The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-05
rOUAG BROtkWdY WINTS 7O MiKRy.
hut ne aud the Mysterious Womnn with
1s'tu Reconsidcr Their Purpose.

A young man and young woman entered
tho City Hall yesterday afternoon and suid
they wanted to no married. The man was
Charles II. Brockwny. II son " Harris II.
Brockway. proprietor Of tn" Ashland House
and President Of tho New York Hotel Asso-
citation.
The young woman wnre dark veil over her
faco. The usual blank forms were given I"
them. which they filed out. The young
woman said she was Mary OConncll. aged >.
years. She said she lived at tho st james
Hotel. Shc said sho was born IN ireland and
her mothers name was Ellen NcGinn.
An Alderman was sent for. but before he
came the couple. after holding a consultation
In an UNDERGONE. apparently changed their
plans OF marriage and LEFT tho building.
At tho st. james Hotel no one of tho name OF
Mary O'Conncll was known there. Attic Ash,
land House tho news Of his sons dongs had
reached Mr. Harris II. Brockway when n Sun
reporter called. and he said he was ncarl,
heart. broken over H.
My son has let's Of good in him. said Mr.
Brcckway. but. am sorry to say y. he is addict ed
to drink. He is II wild young man. He has IL
room here in the hotel which l Civ. him with
his board. but have not soon him for tho last
four days. Ho has probably gone OH on IL
spree. and that is the explanation for what he
HAS uOne no nHS no money except Inc littlt
Mr .Brockway sat! MS aon vas, married
psrsy S1t r"a M ns MIA s
from him IN account OF his habits. Julia
Darcy was not 1t home last n ght at $40 West
mother. Mrs, Eliza, 10Th Dnrcy. As soon Az
Mrs Darcy learned that yonng Brorkwny hnd
been to IT, CITY HaIl with a young woman she
That conldn.t be, my daughter sho
wouldn't dare to do such thing after what
I'm IN al IA, haAr Sl.s lI,Ef .ptl
nnd live with that man after all tho abuse no
wishes. and nntwiti, s,anii"g her dive divorce Ter
daughter had secretly written and received
letters srs from brockWay, -, ar,.. A..
Ms name =, as NJ: Butler. rang TIE bsll and
formed that she vas out he Was heard d'' to tell
the driver 70 60 back to the Ashland House,
SSanssr .snshtcfs wheth9r i %'s could i't sec .
When told that .ho was out hS went away "'.>
ho On Wednrsdey afternoon no came e., to tn, the
Brock way, who was not sober. she said began
to- talk about reconciliation. Mrs. Darcy
f ha LII him not to come to the house again. and
That, was the only, timo she had seen him
since sine the divorce and i was the only time:
Ind ventnred to come to the house. Mrs. Darcy. ~.
however. had known all along that he was anx-
ious for a reconciliation. and she regarded his
visits ~ being overitnres TO her, II was these
facts that alarmed Mrs Darcy when she heard
that Brockway had gone to the City Hall with
About u month nGo Brorkway returned from
the kecley Institute at Dwight. ILL.,. whore he
had gone apparently on an agreement with
Julia Darcy. his former wife, for, the
mania. II" had written letters from there
| TO Mrs. Darcy's daughter. ono NJ which Mrs.
Darcy had seer. What had gone on between
! him and her daughter utter his return Mrs.
! Darcy did not know.
Recently. however. Julia Dnrry became on
gage, to DR.. J. D. Aspinwall Of IS West Thir-
ty-hth street; nm old friend 81 tho famlly's.
and the wedding. according 10 Mrs. Darcy.
was to tax" place in the near future.
As n matter Of fact. DR. Asrinwall had taken
Mrs. Darcy's daughter tn the theatre last even
ing. and had been with her nll the afternoon.
AS soon ms Mrs. Darcy thought Of this she came
to tho ronrlusinn that her daughter could not
possibly have been with Brockway at the City
Hall
Her daughter was in the house all the morn.
ing. and shortly after . In the afternoon DR..
Aspinwall called for her and took her to visit
some hospitals with him. Mrs. Dnrry saw her
go out with him. and ho brought her back Mt 5
o'clock. He came again In tie evening after
dinner. and took her to the theatre.