The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-09
. SELLS-GREENSPAN
The Long Anticipated Wedding
to Take Place.
Mrs. Allen Sells and Simon
Greenspan
TO BE WE'D TONIGHT
At Kansas City at a Friends
House.
Simon Himself Youches for the
Truth of the Matter.

Mrs. Allen Sells and Simon Greenspau,
the young broker and money loaner, are
to be married tonight in Kansas City, end
have gone there for that purpose.
1t has for months been common runnoT
that Mrs Sells and Simon Greenspan
were to be married, and more
than once it has been said that they
were. Most people did not believe the
story and Mrs. Sells was several months
ago very indignant when a reporter
asked her whether there was any truth
in the rumor.
1t was only by an accident that the
story at first leaked out today. A young
lady who went to the Ches-
terfield hotel today inquired for
Mrs. Sells. She was informed
that Mrs. Sells was not at home, but
after talking awhile the servant told
her that Mrs. Sells had gone to Kansas
City, where she would be married to
Simon Greenspan tonight The story
was too interesting to keep, of course,
and the young lady came up town and
told it.
By the present arrangement the
marriage is to take place tonight at the
home of a relative of Mrs. Sells in Kan
sas City, and tomorrow evening the
couple will return to Topeka
Nearly everyone in Topeka knows
Simon Greenspan. He has had an Office
with Quinton & Quinton and devoted
his time to placing small loans and ouy-
ing and selling mortgages. He is be-
stylishly-almost fOppishly. He has
| lived in Topeka almost all his life. Mrs.
Sells is the widow of the late Allen Sells
and is many years his senior.
Mrs. Sells is worth not less than $780,
900. Her banker, Mr. P. l. Bonebrake,
says she is worth this amount and that
she don't owe anybody. She still has all
the property of the late Col Allen SellE.
Simon Says Its True.
A reporter met Mr.. Greenspan at 8
o'clock this afternoon. He was dressed
in a new spring suit and wore bright
boutonnier and smile in harmony there
with.
''Say, Simon, how is this" said the re-
porter, "they say you are going to get
married. What is there in it?"
Simon blushed up to HIS crown as he
said, ayes, the story is true. Mrs. Sells
is in Kansas City. leave in few min
utes on the Rock Island train and the
event will take place in Kansas City
this evening at the home of Mrs. Ed
| West sister-in-law of Mrs. Sells.
Congratulations were extended and the
| happy groom took a car for the Rock
| Island station.
1t is no secret that William Sells, the
young circus magnate and adopted son
of Mrs Allen Sells. is not friendly to the
proposed marriage of Mrs Sells to Simon
| Greenspan. Their relations have been
so bitter that Greeuspan evidently ex-
pected to be attacked by Sells
When "Wnlie" Sells was in Topeka
last winter he and GreenspSn were in the
Cremerie restaurant at the same time
one evening Greenspan was at a rear
table when Sells entered. Greenspan
drew large revolver and urged his
friends to telephone for the
police. Sells stood in the front
part of the room for a while
and then walked out without seeing that
| Greenspan was present.
Greenspan thought Sells was E'laying'
for him outside and refused to leave the
building until Police Captain Gardiner
came along and escorted him to a hack.
"Willie" Sells denies that he intended
to assault Simon, and the in cident amused
him immensely. 1t is said, however
that Sells was delighted when "Topeka
Red" Laird, one of his circus employees
| attacked Greenspan on the street shortly
| after this incident