The Washington times., 1904-09-15
MRS. CLARKE Webs
BY CHURCH LEAVE
Proves Divorced Husband
Never Baptized.
NEW HUSBAND PlTTSBURGER
Regarded as Never Marned-Couple &C
to Canada On a Honey
moon Trip.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-UpOn esteb-
fishing the fact that her divorced hus-
band had never been baptized. Mrs.
AIlyne Stocking Clarke, until recently
the wife Of Charles Sumner Clarke, re-
moved every obstacle to her marriage
by the Catholic Church TO Charles Don
nelly, IT.
The ceremony took place in the rec
tory of St Patrick's Cathedral Fiftieth
Street and Madison Avenue at p. m
yesterday. The Rev. Richard o.
Hughes. one of the priests OF the Ca
thredaL ohiciated
only small company Witnessed the
ceremony. Mrs. Clarke's sister. Miss
Kate Stocking. was the maid Of honor,
while William Blakely acted as best
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dounelly, it is under
stood. have left for a honeymoon trip
TO Canada They viii live in Pittsburg,
where Mr.. Doaneuy, whose father is a
Pittsburg millionaire, has large business
interests
Regarded as Never Married.
1t had been reported that the Catho-
lc Church would refuse TO marry Mr..
Donnely anu Mrs. Clarke, on the
Q
1t was even stated that the church de-
clined 10 examine documents offered by
Mrs Clarke 20 show that her first mar
riage was null and void These reports
were emphaticaly denied by Father
Hughes
lie said that Mrs. Clarke had proved
to the satisfaction Of the church that
Sumner Clarke was an unbaptized per-
son. and in tire eyes Of the Catholic
I Church marriage with an unbaptized
L TG is p. -f-r
far as the church was concerned. Mrs
I Clarke was an unmarried woman. There
was no question Of divorce at all.
Stanch in Time Of Distress.
1t is a little more than eight years ago
since Chick Clarke took the beautiful
Allyne Stocking. Of Atlanta, to Pitts
burg as his bride. The little Southerner
+ created a sensation IN Pittsourg society
by her beauty. and a few months later
she won the plaudits of her friends by
/ her gameness in standing by her hus-
I band when his fortune was swept away
At the time Of their marriage Chick
/ Clarke was wealthy, but court decision
lost him his fortune Of $10o,O0G. He nad
his bride. but without a cent for
her support
+ Never mind. Chick" said the game
. little Southern woman. 4 can cook. and
/ I'll stand by YOU"
Chick went from Pittsburg over into
Allegheny. where they rented two rooms,
and started housekeeping with few
bits of furniture and an oil stove over
which Mrs. Clarke presided. Chick Sc
cured employment as a theatrical critic
. on a PittsburG paper.
With New Wealth Came Trouble.
/ When the Steel Trust was organized
I the old dismautIed Clarke mills ut Pitts
burg were taken over by it 10 prevent
/ them from becoming the base for COM
petition The property had long been
deemed worthless; but through its alb
IsorptI5n by the trus-, Chico Clarke again
/ found himself the possessor Of about
/ 500 900 and an income of $1,000 a year.
/ The oil stove was abandoned Mr.. and
/ Mrs Clarke came to New York 70 live.
1.-THE husband beginning operations on
| Wall Street.
/ In New York Chick Clarke. according
/ to Mrs. Clarkes bill for divorce re-
Gently granted, f. said TO have met and
become cuamCrcu of Mrs. Eugene Bash
/ ford-TonSeu, the dOubIy-wedded and dl-
/ Norced wife OF Harold Tonkeu- At least
! Mrs TOuken was named as co-reSpon-
! dent in Mrs. Clarke's bill, and upon the
/ evidence the decree was granted few
DAYS ago. Clarke making no defense.