New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24
NELSON GETS HIS BRIDE
THEY LEAVE WALL HOME
Many Trips in Cab-Secret Mar
riage on JdnuarY &.

Jules Blanc Nelson Of Mrs. Frederic
/ Nelson Of No. 100 FTfth-ave., and brother Of
Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt last night re-
! gained the bride from whom he was separated
after a secret marriage announced for the first
time yesterday, Miss Marguerite Wall, daugh-
ter of Frank G. Wall a wealthy rope manu-
facturer at No 56 South-st., whose home is at
No. .009 Madison-ave.
The marriage first became known by the pub
Ication in the morning papers Of the following
/ announcement:
& T. MarFase Val % daughter Of @ Frank Ak 9 ' Wa S to
Jules Blanc Nelson
The records Of the Board OF Health showed
that the marriage ceremony was performed by
Father Quinn, Of the Church of Ignatius Loyola,
at Eighty -fourth-st. and Park-ave. Father
Quinn refused TO talk about the marriage, but
the sexton. Mr.. Rooney, said that the marriage
took place in the rectory of the church
Early in the day information at the homes of
Mrs. Nelson and Mr.. Wall refused. The
Nelson's are Catholics, while the Walls are
Epscopalians. The marriage would indicate
that Miss Wall had consentCI TO become a
Catholic. In the forenoon a clerk in Mr.. Wallis
Office said that Mr.. Wall had telephoned the
following statement from his home for dissent
nation:
! did not know that Nj Nelson intended marry
rage Ny daughter Is at present living in my
house
About the time this statement was issued Nr.
Nelson drove to the Wall home I'm a cab and
entered the house in aGitated manner. He
remained about twenty minutes and then came
out. declaring excitedly that his wife was being
kept from him and that he was determined TO
find her Jumping into the cab he was driven
TO Mr. Walls ONCE. Mr.. Wall was not there.
Again Mr Nelson hurried as fast as the horse
could carry him TO the Waft home
on the way he said that he and Miss Wan had
been engaged for some time before they decided
10 he married. The families were opposed TO
the engagement, and deciding that this oppos-
tion would be permanent. Miss Wall and him
self sought Father Quinn. who married them on
January 6 His wife continued to live az her
fathers home. and nothing was said OF the mar
riage until few days ago. when he told his
mother.
lie had been visiting his wife al her fathers
home. Last Monday his mother informed Mr.
Wall Of the marriage. on Tuesday Frederick
Gebhard. Mr. Nelson's uncle gave him a note
from his wife, I'm which she said she had de-
termined not to see him again or live with him.
An hour afterward. Mr. Nelson said ne had as
oertained his wife had called on Father Van
Rensselaer, at the Church Of ST. Francis Xavier
and told him she loved her husband and would
not give him up.
After receiving the note Mr. Nelson said he
had not seen his wife. He declared that when
he first went TO Mr.. Wallis house yesterday a
servant told him neither Mr. Wall nor his
daughter was at home and refused 20 let him
into the house.
1t was soon after > O'Clock when Mr. Nelson
made his second call at the Wall home He was
admitted. and remained there for an hour.
When he left it he accompanied by Beverly
Robinson. Mr. Wallis sou-in-law. They drove to
Mr.. Wallis office.
Mr. Robinson had previously stated that the
Walls were very angry at the secret marriage.
and at Mr.. Nelson for leading Miss Wall into It,.
Mr. Nelson drove up to the home OF Mr. Wall
again about p. m. He said that he expected
matters to be settled, and that he would have his
wife by o'clock.
His belief was justified. for Just before g
O'Clock Mr.. Nelson and his bride left the Wall
home
It's all right now; we have become recon
ciled" said Mr.. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson left Jersey City last
evening the ia o'clock train for Phia-
depha.
The engagement of Mr.. Nelson and Miss Wall
was announced at LenoX. where the Walls have
a country place last fall. Denials OF it were
made and the objections TO the engagement II
said. were due TO the fact Miss Wall was
a Protestant. while Mr.. Nelson a Catholic
Mr. Nelson is about twenty-eght years old.
He is a member Of the Unior Knckerbocker
and many other clubs. His youngest sister.
Kathleen married Reginald c. Vanderbilt about
year ago His elder sister the wife OF
Arthur Kemp, but obtained a divorce from him
the day that divorce became effective In Rhode
Island last November Mrs. Kemp married Hollis
Hunnewel. Of Boston. Mr.. Hunnewelrs first
wife Miss Maud Jaffray She obtained
| divorce from him in 1908 and married John
Stansbury Tooker in Paris on July II.
Philadelphia Jan 23.-Jules b. Nelson and
his bride arrived at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station here at 9:1S o'clock tonight. They reg
istered at the Hotel Walton. Mr. and Mrs
Nelson were disnclined to talk. but he stated
that he and his wife's family had reached
satisfactory agreement. Mr. Nelson would not
say how long he intended remaining in this city.