The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-24
JUSTICE MATTHEWS AND WIFE.
Vindication of the Old Adage that There Is
No Fool Like an Old Fool.
New York Special.

New York Special.
The old saying that there is no fool like an. old
fool, as exemplifed in the mystery that sur
rounded President Clevelands marriage, has a
counterpart in notable wedding that will take
place tomorrow morning in this city The high
contracting parties are Justice Stanley Matthews
of the United States Supreme Court. and Mrs
Mary X. Theaker, relict of the late Judge T. C.
Theaker, of Ohio, who was Commissioner of
Patents under President Lincoln. The groom is
sixty-two the bride is-well say forty, because
woman never gets to be over forty. Yet these
two mature people with matrimony on their
minds have been acting for three or four months
like couple of school children in baby love.
Mrs. Theaker has giggled and gossiped about
the approaching wedding and then screamed
into Mysteries because things got into the papers
The Judge adjourned court and came over TO the
Fifth-avenue HOTEL four weeks ago, to
live in the house with his lady love. She
suddenly discovered the necessity of q
visit to New Hampshire, and off to the
hills leaving the Judge disconsolate. There il
quite halo of romance around the brides hys-
terics. She was a Treasury Department employe
when Judge Theaker met her. He past
middle age. She was young. He became en-.
amored. She was cool icicle, but mar
riage proposition from her wealthy old lover
for several years in great style at the old st.
Nicholas Hotel. Then the Judge lied and left
her fair fortune. She went back to Washing
ton to spend her winters She is stylish. buxom
woman, with good society qualifications, and in
the past three OF four years has been courted by
United States Senator's Congressman, and even
by two Cabinet ministers without bestowing her
favor on any one 1t was reported that Secretary
Lamar had won her, and it is known that Attor-
ney general Garland pressed his suit with great
ardor. But the fair widow would not wed man
who reads French novels. or one who will not
wear swallow tail coat. Judge Stevenson Burke,
OF Cleveland, was her first husbands intimate
friend, and was made trustee of her fortune.
She spent several weeks last summer at Judge
Burkes home in Cleveland. There she met JUS
tice Matthews, who holding court there.
His wife had been dead only four months. yet
his heart was impressionable, and when Judge
and Mrs Burke got Mrs Theaker to accompany
them to Washington last winter it was little
match making scheme that resulted in complete
success. The wedding will take place at IL
o'clock to morrow morning, at the residence of
Charles Parsons, jun, cousin of Mrs Theaker,
q West Forty fifth street, the Rev. DR.. William
Paxon officiating. The bridal gifts are numerous
and costly Chief Justice Waite has sent mag
nfcent gift The President and his wife have
not forgotten how happy they were to look over
the wedding presents at the White House. The
justices of the Supreme Court have united ir
magnificent present There is to be a wedding
breakfast. The Justice and his bride will be
guests of the Fifth-avenue Hotel to morrow
night and will sail for Europe on the White
Star line next morning