The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
MARRIED IN [lBERTY'S HEAD
LGENT GiEDNEE or THE PfRkHUGST
SOCIETY SiETSK ny IN IDEd
lie Got n DIV rc~ the Ofh-r Bny nnt Now
Etc hns ~ b' tdr-. tir. ARA ursS HID Not
As>isint TIA b'crtormnnrc-- re urrsIuo
MNM FROM MIchIrLn lid the MIMI.

He Got nv ,,c~ the Oth-r Bny nni Now
lie has IL b,idr-.ur. nrN' urss nh Not
Assist nt tia performance re urr.Iue
Man from Michigan iiri the t<upi.
When Puck Meyer. the ro,urd. optimistic sa-
loon keeper of Port lirhmund let this world
lie asked his convvnl friends 10 have his body
crcniatcd and tho ashes thrown to tho four
winds from the windows undrr the tiara Of the
bronze goddess on Brdluw's Island. His
friends did ns he desired. Not since then lus q
procession wound up the sridery steps OF Lib
Ortv with ;aorc sensational purpose than that
which left the Battery at , O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. This time II was a woddin. party.
and the groom WAS Private bet ,rtivs Gardner.
who played tho frog In the celebrated circus
In which DR.. Par ;hGrst participated at Hattie
Adams's house in April last. At that time the
detective was II married man. He obtained
divorce from his vile only week or so ago.
alleging that she Ind left him for Eugene
Leigh. the G:ttrnburg horse owner.
There was no gOod reason why the detective
should have selected the head OF Miss Liberty
to got married In lie said no was entirely
responsible for tho idea. He had never
heard of anybody getting married there. and
he thought it would DO an odd thing to do"
Dr.; Parkhurst, he said. had not been con-
Inc bridal party came down to the landing
nmnt fnw minutes before = o'clock; me
mother. Mrs. Elzaheth Collins. accompanied
10y NJ Gardner; arrived In a. carrlase. lay.
psri%r'nsi tho scr.m"ny, the Rev 4. il: GIaHia
came down on tho elevated road.
M nn i, Mshs sysI fsst l. psd
'he bride is q girl Of IL. sho wore = lavender
slE dress md carried bouquet Of lilies Of the
i,.l"re III" rty to" G tho tho tto propeller for
the island. Mr.. Gardner sat down at ii desk on
in order tc Eccp the public in the dark about
the marriage. The result was that ten re-
rorters were waiting for the groom when he
Tier, -; !; no elevator in Liberty. and SO the
Wndins stairs Tho 81 bride de- had had to 90 NV
,w" on the stairs. The other Nom hers 81 the
.Trher" ar," inches ~ ihe several Platforms en-
the way for weary folks to sit In. but tho bride
II was ;t:t5 when all Yer. in the goddess's
enough. lie iiLn't seem to think that there
wa. anything myth, n such a ceremony nnggcstiSe
% sn'T i% weng nag LaMysr Bs sns
gave the bride away. Mr. Gardner gave the
hri'en ring. and each swore to love and honor
the other After they were pronounced man
nnd wife the, groom kissed the bride. Tho
clergyman did not.
Tho husband. according to tho testimony Of
one of the witnesses. scratched his nnmc and
that Of his wife on tho bronze Of tho goddess's
crown. This is against the law. and Mr.
!in,uner. when asked about II. aitcrwnrd said
he didn't do It because it was not right.
To II reporter who met the groom as he
stepped on the boat tho groom said: Call at
my oi1lcr. cSI Broadway. in half an hour and
vii tell ynu all ah"ul it.. ii" took the bride
to hotel. and. returning. to his Office. related
tn" story of his mnrt!nSe to n company OF
newspaper men. He expressed regret that he
had been driven into u CORNER by tho reporters
and compelled to divulya everything. He
even wondered how they knew he would be ut
his oflr GO. llc said he had known his now wife
several yonrs. She was the 'laughter OF Past
Master Collins OF Mum Lodge. 4. and A. NJ. Of
which he. !in,.lncr. Wns y n,cmher lie was
was not present rr,us" h, was at hls place
Gardner had not Thought 81 the marriage
lively that it wns going to he yesterday until
few hours before il occurred. Tho thought
struck him while ho was cut ing lunch Mt the
Aston 1nusr that Liberty Island would DO u
good place for the wedding. hccausa nobody
else had ever been married. there. although. he
was informed several hahirs had been horn
there He had not asked Or. Purkhurst to per.
form til" ceremony
The tail dominic from Michigan had attcni-
ell thu" meeting of the young reform"rs in
Scottish ltc HILL and Mr.. Gardner hud met
him there.
Gardner went TO Pou.hk eepsio mt g o'clock
last might with his bride He will leave her
there and return to tn" cit y on Monday to hear
sentence passed on Mrs Andrea. tho woman
to whose house he piotcd DR.. Parkhurst