The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-02
REV. ANDREW GILLIES
in THE PUBLIC EYE
Former Montpelier Minister 0ffciated at
Wedding Of Mrs, Charles 7. YeIkes
and Young Californian in
New York.

The Rev. Andrew Giiiias, formerly
pastor of the Methodist church in Mont
pelier, and well known in this city,
is one Of the most talked about persons
in New York just at present IT was
he who performed the ceremony which
united in marriage the widow Of the
late Charles r. YerlSRs, millionaire, to
Wilson Miner, q young Californian, on
Monday night. ia addition to the fact
that the wedding came only few weeks
after the death 0f the womans hus-
band, the case ID the more peculiar be-
cause Of the denial by the woman that
she is married 10 Mr.. MINER, while at
the same time the young bridegroom,
the Rev. Mr.. Gillies and two witnesses
say that the ceremony was performed
and that it took place at the Fifth ave
nue. home of the bride.
Added color ii given to the marriage
narrative BY the statement that Mrs.
Yerkes, just prior to the ceremony, set
tied the income of $1,000,000 on Mr..
Minzer. The woman has $4,000 900 iii
her own right and has the use and con
troll Of about $1,000 900 by the win Of
Mr.. YeFkes, who died December %, last.
It is said furthermore that the woman
may sue for her dover rights Of her
late husbands estate.
Mr.. Miner, the Teputed husband, IS
20 years OF age, big, hroad-shoulderod
and handsome. Ills pocket. book has been
several times aattened out, SO it Is
said, he having made a failure of sew
eral ventures. Mrs, Yerkes is so years
Of age. During the latter part Of her
former husbands life she did not live
in perfect accord with him, and there
were rumors Of scandals.
Az 10 the supposed ceremony on Mon.
day night, the woman declared the story
was absurd She declared that il she
had intended to get married she would
have told her friends. But I have not
been married since air. Yerkes' death,
and have no intention OF marrying
again is her explicit assertion. When
told that Mr.. Miner had confirmed the
marriage story she said that il was Fri.
diculous," and that she didn't believe
he said such a thing. However, if she
did marry Mr.. Miner, it would be no.
body's business She closed the inter-
sicN NlsA hiAps Rde dAu 51iiA Alt ?.
Yerkes.r
On the other side is the statement
of the bIithe young bridegroom: n
married Mrs. Yerkes in her home in
Fifth avenue on Tuesday evening. The
ceremony was simple and brief. The
Rev. Mr.. Giilies osIiciated. NV witnesses
were my friends, Emile Brugere and Jo.
seph L. Eastlatd. There were present
also at the ceremony T. * Waller, for
merly confidential secretary to Charles
T. Yerkes, and Mrs Catherine Good
sail, Of San Francisco, friend of Mrs.
Yerkes." MinaaF makes the statement
also that Four Marriage followed ms the
happy elimination of delightful friend
ship. Our colrtship was brief. but our
happiness, hope, win he long"
Mr. Gnles' Statement.
To back up the bridegroom is the
statement Of the Rev, Andrew Giilies.
who says;
@AIr. Miner drove To my house in
an automobile Monday afternoon and
asked me TO marry him TO Mrs. ierkes.
He explained everything with perfect
frankness. went to NeTles house in
the evening, and performed the ceremony
at some time between z and o'clock.
The only person present besides the wit.
nesses was Mr. Waller, Mrs. Yerkes' pri-
ate secretary There Is absolutely no
doubt that l married Mr.. Miner to
Mrs. Yerkes and to no one else.
after the ceremony, we went to the
dining room and had some refreshments.
remained about sn hour. Everything
was very quiet and orderly. was a lit.
tie surprised, though, when the whole
thing came out through the bridegroom.
When repeatedly called on in New
York by reporters yesterday, Mr.. Gil
lies refused to be seen, snd his sec.
retary refused to show the marriage
| record.