Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-21
DR.. MARVIN WEEDS THE
MOTHER OF SECOND WIFE
BRIDEGROOM is 81, BRIDE TWO
YEARS LESS
Ceremony Recalls Long Search for
PhysIcians's little Son Who
Was at Last Found
Dead

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Dr. Horace
N. Marvin, father of the 4-year-old
Marvin, jr., whose alleged kidnapping
last March held the attention of the
country for two months, was married
yesterday by the Rev. DR.. Houghton
In the Little Church Around the Cor
ner to Mrs. Flora Melina Thornton
Swift, the mother of his late wife and
the grandmother of the little boy. DIR.
Marvin visited city hall yesterday
morning and procured the license.
At / o'clock in the afternoon DIR.
Marvin and Mrs. Swift, together with
the latter's daughter, Mrs. Myies
Standish, and Mr.. Standlsh and Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Marvin, drove to the
church on East Twenty-ninth street.
The wedding took place In the chapel,
with the son and daughter of the bride
and bridegroom as witnesses. The
couple then left for Dover, Del. DR..
Marvin is sixty-two his bride, al
though she is his sons grandmother,
is two years younger.
Bride Is q SplrituaIist
Mrs. Swift became known as a Spit
itualist during the search for the Mar
vim boy through several revelations
which she said she had received as to
the child's whereabouts. A week after
the lad disappeared she had what she
PEELED her to seize a pencil and write,
Boat, Horace, Camden, New Jersey"
Much faith was placed in this so-cailed
revelation, and detectives vainly
secured Camden for trace of the boy.
DR.. Marvin's tride while In the west
published book Of poems entitled
Glove Thoughts"
DIR. Marvin was married twice before
both wives new being dead. By bis
firof ha had WI the alfiar- 0f
whom is nov 80 years old. Up to last
February he lived in Sioux City, Iowa.
where he had Iracticed medicine. When
his first wife died he married the
daughter of Mrs. Swift. Two children
were born to them-John, who is now Z
years old, and Horace, years old. DIR.
Marvin's seconl wife died in November.
1906, and rather than remain In Sioux
City he decided to settle on a farm a
lew miles outside of Dover, Del.
He bought one last March. and Mrs.
Swift, now his wife, Mrs. Myies Stand
ish, her daughter, and his son Howard
and his wife went to live with him. On
March the two Marvin boys and their
cousin, Rose Stsndish, years old, were
playing near the house. Rose went to
lie house, followed by the elder boy,
John. When they returned, a few
minutes later, little Horace had disap~
peared.
Whole Country Searched
1t was at first thought the boy had
been kidnapped for ransom and the
hunt that followed aroused the interest
of the entire country. Various clews
led detectives to al parts of the coun-
try and many arrests were made. Tho
Delaware legislature offered reward.
and Governor Lea took personal in
terest In the search.
Even President Roosevelt was ap-
pealed to. and he ordered the federal
machinery put in motion to aid in the
search. On May neighbor of DR..
Marvin, while tramping across the
swamp back of the Marvin farm. STUN
bled across the body of the boy, lying
face downward in a pool of water.
1t was believed by Dr. Marvin and
many others that the body had been
placed there only a day or two before.
not only because of its remarkable
state of preservation. but because 4
number of persons were ready to swear
that they had searched over the spot
many times during the previous two
months.