Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-20
a SOCIAL MYSTERY IN NEW YORK.
Iragical Sequel 40 . FashtOnable
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The New York Post tells a story OF the sad
dest side OF life in that city. 1t says:
mot many days ago there was fashionable
marriage IN one Of our uptown churches The
bride groom was a remarkably handsome N an
OF nearly thirty years of age, well kno wn in
what Is called fashionable society a. an agreea-
bic. liberal bachelor and ''ladics' man." The
bride was lovely girl, belonging to one of our
best known families, and esteemed for her
character As much admired for her beauty
The friends of both were present, and nothing
surprising occurred at the ceremony, save that
al present remarked upon the appearance OF
the bridegroom. He was apparently 50 on
Pressed by some great sorrow or anxiety that
He GOULD NOT SMILE
nor command a cheerful word. The pair had
spent bus a few days together, when the hus-
band, after an interview with his young wife
which left her almost crushed in mind, hastily
called at his bachelor rooms, which he had not
yet given up, burned large number of papers,
packed up few precious articles, and
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARHD:
and no cne OF his friends now knOSs WHARF he
4 10 be found But one dreadful truth reached
their ears too quickly AT one of our new ho-
te!s, IN the center OF the city, but few blocks
from the church IN which the rnarriay e WAS per-
formed, there were found a woman and several
children bearing his name, and she found no dit
fculty In ablishing her ri ght lit. She is IN .ny
years older than he. They were married wien
lie was scarcely more than a boy. and have
never published the marriage; but they never
Guarreled nor separated. He still supported
her and visited her; and on the very day Of the
second marriage, at noon, ne made her a long
Nl-lt III LIS usual eFSnr mas pee
sudden shock to both families, and the a5sJl lite
CONCEALMEET OF HIS MARRIAGE
rom all hI- friends for many wears, while his
wife and children openly bore his name in pub
lie hotels in this city, il a unaccOuntable to
them as II VIII be TO Others. The young man
was tor several Years internal revenue Off Ger
m this city, but for some years past has been
employed in bank down town. He has paid
three thousand dollars a year for the board of
his wife and children. While receiving a salary
OF only tvo thousand; and has yet maintained
his bachelor life with lavish expenditure. In MS
loom are said TO have lain not far from a hun
dred suits OF clothes, with expensive books and
many other evidences OF wealth. But his ac-
rect. Ills full understanding OF what lie was
dong appears from the fact that he carried to
The altar pistol, with the fixed purpose, a he
aiterw ards said, OF blowing out his brains there
II the Ceremony should be ,ntsrfered with"
The New York Standard OF Yesterday cories
the above, and says:
"Calyin X. Gross, the nephew of Mr. James
NJ. Cross, and sOH-in-law OF Cornelius Wander
biit, Is the cause and
HEHO OF TRH SCANDAL.
He has been employed in the Central National
BaIk- Five years ago, in Boston, he married
a Mrs Patton, with whom he lived at the Ash
Passed in society as q bachelor. and as such oc-
cupied elegant apartments in West Fourteenth
street. ON the sd OF November last he marie
Giss Luckey, the daughter of Nelson Luckey
OF New Hamburg, carrying a pistol, a it mas
since been learned, with The purpose of Blowing
his brains out in case OF interference. In a fe
days he disappeared. His first wife is now re-
siding at West Thirteenth street. The second
wife has returned to her fathers home"