Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-17
NINA'S1 TWO LOVERS.
Miss Van Zandt Married in Reality
This Time to an Italian.
HER PITTSBURG AUNT RELENTS
And Enables the Young People to Take
Wedding Tour in Europe.
WHY SHE MARRIED ANARCHIST SPIES
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CHICAGO, July 16.-Nina Van Zandt, the
romantic Chicago girl, with q rich aunt in
Pittsburg, was married for. a second time
this evening at o'clock at her parents
residence, No. 24 Schiller street in this city.
The marriage is not of the proxy order, as
was that by which Nina became the wife of
August Spies short time before the execu-
tion of that brilliant Anarchist nearly four
years ago. The groom this time is
n young man and q sunny Italian, % years
of age-Nina is pa journalist in his native
city of Palermo; who in his six months in
this country has not advanced higher than
the station of clerk in grocery store.
Nina's Romantic First Love. . 90.
The story of Miss Van Zandt's attachment
to Spies has been SO often told that the,
whole world knows it; still it has never
quite lost its interest and freshness, because
of the romantic character of the girl who;
recklcssly disregardcd the wishes of her
Pittsburg relatives and sacrificed hopes of
$5OOOO0 to marry Spies.
For the first time Miss Van Zandt has told
her friends the true story other marriage to
Spies. When, with her mother she attended
the trial of the Anarchists it was the first
tine she had ever been inside a court She
became deeply interested in Spies, and when
he was condemned her sympathy with him
rapidly changed to love. She frequently
consulted with Captain Black, attorney for
the condemned man, and it was he
Spies by proxy. The captain talked
to her for four long hours. says Miss Van
Zandt, and persuaded her to make the sacri-
flee. He argued that the Americans were
romantic people, and that the sacrifice by
her could not fail to save Spies life. By
Captain Blacks advice the whole matter
was kept from her parents as long as posi-
BILE. Leonard SWEET, she says, knew of
Blacks scheme, and declared that it was an
outrage. Miss VanZandt now thinks so, too.
She condemns Captain Black in very enl-
phatic language. - + go
Her Italian Husband. ..
The groom of to night, besides being young
and talented, has the advantage of poverty.
He has not yet had an opportunity of max
ing his fortune i'll this country. He has not
even learned enough of the English language
so as to be able to express it as intelligibly
as the average denizen of the hi1ly part of
Virgin allev. The story of the courtship is
short and pretty, but altogether devoid of
the pathos of Nfnas first matrimonial ven
ture. The young Italian-Signor Stefano
Malalo-soon after his arrival here took
part with Salvanis Dramatic Company, and
attempted to play the part of Paoto, the
treacherOus brother of LdnceOttO. for whom
he wooed and won wife and then deceived
them both; while to Miss Van Zandt was as
signed the role of Francesca, the frail
daughter of the Lord of RaUenna. As an
actress Nina was not II success. She did not
appear in the part at all, and Stefano. who
had during he-rehersal met her, out of SYM
pathy, also declined to take his part.
From Stage to Altar.
1t was q very short time after that that
Nina's friends noticed that she hada very
devoted admirer and soon after the engage
ment was announced. The Pittsburg aunt
it is said, has become reconeiled to Nina and
is quite enthusiastic over the change in the
affairs of her famous niece. So much So in
fact, that she is said to have advanced the
money for a European trip, on which the
young couple start for New York OIL the
French, steamer La Champagne this week.
Miss Van Zandt pleaded earnestly with the
Worlds Exposition officials for an appoint
ment for her husband as commissioner,
but the post had already been filled. The
wedding was very quiet one and among
the spectators was the Pittsburg aunt of the
bride. -