St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-19
AROMATIC MARRIAGE.
How a Woman,s Persistency Finally
Captured Husband.

Captured a Husband
Special to the Globe:
CHICAGO, May 1S.-There is bit of TO-
nance in connection with the contemplated
marriage of Capt. Wallace w. Hall of the
United States secret service to Miss Rebecca
| Spalding. 1t will be heard of with aston
| ishme1t,by those who are aware of the
| strained relations that existed between the
| two but a Short time ago. 1t will also i'm
| press upon their minds the value of persist
ence in woman. Capt. Hall is regarded
as one OF the very best detectives in the
| country. He was chief Of the secret service
| IN this city Tor many years, and his admin
| istration was noted for its success. At
present he is stationed at ST. Louis, TO
| which city he was transferred last Septem-
Der. Capt, Hall is a goOd-looking man Of
40 years. He has married son by his
| first wife. This lady died a year ago. At
that time Miss Spaulding, who is hand
| some young woman, was living ii the same
| house with the Halls When the captain
became widower his relations with Miss
Spalding were more and more friendly, and
| it was rumored that he
INTENDED TO MARRY HER.
This story was denied at the time Miss
Spalding gave him presents and he gave
uCl SOnCs LII SCplculDtl 1dSG hdlI WAS no
titled by the chief to take charge of the St.
Louis office. and he went down there. The
same day Miss Spalding left for the same
city. The captain and Rebecca met on the
street and a personal combat followed. The
story of the row. as told by Halls friends,
largely frees him from blame. They say
that the woman had annoyed the captain
day after day by her offers of marriage, fol-
lowing him through the streets and fire.
Quently visiting his Office Her affection
for him seemed to be boundless, but to all
appearances he did not return it. When
they met in ST. Louis she renewed her offer
and he rebuffed her. Then she drew her
revolver, it is alleged, and pointed it at
him. The captain carried heavy stick.
He raised it and Struck the woman, knock
ing the revolver from her hand. He was
at once taken into custody by an officer and
locked up. Some of his friends secured
bail for him, and the next day in the police
court he was fined. Miss Spalding went
back to Chicago, and from that till about a
month ago, it is said, the two
DID NOT MEET AGAIN.
Perhaps Capt. Hall did not know really
how much he thought of Miss Spalding until
she left him. But he seems to have been
somewhat lonesome during her absence,
and when he recently came to Chicago to
see some of his old friends, he at once re-
newed his acquaintance with Miss Rebecca.
He visited her at her house and went walk
ing with her. This was surprising to his
friends, but they little supposed what Capt
Hall was really contemplating until they
saw in this mornings papers tho names of
the two in the list of marriage licenses pro-
cured yesterday. VIII Hall, the captains
son, who is also prominently connected
with the secret service learned of the con-
tempiated marriage only last evening, when
his father and Miss Spaldng visited him.
Mr.. Hall is disgruntled at the marriage and
says he does not like to talk of the matter.
There is difference of about nineteen
years between the ages of the contracting
parties, the bride being only so years old.
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