The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-31
FAST YOUNG FAIR.
Ae Has All Income OF 81 ,OjO Month anu

Iodu l. fdnclScO, October --.-Ocluio ~
the marriage OF Charley Ialr, son Oh ans
bonanza king and ex-senator, TO a notorious
woman at Oakland tell Oh l"e
reckless climax of wild career. -,
Charles L. RAN and Caroline ~. smith,
known to the world in which she li'eS as
Maudc Nelson, left San Francisco Tor OaH-
Land. When they aligntcu, Il lf
hired Pat AIuilen's hack for l,e mora
ing, ana, helping the prospective MIS- i ar
INTO 1t, drove first to the county CLERK
Office. The proceedings there were not as
, brief as they might have been had ran
been able 10 tell in concise language JUST
what he wanted. Those present at the
time say he was decidedly under the in
tuence of liquor Wncn he finally got
Hcense it was for Charles Lewis falr'
agcnu t"ehty-Sovcn, Il native OF NcEada
and resident of Sen Francisco, and Caro-
llne ID. Smith, aged twenty-siZ, Il native
OF New Jersey and 4 resident OF San fran
cisco"
Mr.. Fair left his prospective bride i'll the
hack outside while he secured the license.
Then he joined her and they drove to the
residence of the Rev. Mr.. Church, the as
sistant rector of St. Johns. 1t WAS near
the fashionable hour of high noon.
Hackmau Witness.
MIR; Church went over TO the rcctory OF
the church and agreed to perform the cerc-
lnOnY, but the bridegroom had neglected 10
secure the witnesses required by law. Inns
slight difficulty was overcome by calling IN
a hack driver for one witness, Whiie Eli.
! Church SEM to the house for or" o. the
ladies, and Miss Bessie Trcw, the daughter
of Dean Trew. lIr. ChurclI's predecessor,
/ responded. With these witnesses the we'd
ding was SOlcmniZcd according TO the ritual
of the Episcopal church
Mr.. and Mrs. Fair drove back 10 tho
principal street with their witness coach
man. INDUCED in the mild wedding break
fast of bottle of beer at restaurant,
and then returned to San Erancsco. When
they arrived there Mrs. Fair drove from
place to place obtaining all the photographs
of herself she had given to friends or ac-
quantanccS. Then the bride and bride
groom left for Santa Clara county.
Before he started young Fair said he
would return to San Francisco, and
leave for the east and Eu-
rope. 1t was said that the pair was at
Los Gatos yesterday. but their names could
not be found on any of the hotel registers.
Iouu& Eair's wild life.
Last year, when Charles Fair and the
woman who is now his wife were i'll El-
rope, rumors reached san Francisco that he
was trying to discount his fortune, that is.
he wanted to obtain Immediately a sum of
money i'll consideration of an order for the
Sl,0G0,00O he was to get from his mothers
estate on his thirtieth birthday. Dealing
III future fortunes is not rare in Great
Britain. where many sons arc not willing
to await the death of parents before en-
ioying the large properties to come to
them by inheritance. Charles l.. Fair
might have sold his claim to the S1,0OO,GOO
for $3.50. 600 and the knowledge that he
had actually made such bargain would
not cause his friends any greater surprise
than the news of his marriage did
Undoubtedly Fairs debts are considera-
BILE. His attempt to rival I'oxhail Kccne
rs a turf man was disastrous, and his IA
Their had claim against him for SloiFD
for the amount paid for his unprottahle
stable, which he forecoSed last week, COB
bling the horses.
In spite Of his complete remuneration of
his son ex-senator Fair has not attempted
to prevent him from receiving the allow
ance of 81 900 month from ms mother
estate While ex-senator Fair says he Will
have nothing whatever TO do with bis way
ward son and knows nothing of his dolngs,
he took sufficient interest in his marriage
to send for information Of the woman
he had welded.
Distress Of the T'atF err
Mr.. Fair is a man of abundant self-con-
troll, vet he could not conceal his distress
and agitation last evening when speaking
of his son. His handkerchief WAS crushed
between his hands and laId upon The table
before him ana again grpped rs he spoke
of the events OF FRIDAY.
Il received IL telegram sad he, INFORM
ing me that the license was issued. l sent
out TO learn who the woman Caroline -.
Smith is and I'm told that she is 4 common
woman known as Nelson. She came from
New Jersey, / am told. ! know nothlnS
more The boy is now nothing to me: /
shouldn't speak TO him if | should meet MN.
Ills getting Il license in Oakland Is Il
new trick" continued Mr.. Fair. i suppose
somebody thinks there is money to be made
out Of it. but there Will not be any made
from me- ] have done with him alto
gether. The boy can do Just as he
chooses. l have nothing to do with his
affairs. -
Charles l.. Fair is the second of four
children, two boys and two girls. James g.
Fair, Jr, died about two years ago. The
older of the girls, Jessie, married Herman
Oelrchs, of New York and the younger
girl, Birdie, is living with her sister.
Unhappy Home Life
Ex-senator Fair is one of the quartet Of
bonanza kings who developed the famous
Comstock silver mines. His wealth is csti-
mated at 10000, 800. About ten years ago
he separated from his wife. the daughters
remaining with their mother, while The
boys ostensibiy We're under their fathers
care The boys would brook little or no
restraint and became known us the widest
of the wild sets of New York and San
Francesca,
Shortly after Tessie's marriage Mrs.
Fair died, leaving 81 900 600 to each of the,
boys with the proyiso that they could not
control the principal until they attained
the age Of thirly-liye or thirty years. They
were 10 be allowed an income of 81 eco =
month each. The bulk of the estate was
divided between the girls. The boys said
they had been treated unjustly and some
years ago Il contest was begun in the courts
to set aside the provisions Of the will, but
after the death of James, the contest was
dropped.