The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-27
is HE TWICE Welded
Strange Afterclap to Actor Cogh-
lan's Secret Marriage.
His Brides Grandfather Says He AL
ready Had Wife, and the Same
Story Comes from New York.

Charles Il. Coghlan, the actor. has a
chapter of his present life with deeper
plot by far than in Diplomacy" and 1t will
perhaps take considerable diplomacy on his
part to work the chapter out to a proper
end. No sooner was the thrilling climax
Of a secret marriage with Miss Kuehne
Beverage at midnight sprung upon his In
dianapolis audience. than a more startling
climax appeared, one on which the curtain
has dropped until the next act relieves
the intensely interested audience. From the
statement OF Ex-Governor Beverdge. Of
Illinois. the grandfather of the young lady,
IL would seem that Coghlan Is a bgamist
This Is where the curtain falls. But to go
back in the play.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday Cogh-
Ian, who had been appearing in one of the
leading parts of his sisters play "Diplom-
acy," at the Grand. went with attorney
Leon o. Bailey to the rooms OF Leopold
Daniels, deputy county clerk. and asked
for a marriage license George Morley, the
valet Of Coghlan, was with the lawyer.
After Daniels was aroused from his bed,
Morley made the necessary affivadit to
secure license for his master. He swore
that there was nothing to prevent mar
riage between Coghlan and Miss Bever-
idge, no legal embarrassments in fact.
After the license was obtained, Justice
Daniels was dragged out of bed to perform
the ceremony. He accompanied the gentle
men to the Bates House. where in one OF
the private parlors Coghlan and Miss
Beverage were waiting The ceremony
was over in short order. Yesterday the
couple left for Louisville. but Rose Coghlan
before starting 10 join the company.
Charles and his wife had left earlier in
the day. The distinguished actress was
somewhat surprised when she heard OF her
brothers marriage. but she thought he
was old enough to know his own mind.
She spoke very highly Of the bride and her
mother, who travels with the company.
The announcement of the secret marriage
was sent out by the press associations, and
then strange reports began to come back
to Indianapolis. A dispatch from New York
said that Charles Coghlan had wife and
two children living in New York city. Ex-
Governor Beveridge. OF Illinois the grand
in Chicago, and he adds a more sensational
tinge to the story. This is what he said:
You may deny the report OF the marriage
in the most emphatic language. Mr., Cogh-
Ian Is married man. and his wife and
daughter were here with him twice during
the past summer. My granddaughter Is
member of the Coghlan company, and 1
knew that they were playing In indianapolis
this week. My daughter-in-law,. Mrs. Bev-
eridge, is with Kuhne, and would certainly
not allow her TO become entangled with a
married man. l believe that Mrs Coghlan
is travelling with the company, for she was
opened their season"
Then Louisville was heard from, where
the Coghlans are playing. This is what the
Louisville reporter had to say:
"a telegram was received here tonight
from Chicago stating that Ex-Governor Bev-
ried to Mr. Coghian. Mr.. Coghlan was seen
i'm his dressing room in Macauley'S Theater
this evening. He said that ex-Goyernor
Beverage had been regularly married on
Tuesday night, and that the marriage GER
" was ssnd az ms 40 f5e Motel apS ge
the certificate but he was told that this
was not necessary. Mr.. Coghlan said he
did not see why ex-governor tr. Beverage
had taken place."
Mrs Coghlan, nee Beverage, is a native
prominence as a sculptress. She made
bust of Grover Cleveland that attracted con-
siderable attention In art circles She de,
some surprise among her friends. In
Diplomacy she has a small part, indeed,
merely appearing for a few minutes to say;
table. Coghlan is much better known He
was born in Paris, as he stated in securing
the license. He was the literary executor of
Lord BuIwer. and completed several unfin-
ished plays for the dead playwright. he
said in the marriage return that he was
two years old. His bride is but nineteen.
While here Coghlan drank somewhat and
several thought they saw MIN SIdSSer on
the stage on one or two occasions, but 9TH
ars who had often seen him act before said
that this merely nanner1sm.
1T was learned last night that before Sc
curing the license Mr.. Coghlan sought le-
gal advice on this point of his alleged past
marriage asking whether any relations he
might have sustained with any other per-
SON in the past would interfere with this
marriage under the Indiana law. He gave
solemn assurance that no ceremony had
ever been performed at any place, nor had
he ever recognized the woman in question
as his wife, and was told that under the
Indiana law he was free TO marry, and
that the Indiana ceremony would be bind
ing the world over. Mr.. and Mrs. Coghlan
took with them not only the marriage GER
tifcate. but also certified copy of the
court records of the license and marriage
The brides mother was at the wedding,
and gave her apprOVal.