The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-12

friends a surprise His right TO take a
trip to Tacoma and take out a license to
wed was not questioned.
Monday. March l. local paper had the
following:
Without SAYING a word about his in
tentions 10 his friends Thomas Guptill,
the well known photographer, left Seattle
last Friday for the ostensible purpose OF
pected TO put In several months studying
art. Instead. ae went TO Tacoma and Sat
urday was married 10 Miss Ella Holland.
=" L guess he just went and did IL quiet
ly.' remarked one OF Mr.. Guptilfs friends.
He had been figuring on going TO Cali
fornia 10 study for some time, but so Tar
as known he never mentioned the fact that
befbre leaving he would take unto him
self bride"
There was some talk about Guptill being
a "sly dog and then the matter was
dropped most people thinking that Mr..
Guptill and his bride were enjoying their
first honeymoon on trip 10 San fran
cisco. who is Miss Holand?" asked
some OF Mr.. Guptill's friends. No one APP
peared to be able to answer the question
Day before yesterday the Post-Intelli-
gencer received the following letter from
Father Hylebos. of Tacoma, under cate
of March 3, 1897;
WIN you be kind enough 10 publish the
inclosed which viii please many Of gour
friends. and oblige.'
The Enclosure read as follows:
1T has been announced lately that
Thomas II. Guptill was married in Tacoma
10 Miss Ella Holland a few days ago. In
justice to them we now state that said
parties were married about five years ago.
ANY one wishing for further information
can address Father Hylebos Of Tacoma"
A Post-Intelligence reporter made in
quiry among Guptill's intimate friends,
and soon learned that they knew nothing
about his ''hve-year-o marriage. one
person said that when Mr.. Guptfll went
to Port Angeles recently TO do n little lite
rary work he heard a rumor about
marriage in the past. but did not pay any
attention TO II. This Is a big surprise 10
to me" he said.
Mr. Guptill Is now in San Francisco, and
so far as is known his wife is with him
His address is not known by those who
were closely associated with him In busi-
ness matters. II might be said that II liz
within the bounds OF possibilities that one
or two OF Seattle's prettiest young ladies'
would Ike 10 write him q Few lines. o.
course It is not pleasant for a young lady
to suddenly learn that a young man has
been married FIVE years.
4 reporter made special inquiry about
Mr. Guptilrs attitude on the question OF
marriage and learned from good author
itv that he was looked upon as being a
single man. II Mr.. Guptill took pains 10
correct this idea 10 his lady friends. he
did II in such a wav that II was kept very
quiet. There Is also good reason 10 be-
nevc that his parents. who live at Port
Angeles. were not informed Of a secret
marriage.
Mr.. Guptill is a native of Maine, but he
has been in this section for number OF
years. He IS - years Old. about five feet
seven inches tall, and has n dark COM
plexion. black eyes and a small black
muStache. His features were clean-cut
He was quiet and unassuming. and his
friends find IL hard work TO view him in
the light OF an exponent OF the secret
marriage brigade.
Several weeks ago he went 10 his part
ner. Mr.. Curtis. and said he would like 20
retire from the business. Mr. Curtis ac-
Cepted his terms. Mr.. Guptill then said
he would go 10 Pert Angeles 10 visit his
parents and complete two articles he had
been writing. On hrs return 70 Seattle he
explained that ne had been occupied longer
than ne expected.
Then he started Cor California" 10
study art and the story Of the wedding
certificate was published. Naturally there
IS great curiosity concerning Miss Holland.
AR. Curtis who Nas Mr.. Gupttu's partner,
has never seen her. In fact. ne did not
know OF her existence as an individual
much less as Mr. GuptilFs VIE, Vntil
shown the letter from Tacoma, u ts IN
derstooa that Miss Holland has made her
home in san Francisco aad Tacoma, but
further than that sac - mystery