New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
McKEEVER'S FATHER ANGRY
WANTING HIS SONS MARRIAGE ANNCLLED.
THE CASE IN lawyers HAvps-wHAT THOSE IN
TERRsTtD SAY

IEREsrND SAY.
Miss Marion Ioveridge. whose marriage to william d.
McKeever on November 22 made pubic yesterday
Is the daughter OF Henry Loveridge, president
Of the Maryland Coal Company, who owns
fine house surrounded by weearedor grounds on one OF
the pretest hills in Orange The family is fashonADe
one The daughter goOdooking IL in her nineteenth
year and has deep blue eyes and light hair che mas
been well known in Orange society. few weeks ago
her mother became alarmed to the young womans
health and on the Monday of last week Mrs Loverdse'
Miss Loveridge and Mrs Abby H. Patton her grand aunt
came TO NewY York and saw Dr. Joseph W. Howe. OF NO
81 West Twenty -fourthst
Young McKeever Is a clerk with Lazarus & Rosenfeld.
chnaware merchants at No 5s MurTayt He II tall ana
has lean face. with slightly look His father,
Daniel McKeever, with the dry goods importing house OF
H. Herman sternbach Co. ofNO. 476 Broadway lives IN
Grange at No 81 ndenpace diagonally opposite from
the IOverdge home The house Of the newest IN
Orange and striking Young Mekeever ana Miss
Ioverdze went to school children and grew up 10
gether.
After the visit NewYork it decided that 1t was
best that MI McKeever and Marion should Be married
Miss LOvcrdge wrote her lover at his place OF
business asking him to meet her at her grandaunts
house. No 30 West Sxeenthst that evening, November
%. Mrs Patton went 70 the Rev. Theodore Z VIII WI,
Fast Eshteenthst and made appointment with mn
for the marriage that evening about Z o'clock M
McKeever ARR we'd at the house In West sixteens soon
after o'clock He received by DR.. Howe ana ac-
comparied Miss Loyeridge DR. .,, Howe; ,d Mrs
where the marriage took place. After the ceremony
the party had dinner at nrse and went back 70 OtaS
Young Mrs Mckeever slept under her parents rooi t
night and her husband went 70 his fathers house a
Loyerdge wa ont OF town Mr. AeKsev did no. e M
people conferred for few moments In the presence
e s4S on e No tsmes e aSd the newly
welded pair as to the announcement OF t Ine m
TSSd not S scRn Ss the marriage When the
efforts Of Mr. Loveridge to have Mr. Mckeeyer ST. pun
authorized 10 DO So Mrs LOverdge brought her daughter
Mrs Patons house in West Sixteenth-st yesterday
and there they are now.
E. NJ McKeever said last night at his home In Orange
object to this marriage simply ridiculous
that mere lad OF eighteen years only errand boy In
shop and unable 70 maintain wife. should get married.
object because there threats made and coercion
used object thai any minister should perform the cer
mony such a without consulting the parents OF the
Young man Mrs. Patton told Saturday OF the
affair for the irst time greatly surprised They
told me that the Girl and her mother York on
West sixteenth Ny and called there and told
Mrs LoverdGo and her daughter that under no eircum
stances would / cOuntenance the wedding. That
night they came here and saw my VITO She and my
and rcpudated the union dd not use any strong ian
glage. The talk did last more than twenty minutes
When Mrs Patton talking about the matter she ad-
mitted that threats were made put she sald III o"e
couldn't have shot because he didn't have any pistol
Here the story OF Mr. McKeever. Jr.: The note got
from Miss Loverdge last Monday simply asked me to call
her grand auuts that night and escort her home Ny
consented to my going when got the house | was
shown into q thnt never been in before and Dr
He clustered around and said be would shoot rail
road lie state Prison unless married her at once.
