The evening world., 1894-03-31
HOWARD ASKED PAPA
Gen. Kirkland Willing to Have a
Gould as a Son-in-Law.
The Young Millionaire Tells All About
Miss 0dette Tyler.
Says His Family Has Not Met His
Prospective Bride.

Howard Gould acted the part of a
dutiful prospective son-in-law when he
made up his mind to propose marriage
to Miss Odette Tyler, the actress. or
Miss Bessie Kirkland. as she is known
in private life and blue-blooded circles
Of the South.
Before he asked the actress to wear
that superb $500 ruby-diamond engage
ment ring he sought out her father.
Gen. W. w. Kirkland. who is now only
a clerk in the general Post-Ofice, and
asked his permission to put the mo-
mentous question to Miss Tyler. Need
less to say the permission was granted.
1t is also a matter of moment that
Gen. kirkland regards his son-in-law
VINO Is to be as a man Of refined in
stincts. He said so to an Evening
World" reporter to-day.
Dispatches which were printed from
Savannah. Ca. this morning, state that
a New York detective or lawyers clerk
was in Savannah gathering information
relative to Miss Tyler, presumably for
members Of the Gould family other
| than Howard. and that he nae been I'M
able to find the record of Miss Tyler's
birth.
1t was learned to-day that Gen. Kirk
land is a clerk In the inquiry office for
missing and dead letters OF the Post-Of-
fee, room IA. and there he was found.
Gen. kirkland IS the typical ex-Con-
federate officer. He Is of medium
height, with white mustache and i'm
perial. and wears an air OF quiet dig
nifty. When he was shown the Savan
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one would imagine said he, III any
body wanted TO find out anything about
my daughters birth, family. &c, that
they hey would first rncb apply oI to me; H eny one oh.
tain it from almost any bubble man in
North Carolina.
Il do not know whether a record OF
births is kept In Savannah, in which city
my daughter Bessie was. born. Her
uncle. DR.. Bullock, who was present at
her birth. is dead. She was a mere child
when we left sayannah ~ 1878 wanna,
s sae %nrsfi Col. " " Gordon, George H.
Mercer, Who Is probably the head OF the
Minister to Mexico. and Mr., Lawton. who
was Minister to Austria under Mr.. Cleve.
lands first administration. They all
know the history Of my family from Its
Have you met Howard Gould?' was
asked.
MET him. In a tone or amaZement
"Why certainly. All through this AFFAIR
Mr.. Gould has acted like n man OF re-
fined instincts. He approached me be-
fore he ever spoke to my daughter"
And you gave your c~onsent?"
"Of course ! did"
Gen. kirkland was asked II he believed
abe brothers and sisters OF MIR. Gould
had Instituted the inquiry concerning
his daughter, wn!ch is now being made
In Savannah.
He replied that he had not the slight
est idea. He did not know that there
was any opposition to the marriage on
the part of MIR. Gould's brothers and Sis
tiers.
You would probably nave heard II
such opposition existed" was suggested.
and he replied:
Il should certainly think So"
one OF the dispatches aid that the
mission of the man in Savannah was
probably to secure "A certificate OF Mrs.
'ryler's birth for her father for use In
connection with the legal formalities
of an ante-nuptial settlement. When
his attention waG called to this. Gen.
Kirkland said:
why, that Is preposterous out
rageous. l have never reamed OF such
A clipping from a Savannah news