The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-08
ROMANCE OF THE
M'BRIDE WEDDING
Coast Papers Give Details and
Some New News About
Claudius n.

San Francisco Chronicle, March g.
Harley Mcbride and Florence
Elizabeth Vale Mcbride were married
by Rev. William Carey Bailey pastor
Of the Centennial Christian Church, IN !
the Manx Hotel yesterday afternoon ut
half-past three O'Clock.
The wedding represents the culmina-
ton of remarkable romance. Less
than eighteen months ago Mrs. Mcbride
secured a divorce from Claudius Nc
Bride, secretary to Governor Walter
Frear of Hawaii, poet, bellelettrist, vat
and a power in the Hawaiian Islands.
Yesterday afternoon they were remar-
ried.
From the time of the divorce until
the event of yesterday an atmosphere
of almost incredible intrigue, jealousy
and occasional happiness has surround
cd the couple.
A striking feature was added to the
romance when Mcbride stated that he
had discovered only yesterday that his
supposedly dead stepfather, whose
name he took Just before the supposed
death, is not only living, but is none
of the Mcbride Rothschild Lonfection-
cry Company of San Francisco, who Is
now in Santa Barbara.
The reunion between Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcbride came about in an equally
strange way. After The divorce in
Honolulu, in October, 1908, Mrs. Nc.
Bride came to San Francisco, where she
has relatives. Last autumn Mcbride
received a vague intimation rejecting
upon his divorced wife. A few weeks
ago he received letter from woman
whose husband is engaged in the real
estate business, stating that her hus.
band was trying to persuade Mrs. Nc.
Bride to run away with him.
Mrs. Mcbride had charge Of the seven.
year-old son, and the father determined
to rescue the boy. He obtained permits
sion from the Governor of Hawaii To
leave Honolulu, and arrived in San
Francisco last week on the transport
| Thomas and registered at the Hotel
Manx. To his many Friends here he
stated that he was ON his way to Wash
ington to assist in lobbying on the dis.
cussion of the amendment to the Ha.
waiian organic act.
Hired Detective.
Meanwhile, he hired private detec-
tive and set to work to investigate the
allegations contained in the letter he
had received. He found that his wife
and child were on ranch near Sebas
topol, in Sonoma county, with heI
mother, Mrs. Dobelaar, and so deter
mined was he to get the child away
| from the mother that he laid plans t.
kidnap the boy if necessary.
| Last Sunday afternoon Mcbride went
to Santa Rosa and found his wife and
boy living disconsolately for want OF
q husband and father, and the recon
ciliation ensued.
Mcbride told his wife about the let
ter he had received, and was satisfied
4 that the whole thing was a fabrica
ton of jealousy. They talked ovel
| their divorce and agreed that it hat
been brought about entirely by thu
work of tattling tongues. Then they
decided to take the next train to SaI
Francisco and remarry.
| Mcbride was born in Colorado IL
| 1879. He was the son of II. l.. ant
Carrie A. Sherwood. When he was fivt
years of age his mother divorced hi'
| father and married q Frank Harring
ton. The Harringtons were divorced
in 1898, and soon after Mrs. Sherwood
Harrington married Frank Mcbride Of
Pueblo, Colorado.
l. Financed by man named May o
ouray, and in partnership with a maj
named Simpson, Mcbride senior starte'
in business in Pueblo. In 1891 it we
decided that Claudius and his brother
Cecil Charles, should take their step
j fathers name of Mcbride, and the.
have been known by that name eve
since.
Discovered by Chance.
In that year Frank Mcbride tool
Claudius to Cripple Creek with him
and opened branch business. He sue
ceeded. but went to Trinidad, Col, II
1893. In 1894 Mrs. Mcbride receive,
letter stating that her husband ha
been killed~in an explosion in Trim
dad. She died few years later.
1t was by mere chance that Nc
Bride discovered yesterday that hi
stepfather was still living. A frien
of his wife happened to mention tn
Mcbride. Rothsehild concern, and tn
name claiming his attention, he inquil
|, ed casually as to the identity of tn
san fTdnciScO man. ilSuflhS thhb a.
was from Colorado, he Immediately b.
. gan search for him, only to find tha
= Frank Mcbride had gone to Los Al
geles. But he was shown pictur
: and, although sixteen years hay
elapsed since he saw his stepfather, b
|, recognized him at once.
Claudius Mcbride went to Nome
1901 and was then engaged as recr
, tary to Judge Moore, one Of the cha
. acters made famous in Rex Beach
: novel, "The Spoilers" The followin
year he married Florence Elizabei
Vale Of San Francisco, in Nome an
: from that time until just before the
: divorce In Honolulu, their married III
. was very happy one.
For two years Mcbride has held ii
position Of secretary TO Governor FREE
Of Hawaii. Al times he has underta
. en- the position Of acting Governor du
: ing Frear's absence His contemplate
!, trip TO Washington is one Of responi