Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-17
MARRIED NOT DIVORCED
MARIE KNITTED SCHMIDT
DOESN'T WAIT Fur LAW
Joins Her Fortunes With Samuel O..
StaDyOn and Thus Possesses
Two Lawfully" Welded
Husbands.

San Francisco, July Mrs. Marie
KNITTED Schmidt. the young and pretty
wife OF Henry c. Schmidt of Honolulu
Is the Mae d. Nettle" who on June q
was married to Samuel o. Stanyan. The
identification was established yesterday
and Stanyan and his bride have disap.
peared.
Just where they are nobdy seems Il
know. The stories of the young wo.
mans first marriage, when on January
Is she became the wife of Henry
Schmidt and Of her later marriage to
Mr.. Stanyan were published in the
Examiner yesterday morning. and be.
fore noon Mr. and Mrs Stanyan. or Mr.,
Stanyan and Mrs. Schmidt, had got
out of the public view. although for
ten days they had resided in this city
with apparently no thought of going
away.
Stanyan went to his employers in
the morning and offered to resign, but
he was advised to obtain legal advice
and see how he could get out OF the
matrimonial difficulty without resorting
to fight. Since that time nothing has
been seen Of him.
Henry c. Schmidt. whom Miss Knit
tel, daughter OF a San Rafael merchant,
married on January Is. is the son OF
Denmark's Consul at Honolulu. He is
heir to large estate and il has been
said that the girl was married to him
largely on that account and entirely
against her will. She carried out her
matrimonial contract. but fed from
Honolulu and her husband at the first
opportunity. within a month after the
performance OF the ceremony. When
the disagreement with her parents re-
suited she left her San Rafael home and
came to reside at 2l9la Polk street, this
city.
While residing on Polk street she con
suited Attorney Wheelan about obtain
lingo divorce from Schmidt or having
the marriage aunulled. but instead or
waiting for action in the courts. she has
become the wife OF Sam" Stanyan.
who had been in her company much ct
the time since the return from Homo.
lulu.
Stanyan Is a popular fellow, presi'
dent of Stanford Parlor of the Naive
Sons, and it is supposed that Miss
Knitted was in love with him before
she consented to the more approved
with the Danish Consula
son.
Attorney Wheelan admits that Stan
vans bride Is Mrs. Schmidt and that
she had consulted him about having
her marriage annulled, although She
did not wait to have the court proceed
ings instituted.
The second marriage was performed
at Redwood City by Judge Harmon.
There is an interesting story going
the round in insurance circles on Cali.
fornla street which seems to furnish
an explanation OF how the story of he
and of Mrs. Stanyan's ider.
tity leaked out. The prologue of this
little denouement occurred last jam.
"hNh i-'O iokh lNhss NOuu6 w
surance man, and his bride met tho
newly married Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
Schmidt on the steamer for Honolulu.
Potwicks and his wife were on their
honeymoon trip and the Schmidts were
bound for their new home at Pearl
5arbor, near the Hawaiian Islands
'apital. The two couples became wei
acquainted and parted at the end of the
voyage to go their respective WAYS.
The story goes that several days age
'otwicks was surprised to meet Stan.
'an and the pretty Mrs. Schmidt on
Market street. The two insurance mon
ire friends and after the usual salu:s
ions Stanyan said:
Let me introduce you to my wife"
"Wha'a'a't!' calculated Potwicks. |
why, how long since you've been d.
forced from Mr. Schmidt"
Rumor says that Mrs. stanyan ia |
lot walt to answer the embarrassing |
question, but selling Stanyan by tie !
Irm, hurried MIN of down the street, |
eaving PotwiCks to form his own cen.
luslons. The latter made inquiries
mong friends Of Stanyan and the for.
ner Mrs. Schmidt ana soon the sto;y
vas going from mouth to mouth
mong the men about town.
Potwicks was questioned yesterday.
nut he denied that Stanyan introduced
i'm to his wife. He says he saw the
ouple on the street a few days ago
mt did not speak to them. He de.
lares that he is not responsible for the
'akage of the Stanyans' secret.