threatened me and talked in loud voice. They took me
out and we ell went to the Rev Mr.. wlliamss house
me about my fathers and mothers consent
Mrs Patton pad me fee ana t the ,r car
for Miss Marion and for Mrs IOveridge cried
while the words love and cherish were beng said Atter
tho in va euf IN nd had
Patton paid for that too Then walked To Mrs Patton
Mrs. LOveridge. Marion and myself came back home We
that night nor have They dill not tell me why
they foowed the course thew did did not tell nv father
because fearful Of what he would do. am sorry
Gd tell him spoke Of marriage % the girl
friend Of Ar Loverdge authorized 70 SPEAK Tor ,ne
McKeevers habits at times were not OF the best, II was
thar tnev shond ne married When DR. Howe talked with
him there threats made. pistols drawn. hut an
appeal was made him a OF honor. We tried 70
have the McKeevers take the Initiative announcing the
wedding as was proper under the circumstances ana
when they finally refused we did IL ourselves
Mr. McKeever put his yesterday morning in the
hands Horwiz Hershfeld, lawyers who have Offices
the Stewart Building At their instance the following
notice sent to all the morning papers:
Kenysr and oyerdee in yonr issue OF to-day beg TO say
that steps have already been taken TO annu the marage on
proper grounds Ny only eighteen years OF age aud
was into hs marriage an Loose h as marriage 1s
are IN New" or sNtto an AS
November 70. 1856
Mr. HOrwitZ said IN the afternoon 70 TRIBUNE reporter
that would be pushed vigorously A. possible
As a preliminary step the following papers have been
drawn up. petitiOning the supreme Court 10 make MI
Keever guardian Of his son ad Item;
ne supreme Court Of me STATE or Ne,e York The peu
ton OF William D McKeever, an infant, shows -.
the day November 1886 and is minor child OF Daniel
Orange in the state Of and that
guardian appointed pursuant 70 law -, ., - ~.
against one Maroon which took
place between petitioner and her on the ~ day OF NO
vember upon the ground Of coercion tures and au
II That Daniel Mcheever who is the father Of yonr
petitioner and resides at orange state OF aud
whose place OF business Is at No 40 broadway Ne. otk
guardian Of your sue action more fully APP
pears by the affidavit OF SAID Daniel MoKeeyer hereto an
~ That no previous applca the appointment Of
Wherefore petitioner asks that sad Dan rel ever
al Item your petitioner ana carry on such
SsS YORK Nov. 70 1886.
CIV and counyo Ser Yors. nL :.
William McKeever. being duly sworn. say. That ne
petition subscribed by him and knows
aud that the Is true TO his own
alleged on Information belief matters he
belle YES II TO be true
filed with the supreme Court to-day. A. soon as the
father appointed guardian I'D Item the proceedings TO
annu the marriage Will begin.
cannot give you any the details OF the case. Of
COURSE. said Mr. Horwitz For them you Will have TO
Mr.. McKeeyer. But We have good grounds a. far
can make out for an action Young Mckeever Is Old
persuasion and Intimidation ON Tie part OF the girls
family The young man was perhaps, dAzed by the TAX
hOu-e in vest 5xieenthst and was certainly bur
into the marriage before he knew what he doing
Then alleges that he has means Of supporting
wife will proceed by adavits In proving the coer
cion used clients SON"
Douglas Campbell OF Campbell Paige, OF No lO2
Broadway the lawyer for the defence. He declined 70
the last evening. but said that the mar
mage in hs view perfectly legal one and could not
be broken There no intimidation in the matter
Young dcKeeycr married by the Rev. Theodore C.
Williams the evening OF November 22 ut his re-
quest only the brides mother few Of her friends and
physician present. and there could have been no
made. pistols rOurished. Of that sort OF
thing Mr. Campbell confident that MIR. Mckeever
would the In court merely 10 wreak MS
and disappointment Nothing could be done by the
defence given out until the suit formally begun
Mrs Abby H. Patton. at whose house Mckeever came
20 meet Miss LOveridge unwilling 70 say anything
without the consent OF The prospective defendants law
yer. She had been witness Of the marriage and de
clared voluntary. Another friend OF the Loveridge
family said hst young Mckeever took part In the eefe
Win apparent pleasure and that his only anxiety
that his father might not Ike the secrecy and abrupt
The bride and her mother Ind been in Newfork
good deal OF the time since the marriage and young
Mekceyer had bis vile several times. He was