Evening journal., 1903-08-08

he defendant
on the witness stand Or. Pyle char
ncterized Miss Yeatman as being "as
cold as an iceberg and venomous as
He accused her Of interfer-
ing ia his family affairs, and brought
laugh from the jury by declaring that
~ you had had IS years experience
with her, as | have had you would
know H."
II was not many months after this
episode that Mrs. Pyle procured di-
vorce from her husband in the courts
Of this state.
Began the Wooine in 1878.
The story Of the courtship OF Sena-
tor Hepburn and Miss Yeatman dates
back TO 1878 The bride-elect Is de-
seendant Of one OF the oldest Quaker
families in Pennsylvania, and daughter
Of John NJ. Yeatman. long since de-
ceased. The bridegroom -to-be was
then an employe OF the Philadelphia,
wilmington q Baltimore Railroad
Company. and later was law student
at Media.
The first meeting OF the two was
only an ordinary event, but meeting
followed meeting tin an engagement
resulted then separation, with the
departure OF the youthful Hepburn for
the West. and subsequent marriage Of
his sweetheart TO another.
Miss Yeatman or Mrs" as she in
sisted upon being called, was seen al
her pretty home in Kennett Square
yesterday and when spoken to regard
ling her coming marriage expressed
considerable surprise as she was Of
the opinion that the secret was safe
with the members OF the two families.
while the report is quite correct
she demurely said, Il would rather
not say aything about the marriage,
which will be solemnized according TO
the custom OF the Society OF Friends,
at my home. on Wednesday next.
When They First Met.
. '.Yes. our courtship started when we
were both quite young" she modestly
acknowledged in reply 20 a question.
senator Hepburn worked at Bran
DIVINE Summit when we first met"
she continued, land then he went 10
study law with Edward A. Price, of
. Media. He was admitted to the bar
s and then decided to go West. he
I, settled ia Idaho. and soon had plenty
: of clients. the majority OF them being
mine owners and so ne soon acquired
"a property.
~ yes (n answer to a question:, we
- We're engaged TO be married when he
,s went West but I would rather refrain
= from mentioning the trouble. In fact,
n Il has been over 20 long years, 80 that
Il have really forgotten just what Il
was.H
.s when viii Senator Hepburn be
~ here2" she was asked.
" Senator Hepburn win be here next
rs Wednesday," was the reply "and after
y we are married we will go " Wall
p lace. Idaho, by way Of thefo ieifeat
as as Lakes"
"a Evaded the intervening Ties.
re She declined 10 discuss her first mar
<. rlaee and the divorce but displayed en-
thusiasm over her coming union.
''The wedding" she said, will take
place al the old homestead, and VIII be
witnessed only by the brides immediate
- family and a few members of the BRIDE
groom's family"
When serator Hepburn marrics Miss
- Yeatman he VIII secure an artist Of nc
gs mean ability as she has done many fine
TO pieces In oil her speciality being por.
is; traits. She painted portrait Of the late
m, Thomas +. Bayard for this city and about
IA: her home are many sketches from hei
~ brush.
10. The first correspondence between Mr.
nv Heyburn and Miss Yeatman terminated
nd with the latters marriage 20 Dr.. Pyle
=. but was resumed Immediately after thi
IN divorce was granted. and that brings uI
er. another chapter in the romance.
x. Saw the "Deuced Pretty Girl"
- West Chester attorney. who knew
~ Senator Hepburn well when he wal
an struggling along in Media, more than
bs quarter Of a century ago tells an inter
n testing anecdote IN which the former ans
~ the bride-to-be figures.
ii, zone night about thirty years ago,
~ he says. Hepburn came to me in al
on aglta.ed frame Of mind and informed M
that he was In bad fix. He had al
engagement to meet 'deuced pretty cir
al a country dance TO be held In Mitci
Painters barn, In Birmingham township
near Chadds Ford. but had missed hi
Ut train.
"I told Hepburn that that was a digh
rM Guilty easily overcome; that I would
~ hitch mp my team and drive him over.
tx did So. and he was the happiest youni
,H buck you ever saw after I had lande
III him at the scene Of the festivities.
,T When He Came as Politician.
81 THAT was the last time / saw Hey
9M burn Tor "a period OF tNfty Years, as ~
{ shortly after the dance left for the ia
3M West. lie was a delegate from Idaho 4
oM the National Convention which renomi
~ mated President Mckinley at philadel
TX phia. and it was there that we renewel
4 our acquaintance. OF course. after com
7 Ing together. for the first time in 50 lonl
Z an interim It was natural that our con
3 versation should drift to bygone days
81 BY the way, Hepburn, said I, 'wh
3 was the 'deuced pretty girl that l drov
81 you to see at the dance at Mitch Paint
~ ers barn thirty years ago?'
"stil My Sweetheart"
X "'Oh replied he with a smile that il
o Illuminated his intelligent face; that wa
os( my Old sweetheart. She is now Mrs. Ger
oK tie Pyle. AT that time she was Gerti
s Yeatman; and, TO tell you the truth,
I believe she is still my sweetheart
oH "A day or two afterward Mrs. Pyl
~ Cshe was then seeking a divorce from he
oK husband. DR.. Pyle Of this cfiyo, and he
~ sister. Miss Florence Yeatman. were en-
3H tertainsd m Philadelphia by Mr.. Hey
~ burn. when the old ties were probably re