The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24
TWO WILD TRICKS
PLAYED BY CUPID
Richmond Girl First Acts, " and
Last Night Became Wife.
Father FoiIs Plans,

= romantic CourtShip is probably the
wish of every young girl. But Miss
katherine Werner has double cause for
beng happy. The romantic courtship
was hers, and not that only, but her
marriage The manner in which she met
Mr. Thomas Charles, to whom she was
welded last night is of great interest. 1T
was a case OF from jest to earnest. "
But her marriage bore out the part WELL
and no girl or young man could hardly
expect Cupid to play such tricks on them.
Mr. Thomas Charles, elocution teacher
and member of the firm of Charles and
Farley, merry-makcrs, and Miss kathc-
rine Werner the attractive and accom-
pushed daughter OF Poiice-Otticer Wer-
ner. were welded at 1880 o'clock last eve
ming The maria sc was solemnzed at
the residence Of the groom, No. 200l East
ScnaDle Street. Rev. c. D. Langley, pas
tor of the ST. James Methodist Church.
was the officiating minister. The young
couple left at sos for Washington. to
be gone on their wedding trip for ten
days
About the middle of last November the
firm OF Charles and Farley, Merrymakers
were engaged to give an entertainment
in the nature of a theatrical. at Corcoran
Hall IT was called Ferguson of Troy.
The cast was to be gotten from the ANA
terr talent of Church Hill. Two i'm
portant parts We're the elder of the Re
formed Church and Ellen HaWiey, MS
wife. Mr.. Charles was to act the part
of the elder. But where to find some one
to take the part of the wife? Miss Ner-
ner was mentioned to Mr. Charles. lie
did not know her, but upon the recon-
mendation Of a friend she was sent for.
She accepted the part, played it most
;c{, of an entertainment
n great success It had to be repeated.
But a new thought had entered the mind
of the dicnitied elder of the Reformed
Church Miss Werner played his wife
so captivatingly that he determined TO
make her his wife indeed. After While,
with trembling and fear. he tod her So
and again with as good and sweet grace
as before, she said she Would acce'.
and do her best to play again the part
he wished.
And SO prepa "a tions-not visible ones
were, made for the wedding. They con-
ceived the idea that the parents or the
bride would oppose the wedding. ne!
didn't know it. but feared 1t. SO pianuSo
TO slip quietly away to Washington d'iu
got beyond the preventing influence OF
parental control. Yesterday morning was
the time set for their departure.
Acting Sergeant Werner, Of the First
host detectives in the city. and many
GOOD find is to his credit. So he learned
of what was going to happen, and yestef-
day morning he took the young man
aside and in fatherly fashion told aim
several things. Among them was tilal re
knew when young folks had made Up
their minds TO marry they could not he
stopped, so he would not Try, put u
would be more agreeable TO nm II li2s
would marry in Richmond and thcn :so
on TO Washington if they chose. No one
knew of it but him. The sisters OF tn9
young lady probably won't Know u'i! ~
thew read this. Mr.. Charles and the olush.
ing Young lady agreed, and to Keep TIE
prospective brides family in the dark
little longer it was decided that the mar
riase should take place at the residchtS
of the groom. No one witnessed the nap
tails but the father of the bride anu tAe
family OF the groom
Thirty-fivc minutes later Mr.. and Mrs
Charles were on the tram Tor Washlas-