The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-24
CUPID WON BOUT
W|THP|STOL'SA|D
COURT IS TOLD
Movie Actor Didn't Beware of
VidierS"-Made Love to One
in Undertaker's Shop.
WAS FORCED TO WE'D"
Doesn't Recall Ceremony, but
Suit for Non-Support Proved
II Was No Dream
WAS FORCED TO WE'D"

Here's proof that Cupid some times
eets away with II under the very nose
u Ola Man Time. the fatherly old gent
with the scythe. Further, II 10 proof
that an undertaker's parior 10 not the
49, place In the world to start .
courtship.
Mrs. Laura Simms. who was the
widow Beader. had an undertaking
shop at No. ai0 Fulton street. Brook
lyn, about the time that George Slmms
IVES Appearing Ia a movie show next
asse. The Widow Beadsr had three
children. Her father 10 Capt. schults.
IN ofncer IN the Tenth District Munich
PAL Court In Brooklyn.
0ns day smms planted his big six
foot-one form In front Of the movie
elbows door and says . woman winksd
ct him. He tipped his hat and talked
win her and the hrst thing he knew
ho had an Invitation to visit next door.
II was the Widow Besder who invited
MIN, and Of course he went. Just 20
chop was like. That's what he told
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich. who
viii soon be called upon to decide
whether the marriage OF the widow
and the actor. that followed, was. az
the widow expresses Il: "A 60 or not
4 60"
simms has Q decided opinion that the
marriage was not 60. lie was forced
into II, he testified. and doesn't re-
member just what happened at the
ceremony. lie 10 quite sure. however.
that Capt. Schultx mentioned sawed
on shotgun when he told the actor to
marry his daughter.
MADE MANY CALLS AND TOOK
FRIEND ALONG.
After that arst visit to her under
taking parlor simms repeated often.
aad between funerals there was some
love making In the sombre walled es-
tablishment.
II used TO call on Mrs. Beader al
most every evening" testified Simms
Sometimes brought my friend. .
piano player. along. While made
love to Mrs. Beader N the front room
Of the shop my friend. the plano player.
kept her servant occupied IN the rear
Of the place.
you see I had driven a truck. ped
died nsh and acted some. In fact. I
could do . little OF everything and I'M
dertaking was new. so ! took It up for
the novelty and to help Mrs. Beader
out, too. didn't really care for nor.
She was ten years older than I and had
, three children.
\ "This little courtship went on for .
year. and one night while was acting
at the Hudson Theatre in Union Hin.
n. J.. was called to the stage en-.
trance and met Mn. Peader. She said
hsr father. the captain. was angry and
~ had better DO something to quiet
IT, only thing We could DO was TO ret
married. Before We proceeded to the
ninistsr'l house We had q few high
eAils. and when 20, 70 the parson's
lldu't know what was happening"
'Whsn did you md out you were
MARRIED to her" asked Mrs. Simms's
sltsrney.
"About Q year and 4 half later. You
~ she served mo with . summons for
nen-svppert: then I knew II wasn't q
toho or . dream.
oAVs sHE CRIED "ooopl" WHEN
ne WAS BEATEN.
'sof course I could see she didn't care
. whole lot for me. Ono afternoon her
father and her attorney chased me
down Futon street In Brooklyn and
save me Q beating. Mrs. Beaier came
% to me while I was getting mine
Instead OF saying You poor boy" and
stufe like that. she laughed right Out
asd shouted. Good. good. good" and
with every good the beating got worse
New, . loving wife wouldn't do that"
Mrs. Simms'G story differed . little
fpssn her husbands. but a. to tho love-
making In her undertaking shop she
admitted all that and explained:
"simms used to come over to help M
out. He'd sit around and we'd talR
- about the moving picture business and
other things. love included. and some
times he would run out a funeral"
Explaining the expression run out 4
funeral" Mrs. Simms said II was pecul
Jar TO the undertaking business ant
meant tho arrangement of . funeral
Then she went on;
II liked him . little bit at first. bu
never loved him. He was crazy aoou
me. had three children and told I'M
l didn't want to marry. for that rea
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