Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-16
I was claimed by his friends that he was

OF tho Nanderbilts might decide TO recon-
mend that the civil contract be confirmed
by church wedding.
no CHURCH WEDDING.
This conclusion seems TO have been
justified by such action as the Wander
bits have taken since their return. Such
determination, however, Of this nine-days'
wonder Was nullifed by the attitude
taken by the bridegroom elect. He felt,
80 his friends say. that he was. from cir
cumstances beyond his control, on trial
before the society world. He was not a
free agent anyway. and should he go for
ward as indicated, tho misconstructions
that had been placed upon his motives
would be indehbly confirmed. No mate
nal advantage possible would weigh in
the balance with man OF peculiarly
sensitive temperament, and his decision
was anticipated 10y all Of his intimates
This conclusion Was finally announced
to the lady's family early in the month,
hut serious accident TO Mrs Wander
bit that occurred at Newport deferred
any further action until the present
week. 1t appears now that council OF
F
that both sides announce that no church
ceremony will occur and it only re-
mains for the legal examiners to
come 10 an agreement az TO the status
OF the civil marriage of June last
WHAT CAN THEY DO?
Meantime, as far as it goes, the CON
tract has not been formally annulled
The momentons question remains yet to
be settled, Whether or not. should Edith
Gwynue elect 20 we'd her devoted son Of
Albion, who alone holds q place in her
heart. she would challenge an action for
bigamy; or whether OF not the over
chivslroUs Fearing CHI is free 20 follow
his inchnations without q similar peril ?
An eminent pillar Of the law assures me
that a divorce could be readily obtained
under the laws Of Rhode Island, or an
annullment Of the civil contract without
q divorce in New York, but only upon
grounds which would not be ultimately
agreeable TO the parties. The hOped-fOr
outcome Of the affair is now clearly de
fined Eminent counsel hold that tho
parties interested had no serious in
tent OF being married; and even #
they had, there wAS 10 completion OF the
civil contract demanded by the laws OF
the State, aud that. therefore, duly APP
pointed referee Will hold that the mar
mage announced, only under threat, and
unconfrmed 10y the after consent Of
either party, Is not illegal marriage, even
ciyily.
Tho comedy alJuncts Of ibis much
al 6
and unique For instance. the ring used
mt the "m0ck marriage Was an euor-
nous "key ring" attached TO bunch
# KEYS. Neither Mr.. Gin nor Miss
IVynuc remembeE what form Of decla-
ration they used on either occasion
neither could swear that any complete
declaration WAS made, but both would
swear that no engagement existed be-
tween them previous 10 the burlcsque
marriage, and that Deither contemplated
matrimony at the time.
TORTURED BY NEWSPAPERS.
The whole affair seems 70 beat the out
SIT sumply "hish Jinh-. Perhaps, #
tte newspapers were TO visit similar con
.cOueucos upon al society larhs, New
torh society would be tanner even than
IT is. The sustained satire upon the SIM
kept up continuously for eight weeks by
Iouu IUpics is perhaps the most
amusing incileut that has followed
i'm the wake Of tins sensation. Tho
N4. it seems. under misapprehen-
sion as % Mr.. ellis literary connection,
made an attack upon the society paper,
as well az upon him. With delft iuge-
uuIty TINS auiacious journal has scauiied
the N-ta mercnesslv ever since, and IN
yarlahly points It's shafts by aecribiug oil
-he intellectual ability Of air. Deuas
rOurnal ~ ar. Gill. tCHO h0S HeT0r Ir.tt
connected riH II. The heroic land
lady Of Mr.. ellis residence was ia
morallzcd bog the scTbes as defiant
sphinx. She defended her tenant
during bis absence at Aarragansett
and ont % the jurisdiction OF interview
,re with mastcrul reticcnce and pug
uacitv. Indeed, she is probably respou-
siule. from her Jealous antagonlsm o.
fhc "cratt," for tho severity visited
nuon the absent victim 40 the tune. %
believe I have lived tao years IN two
DAVIS was the retrospective remark of
lur inundated traveller, When be return
cd 10 read the mass of AMAZING lnven-
mons written up during Als absence.
Since lls return Gill has been recluse
all that be- would say. at the most. during
the interval of tine last two months, was
&c am on the HON Of a dilemma and
the thought that to be thrown or to leap
was probably ever present with him.
ISsURANcg-MFN AFTER HnL
No less than thirty life-insmanco
agents called during bis fist week IN
Gown. lie invariably referred them to
tine cItv editors Cd the sensational daIhes
that had scaulied HIM. a fiery blOodcd
Young spug OF western cniVelry-a de-.
voted champion e. 'air play called 70
pr0fer his services TO run a-muck
through the newspaper Offices, picking
a quarrel and doing up the Nu0
and N|ar ~ true Arkansaw "
stvIe. This would not be funny
we're it not actually true; but 1t Is,
and Mr. Gill has lived IN mortal dread
Tor weeks lest another chapter be added
% his volume OF annoyance by being
summoned to go on the bond OF tins
behcose youug warrior in al assault and
battery case. One daring city journal
capped tue climax of inquisitorial enter
prise hy hiring q room upon the same
toor as Nj Oils apartments and detail
ing a detective to spy and oaye-drop for
q whole week During this entire pc
Rod the cunning scribe secured only
enough material by his novel methods
to warrant the publication few days
since Of the phantom divorce pro-
coedings 80 widely circulated.
But his object was probably secured,
in that Mr. Grundy got a second chap
ter Of this delectable scandal 10y tine
means well, al lair in war and Jour
na'isn. A recent issue OF a French So
ciety journal contains a luridly wild &C.
count. filling two columns, IN which, rs
usual. all names save those Of the Van
derbil,s are compaeently misspelled.
Mr.. Gill. II is stated, has offered every
possible concession 20 expedite friendly
settlementand relieve Miss Gwynne from
the annoyance OF any further publicity
III the matter.