New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-28
ISSUE COGHLAN'S ONLY WIFE!
pENIALs THAT DO NOT CONVINCE PEOPLE
IN CHICAGO
LEGALITY OF TIE IXDIANtPOLIS MARRIAGE
DoUDTED-MISS KEuHNE BEvEriD'Es
EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY HISTORY.

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! DoUDTED-Mss KEUnXE BEvEHDGEs
EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY HISTORY
Chicago. oct. 27.-The story OF the elandesune
marriage of Charles F. Coghlan has crcated br'h'
interest here and Notwithstanding Mr.. coshiah
denial Of previous matrimonial experiences 'oV'
| paper alleges there is evidence that during his So
iourn in Chicago last spring. while the Coehlan
company was rehearsng here for the opening oil
the season in Milwaukee. Mr.. Coghan was accom-
panied by woman who passed Tor MS WIG an"
a young girl. who said to be his daughter
During his stay in Chicago the actor was Il quest
at the Great Northern Hotel. During the engage
ment OF the Coghlan company at the Schi'ier' Siiu
one of the clerks. MIR. Coshlan was here alone
Last May. however while the company was re-
hearslng in Chicago. Mr.. Coghan VAS accompanied
by between thirty-hve ana iorF !'HlS
Of age ard a young girl. who passed for his wiie
and daughter"
How did they register"
&C. +. Coghlan. wife and daughter
The party were assigned to Rooms ~ and I ana
no about the hotel. where the actor was wei
known, questioned the relations existing between
him and the woman. THE lady who passed as MIS-.
Coghlan acted like married woman Sdid inc
obscrvant clerk in conclusion.
Philo J. Beverage, son Of Ex-Governor HeVe-
ridge and the father of the new Mrs. Coghlan'
seemed greatly affected when asked about me
marriage Of the young woman and the propaDiI''y
of Coghlan already having wife. He was mueh
disinclined to talk and seemed TO prefer aW"i'lhs
developments before outlining what acton, IL any!
he would take. lie and the girls mother were
divorced several years ago Il did not kno" OF the
marriage until last evening" he said. land since
then l have been so badly broken up over the
matter that / have hardly been able TO think
clearE."
Indianapolis. Ind. Oct. FIT was learned last
evening that before procuring a marriage license
61.,,p ..l,sfsa moi
his alleged past marriage, asking whether any re-
latons he might have sustained with any other
person in the past would interfere with 'his mar
riage by Indiana law. He gave solemn assurance
that ceremony had been performed at any
place nor had he ever recognized IN" woman IN
question his wife. and MAS told mat under The
Indiana law ne was free 10 marry ana mat the
Indiana ceremony would be binding the world over
Mr.. and Mrs. Coghlan carried win thcin not ohN
of the court records of the license and marriage
The brides mother was at the wedding ana gave
san Francisco. Oct. 27-Kiehnc Beveriase may
lay claim to being a California sri is II was here
ard made her first hit as an artist ana actress
When bu YOUNG Ss she " me are h
and Joseph jefferson were excellent pFQdde.i'ns.
time she was naturally rated as a marvel The
mother Of kuehne was married when Wig 10
the son of Ex-Governor Beverdge, OF Illinois aEI
bore him two daughters. kuehnc and Ray; When
the children still young she LEFT her husband
in Germany. While there she met Baron Won
Reide. captain in the Pi1ssian Army. ~" btIoIi
fell In love with her, and. as she was 4ilouS
for social distinction. she decided To marry him
She came here, secured divorce from beVeridge;
ana the baron then crossed the sea ana welded
her. BY this action he lost his family allowance.
The mothers sole ambition was to educate her
daughters. she became dre-sinakcr, Whllc
the baron manufactured a patent street pavement.
Kuehnes skill in modelling busts only made her
the more DESTROYS of going the stage Jener.on
advised the girl TO begin AT the bottom OF we
ladder and learn the business Thoroughly ne
scoffed at schools. This settled II. and huehne
changed all her plans shorty afte,"aIa sa e nav ~
a
Comforts Of Home at the California Theatre ana
did badly indeed. But she Was beautiful. ana her
appearance later on attracted Richard Mahshed,
and he assumed the task of making an actress ~
her He gave her n position in his comIany al
S25 week, and she left here for New-forH, ac-
cornpanied by the Baroness. Mansfield soon broke
his contract the girl went back 10 her sculpt-
ure making clever blsts of Cleveland ana Jim.
Corbett Soon after she secured a position with
the Coghlan company. Her sister Ray made MI
as a worker In iron displaying rare SIKH IN max
ing ornaments in hammered iron
Charles Coghan engaged apartments at the san
Reno last March for himself. ..ne-looklns mid
dle-aged woman whom he represented to be his
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