The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-27
GUARDED GIFTS.
Detective on Duty at Wedding
of Isabel Peck.
Protection From Chicago Rob
bers Is Thus Afforded.
FORMERLY OF TOPEKA
Bride Is a Daughter Of George
IL. Peck.
Groom Is George Neal Wilson,
Railroad Man.

Miss Isabel Peck, daughter of George
r. Peck, formerly OF Topeka, was mar
ried last night at the New England
Congregational church in Chicago, to
Mr.. George Neal Wilson. formerly of
the Kansas City Southern road, now
assistant general auditor of the st.
Paul road. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev Frank Gunsaulus in the
presence of several hundred guests
about fifty of whom We're from Kansas
After the church ceremony a reception
was held at the Peck residence.
Mr. Peck, alarmed by the reign of
crime in Chicago took precautions yes
terday to prevent the possible theft of
valuable wedding gifts that fill his home
at II Delaware Place. Presents valued
at upward of $4,000 and intended for his
daughter were assembled in an upper
room of the residence.
Fearing that thieves or porch climbers
might break into this room during the
performance of the wedding ceremony
and while the guests and family were
absorbed in the marriage details, Mr.
Peck last evening appealed for police
protection. He telephoned the Chicago
avenue police, explaining the circum-
stances. The detective headquarters
We're consulted
The authorities decided to grant Mr..
Pecks request and a detective was sent
Immediately to the Delaware Place resi-
house at s o'clock. Mr.. Peck met him
at the door and escorted him through
the house to an upper room, where the
gold and silver gifts from friends and
thieves and robbers. Mr.. Peck provided
the officer with cigars and papers and
left him to stand guard
Many times during the evening the
officer was startled by servants enter
ing the room with additional gifts that
had just arrived at the house from
friends of the prospective bride and
groom. Express wagons drove up to the
house every hour with packages to be
examined and placed with the increaS-
ing lot of presents. for the safety of
which the police have assumed respon-
sfbility.
A great many friends of the bride
and family called at the Peck residence
and the story of the measures taken to
thwart any plot to rob the young people
OF their wedding gifts was related. Mr..
Peck said:
81 asked the police to send me an Off
Ger to guard the wedding gifts on the
advice of the caterers who will have
charge of affairs at the wedding. 1t
has often happened that thieves have
gained entrance to a house during the
performance of a wedding ceremony
and escaped with valuable gifts
81 do not want any such calamity
to happen in this case. Inasmuch as
the gifts are here tonight, I thought it
would be we'll to have the officer in
the house this evening as well as to-
morrow night. I think it is nothing
unusual, but we can at least feel safe.
for the officer has promised he will
make short work of any intruders who
may attempt to force an entrance to the
house."
Mr.. Peck was further urged to ask for
police protection because of the many
burglaries and robberies reported from
all parts of the city and because he had
seen suspicious characters in the vicin-
ity of his residence.