The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-19
ANNA M. kELLEY'S CATCH
HE IS WEALTHY. SEVENTY-NINE
AND WIDELY KNOWN.

1t seems that the wedding of Mi S Anna
M. Kelley of St. Paul, and Thomas
James, of Chester, ILL.,, at st. Louis, Mon
day. was the result of romantic at
tachment formed in this city four years
ago, when Mr.. James, who is now sew
enty-nine. was visiting his son. Stories
of the wedding differ, even as the age OF
the bride. The st. Louis Republic says
she is forty
Mr.. James said that he met Mis- Kelly
four years ago while visiting mis- son in
st. Paul Miss Kelly called at his so13
house while Mr.. James was there, and he
fell in love with her.
The attachment was mutual, and when
he returned to his home in Chester he
wrote to her. She answered his Letter,
and from that time they correspondent.
He proposed by mail and she sent re-
ply accepting him. 1t was arranged that
they should meet in St. Louis and get
married. He therefore came to ST. Leuis
yesterday and she arrived from her hama
in st. Paul. They met here for the first
time since they parted four years ago.
Taking a carriage they were driven to
the court house and the license was. Sc
cured. They were then driven 90 the La
clede hotel. Miss Kelly remained at the
hotel and he was driven to Justice Walk
er's office at Tenth and Olive streets. He
made arrangements with the justice to
form the marriage ceremony.
The justice appeared at the hotel at this
| appointed time and was shown into the
parlor Mr.. James and his .fiance were
notified that the justice had arrived. The
couple proceeded to the parlor, where The
marriage was performed
bennett James, a nephew of Thomas
James, and Mrs. Jessie James, his daugh-
ter-in-law, both of Chester were present
at the ceremony. They declared that Mr.
James was man of strong convictions,
and if he decided to marry they had no
objections, and would make none.
The Globe-Democrat says:
"They Immediately went to the Lacleds
hotel, where Mrs Jesse James, the
judges daughter-in-law, was appraised of
the marriage. The groom is seYenty-nine
years Of age. and his bride Twenty-Five.
The marriage will create a sensation
when it becomes known at Ches 'er AMI
in Southern Illinois, where Judge James
is so well known. He is hearty, we'll
preserved old gentleman, who looks al
most twenty years younger than he Is.
His bride is a handsome young woman,
whom he met four years ago while Gil
visit to one of his sons in st. Paul. Since
then constant correspondence was kept
up between Judge James and Miss KEEL
ley, and recently he proposed by letter,
and was accepted in the same fashion
He wrote his nance TO meet nun an 81
Louis yesterday. and she kept the ap-
pointment. .
When Judge James left Chester yester-
day morning to meet his bride in St. Lou
is his sons wife, Mrs. Jesse James, ac-
companied him TO do some spring shop
ping in this city. She knew nothing Of
her fathers matrimonial intentions. late
In the afternoon he introduced her to his
bride. Mrs. Jesse James was greatly
| surprised, but finally welcomed her new
stepmother-in -law into the family. She
left last night to carry the news to
Chester. The aged groom and his youth
full bride expect to spend several days in
the city. Judge James is a man of con-
siderable wealth. He has been widow
er a number of years, and has a family
of grown children. He has represented
his county in the Illinois legislature, and
was in the convention at which Abraham
Lincoln was nominated for president,