Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-08
Welded by PROXY.
\ Curious Marriage Ceremony Per-
formed in Galveston.
Fran the Fe1o York W,r}d.

Fran, the Ee1o York W,r3d.
GALVESTON, Sept. 3.-Justice James +.
Spann, of the First precinct Of Galveston
county, has put in practice rather sim
gular law. but one withal included in the
United States statutes. Mrs. AntOinette
Puppo, a Castilian widow. mas made her
headquarters in Galveston for a number
of years, during which time her second
husband, Juan Baritista Marsan, whom
she subsequently married while here,
amassed a considerable fortune in Dusi-
ness.
Mrs. Puppo is Spanish beauty of the
most pronounced type, and was greatly
admired for her beauty, grace and accom-
plishments. All things were progressing
smoothly until her second husband. John
Marsan, became seriously afflicted with
a malady which necessitated the tempo
rary breaking up Of his business and a
change of scene and climate. The city OF
Monterey, Mex, was selected as the most
desirable place for him to regain his
health, and the invalid and the beautiful
wife soon alter arrived at the place. where
they became acquainted with a Mexican
gentleman of wealth and refinement, by
the name of CallietO PIazzini.
Senior Piazzini was Immediately i'm
piCrbCu WIN TIC III hlIu bdHtlSOluB vie,
and his visits to their abode were fire.
quent.
Mrs. Puppo in turn showed an affection
for the society OF the Mexican. and though
no open vows were EXCHANGED at Monte
rey, it is presumed that perfect under
standing existed between the infatuated
couple before the invalid and mis- wife re-
turned to Galveston.
Shortly after their return home Juan
Marsan died, leaving everything in his
possession, together with the manage
ment OF his business, TO his wife, who at
once appointed an administrators to wind
up the estate. After this she notified Col
lIetO PiaZzini, in Monterey, of the TACT
that che was widow and experimenting
1t with several suggestions as 10 the
course to be pursued. The result was that
Piazzini. after much correspondence on
both sides, authorized Senior Luciano
Calosia, OF this city, and the head of a
wholesale tobacco firm, to appear before
the proper authorities of the United
States, and in conformity with the laws to
represent and marry him (PiazzlnI) to
Mrs. Puppo, and TO sign the marriage
contract before the authorized Judge, Civ
ing as an excuse that his marriage to the
Spanish widow would of necessity have
to be celebrated by proxy on account of
his not having the time to spare 10 attend
to 1t In person.
Accordingly the license was procured
in this city, and Luciano Calosia, for
Callieto PiaZzinl, and Mrs. Antoinette
Puppo, widow OF Juan Marsan, appeared
before Justice SpanD, CalOsia acting as
agent and attorney in fact for Callieto,
and were married. Immediately after
the ceremony the bride left to join her
husband PiaZzini.
L. Calosia, the proxy in this instance,
was married to Miss Marie Campos
Rivas, OF Rivadeo, Province of Lugn.
Spain, in August. 1894. f. B. Calosia ap.
pearing as proxy under power OF attor-
ney and by certificate of the Spanish
Consul OF this city. A sister of MIR. Ca
lOsia, resident of Spain, was married
IN a similar manner TO q gentleman in
South America.