The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-07
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
TRE r DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
ALREADF PREPARING FOR II.


A Scandal at a Gloucester Funeral
Colored Woman Outraged AND Muir
dered-other News of the State.
The Democratic League of Trenton is
making preparations for a grand in
augural ball on the evening of January
81, at Masonic Hall. 1t will be a non
partisan affair, and will be conducted on
a grand scale. Governor Albeit has con-
sented to be present, and Governor
Green and his wife. An invitation VIA
be extended to General Grubb. A large
number of prominent men OF tne cIate
will be present, including the Presidents
of large Democratic organizations OF
Newark, Jersey City and Camden, al OF
whom nave been invited. Colonel 1hoinas
Chambers, President of the 40ung Men $
Republican Club, of Trenton, will also De
among the invited guests.
The following are the ladies VINO nave
consented to act as patrenesses:-Mrs,
General Striker, Mrs. Judge John n.
Stewart, Mrs. General Robert +. STOCK
bon. Mrs. Chief Justice Beasiey, Mrs. j..
Fl. Blackwell, Mrs. Benjamin f. Lee,
Mrs. General 0Iiphant, Mrs: Bishop
Scarborough, Mrs. Richard A. Donnelly,
Mrs. Robert r. Stockton, Jr, MRS. VI.
w. w. l.. Phillips, Mrs. Judge a
Eycle, Mrs. Frank Lalor, Mrs Governor
Greene. Mrs. John A. Hall. There VIII
be twenty in all
The music will be furnished by Pro-
lessor Dupin's orchestra. The tickets
will be SIS, including supper for a lazy
and gentleman. The supper will be
served at the State Street House, which
will be connected with the Masonic HAN
with a canopy. The dancing programme
will be a beautiful souvenir which can pc
preserved as a memento of the occasion.
Two Wives at DR.. Gardeners funeral.
A skeleton has been found in the fam
lily closet of the late DR.. Walter Gardiner,
who was buried from his residence ON
Monmouth street, Gloucester City, Thurs
day.
The residents of that placed had looked
upon the late physician and ms Wlte as q
devoted couple. The Doctor had resided
there fer a number of years and had Sc
cured an excellent prac5ice, his services
being sought by the prominent residents.
At the funerat there were develop
ments which astounded those present,
and set the tongues of residents awag-
cling. While the meurners were assem-
bled around the bier, a handsomely
dressed woman entered, with a bright
thirteen-ycar-old boy. She startled those
in the room by announcing that she was
the wife of the deceased, and would look
after the funeral arrangements. This
was objected to by Mrs. Gardiner, who
demanded her reason for such presump-
ton. She announced that she had been
welded to the deceased years ago, and
had not been separated by legal proceed
ings. The scene that followed created a
commontion. compromise was effected,
and both women accompanied the body
to she burial grounds in Gloucester county
Mrs. Gardiner, who is occupying the
house at Gloucester City, declined to have
anything to say about the singular turn
the case had taken, but was positive that
the deceased had secured o divorce from
his first wife before her marriage with
him. Relatives of the family said last
night that the Doctors first wife was
the widow of the late DR.. Richmond, of
Millville; that the couple lived together
for some years when divorce proceedings
were instituted, and they believed Sc
cured through r. S. Clymer, a lawyer of
Woodbury..
The present Mrs. Gardiner was former
ly a Miss Ludwig, and resided at Potts
town, Pa. The lady from Mantua has
expressed a determination to claim an
interest In the estate.