New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-20
4 ROMANTIC MARRIAGE HERE.
TIE BRIDEGROOM BELIEVED TO BE A
GILSEY.
HIS YOUNG WIFE HAD BEEN 4 SERVANT AND An
ALDERMAN MARRIED THEM.


Among the anxious couples who presented them
selves for marriage at the City Hall In the sunlight
OF Tuesday morning young man and woman
whose appearance attracted the excited attention OF
those whose duties take them into the commtteeroom
Of the Board Of Aldermen The man was niue above
the medium hc sht, dark to the verge OF S"arthh'HS'
and dressed in perfect fitting suit Of regulation black
Ills pale delicate features bore the unHiStahali ie
stamp OF refinement. His back hair was brushed on
his forehead while n somewhat firm and hard mouth
was barely hidden by a slight muStachc. Inc gri
by his side pale slender and fair haired. with iniP''
speaking gray eyes wore handsome dark travelling
dress and light straw hat. Accompanying her were
two other womcn--thc first mlddlcag'd, apparently
her mother. and the second short. Siouiiy b"lt
blonde The party qrictly took their places in the
seats appropriated those I'm waiting for marriage ana
chattcd in French intcrSpcrs,d with snaches oi Eng
lish until Alderman Whitfield Van Colt entered In"
room.
Tho Alderman was In a hurry and In no mood lust
then 10 take caiu observation Of anything or aIy
body Thrc couples lad TO De turned of ana he
wanted get back to his coal business Couple so"
and = came up trembling ami went away smiling
and fearful. Then the dark young man and his far
partner stood up. Alderman Van Cott JUST hot"o
that the young man wore sPecmclcs ana had an
affection I'm one Of his eyes. but he was In too much
Of a hurry 10 get the ceremony over TO bother his
head about anything than the merc formal stereo
typed queries and answers, which hide 20 many 10
matte and dramatic stories. lie started signify whch
In reply 10 one Of the questions the young man sald
promptly Peter Gilsey. jr.' but apparently ihongh
no mon. Of II. minute later the couple w"f" man
and wife, the registration complete TIE fc'S were
paid and the Alderman went home. The brd' signed
The register Caroline Drryer.7 and no one IN the
City Hall had heard that name before.
Inquiries made yesterday 90 10 show pretty con
clu,yely that the man who married Caroline Drcycr
In the CITY Hall Tuesday morning ], none other
than ccr Glscy, jr grandson OF the man WHO fuhl"i
the great estate which bears his name. old Peter
Gll.ey lc three sons John, Henry and Peter Peter
;he second. father Of the young man 50 strangely
married is fOriyiyr Yeas old. lives al the Barrett
House and Is now with his family In th" Ca'shllN.
Young ClISey * medical student. and, It Is aid.
quiet, dreamy snd absent - disposition ana manner
Just how or when he bccdnc acquainted with Mis-
Dreycr Is not clear anybody but themselves Mis-
Dreycr Is the daughter Of poor woman who earns a
livelihood by doing hOu,cw0r, for cheap German
restaurant in West Fonrthst. Her parent, came TO
this country little twenty year, ago. and II Is
barely three years since Drcycr separated from his
Wife and taking his two sons with him, went to
Paris where ho serves head bookhcepcr for 4
big business house. Nineteen months ago Mis- Dryer,
who is now twenty years Old left the service uf ~
lIumbcit, confectIOner Of No. . Wooserst, Where
.hc had been employed rs house girl, and since that
lime has followed various employmcnts the precise
nature Of which, however her mother Is unable to
define. Lately The HIOtlcr ana uhuE1uT HHNt Nfu
the garrc Of the rear tenement house No 2Oi Wooster
st. one day Caroline told her mother that She had met
/. quiet studOus, gcntlcmany fellow named GilNey
who loved her and would marry her. She knew moth
ng OF his family except that incy were rich ana
owned the big hotel In Broadway
MR. Brcycr saw no objection TO the marriage ana
I'm due course Caroline introduced tile young man To
her mother. Mr.. Gilsey. according to Mrs Drcy"rs
stnry said that he the son Ol one OF the tis.A
heirs and the nephew Of tie Others that he had been
horn I'm The family mansion In Washington square ana
va the grandson old Peter Glscy, who built up the
propertv He was, he said medical student, and was
.nnn ia be graduated Mrs. Drycr and Caroline lost no
tnn i'm cinchIng their hold the rich prize that had
failed IN Them and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gilscy, Jr.
are ,pendiug the honey moon somewhere In New JeIsy
While Young Mrs. 6,ilscy's mother was telling the
story The blonde who had a,-i-ted at the wedding
ceremony stood by her side, prompting her here ana
thers and deity checking her when she seemed
inclined to tell too much. ~
~. satisfied ourselves that everything solid
and straight" said the blonde who would give no
other name than Florence. e" saw his uncle and
lnnw him TO De lust what he said
John and Henry Gilscy, the young mans uncles,
AR, ont Of tn, city. No positive Information the
.ubiert Of tie dcnly ~ The waO married Miss
nr.yer could ne utaincd from them. The dcsorip
iion given OF Mr.. Gl,cy by several Irrsun, closely
ncouaInted with him tacs down 10 the smallest
,ct,iI with that of the man who one Of the pr1
rin,is in In. CITY Hail marriage. This ciSiun-
innrc leaves little doubt In their minds that Mis-
,reycr has indeed become member OF the Gllsey