South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-17
CAP TAIN COLLINS
MARRIES HEIRESS
Divorced Husband of Natalie
SChenCk and Miss Amelia
RumSey Wheeler Steal
March on Brides Parents.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Aug. 17.-Capt.
Glenn Collins, divorced husband Of
Natalie Schenck, soldier of fortune,
globe trotter. society man and one
time day laborer. was married late
Friday night to Miss Amelia Rumsey
Wheeler. Of Connecticut daughter of
Samuel II. Wheeler. millionaire sew
ing machine manufactures.
Collins is a former officer Of the
English army whose escapades and
financial troubles attracted much at
tention not long ago. He, with his
bride, was brought into prominence
in this city when he was tried before
Judge Heuisler in part ii of the Grim
inal court on the charge of obtaining
$50 by means OF false representations
from Richard II. Thompson, vice
president of the Maryland Trust COM
pany.
one of those present at the sittings
of the court was Miss Wheeler. Her
interest was a matter of comment at
the trial. This developed when a
statement was made in testimony that
Miss Wheeler's father, "a millionaire
sewing machine manufacturer was
prompting the prosecution of the ac-
cused" in the hope OF having him
plated marriage between Collins and
his daughter.
That the father was unsuccessful,
if such an alleged intent was his, sub
sequent developments proved. Capt.
Collins was acquitted of the charge.
Then. in spite of every effort made
by the young wOman's parents to stop
the marriage, the ceremony was per-
formed in a small room in the home
Of PR9rHp- a
tired Baptist minister at Glenarm,
Baltimore county.
1t was shortly before midnight and
raining heavily. The man who per
formed the ceremony is now a mail
carrier. His nalne had been suggested
by John E Raine, a Baltimore county
editor. after the couple had failed
several times TO find a minister to
marry them. Mr. Raine acted as best
man. Edward J. Shay former pres
ident of the Advertising club Of Bal
timOre, was the other witness.
Will Join British Army.
After the wedding the couple left
for Philadelphia, and Capt. Collins an
nounced his intention of sailing for
Scotland to rejoin the English army
in the European conflict.
That the couple had laid their plans
we'll was fully shown by the way they
proceeded in stealing march on Miss
Wheeler's parents.
The license was taken out at the
court house at TowsOn, about o'clock
Friday night. Mrs. Collins, who IS
81 years old, three years her hus-
bands senior, left Fairfield, Friday
evening.
1t was Miss Wheeler who steadfastly
stood by Collins in many of his trou-
bles She even admitted at the trial
that she had advanced Collins $4,000
and some jewelry to the value Of ST.
500 which he had pawned.
On the witness stand in the crimi-
nal court Collins told how he was an
intimate of the Reginald Nanderbilts
and other social leaders in New York.
Philadelphia, Newport and other
cities According to his story he is
the son of the head of a large publish
ing house in Scotland which does bust
ness in many corners of the globe.
His grandfather was Sir William Col
Inns and a brother is a member of the
English parliament. He has travers-
ed practically every country of the
globe and he was lionized in many
of the cities which he visited.
Capt. Collins in his testimony here
said it cost him approximately $4,000
a year to keep up his interest in the
English regiment of which he was a
member