The Washington herald., 1909-06-02
FINDS A WAY
Well-knOwn Spanish Maiden
Won by a Writer.
HAD ONCE GIVEN REPRIMAND
Pleased at Her Angry RefOrt, He
Decided to Court Her - Mother
baltimore and Attempts TO Stop II.
CapItuIates and Attends Ceremony.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. June IA Spanish
maiden from old Madrid and a young
American newspaper man. who would
not take no for an answer. brought d
romantic eourtship TO It's last chapter
when Miss Mercedes de Ruiz. OF Wash
ington. and John Tyrone Kelly. Of New
York. were married here to-day At the
Cathedral
The bride is a daughter Of Dr. Ricardo
Ruiz. q Spaniard and q Cuban martyr.
who was secret agent for the Cuban revo-
lutionists at Washington. and a niece OF
Archbishop Ruiz. Of Spain.
When Dr. Ruiz was murdered in Moro
Castle. in Havana, Cuba, his widow was
given a S30o.O00 pension from the Spanish
government, and took up her residence
in Washington. where Miss Ruiz has
been well known
Engaged by Rumor.
Rumor has had her engaged TO mem
Der or the Spanish Embassy. she took
a large Interest in outdoor lie. and fire.
/ gUenJly ATTENDED the baseball games al
tie National Capital Three years ago
John Tyrone Kelly was sporting editor
Of a Washington newspaper. and was en-
gaged in lambasting the Senators FOR
I what ne considered TO be bad baseball.
/ While at one Of the games he saw Miss
T Ruiz roofing vigorously for the "Sena-
tors" Through a mutual friend Kelly
/ sent a message Of disapproval 10 the
/ Senorita. A retort about him minding his
! own business was so tart and clever that
I Kelly's interest was aroused. He sought
I and obtained an Introduction. Then the
/ romance began Mrs Ruiz looked on
( obviously. as she thought her daughter
/ vas too young
While in Washington some months later
( NJ Kelly was assaulted by a negro
/ During his confinement in the hospital
i Miss Ruiz was 50 faithfully solicitous
I thar the young writer. after his dis
I charge from the institution. proposed and
I was accepted
This week the couple Decided TO wait Nd
+ longer. and 10 take the matter in thet
own hands
I Kelly ran down from New York. and
( the couple completed plans for the we'd
/ ding The younger sister. Miss GloTia
Ruiz. was told OF the arrangements. The
I couple boarded an electric car at the Na-
/ tiOnal Capital and speeded TO Baltimore
\ without Mrs. Ruiz knowing anything
about It.
They Took an Auto.
/ On arrival here they took an autorao-
bile and went 10 the courthouse for q
marriage license. Then they went 20 the
residence OF Cardinal Gibbons. The cardi-
! nal demurred againts performing the
/ ceremony. as neither had permission from
the priests Of the parishes in which they
live
In the meantime, Miss Gloria Ruiz had
I informed her mother Of the plot, and
the Two took an express train for Balti-
more They hurried TO the Belvidere, an
/ called up the Cardinals residence by tele.
phone. The mother insisted that the al
ready halted ceremony be stopped. Soor
! she arrived on the scene. Kelly said ht
intended TO marry the senorita- and tha1
Il might as well be done with the mother
consent. if possible. and Mrs. Ruiz capltu
lated The party moved into the csthe,
dral, and Rev. John Stapleton performed
the ceremony. after which the cs-dina
pronounced his benediCttOn-