The morning call., 1894-12-01
HE WILL PAY A THOUSAND.
Considering Which She Promises
to Be Good Wife.
QUEER PRELUDE TO A WEDDING.
He Is Over so, She Is but 81; He Is a
Capitalist, She a Poor
Girl.

Lewis Brandt, widower and capitalist,
over so years of age. appeared before
Cupid HALEY yesterday and took out
license to marry Clara Luster, 80 years OF
age.
Subsequently Mr.. Brandt, accompanied
by his prospective bride, appeared in the
Recorders Office. and had document re-
corded. which reads as follows:
This agreement. made this 30th day of No.
Vember 1894, between Lewis Brandt and
Clara Luster, is as follows:
That Clara LuSter hereby promises TO marry
said Lewis Brandt, in consideration OF his
agreement to beQueath TO her the sum OF one
thousand $4,000 dollars out OF any estate
which he may be possessed OF al the time of his
death, but IN any event she shall be entitled TO
the sum of $1,000 out OF the property Of the said
Lewis Brandt. or any claims he may have upon
any property.
AND the said Lewis Brandt hereby agrees TO
perform each and all the marital conditions
imposed upon him by the laws OF the State of
California.
And the said Clara Luster promises to be a
good and faithful wife unto him and agrees
that the conditions Of this contract shall be
void If she should leave or desert him during
his lifetime; but if the said Lewis Brandt
should desert or leave the said Clara Luster
without good cause or prOvOcatiOn that this
contract is to be in full force and effect.
But If the said Clara Luster should die during
the lifetime of the SAID Lewis Brandt, that it is
hereby agreed that Joseph Luster and Helena
Luster. OF Russian Poland, shall be entitled to
the sum OF $1,000 hereinbefOre mentioned.
In witness whereof the parties have heTeunto
set their hands and the day and year first above
written.
Miss Luster saw the document safely In
of ho Mr.
Brandt pay the fees. and then the pair
went away apparently well satisfied with
each other.
MIR. Brandt is well-knOwn citizen and
resides at 5O4 Grove street. He owns a
large block of land at the corner of Grove
and Octavia streets, where his home is, as
we'll as property in other parts of the
city. nnd is estimated to be worth
$780, 600. He is the father of Maurice
Brandt of Brandt & Co., tailors. 119 Mont
gomery street, and has other sons in 3usi-
ness in this city. He is very well-pre-
served old gentleman for his age, little
under a medium height, having a line
head of white hair, and wears short chin
whiskers Of the Horace Greeley style. He
has kept bachelors hall at 504 Grove
street until he seems TO have wearied of
bis loneliness, and so went deliberately
about the delicate task of finding himself
coDgenial companion. Mir. Brandt is a
German Hebrew. and attends the syna-
gogue Of Rabbi Levy on Geary street.
Clara Luster is buxom young woman
who gives her age as 80 She is very
comely. of dark, olive complexion, abun-
dant black hair and sparkling black eyes.
She was dressed yesterday very Hastily to
set off her cOmeliness in black silk,
trimmed with black beads. She had been
to see lawyer with her 6ancee and have
the above paper properly made out. She
halls from Poland and is also of the He
brew persuasion.
Mr.. Brandt was last evening visiting his
neighbors and talking quite freely of his
contemplated union.
81 have taken cut the license, have
paid the lawyer, I owe no man a cent and
am all ready to get married." he said. 81
will show Rabbi Levy the license and will
arrange with him to celebrate the wedding
in the synagogue. Miss Luster lives now
at 4151a Clementina street. but l will soon
give her the key to my property"
So the wedding day is not yet fixed.