Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-27
PARNELL'S PROBATION
How He Bribed the Officials and
Fooled the Reporters
IN ORDER IOkEEP THE WEDDING Nun
eriPps. the Registrar, Refused 40 she~
the Rest - All esthoiles ana
May PTOtssIanIs Consider
the Marriage Void.

LoNRoS, june 26.-Ihe great sersa-
ton of the day has been the wedding
OF Mr.. Parnell and Mrs O'>hea Mr.
precautions 20 conceal a. long as posi-
bic the fact OF the marriage. He
bribed or eajoled all the officials at
Steyning WHO were likely 10 be in
terrogated on the subject, 30 that
il was impossible 10 obtain by tele-
graph from registrars. the postmaster.
the statiOnmaster or the clerks any
thing but denials or eyasiye answers
The scores Of messages which poured
in upon these officials remained un-
noticed or were responded 10 unsatis-
faetorily. Mr. Psrnell took special
pains To prevent either one of the
large news agencies from obtaining
any information. He notified their
lobbymen 10 meet him at o'clock
Thursday afternoon, when he would
give them some important information.
One Of the associations did not find out
the trick until too late TO
send a man to Steyning. A cor
respondent went down on an after
noon train and with the greatest
difficulty learned the details of the
wedding. The chief registrar, Mr.
Grips, refused to allow the register to
be seen until he was threatened
with legal proceedings. the law requir-
ing the book TO be kept open TO the
public. The record showed that the
marriage had taken place under
union within three months from the is
suance thereof of Charles Stewart Par
nell, bachelor, NJ. T., aged "A, of Avon
dale. Ireland, now in England and
Katherine O'Shea, formerly Wood, the
divorced wife of William Henry O'Shea,
of full age, residence Walsingham ter
race. Abingdon.
1t was learned that Mrs. O'Shea had
earnestly desired religious ceremony,
but the conscientious scruples of the
church of England clergymen against
marrying a Divorce and Mr. Parnell's
strong antipathy for dissenting persons,
in consequence of their fierce on
slaughts upon him. conspired tn render
civil marriage necessary. All Cath
olics and many Protestants consider
such marriage void, and this fact is
sure to harm Mr.. Parnell among
his Irish constituencies and in
the estimation of the English
masses. Rev. DR.. Pridgeon, the Stey-
ming curate, was at first inclined to
perform the ceremony, but backed out
at the last moment This doubtless
accounts for the selection of Steyning
as the place for the ceremony.
Mr.. Parnell went to Brighton on
leaving the house of commons Wednes-
day and dined with Mrs. OShea, whose
residence is next door to his own. The
couple spent the evening listening to
music and chatting together. The
watchers noticed that the lights were
out earlier than usual, and theysdid not
see Mr.. Parnell leave the house
until 9 o'clock in the morning. He
then took short walk emitting his
usual ride. The departure was before
breakfast. Mr.. Parnell wore a flower
on his coat, and was clad in suit of
unusual elegance for him. Mrs O'Shea
seemed in high spirits, and hummed
a lively tune as she was escorted
to the phaeton and gallantly as
sisted to enter by Mr.. Parnell.
She wore a black silk and brocaGe
gown, with a black lace mantle and
black hat adorned with pink roses.
The morning was a gloomy one, and
it soon began to rain in torrents The
carriage hood was drawn forward and
the occupants made themselves rs com
Portable as possible under the rather
depressing circumstances. A z;gzag
route was taken liz the hope of throw
ing followers off the scent and
the travelling of byways made
the journey twice its ordinary
length. Mrs. O'Shea was handling the
reins when the phaeton arrived at
Steyning The official hours of the
registrar are 10 a. m. to p. m. but
the couple were readily admitted at
a. m. Two servants from the Brighton
establishment arrived half an hour
later, keeping the couple waiting, and
during this period they betrayed con-
siderable nervousness
The principals, the two servants as
witnesses and the registrar completed
the audience. The formalities or cere-
mony occupied forty minutes. Mr.. Par
nell remarked to Registrar Cripps that
he intended to have areligious ceremony
performed later in London as soon as .
minister agreeable thereto was found
The newly married pair returned to
Brighton at their leisure. and at 10 p.
M. o correspondent found them snugly
ensconced in Mrs. Oshea's domicile,
with every evidence that the beginning
OF their domestic life was not 20 be post
poned until the blessing of the church
had been pronounced upon the union
IL is said by those who assume to know
that the newly married couple will pro-
ceed Immediately TO the continent and
remain there several months. The bride
has some relatives aud friends in
Paris who stood by her in her trouble
and whose houses are still open 20
her Parnell's Irish friends insist that
he will not make any extended trip.
but will be within call so that he can
reach the house of commons at short
notice. All speculation as 10 the effect
Of the marriage on Parnell's political
career are at present useless
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