to be believed either that the
priest in Chicago was acquainted with the
facts in the case.