New-York tribune., 1881-11-07
CHAOS AT CHARLIER'S.


,poyvss0n cuARlIER REFUSES TO CONSENT TO TILE
MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER TO MR. ho"h
PART OF TIE FAMILY LEAVES THE PAihi'N"I
RooF-nlFFERENCE OF OPINION BETWEEN ini
REV pRs. DIX AND MORGAN-PRoFEssok On"N O
,tpR,s FxPLaNAuoN-TIE WEDDING flAEp ~"
NOVEMBER 16 " ,1orob.
Miss Marie Charter will be married 10 il"a5n 81
won't Howe at Trinity Chapel, OF NoVeniDVi ~ tato
,bo Rev Dr Morgan Dlx-and thereby hangs ''''0
of do,restio unhoppiness and proof OF Olu au'S's
foucbing the course of true love ana n'
for locksmiths The young lady Is Tue yo"n3
daughter of Ellie Charcr, owner oi Ohti"'i 49,
stitute in Fifty-Elnth-s'' oPp"oo
Cantrol Park. large school iof OoyS
is twenty years old The young mat
i two wears her senior. a grandson OF T.. v
uanghwnut. once prominent Broadway merchan.'
and son of Mrs. Dr. d. b. st. John Roosa; ne Is
the nriyate secretary of Postmaster Pearson ana
,vas anpointed recently United States Dlspatch
Aoent for the Department of State lie has Deeh
e,cht wears m the Post Office having been clerk
nnder Postmaster James He is very popular aihohs
his acauaintaDceS and was raised TO his Prosen' ~
sponsible position when Mr.. Pearson asSoi'iIou Wv
office of Postmaster Postmaster-Genera' '"u,o.
coz, Francis an assistant in the United states Dis.
Attorney office, will be Mr. Howes oeSt ,"'
at the wedding. c. A. Arthur Jr. the freSi"oi.'
son will be one of the ushers, and the guests III
vited, though not very numerous arc N'i'"" ="
members of " society"
The principal reason, however. for the tact 'h"'
the wedding is occupying large share IN the con-
versation of the acquantances of the two iamilles
10 that il will proceed without the sanction ana In
snite of most strenuous opposition of the brides
father Nothing less than an interruption OF the
ceremony has been predicted by those who MINK
themselves conyersant with the facts. The perSstei-
CIV of the Young people and the equal perSlstehcV
of Professor Charller have already caused a great
d al of unhappness and cost two other memoers" :"
the household their homes. Miss jeanne Ch;irher
and Vandyck Charer have been living with their
friends for two weeks because of their sympathy
with sisters love and their willingness TO promote
her happiness despite the wishes of the father
The facts IN stbe case have been whispered apout
for several weeks 1t is said that the young
neonie have been betrothed nearly seven
months: that at first Professor Charher looked
with favor upon Mr.. Howe ana received
him gladly at his honse tha' snepe w"s n o oncage
roenf when Professor Charer to whom MT Rove
had gone frankly for his consent to the new Tela7
tionship in which he wished to appear, wltnlieru
posed to the marriage Now Mrs. ChaTher
favors MIR. Howe and the. Professor is alone
investigations into the character and habits
of Mr; Howe ~ by inquiries dnS Mp Gf H5%s,s rSsis
master Pe5D Sss dr. R%oh That apd his G
upassailable and that the fact that Howe is not
wealthy had weight i'll the matter ms oo-c
lection until recently, was entirely based on ihat OF
his wife. but since she h been won over he has
raised the plea of the young lady's imIna5urty anu
the obedience due to him as father. Inc young
people assisted oy sister vi nl.>S %,nition
tried In vain to overcome oppoSl'%ion ION IA IA
part of the summer, was spent by the
bpsfteboro ialai VT On October 1G, While Professor
Charier was attending the celebration at lOrKtown,
Vandyck Charller. youth OF eighteen years, VINO
was then student at Columbia College, went UP 10
BrattIeboro and brought his sister home and they
began preparations for the wedding, when fToies1
ser Charler had been told by his daughter would
take place Oh November 10.
Professor Charller heard OF tie occurrence when
he came home from Yorktown on Octocef -.
Early in the evening OF that day he sent MS son TO
bed aud next morning called him INTO the library
He had 500 hill living on his Knee. lie ASKED nm
if he intended to give his sister away III marriage
and he was answered In the amriIatlye
Thereupou the stern parent demanded the
KEYS OF the house, ordered una 10 PACK up MS
clothes. and giving him the $40 oil to Keep
house The youth went he wlthd rev from college,
and to-day will begin work III a dOWh-toWh
store Professor Charller is reported next 10 Lave
sent for his two daughters, ana 10 nave touu lei W
leave the house within twonty-fOur hours: since
then they have been living with their friends.
The Charller family attends ST. Thomas Cnurch,
the rector of which, TIE Rev. DR.. Morgan, was
asked by the young people to marry tnem on the
day set Dr. Morgan declined. Subsequently
into the facts Of the case, decided that
Justice was with the young man, and agreed
10 marry them on November 10 IL Is ,l'l sara
Cuariier and that as "a result Dr. DIX VIII DC pre-
par d TO meet a forbIdding OF the bans November
IT. by reading statement WIIch no mas PiopdI0u
OH ALI tine facts III the case.
A TRIBUNE reporter, having obtai.. ed these facts
from various sources, Saturday called on Mr. Howe
who declined peremptOrly TO De hterylemed , on Oh
the subject. 10 the question whether III was true
that Professor ChaTller bad turned three OF MS emil
dren doors because they approved Oh me mar
mage OF Narle 10 MI. hoWe he IePAeu' i0o' o'
Postmaster Pearson and Dr. Dix likewise declined
TO converse on the subject. The Postmaster, now
ever spoke IN great admiration o1 Mt Ho"es
character, declaring that he couId not say 700
much good of him He had known hlln Tor years anu
always found him an honorable, h,gh-Ihlnded young
man, without BAD habits, and one who he believed
wonld succeed III lie. That he had the utmost con-
fdence Ill his honorable character he hdd proved Oy
appointing Howe 10 the position ne now nus.
Francis James said: q" know Mr.. Howe lntl-
lnately anu am thoroughly acquainted with all the
facts in this unfortunate atlir believe nm 10 be
in the right and to be acJlnV III an entirely h0nor-
aule manner, otherwise | would not have consented
TO take the part which expect TO take at the we'd
ding"
on Professor Charter for version oi the domes
tic ntehcity. The Professor was surprised that the
affair had become known, and at first declined 10
make any statement concerning IL. Being urged,
however, he finally persuaded to make an utter
for publication, though be still Declined 10 say
about the departure from ms home Of ms son
Vandyck, and his daughter Jeannie than that 1t
was sequel OF the difficulty concerning his daugh-
ter MaTie's marriage. Professor Charter sand;
II object to the marriage OF my daughter with
Mr.. Howe. l requested my daughter to wait one
year before beng marned promising that II
then her feelings we're the same though might not
ike the marriage ! would remain neutral with
draw my objections, give my daughter wedding
outfit, and so forth. The Rev. Dr. William +. Nor
gan, o. st. TnOmass Church. was applied 10 by the
young people 10 celebrate the marriage. He ad-
dressed note to me- and, after hearing both sides,
deciined 10 proceed with the ceremony, OF the
erOunl that my request not unreasonable
one, ald that my daughter ought to respect 1t. MIR.