The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06
JUDGE BLECKLEY TAKES A WIFE
Prolonged Search For a Parson and a
Quick Departure For the South
After the Knot Was Tied.
From the New York Herald, Aug. 4.

After the Knot Was Tied.
From the New York Herald, Aug. 4.
Logan E. Bleclkley, the venerable CHIEF
justice of the supreme court of the state
of Georgia, was married at nine O'Clock
Wednesday night to Miss Chloe Herring,
a youthful and beautiful daughter of the
late William Francis Herring, at the res
idence of the brides mother in this city,
| No. 342 West Fifty-eighth street.
Only the members of the immediate
family of the bride were present at the
| ceremony, and even the fact of the wed
| ding having taken place was carefully
| guarded.
One of the Misses Herring told me yes
| terday this was done because the family
did not care to endure the publicity which
would be given to the union of two lives
| so widely separated in point of years
The newly welded couple started for
| Judge Bleckley's summer home in Car
tersvllle, Ga, on Wednesdays midnight
train over the Richmond and Danville
railroad.
Judge Bleclkley is about seventy-fve
years old and is one of the best known
| public men in Georgia. His first wife, it
! is said, died about year and a nalf ago.
He has several grown up children and is
supposed to be worth good deal of
money
The bride is the eldest daughter of the
late William Francis Herring, who made a
| fortune in cotton in the SOUTH and when
he died, several years ago, left to his
widow and daughters an estate valued
| close upon 81 ,000,0 600 Miss Chloe was
| the eldest daughter, and has passed her
TWEEN y-eighth birthday. Many an eligi-
BILE youth in the south has been mad for
love of her, but il remained for the Mes
tor of the Georgian bar to win and wed
her despite the destinations of all
younger suitors.
SEEKING A MINISTER.
1t had been whispered among the mem
bers of the southern colony here for some
months that Judge Bleckley and Miss
Herring were to be made one, but little
credence was given to the report.
Judge, Bleckley, however, arrived in
this city few days ago and conhded the
secret of his approaching marriage to d
few, only few of his intimate friends
The bride and her family had observed
equal circumspection.
The plot began to thicken when the
clerks in the railroad ticket Office at No
229 Broadway were reused from their du-
ties al about IL O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing by the entrance of a tall gentleman
with digniied manner and a flowing
white beard.
JuueG DlCCiAlCy, lOI 10 was me- dShbu "
see Alexander Thweatt, of the Richmond
and Danville road Mr. Thweatt is an
old friend Of the southern jurist Judge
Bleckley told Mr. Thweatt he was in
state of mind.
"pm going to be married." said he,
"and / can't find a minister"
Here he exhibited a long list of names
of the most prominent clergymen in the
city.
Il have been running after these par
sons for the best part of a day" he OBJ
served, pathetically, but all of them
seem to have illimitable vacations"
Mr.. Thweatt recommended one, and the
prospective bridegroom promised to call
on him. Then he bought his parlor car
tickets and arranged for checking his lug
gage. Finally he confessed he was to
wed Miss Herring that very evening, and
retired amid a shower Of congratulations.
TIED THE KNOT.
The Judge FASTENED back to the home
of his bride and council of war was held
about ministers. Miss Herring wanted
DIR. Greer and the judge preferred DR..
Paxton, but as both were out of town the
services of the Rev. Milton S. Littleheld,
assistant of the Rev. DR.. Milton Merle