The San Francisco call., 1899-12-12
SENSATIONAL AFTERMATH
OF MERCENARY MARRIAGE
Unhappy Match of Ad0lbGPt Gale,
Brother Of Mrs. Asa Fisk.
Bride and Groom of a Few Months Hurl
at Each Other Charges of Bigdmg
and BldCkmdil.

a protest to a wedding following such
a brief courtship- one OF the reasons was
that they were too much astOnished at
the turn OF affairs TO think OF ObJecting.
The other reason was that as more than
fOrty-fVe years had passed over the head
OF Adelbert Orlando tney thought he had
reached the age OF discretion. and the
wedding would not be their funeral
County Clerk Jordan Of Alameda was In
on the secret before any OF the other
guests at the Geysers. and with rare
presence Of mind undertook TO spare the
prospective groom the embarrassment OF
applying for marriage license. Mr..
Jordan wrote out an atndavtt. IN which
ne set forth that he knew OF no reason
Why Adeibert Gale OF the Geysers anu
Miss Grant OF Denver should not be
granted legal permit 20 get married.
lie mailed the statement 10 County Clerk
Fulton OF SOnOma, and then called the
latter up by telephone. told him what he
mad done and swOre over the wire that all
he had written was the truth.
Sonoma County was shaken by the fes-
uvjues that attended the wedding. The
pop Of champagne corks re-echOed
steamlng geysers seemed 10 spurt forth
the eHervCscent liquor, but IL IS stated
that they gave UP the job Of keeping
pace with the high temperature OF the
occasion, and for days 10 was thought
that they had gone out Of business.
The officiating minister was Rev. Q.
Crittenden Black of ClOverdale. ParticI-
pants say that the reverend gentleman
entered into the spirit OF the occasion.
but that his bride OF four months, a prim
and proper little woman, was shocked be-
yond expression at the manner In which
the party celebrated the event. The
bridesmaids were Mrs. Argle, Pearl
ding banquet was nearly over Mrs. Argle
showed her agility BY doing a cakewalk
from one end Of the table 10 the other
glass The other bridesmaids were not
behind The cakewalker in showing what
enhancing tricks they were capable OF
performing.
And the champagne continued to pop
and was still popping when the sun
awoke next morning.
All of the guests left n few days after
the ceremony and the bride and groom
were alone with the beauties OF the So
nOnla scenery. Scenery was mOnOtOnOus
prevailed upon her husband %. bring her
TO this city. He nursed her here for six
weeks. when she told him that she had
recovered and for him To return 10 the
Geysers. He did not want 10 20 without
her, but she Overcame his objections by
the assertion that she was not yet strong
enough for the journey and would Join
him in few days. He left San Francisco
the morning OF October q. somewhat
lonesome. but happy In the thought that
his bride would soon join him. A couple
OF hours after Gale departed from the
city Attorney Joseph ROthchild. repre-
senting the wife. filed a suit I'm the Supe-
riOr Court OF San Francisco for an annul-
ment OF the marriage on the ground that
Gale had a wife living when he welded
Miss frankie Grant OF Denver. The COM
plant does not state who the first wife Is.
where the ceremony was performed or
where the alleged Mrs. Gale No. 1 Is at
present residing.
Arthur Fisk. who Is attorney for Gale
says that the Geyser affair Is his clients
first matrimonial venture. and from tho
exciting events that attended II and fol-
lowed in such rapid succession he Is quite
certain IL will be his last. 10 Is his belief
that Miss Grant Of Denver had learned
that Gale was "a brother OF Ms. Fisk
jumped at the conclusion that he was
wealthy and set a trap 20 capture his for
tune. When she awOke from her dream
Of luxury and gold and found that 10 was
only a vision she undertook the suit with
the bigamy allegations i'm the hope that
Mrs. Fisk would come 10 her brothers
rescue and prevent the threatened scan
dial with a handsome consideration.
Attorney Rothchild stated TO Call
reporter that he was endeavOring 20 effect
n settlement In the litigation and that N
he was successful there would be no pros
ecutiOn. III money was really the object
OF Miss Grants lOve-making she has Woe
fully failed I'm her calculations for the
Fisks and the Gales do not intend 10
yield an inch. They have fought 10 have
the case transferred 20 SOnOma County
and have succeeded. They do not believe
that the plaintiff will follow the litigation
that far away.