The sun., 1893-07-01
MAYOR WANSER'S ROMANCE.
THE TIME OF mrs MARRIAGE STILL A
MATTER OF DISPUTE

HIS Fnther-in-Inw Thinks It Was Fiyo or
SIX Years Aro-His Sister, However
Thinks 1t Was Only About n Year Ago.
The unlocked for announcement that Mayor
Peter +. Wauser OF Jersey City hnd been mar
ried has caused surprise among many OF mis-
friends. The sensation caused was intensified
by tho general sympathy felt for the Mayor,
who is recovering from the effects oil painful
surgical operation at st. Lukes Hospital In
this cty. Mayor Wanser was never suspected
OF having q wife except By the lew whom he
had seen nt to lot into his secret Those Few
comprised only his immediate family and
few intimate associates.
1t is generally admitted that the mrrriaRe
would not have been announced even now had
not Mrs. Wanser felt called upon to remain at
his bedside In the hospital She was known as
the Mayors wife. and her presence and wifely
devotion were referred to by the newspapers
OF this city. The papers across tho river rc.
sented the references to Mrs. Wanser."
and series OF editorial compliments
we're exchanged. John J. Nevin. Mayor Wan
ser's clerk, Strengthened matters out by
making the marriage known. The cat was
out OF the bag when q bulletin was posted In
Mayor Wanser's Office, in jersey City. to the
efrect that he would be taken to his father.in-
laws farm whom he became strong enough to
be moved.
Inquiries ELECTED the information that the
Mayor had been quietly married toAbbie L.
Mabie Of Milton. Ulster county. N. Y. The
date Of the marriage or where 1t was performed
wero not made known. These omissions
way lessened by conflicting stories concern
Ing the marriags. from NSw6ssTs
biSdiu bTide was the fs'a daughter Of Louis MaSie:
fruit grower living at Milton, When asked
concerning his daughters marriage; the fruit
thought the ceremony. was performed in Jer-
s about s y! * Sabe asfs nss tk.
tiopGr t9 & his other daughter; Miss So satba TSa
RS
my sister was married once b 6ef9[e;t as. Miss
is lived rTs n
York. and had two children-deoree Heard
noX ysErs 9d and yoans.r dapghtRs'T ,n
was dead or whether, her sister had been
divorced. She declined to say whore her sis
at st. Likes Hospital 'reS revealed her as Mayor
Wanser % had adj had T no Children By her second
Mayor Wanser lives With his parents At SS9 SO
tb k tes City TepoTssr ySa sa
patch from NeYbureh. and It's contents I, It evi.
Sossbe hat Mayor anssp sd
ried flve or six years she replied:
No: 1t can't be. am not very good at re.
membering dates. hut am pretty certain that
my brother has not been married anyting like
FIVE years. l believe he was married little
over year ago. 1t was about month before
the election in April lS02. when he was chosen
Mayor Of Jersey CITY,"
II think Mr.. Mabie must be mistaken" con-
@tH1 rectiy states @ that Mr. Mabie is II s.ars oId
years Iromem ber distinctly when he told me
Of his intended marriage. All the members OF
our family were told about 1t at the Same time.
! always understood tho ceremony was per-
None Of our family except the Mayor at
tended the ceremony. because we all knew it
was to be q very quiet affair. The Wanser
family are always opposed to notoriety. Why.
when my sister was Smarried recently only a
few persons were present. and there was no
Miss Wanser added that she had met her
esteemed her highly. She had never heard.
however, OF any prior marriage OF the Mayors
WIFE, Tho existence OF the two Ricard chill
dren was unknown to her.
II do know. though" added Miss Wanser.
that my brother and his wife are devoted to
each other. The Mayor knew how much Of a
solacs his wife was to old Mr.. Mabie. and that's
why he consented to have her remain on the
old farm at Milton; The Mayor went to see
his wife every week"
any Visitors at the g hospital. It has been sug-
gested that the Mayor should issue a proclama-
ton, detailing tho story of his romance IS soon
he Is able once more to assume his official
duties in jersey City.