The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-01
BOLD BAD NAN WANTED
| TO K|DNAP BRIDEGROOM
And Then. Too. Maid Of Honor quar-
relied with Him and Quit AFFAIR
In Disgust
WEDDING GOT BIZ ALL RIGHT
Thirty Million Dollar Girl Is Safely
Married 60 Man Who Was Her
childhood Sweetheart and Leaves
On wedding Tour.

Hsrbor Point, Michigan. July 81
| All Is not as merry as marriSse
helT' for the wedding OF MISS Cathe-
r,ue Parker. the $50, 600, 200 girl, ana
I Howard Spaulding, Jr., which look
place here this afternoon.
The elaborate ARRANGEMENTS 1or INC
/ affair had gone smoothly up 10 this
morning. Then IL became known
! that a threat had been made to kidnap
I me hri8evroonn unless Miss Barker
| came through" with $4,000, ana
right on top of this was the announce"
4 naent that Miss Elizabeth Goodrich,
who was TO be maid of honor at the
ceremony. had trouble with the bride
groom and had withdrawn from the
wedding party. SO there was no maid
of honor. and Mrs. Donald McFerren
attended Miss Barker alone as matron
of honor.
The threatening demand Tor sde'-
zoe on Miss Barker, with the alterna-
tive OF having her fiance stolen or
killed, peculiar markings on the
trunk OF a tree jusSppposite the win
dow OF the room m cottage NO. d.
where Mr.. Spaulding had been sleep
ing. and more than 100 begging let
ters- many of which were threaten
ing, caused James B. Forgan, MISS
Bankers guardian, to have placed
across Harbor Point Gordon OF hus-
ky special police, barring the way 70
any point within fifteen hundred rect
Of the Barker cottage to all excepting
those who could show proper creden-
tials.
Got Safely Married.
The guards were not relieved until
oil - coss& wedding gifts has been
remC~~J tonight, the bejeweled guests
gone, and bride and bridegroom safely
off for their honeymoon in British Co
lumbia, California and Honolulu.
Shortly after the wedding ceremony
the bride changed her wedding gown
for one OF orange satin with white
lace overgown. and wore a green hat
before leaving the cottage for the
train An hour later she changed her
gown for blue taffeta silk travelling
gown with white lace waist and black
| hat.
The bride and bridegroom. Leischer
! SpauldIng and Miss Rosamond Good
! rich, came from the Barker cottage in
an automobile. making g. fast trip TO
/ Petosksy. where Mr.. and drs. Howard
| H. spauiding. Jr., boarded the Chi
csgo train. taking q stateroom In the
| Chicago car for the frst OF their
wedding journey.
! Mrs. w. A. Goodrich today said her
daughter. Elizabeth, who was to have
been the maid OF honor at tina we'd
ding. had quarreled with the BRIDE
groom. Howard 6paulding. and quit
the affair in anger.
Quarrel Over Trivial Matter.
| Her friendship for the bride, how
ever had not been affected by the
quarrel The friends of both parties
say the quarrel was over trivial mat
ter, but won't discuss 1t further. Mis 81
hv~4~ MILAN nAtRnqt ana IeAhAl
stroh. Of Crosse Point. Detroit, serv~
ing as bridesmaids, treated the Good
rich incident lightly, but held the Sc
cret of what IL was all about.
Mr.. Forgan. Miss Bankers guardian
Is president OF the First Nationa
Bank OF Chicago, and not easily dis
turbed. but after Miss Barker had re
. ceivad threats of the loss OF the mar
she has waited for since she was four
teen years old. he thought It time Il
notify the authorities. He called or
George N. Gould, president OF the vii
iage OF Harbor Point. and told of tn,
. letters, some of which threatened VIC
lence TO his wards person, and Mr.
Gould swore In all the big men h,
found available. Those who passet
the line were compelled first to regis
ter and receive a pass.
The wedding was the continuation o
u Cnlidnoou love AHAlr. BASS CAtue
rine Barker, OF Michigan City, In
diana, is said TO possess a fortune o
$40. 100000. and is an orphan. MT
Spaulding In q con Of Mrs Howard II
. Spaulding, of Chicago, was recentl,
graduated from Yale, and for severa
months has been secretary to the gen
eral manager of the Haskell & Barke
Co.. OF Michigan City, the stock o
which formed a considerable part o
the Barker legacy.
The ceremony took place in the en-
closed sun porch of the Barker sum
mer cottage. overlooking the bay. ant
was performed by Rev. John Fl
BIeckman. OF Mfshawaka, IND, WHIT
read the single ring ceremony Of ths
Roman Catholic Church: James B
Forgan. of Chicago, personal and fl
nancial guardian OF Miss Barker, &C,
| comma az ed the hride Ia tia aitar