The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-20

MARRIAGE OF AARON
Mr.. Hershfeld Was Quite iii Before
the Wedding Took Place.
AND SO WAS MRS. CLUXTON
Good Health Came to Both OF Them
and the Happy Event Followed
They VIII Reside in Miles City
"A Piece of History.

The ST. Paul Pioneer Press of Feb. !
gives the following detailed account o
the marriage of Aaron Hershfield an
Mrs Cluxton of Chicago:
Aaron Hershfeld. the millionaire ban
ker of Miles CITY, Mont, was married a
the Aberdeen Saturday evening to Mrs
Marie +. Cluxton of Chicago. The cere
mony was performed by Judge William
Mitchell of the supreme court. 1t was pri
waite in its nature. Mr.. and Mrs. Hersh
field remained in the city until yesterday
afternoon at AIS O'Clock, when they tool
the overland train on the Northern Pa
cific road for their future home.
1t was not generally known that Aaron
Hershfield had spent much of his time OF
late in ST. Paul. He arrived in this city
Dec. TO- and remained until Jan. Is. Dur
ing that time he had apartments at the
Aberdeen, where Mrs. Cluxton had made
her home since early in the summer. Mr..
Hershfield was very i'll while in this city.
and the best of medical attendance was
sought to effect a cure. When he had
finally recovered he returned to Miles
City.
"H is understood that all the prelimi-
nary arrangements for his marriage with
Mrs. Cluxton were made before his de-
parture. She had also been i'll. The hope
of being benefited by the rigorous eli
mate of Minnesota was what brought her
TO st. Paul. Chicago had been her home
for years. Her mother. Mrs. D'Episy said
TO be an intimate friend of Mrs. Potter
Palmer. is a woman of enviable social
distinction in the Windy City She is of
French extraction. as the name would in
dictate. and possesses a charming person
ality. While in Chicago her daughter,
the present Mrs. Hershield, now per-
haps IS years of age. had no difficulty by
reason of her beauty and attachment to
hold her own in the social swirl of the
great city. 1t was in Chicago that she
met Mr.. Hershfield. He was on one of his
frequent business trips. That was some
years ago, and the courtship so happily
terminated Saturday evening. followed
the bankers marital release from her
that was Miss Della Hogan and became
through chain of circumstances never
fully explained to the satisfaction OF all
concerned-the wife of Hershfield.
Mrs. D'Episy accompanied her daugh-
ter to st. Paul last summer. Both suffer-
ed severe attacks of illness. The mother
was finally compelled to return to Chica-
go. 1t was a recent indisposition that
prevented her being present at her daugh-
ter's marriage. Mrs. Cluxton fell i'll of
infiammatory rheumatism. For many
weeks she was confined in a private
ward at st. Luke's hospital. She recover
ed only to learn of the illness of her flu
ture husband. Glandular assesses of the
neck for time threatened his life. Good
health finally came to both and a time
was set for the marriage. At the last
moment another postponement was deem
ed necessary, in view of a death which
took place in the hotel last week.
Mr.. Hershfield had been in the city
some days. 1t was on Saturday afternoon
that he dropped IN at the First National
bank and remarked to President II. p.
Upham, who had been the barons warm
personal friend for years. that he was
going to be married that evening and
would like to have him drop around and
witness the ceremony. Mr.. Upham said he |
would only be too glad to do so. He was
In the parlor of Mrs. CluXton's apart |
ments that evening, and not only wit '
messed the ceremony, but acted as one of I
the two witnesses to sign the marriage |
certificate. He was the first to extend his |
There were but a few present at the |
Three young ladies. formerly |
Df Chicago and friends of Mrs. Cluxton,
= very limited number of St. Paul ac-
Iuaintances and Judge Mitchell were the
'nly ones in attendance. Every care was
Used to prevent the story of the affair
'eaching the newspapers. No cards had
been issued announcing the engagement
the marriage. Before leaving
he city yesterday afternoon, however,
dr. Hershfeld telegraphed a few of his
md his wife's friends I'm Chicago.
Aaron Hershfield, until recent years of
Helena, Mont. is reputed to be easily !
Millionaire. He was for long time asso-
lated with his brother. L. IL. Hershfield,
n the banking business. A disruption OF
he Hershfield family followed the suit of
a rQp m of
he annullment of his marriage with Del
a Hogan and the brothers separated. l..
1. stayed in Helena and Aaron went to
lilies City. 1t was that suit. which at
racted attention the country over. that
rought Hershfield D. to national promi-
ence. II was begun in November. 1894
aaron had taken up his residence in Far
o. and asked the courts to annul his
marriage with the pretty Irish girl on
he ground that he had been married TO
er under duress, and that he was suffer-
ne from mental alteration at the time I
Della Hogan was a Helena girl and
rst became acquainted with the banker
Then she called at his office TO ask as {
istance in finding a position for her sis
er Sadie. 1t was his claim that she had ;
xtorted large sums of money from him.
he plaintiffs contention was that he
'as suffering with neurasthenia and was
OF responsible for his acts. lie said that
he girl, who had been employed as a
Jerk in confectionery store, had fol- !
WED him 10 Chicago and forced him 10 !
larry her. Two armed men were al [
'ged to have assisted the girl In accom- Q
fishing her design.
'Della's story differed in material c
oints. She admitted relations with the I
anker, but denied the story OF the mar J
age She had gone TO Chicago with ]
ershheld. They engaged a room at the
Gland and planned an immediate mar l
age Before the ceremony could be per-
'rmed Mrs. l.. III. Hershfield appeared 5
! the scene The girl testified that de- y
ctiNes In the woman's employ had d
acked them. There was a scene I'm Mrs b
ershfleld's apartments at the Audito- d
UNI when the trio came together Canes
Id umbrellas were broken over the head
Mr.. Hershheld. The upshot OF the mat 7
r was that he went to New York ana :
ella TO Wisconsin town. Later thew y
'th returned TO Helena 1t was on the a
casion OF their second trip to Chicago d
at the marriage took place. a
Fargo people went wild over the case. a