The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
ROMANCE DANCES
BEHIND TRAGEDY
Divorced Wife OF G. E. Paxton,
Who Ended Life Two Weeks
Ago, Remarries
Capitalist, Who Pays $1,000
Monthly AIimony, Tries Sec
Ond Matrimonial Venture

Romance, treading close upon the
heels of tragedy, brought happiness
once more into the life of Mrs. Charles
E. Paxton yesterday, when she was
Joined in matrimony with William H.
Talbot. For six months her friends
have been awaiting the announcement
of her engagement, but Mrs. Paxton
embarked upon her third venture with
few of the frills that enter into such
gala occasions FSr Talbot it was a
second experience. With only their i'm
mediate families as guests, the two
were married at II o'clock yesterday
morning at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hervey Darneal, the brides parents, in
Alameda
1t was just two weeks ago that Mrs.
Paxton's divorced husband ended his
life with bullet in his brokerage of
flee in Bush street He had fallen in
arrears in his alimony payments and
faced the uncertainties that come with
financial reverse.
Before her second marriage Mrs. Pax
| ton had been the wife of B. A. Bowen,
but they found themselves unsuited 10
each other and divorce ensued
BRILLIANT WOMAN
Endowed with a rare beauty and a
charm of manner, Mrs. Paxton was a
brilliant figure in local society. After
her second divorce she lived for a time
at the ST Francis hotel where she was
the recipient of marked attentions from
Talbot There it was that the romance
that found its blossom in yesterdays
marriage came to bud.
! Talbots long divorce struggle in the
courts attracted statewide attention,
and it was not until February. 1908,
after three years of litigation, that he
gained his freedom. He is rated as one
| of the wealthieSt men in California, his
! lumber interest carrying his fortune
/ into the millions. The decree which
F.! compels him to pay something more
( than $1,000 a month to his first wife
is the least of his troubles.
After an era of much publicity, Tai
! bot and his bride decided to arrange
! the marriage with just as little fuss
as possible. The license was issued
on Friday night by Deputy County
/ Clerk Paul Wuthe at the Darneal home.
| Wuthe had been summoned there by
! Talbot and made no record of the doc
ument until late yesterday morning.
! Talbot gave his age as 50. His bride
| confessed to 80.
SIMPLE CEREMONY
! The ceremony at the DarneaI resi-
dence, 903 Grand street, Alameda, was
simple in the extreme. Rev. Thomas
Boyer of the First Christian church
! of Oakland officiated
The occasion was also the nineteenth
birthday anniversary of Miss Vera Tai
| bot daughter of the bridegroom. With
| her younger brothers, William and
! Eric she was among the wedding
guests. The others present were Mr..
and Mrs. Darneal. and Clayborne and
Hervey Darneal Jr., brothers of the
! bride.
The bride was given away by her
father and was attended by her mother.
In accordance with a wish of Mrs. Pax
! ton the house decorations consisted of
/ trailing vines and clusters of Shasta
daisies. The bride was attired in a
soft, clinging gown of green pastel, her
favorite color. She carried no flowers.
! Her picture hat was trimmed with
white lace.
Following the marriage ceremony,
! there was a joint bridal and birthday
/ feast. Pink carnations were used in
/ the table decorations. AT the conclu-.
| sion of the luncheon the newly married
couple were driven away in big red
| automobile owned by the bridegroom.
The Talbots will spend their honeymoon
! in southern California, returning the
! latter part of next month to the st.
Francis hotel, where they viii remain
until fall, when they will make their
| home in the northern part of the state.
l
WELSH CASE TRANsFERRED-The case of
Mrs. Hannah Welsh who recently shot Deputy
! Sherin John A. Barr at her residence, 100 Rip
ley street, was transferred from Police Judge
Weller's court to Judge Conan's court yester-
/ day and continued till tomorrow.
The wages of sin is death, but there
/ rs always a man for the job
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