The age-herald., 1901-02-14
MIR. M'QUEEN UNBOSOMS
 HIMSELF TO A REPORTER
He Tells the Story of His Romantic Marriage and the Startling Events That Took Place Subsequent Thereto
 One of the Bullets Grazed His Coat

Hon. John Mcqueen. assistant solicitor of the Criminal Court of Jefferson Coun- | ty, whose romantic marriage to Miss | Caroline Bealc at Montgomery last Sun | day, which was preceded by the sensa- | t,oral shooting of Chief Justice Mcclellan l of tho Supreme Court, has unbosomed himself to a reporter in New Orleans, where he and his bride are spending their honeymoon. Mir. Mcqueen was inter- viewed by a reporter for the pfcaynns. and spoke freely of the affairs which caused sensation throughout the State. | The Pioayune's story follows:
 "Hop. John Mcqueen and his bride oc- cupy apartments ct the Grunewald Ho- tel. They arrived in the city early Mon day morning from Montgomery, after as thrilling a marriage as ever fell to the lot of pair of Alabama lovers
 ''The story of the trouble-the parental objection, the all-night search for a H. cense, the attack upon MT. Mcqueen by the irate Beales with revolvers, and the subsequent marriage on Sunday, was told in Monday mornings Picayune How he escaped and lived through 1t, MT. Me- | Queen does not know.
 About all he c~.ld say when found by his New Orleans friends at the hotel yes terday was that he was here tired and bit nervous, but accompanied by the loveliest bride in all Alabama.
 ITO go back little John Mcqueen is one of the best known political figures In the State of Alabama. He resided in Bir- mingham. His parents are from the old South Carolina aristocrauc stock, that comes down through Q succession of illus triate ancestors. lie wears a ring on the middle finger of his left hand that was worn by his military grandfather on the field of battle.
 file is a lawyer and ds now assistant solicitor of Jefferson County, which means Birmingham. MT. Mcqueen was in the Alabama State Legislature four terms, or eight years. He has been in every polit- ical fight in the State since he was old enough to vote
 MT. Mcqueen is a clubman. He was president of the Southern Club of Bir- ningham, which he helped to found; Is member of the Country Club and of the Golf Club. He is a Royal Arch Mason and is past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias for Alabama
 Although young man, probably 95 or thereabouts, John Mcqueen has attained position and distinction which was the envy of every one.
 For upwards of eight years, MT. Mo- | Queen and Miss Carolie Beale, the lovely daughter of Jesse D, Beale of Mont gomery had been sweethearts The Beaies for some unknown reason, although very apparent, did not favor the suit of the young prosecutor from Birmingham It is said the objection was never fully ex- plained, but 1t is supposed MT. Mcqueen was not sufficiently equipped with this worlds riches to findl the favor in the fathers sight that another young suitol from out of the East did who hao sheckels and checkbooks to burn
 "Sich, to relate it briefly, was the sit uation in this romantic affair, when MT Mcqueen went down to Montgomery sew eral days ago.
 Mir. McQueen's Story,
 CT always made the home of Judge Mcclellan of the Alabama Supreme Court my headquarters when in Mont gomery,' said MT. Mcqueen, yesterday afternoon, coming to the hotel rotunda III response to the Picay1lne yeporter's g card He showed very distinctly the heavy strain of the past forty-eight hours, len bullets were coming through pine doors at the rate of ndne per every four seconds.
 MT. McQueen had shaved his mus tache, and a full, angular fellow, with 2 very smooth face, prominent ieatures firmly set jaw, an orator III puitd aho mien, stood before the reporter He was smoking a cigar, that kept going out eV cry few minutes during the conversation
 "'As l was sayjng,' he went on, few of us always made Judge McSlei lans place our home when in the city I put up there while in the State Legls lature. We called it Tine Batchelors he treat and, of course, l went there Wiiei I came to Montgomery on this occasion "I was in the capital on some legisla tive matters and three days had passed during which time I had not seen Ms Beale. On Saturday we arranged TOT little luncheon party. There were u" or three couples and two ohaperons;
 went for them myself. After the hgh rsnas,t we went to the matinee at
 o'clock, which lasted until late. Then " all went for a supper, and 1t was getan well into the night when the part finally broke up.
 "Tt is a fact, of course, that MS Reale and I had been sweethearts TOT long time I knew of the objection to m by Mir Beale The exact case cannot D | expressed in words. l know could mol te it and make you or anyone else under stand the slight feeling that existed Sh understood it; so did l. We both did.
 "rWell, I took her home and on tn way we talked it over and decided to ge married at once and give all our friend a genuine surprise. Not far from the Beal home is the residence of Probate Judg Gaston. We drove to his home and aske' him to issue a license and marry us. l was then midnight, or possibly nttl after. Miss Caroline stepped up to ID door with me and Judge Gaston cam down.
 Non-Plussed, But Undaunted.
 "'He was surprised and said he coul' not issue the license or marry US eithe that it was Sunday. Well, we were nol plussed, but undaunted--Miss Carolin
 knew where a justice of the peace liveC
 and we thought he might be able to hell
 us. A trip was made to his place and h. was aroused from his slumbers only t throw cold water on our scheme. II would not or could not perform tho cere mony.
 Time was slipping by but we kep
 up tho search for license, and some on to tio the knot. Finally, after every re source he'd been exhausted we gave III
 the hunt and decided to postpone tn
 wedding until tho morroy We drove f.