The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-03
HIS WIFE WANTS
IT KEPT A SECRET
MINER DECLARES THAT HE WAS
MARRIED re WIDOW or MR..
YERkES.
She is ILL AT HOME
Pastor Reitterates His Former State
rnent That He Married the
couple.-somo Deep
Mystery Here.

/! New York, Feb. III, Mrs. Yerke7
was as sane and Id every way AS wei
balanced mentally wnen performed
the ceremony that made her Mr.. Miz-
ner's wife as ! am at this moment.
she was chatting pleasantly and act
ng In every way nationally before and
after the ceremony. would not have
ohicated at any function which was
not absolutely certain was In every
way proper Statement tonight BY
the Rev Andrew Gillies. who offi-
ciated at the marriage OF Mrs. Yerkes
TO Wilson Miner in her home on
Tuesday
i was married 10 Mrs. Ye.kes on
Tuesday IN her home BY bell. book and
candle can say no mora State
ment tonight by Wilson Miner IN his
apartment at the Ho;ei Astor.
The mystery surrounding the mar
| riage OF Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes to the
5oung California giant. Wilson Mix
aer, in her home, S64 Fifth ayenue.
Vie OF Tuesday night. was still
battling all UP 70 late hour this
evening.
Pastor Reiterates Statement.
The Rev Andrew Gillies OF the
Method ST Episcopal church IN West
Seventy Sixth stree, this afternoon re-
terated most emphatically that he
iad performed the ceremony: that
Mrs Yerkes at the time was rational
md as well pleased mentally as he
"a and that she chatred yiyaciousIy
md seemed pleasant both before and
lfter tha ceremony.
The ushers, J. L. Eastland and
emily Brugere. insisted that they
7ere az the marriage and that II was
tserfecily proper. in. every way The
witnesses Mrs .Goodsall ana F X.
Waller, corroborated them.
On the other hand. the raguted
pride continued to deny most en-
'hatically that she had been married
0 Mr.. NJ zner or any one else.
She told me positively that she
vas not married TO Mr.. Miner" said
her physician, Edwin Sternberger. AZ
Cast SiXueth str.at this afternoon as
ne left her home Mrs. Yerkes Is suf-
'eTing from nervousness, he added.
She Il not seriously IN. but she is not
condit on TO leave the house.
Says Story is Absurd
In Chicago, Charles Yerkes. the
'tepson OF Mrs. Yerkes. today gave
mt a teleg'am purpor'ing 70 have
peen signed by-his step-mother In this
'ity and sent in answer TO his Inquiry
n respect to the report OF the mar.
iage. That telegram read as follows:
Telegram received. Story simply abb
urd.8
Wen, the fatheaded " began
Mr.. Miner. when that news was told
% b m. Then he declined 10 discuss
{ further.
The Rev, Andrew Gillies refused To-
lay to give any more details of the
ceremony and said that he
would on no account have performed
: II he had not been certain from his
pwn observation and knowledge thar
'verything was perfectly proper
She was chatting vivaciously both
'etore and after the marriage ne
idded "and I am su-e was a. sane
md well balanced mentally az the
ime as ! an az th s moment.
Delay in Filing Certificate.
Why haven't Won n'ed tfe cartif.
ate?" he wa asked was any re-
'uesi made of Won ro withhold 90 or 10
.id in any sec. .ecyr"
"Nct in the least. ba replied IN
uch case BOZ fscf 'n every marriage
u which ] oniciafo D take what con
der decent and proper time in
which 20 Gle The certificate The law
Ives Ten days in which e. mu>f Dee
led. I shall nia it we'll within The
init As a matter lf FACT. ] might
ave done So today if BAL deemed g.
ecessary. but AS 7 have eaid I 90
or believe i1 ans undue or rnseemly
aste IH matters % th hind"
'The reason far the feuisls of uur
iarriage ft8t have re.n attributed 90
lg vile ] an unable fo fafhDm said
'r Miner 70 -c'tcrete there 81 mo-
.ls1n for aU This mystery and the
lse fns.1rafons fhaf have been
AIDE. 7 can only suppose that my vife
her desire o. avoid this pubrcifr
her domestic affairs has taken his
mrss .u the belief frat denial of
a 1tlic AGAR ~-lia -na .t
Nc Op9ortur &C Move.
The reason Cor mv srl being AZ
IS h-fai is thaf hare rof had an
roruuify to move. After fhe mar
.-e on Tuesday ms Vife uurt ta
lue-. thf. enEa cement f1r which she
G made some tire aeu. . and my
ends. Eas'lanf and Prug nv
hers f you so csH them. went in
p cab in uhich bad been driven
the Yerses home earlier 90 the
artment Of Mr.. BruEers in the Hotel