The herald., 1893-12-08
JOHN BRADBuRY'S WEDDING.
Peculiarly Anxious About the
Date Being Known.
More of the Features of the Sudden
Elopement.
The Groom Had Big Roll of Bills
and Paid Everybody Well Ex-
cept the Minister-Gossip
About tho Matter.

marriage OF John L. Bradbury and MISS
Lucy Banning in Oakland on Monday
night caused a sensation among the
friends of the young couple, because it
was known by many that the match was
not approved of by the relatives of the
contracting parties.
The more the marriage is investigated
the more mystery seems to surround the
whole affair. Mr.. Bradbury was jolly
boy at his own wedding. and his conduct
attracted the attention of everybody who
had anything to do with him. The BRIDE
groom is the son of the late Los Angeles
capitalist, L. L. Bradbury, who, prior to
his death. started the gigantic Bradbury
block, now nearing completion, and who
altogether left vast estate. The young
man came in for his share of the prop
erty, and of late he has been living like
prince. His escapadea have been pub
lished to the world, partly in connection
with the notorious Viscountess de
Henriot, or Vesta Hastings. While in
Oakland he squandered money among
the boys, but when it came to settling
up WIN ti6 CLluTCu III III dhlu tuht uo ulu
not have dime to spare.
Mrs. Lucy Banning Bradbury is an &C.
complished young lady, and she is as
pret}y as picture. At the same time
she is by no means lacking in brains.
That is the statement made by those
who watched her Monday night when
che was preparing for the hssty mar
riage. Bradbury did not havs to do any
laodinu RI tho alfar Tho hri1a oaarn cd
to be perfectly self-poesesaed. She Ia
the daughter of the late well-known
Southern California capitalist, General
Phineas Banning, long OF Wilmington,
but later of Los Angeles. He was the
founder OF the Wilmington Transports
tion company, having headquarters in
picturesque harbor of San Pedro, and
owned ranches and town property in
different sections of the state. He had
fine country residence at Wilmington,
and about the time of the Los Angeles
boom build a palatial house in
the most fashionable part of Los
Angeles. The millionaire died some
years ago, leaving widow and
a number of children, all now grown
and we'll known in the state, the sons of
which there are three, being successors
in the business. These are Captain
Hancock Banning and Joseph and
William Banning. Besides the sons and
the young lady, who has just become
Mrs. John Bradbury, there is q sister,
Mics Mary Banning, older than Miss
Luck. Both the young ladies have re-
Gently spent some time in Paris and
other parts OF the continent. Miss Mary
had some aspirations COR the stage at
that time. The young ladies remained
abroad something over year, and re-
turned to Los Angeles some eight
months ago.
Soon after this, as is recalled, young
John Bradbury began to pay the young
lady attention. This was about the
time, or little later, that the young
man was feeling the. grip of the Wis.,
countess de Henriot letting up on him.
She had, according to the tales of that
time, got great deal of money out
OF him. She went east, after y
series OF escapades at Los Angeles
and at the Palace and elae-
where in this city, but returned again
to Los Angeles to meet Bradbury. The
guileless countess remained there some
time, Her visits caused such commo-'
ton that Miss Jennie Winston, young
lady of the southern metropolis, to
whom Bradbury had previously become
engaged, promptly dispatched him the
engagement ring and various gifts.
Something over a week ago young
Bradbury one evening strobe into the
Palace and recorded hi5 name. Some
where near the same time the young
lady, now his wife, was mentioned in
the society columns as having appeared
at receptions, in which she assisted
some young ladies, and afterward she
appeared to have been the guest of the
family of s. G. Murphy, the banker.
But notwithstanding all this, it was
said Yesterday thst the relatives of the
contracting parties had been surprised
by their absence, and had kept the
wires hot in order to find out where they
were. t1
1t is said that ne sent q telegram
south to his relatives informing them of
his whereabouts, and asking them ii he
married the girl of his choice would ev-
erything be all right. He was quickly
informed by them that it would be all
right, and go the young man was braced
up for the final move. In the meantime
Miss Banning found herself in pecu-
liar position. She was in Oakland, a
city strange to her. She was far from
home.
George Durham, the old trusted hack
man, was called into requisition, and to
him was contded the fact that the mar
riage was to take place. He is O good
hand at keeping secret, for he arranged
all the preliminaries without letting any
one know who the parties were. When
seen by Chronicle reporter yesterday
Mr.. Dunham wrapped himself up in
mystery about the marriage and gave
the impression In very broad way that
it was one OF the nicest-planned elope-
ments that it had ever been his good
fortune to be connected with.
1T was one of the squarest hsuls I
have ever done since have been in the
business" said Dunham, "and / have
been hackman great many years. l
know young Bradbury very we'll.
have nothing to tell, only that the
young fellow is married and was one OF
his witnesses. 1 made the haul, and as
told you it was one of the squaresi
hauls ever made in this town, and q
lively one at that. am not going to
tell whore they came from or anything
about it,"
The bridegroom was blood and he
wanted everybody to know it. When
he went to pay SO for his marriage
license he hauled roll of bills out of
his pocket and commenced to finger
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