The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
st. Marks Church, London, the Scene
of the Ceremony, and Only Eight
Persons Witnessed Ii.
PRECAUTIONS OF THE GROOM
HOW HE GAINED LEGAL RESI-
DENCE IN THE PARISH,
And How the License Was Procured
Funeral After the Wedding.

LONDON, April 25.-William K. Wander
bilt and Mrs. Lewis II. Rutherfurd were
married here this afternoon. The bride and
groom started for France, where they prob
ably will remain for some time. Only
eight persons. including Mrs. Rutherfurd
and Mr.. Vanderbilt, were present in the
dreary ST. Marks Church when the cere-
mony was performed this afternoon.
The arrangements by which the we'd
ding was kept secret were most elaborate
and they were not relaxed even at the last
moment. The wedding party entered the
church through the vicarage, which adj
joins st. Marks, and departed from the
rear entrance. While the wedding cere-
mony was going on there lay in the vicar
age the dead child of the vicar of st.
Marks who made Mr.. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Rutherfurd man and wife. At the
conclusion of the wedding ceremony the
coffin was brought into the church and
the Rev. r. II. Hadden read the burial
ceremony over his child. Immediately aft
erward he left for Liverpool. where his
father is dying.
Half a dozen doors from st. Marks
Church is Tarrants Hotel, now quiet and
old-fashoned but once one of London's
most famous hosteleries. From this ho-
tel Mr.. Vanderbilt emerged this morning
and walked to the church. For the past
three weeks he has been staying off and
on in a modest apartment at Tarrant's,
qualifying by this residence to secure the
marriage license. With the exception of
Winfield Scott Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
White and Mrs. Rutherford none of Mr..
Vanderbilt's friends knew of his where
abouts. On April "a Mr.. Vanderbilt met
his lawyer, Newton Crane, and together
they proceeded by devious route, Mr.
Vanderbilt cynically advising that they
would avoid Fleet street, to the office of
the registrar of the bishop OF London. Be-
fore DIR. Tristan, chancellor of the London
diocese, Mr.. Vanderbilt applied for a mar
riage license. DR.. Tristan demanded the
papers in the divorce case. These were
produced, but a copy of the recent New
York decision giving Mr.. Vanderbilt per-
mission to be married was not available.
Mr.. Crane pointed out that the law of
England put no impeachment in the way of
the marriage, even without this recent de-
csion and he guaranteed to file transcript
of 1t subsequent to the ceremony. DR.. iris
tan mentioned the objections held by the
bishop of London to granting marriage
licenses to divorced persons, but he adj
mitted that if a mandamus was applied for
he would be obliged TO issue the license
in accordance with the law. This ter
minated the proceedings and Mr.. Vanderbilt
was given the license. He waited at Tar
rants for Mrs. Rutherfurd who crossed
at the church this morning.
Winfield Hoyt was the best man and
henry White gave away the bride. The
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough were
gray travelling dress and no jewels of any
kind. Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr.. White and the
Duke of Marlborough wore the usual frock
coats There were no wedding breakfast
or reception. Immediately after the cere-
mony the couple started for France 1t
is understood the pair are not go
iracr 70 1arfaD f0r Nh
bride was the recipient of many handsome
presents from Mr.. Vanderbilt and others.
1t seems that Mr.. Vanderbilt personally
secured the license and managed the whole
affair himself. AS already stated, he estab-
lished a residence in London and last
Wednesday he personally applied for and
secured license from the bishop of Lon
don while the reporters were all watching
the archbishop of Canterbury's office. The
bishop of London's jurisdiction applies to
the diocese of London only while that of
the archbishop of Canterbury applies to the
whole of England. The license set forth
all the details of the Vanderbilt divorce
and the previous marriages of both par
ties. 1t appears that Chancellor Tristram,
OF the bishop Of London's consistory court,
held special court on Wednesday and
took the personal testimony of Mr.. Wander
mentary proofs Of the divorce proceedings
at New York and of the fact that the pro-
hibition against his remarriage had been
removed by the Supreme Court at New
York. The license was subsequently
granted.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was enabled to preserve
secrecy regarding the license in conse-
quence of an order issued by Chancellor
Tristram after the scandals arising from
the rows raised in various churches by
Father Black during the campaign against
the remarriage of divorced persons An
order then went out that licenses of d.
vorced persons should not be entered on
the public register until after their mar
riage so as to avoid scandal. Mr.. Wander
bits license. therefore, has not yet be-
come public property and will not be regis
tered until the bishop of London's regis
trar is formally notified that the wedding
has taken place.
Mr.. and Mrs. White are still staying at
Mrs. Rutherfurd's fiat in Paris Mrs
White would have accompanied Mrs
Rutherford to London and have been pres
ent at the wedding, but Mrs. Rutherfurd
asked her to stay with her children
PARIS, April 25.-Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
arrived in Paris tonight from London
The bride, thckly yelled. entered her hus-
bands automobile and the pair quickly
sped away to Mr.. Vanderbilt's country res
idence at PoiSsy.