The San Francisco call., 1906-10-26
Senator Simpson Marries Miss
Davis and Jury Acquits Him:
Bride and Groom
May Not Live
Together.

OS ~ VIVA
OAKLAND. Oct. 25.-State Senator
Milton William Simpson this morning
did that which his friends have entreat-
ed him to do ever since the outset of
his trouble He took unto himself as
a bride Isabelle Davis, pretty tele-
phone girl, music teacher and stenog-
rapher. who declares he is the father
of her child.
The couple were married this morn
ing during a recess in his trial by
Superior Judge Harris in the office of
District Attorney allen. They clasped
hands gingerly and after the ceremony
Senator Simpson did not kiss his bride
Neither did Judge Harris Neither was
there ring used at the ceremony.
Miss Davis and her mother, Mrs.
Cyrus Davis of Alameda, appeared In
court this morning in wedding attire,
but both denied that they had dressed
for the occasion. Miss Davis wore a
white gown. large white hat and over
all was long cream colored coat Inc
orange blossoms and bridal bouquet
were all that were missing. Mrs Davis
was also dressed in white. So was the
2-months-old babe.
MARRIED By JUDGE HARRIS.
Simpson, perceptibly nervous, appeared
in court and was surrounded by news
paper men.
'T don't know anything about we'd
ding" he said, peevishly. THE case
will go on And so it did, but after
Thomas Bridge and w. E. Barnard had
been accepted as Jurors and after many
whispered conferences among the at
torneys, Deputy District Attorney
Hynes and Judge t. ]. Lennon Of Marin
County, who presided, held another
conference, at the conclusion of which
Judge Lennon announced recess of
half an hour. Then Senator Simp-
son, Miss Davis. Mrs. Cyrus Davis with
the babe in her arms, Attorneys l.. s.
Church and W. 8. Barnes and Deputy
District Attorneys Hynes and Brown
filed slowly into the District Attorneys
Office. There Judge Harris met them
and solemnly pronounced the State
Senator and the telephone girl husband
and wife.
Immediately afterward Simpson
agreed to have his picture taken with
changed his mind and made off up
Broadway with Attorneys Church and
Barnes, leaving his bride with her
mother and friends.
INVITES BRIDE TO MEET HIM.
Before leaving Senator Simpson in
vited his bride to meet him at his Of
fee in Alameda tomorrow afternoon
and she hotly replied that she didn't
know whether she would meet him or
not. Asked if he intended to live with
his wife Senator Simpson said:
That is a question to which I can
not at present give a definite answer.
Before the marriage the woman gave
me written retraction of. the charges
brought against me-that had prom
ised TO marry her, and that was all
wanted before marrying her. AS to
the parentage of the child, that is now
beyond question. I shall care for the
child, of course. As far as I know, I
have done nothing dishonorable in this
case from the beginning and 1 shall
continue to do what is right from now
on, as I have done In the past. I do
not care to state why Il did not marry
Miss Davis before the charges were
brought and avoid the publicity"
Mrs. Simpson, when asked whether
she intended to live with the man she
had just married replied, with blush:
II do not know We have not talked
about that. My child now has legal
name and the future will determine our
relations. Have we not done enough
for the public and the newspapers to-
day by getting married?"
GIRLS MOTHER SATISFIED.
There is no reason why they should
not live together" said Mrs. Davis, as
she rocked Milton William Simpson Jr
In her lap. Senator Simpson has mar
ried my daughter and I must be salts
fed with that
And with that the Senator's heir set
up wall that drove the male MEM
bers of the party from the scene.
When the ceremony was concluded
the work of securing a jury was re-
stunned. This was done so that Simp-
son should have been placed once in
jeopardy The jury box was soon filed
and Hynes called the bride to the
stand.
What is your name? ?' asked Hynes.
isabelle Davis-I mean Simpson
stammered the bride. THAT is my name
now"
As the answer was given Church. was
on his feet and he objected to the tes-
tfmony on the ground that a wife NAV
not testify against her husband ex-
cept in cases of violence to herself.
Whereupon Hynes made motion for
the court to instruct the jury to ac-
quit, the instructions were given and
the jury obeyed.
The jury that found the Senator not
guilty was composed OF Thomas
Bridge. w. E. Barnard. Carl Berlin. G.
w. Bunnell. s. Ellefsen, James King.
Frank Ca1deria, T. A Mason. II r
Ryus, j. s. Linsoott. Thomas Wake and
Patrick O'Toole.