St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-02
A New York City Wedding, the Parties
to Which Tell Widely Differ
ent Stories.
The Groom BRINGING Suit to Annul the
Marriage On the Ground of
Coercion.
A Man Shoots Himself Five Times
For Being Forced to Marry a
Repulsive Widow.
A New Jersey Invalid Leaves $2O.-
900 to a Girl Who Would
Not Have Him.


tice has been printed in all the New York
papers under the list of marriages:
McKeever-Loveridge- New York city,
on Nov. %, By Rev. Theodore C. Williams.
minister of All Souls church, William D. Nc
keever to Marion Loveridge, of Orange,
n. j.
In the supreme court the father Of the
groom. Daniel McKeever, will petition
through his lawyers. Messrs Horwitz &
Hirschfeld. to be appointed guardian of his
son ad ltem. and then a suit 10 annul the
marriage will be begun. In his affidavit
MI Mckeever charges that duress, coercion
and fraud were used in entrapping his son
into the marriage. The families of both
the contracting parties are wealthy. and
move i'll the best of society, both in this
city and in Orange. MIR. McKeever, the
father of the groom is connected with the
firm Of II. Hermann, Sternbach & Co.,
importers of dry goods, in this city. Mr..
Henry LOveridge. the father of the bride,
is the president of the Maryland Coal com-
pany, whose office is in this city. The
marriage was a great surprise to the friends
of the couple. as well as to the family of
the groom. and the action Of McKeever i'll
not recognizing the wedding has sent the
excitement OF the people OF Orange up to
fever heat. Young McKeever has just
passed
HIS EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY,
while the bride is one year his senior. She
is very beautiful young lady, with blonde
hair, and was greatly admired for her beauty
and fascinating manners. Being the only
child, she received all the benefits Of wealth
in securing for her the attanmentS betting
her social standing A prominent gentleman
OF Orange, who was deputed by Mrs. Low
eridge, in the absence of her husband. thus
tells the love story of the young couple:
Miss LJveridge and young McKeever first
met four years ago while attending the same
school. During these four ~ ears the families
OF each were intimate. and the visits OF young
hckeeVer were frequent: in TACT, he WAS
tie young lady : cOnSj Sjant escort at all the So
cial gatherings. Three weeks ago Mrs. Low
eridse noticed that Marion seemed i'll, bota 10
mind and body. But little attention was paid
TO it until week ago last Monday, wneu it
was decided that medical examination
should be made. The young woman was ac-
cordingly taken 10 the residence of Dr.. G. N.
Howe, No. 3S West TwenI, fourth street.
Here the mother WAS soon convinced that the
Immediate marriage of her daughter to you g
Mckeever was desirable. A telegram was
sent to McKeever asking him TO call upon
her tina evening at the house OF Der aunt.
Mrs. Ludlow Patton, No. SO West Sixteenth
street. The young man responded in person.
He was then
INFORMED OF THE INJURY
he had inflicted upon the young girl, whose
character mad always been OF the purest, and
eltre&tad by the almost heart-broken mother
TO repair the injury be had done by marrying
her at once. To this rhe young man readily
assenIed. and in company with Mrs. Love
ridge, Mrs. Patton and the young woman he
Williams, where they were married. Alter
the wedding. Mrs. Loveridge and her daugh
ter and sOn-ln-iaw returned to Orange, he
bride going 10 her own house and the groom
to his. After waiting for nearly a week
for the Mckeeyers to proclaim the mar
riage, Mrs. Loverdge decided to call
upon them and learn why they had failed TO
do so. Last Saturday evening Mrs. Loveridge,
accompanied by Mrs. Patton, called upon Mr..
and Mrs. McKeever and were much aston
iShed to learn that they were ignorant of their
sons marriage. When the whole case was
explained TO them high words were used,
which ended in the Mckeevers refusing to
acknowledge the marriage under any circum-
stances and their declared intention to bring
the matter into court. Mr.. Loverdge then
had the marriage notice published. Since
they were Joined in wedlOck the bride and
groom have seen each other but twice.
YOUNG M'KEEvER's VERSION
of the marriage differs materially from that
of the LOveridges. A reporter called at the
McKeever residence. He was met by father
and son. The latter said:
| received note at my place of business
from Miss Loveridge, saying that she was at
her aunts (Mrs. Paton's) house, and asked
me to come up after her and take her home.
She requested that answer by the messeu& &er
boy and tell her whether | would come or
I llnJ Da%0
house. but instead OF being shown into the
room where the Patons generally are was
ushered into q room which was empty. Pres
emily DR.. Howe came in and said | must
marry Miss Loveridge at once. l told him
would not. Then ne told ME if / did not he
would railroad me to states prison, and he
finally said he would shoot me if did not
comply with his commands. Then | gave in.
"Wby should he shoot you or send you to
prison for refusing to marry the girl?'' was
asked McKeever.
His father refused to allow him to an
Swer the question.
Have you ever been intimate with Miss
LoveridgeT' was asked, and the father again
interposed, and the question remained unan-
swereG.
The young man also said that Mrs. Patton
bought the wedding ring or rings, as they
were married according to the new English
custom, which requires that two rings be
used. He did not tell his father of the
marriage because he was afraid. Rev. Mr..
Williams. when seen, said that he assured
himself of the legality of marrying couple
of their age before they arrived, and that
he noticed nothing while the ceremony was
being performed save that Mrs. Loveridge
wept great deal.
DRAWS THE LINE AT WIDOWS.