The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
BRIDE OLDER THAN
GROOM MOTHER
Secret Wedding Of Youth
% and Woman Is.
FOUR TIMES A WIFE
And She Has Been Divorced Three
Times Already.
AGED BRIDE WORTH $4,000, 1000.
All Made Over to Handsome Young
Husband. Who Is u Friend of Ad-
miraI Dewey Dr.. Cooper
Married Them In Feb
ru4ry, aud l; has just
Leaked Out.
AGED BRIDE WORTH S3,OOO,OOO.

inf2tud1oD on the part OIL Wo!iiaH
seventy-eight years of age fer youth
just twenty-five, eliminated in secret
wedding in Richmond On February 14th
J last Not until yesterday did the world
dream that Willard II Hutchinson,
handsome young actor of prominent
parentsge, and Mrs. Cornelius Marco,
who is worth a cool three million in her
own name, had been man and wife for
more than three months
It is a queer story indeed-this freak OF
Cupid. Even those who suspect the sly
love god of being capable of Matching any
kind of mischievous little plot may
naturally ask themselves if wonders will
ever cease. Some say that love is
blind but there is every reason to be-
lieve that the rule Id not apply in this
case; for young Hutchinson, handsome.
talented and refined could see more TO
love about an aged woman who had been
four times married and thrice divorced,
than could the average young man whom
nature had smiled upon, unless the slitter
of the three million balanced matters
up.
ARRIVED IN RICHMOND.
But 10 the story. 1t was the sixth OF
February A D., 1880, that this singular
couple arrived in Richmond Nobody
noticed them. They attracted no more
attention than others of the many North
ern tourists who stop over in Richmond
every winter to and from the Land OF
blowers. They drove to the Jefferson,
and there the woman registered the two
in a feminine chiography as Willard
Hutchinson and Mrs. Dr. Caldwell"
They took rooms Nos. 2Il and 2lS, and re-
Iaffn eight fiavS.
The young man was noted by the cserds
and others in the hotel 10 be strillngly
handsome. He had delicately chiseled
features. a refined, somewhat sad face,
and dressed in tbs height of fashion. His
general appearance and demeaaor sug-
Eested a man enthusiastically high bred
The young man at times appeared TO be
at q loss as to how 10 amuse himself.
There Were reasons to believe he had
travelled and read. Now and tAen one
Of the clerks noticed that he wore an
expression suggestive of ennui. A game
OF billaI ds two three times day,
varied with a daily drive in a victoria
with the elderly woman, some expensive
cigars and cold bottle of Cliouot or
Pomery Sec at lunch and dinner all filed
in with the evening concert on the gal
1eTy and some mental comments from the
balcony on the various types of people,
or lounging in the lobby, served TO while
away the time each day, until on Feb
ruary 18th the couple left the hotel with
their several trunks, and that was the
last tie jefferson people heard OF them
until l made some inquiries last night.
ON ST. VALENTINES DAY.
1t was on ST Valentines day last that
Rev DIR. George Cooper, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, sat in his study
al Twelfth and Broad Streets alone. a
rap at the door. and q polite Come in!'
was followed by the appearance of young
Hutchinson who, after gracefully intro
ducing himself, said: Il shall have to
ask you to perform q marriage cere-
mony."
Very WELL. said DR.. Cooper laying
aside the book from which he was reading
a passage from the Gospel of st. Luke,
taking in the figure before him at a
glance, and noting the elegant manner
and appearance of the stranger. .'Who is
the groom. may l ash?"
The young mans face colored little.
II am. SIR he replied
And the bride?" queried the minister.
.'She is in the carriage outside
The two walked out, where the usual
introduction was followed by a question
from DR. Cooper as to the license.
.I am not familiar with your laws and
resula tons here as to how to secure the
license said the young man, so I shall
have to ask you to be kind enough to
direct me-
THE WOMAN'S AGE
Dr. Cooper accompanied the Two TO the
City Hail. where Deputy Clerk Crutch-
field made out the license. Who will
swear that the woman is twenty-one years
of age?'' asked Mr.. Crutchtield DR..
Cooper. who had been incidentally chat
ting with Clerk Christian. was appealed TO
by the grocm-elect TO take the oath. This
he could do without fear of contradic-
ton" The minister said yesterday, and
the license was accordingly issued with
out any further hitch In the proceedings.
The young man gave his name as VIII
lard Hutchinson, and his home as YER
mont The bride-elect was put down as
Mrs. Louisa Caldwell Chamberlain, and
her residence as Canada His age was
pu. down as Twenty-Five and hers forty
three
It was told by those who saw the
couple that the woman was very hand
sorely dressed in the best of taste and
wore some exquisite diamonds.
The two lovers and DR.. Cooper drove
10 his home, where the marriage cere-
moay was performed about noon, Mrs.
Cooper and a lady friend from the North.
who was visiting in her home. witnessed
the marriage and attached their signatures
In that capacity TO the marriage certia-