Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-06
THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM.
CrOn's Strange story of Why He Was
Not mt the Marriage Altar.

NOT mt the Marriage
Kitty Byrd McGiliard, the pretty nine
teen-year-old daughter of George McGil-
Hard, a wealthy contractor of Pelhamville.
N. Y. who was to have been married on
Monday last to Isaac Med. Croft. a widow
er who lives at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, but who
failed to appear. as narrated in yesterdays
Star. has been married at last.
Croft returned to Pelhamville Wednesday
night about $50 and at $50 the Rev. E1Bol-
ton was called to the McGilliard residence
where he tied the nuptial knot
To reporter who called at the McGilliard
residence yesterday afternoon Mr.. Croft
told d remarkable story He spoke earnest
ly and apparently thruthfully.
'On Monday morning last" he said. 1.-The
day l was to be married, left Mount YER
non for New York, where desired to make
some purchases l had very nearly 500 in
my pockets when I started. l made my
purchases in the city and took them to
Members package office at the 42d street
depot. as desired to go and see lady who
had been most excellent friend of mine
and tell her l was to be married. Her
name do not care to give. as do not con-
slider 1t necessary.
After l had called on the lady in ques-
tion l started to walk to the Grand Central
depot. When l reached 57th street and Sth
avenue. / glanced at my watch and discov-
cred 1 had but ten minutes in which to
redCH the uepOl III Tune 10 take tHe 1 .V1
train for Pelhamville. Seeing a cab stand
ing by the curb. apparently disengaged,
with the driver on the box, l stepped in and
told him to drive me to the Grand Central
depot as quickly as ne could While !
spoke. two strangers. well dressed. followed
me into the cab. one of them saying, as he
got in: This Is the best chance we have
had In year. 1 paid no attention to them
or the remark. and the driver started off at
a rapid pace.
Suddenly, before l could make a move.
one Of them Il noticed he was tall and had
a gray mustache and wore silk haO sprang
with one hand, while the other man, a
short, thick-set fellow, pushed a handker-
| chief under my nose. This is the last thing
Of which 1 have any recollection until
found myself on Wednesday morning. two
days after, standing two blocks away from
the depot in Troy, N. Y. l was too bewil-
dered to know where 1 was. and 1 felt weak
| and sick.
Il examined my pockets and found that
all my money was gone except what mao
| slowed away in one of my inside pockets
believe the two men took the 1901. AT any
| rate 1t was gone; also my watch and two
rings. which l wore on my finger one OF
them / valued very highly. The wedding
ring which / was to use was also gone. j
| then telegraphed to Pelhamville that l was
in Troy, and did not know how got tnere
| This is all can say except that called on
DR.. Carlisle Of Mount Vernon. and ne, aftel
| a thorough examina ton Of me. said that ]
was suffering from a strong dose or chloro'
| FORM but would be all right in few days.
| II intend to go to New York ana see
Supt Byrnes and lay the facts before him
| I am a poor man, and the loss of that
money, at present. is the loss of fortune
| to me- You might also say that Mrs. Croft
and I will start on our wedding trip TO-
| morrow night"
| Croff's truthfulness has never been ques
toned before and all his neighbors in Pei
| hamville believe his story.