The sun., 1894-11-24
HAS Mr.. LEDERER EL0PED! !
a RoMANTIo RUMoR ABOUT TIE
THEATRICAL MANAGER.
It Il SAID that re was secretly Married
- Jersey city to = Miss Adele Hies =
Few Hours Ar.r n. Fs--.r wife H.s
obtai.es = Divorce rror, Hir- Il, Tat. city.


1t was rumored last night that George w.
Lederer. the theatrical manager Of the firm
of Canary b Lederer. had been secretly mar
rled on Thursday afternoon in jersey City to
young woman with whom he eloped less than
two hours after q decree OF absolute divorce,
with alimony. had been granted to his former
wife. Ida Florine Newcombe- -I,ederer. Mr.. Led
erer could not be found, and his business asso-
ciates would not admit knowing anything about
the rumor. The former Mrs. Lederer was seen
at her home o35 West Forty-third street. She
said:
Judge McAdam granted the decree to me on
Thursday afternoon. and II must have been at
least 4 p. NJ. before Mr., Lederer or his counsel
heard the news. All know about the elope-
ment and marriage is that last night, shortly
before 8 o'clock, had two callers. Mrs. Rice, q
widow, and Mr.. William J. Swan. Mrs. Rice
came to ask me IL a divorce had been
granted. told her II had. Then she
told me she had received telegram from her
daughter Adele, a girl OF 10. The telegram
which was deted at Jersey City at 0:56 p. NJ,
said that Adele and Mr.. Lederer were married
and had started for the South. The mother was
nearly frantic. Her son-in-law Is John Sega,
private secretary to Secretary Of War Lamont
and they are very nice people. believe. un-
derstand that Mr.. Lederer has only known the
girl eight weeks. do not think Mrs. Rice will
be hard on her daughter. but she did not speak
Of Mr.. Lederer In q very complimentary way.
He seems to have weakness for eloping with
young girls"
At the Bijou Theatre last night Mr.. Lederer's
treasurer. Mr.. Oppenhetm. and his brother
James Lederer, said that Lederer left New York
at i o'clock on Thursday afternoon TO go to
to toRn the GSsms1y ,s dsrsr Ss
had arrived there early on Thursday might,
for one Of their men who had since returned
said that he had seen Mr; Lederer IN Phila-
delphia at about 8 o'clock. Since then they
had received several telegrams from him. but
no word OF n marriage. James Lederer ad-
mitted that he apd his brother knew q young
woman named Adele Rice but he would say no
more
Inc Newcombe. the daughter Of Lawyer Richard
s. Newcombe. there was much opposition to his
suit, and the young couple were finally COM
PEELED to elope. AS a result Mrs. Lederer was
asowned BY her father & and no when soon on
in his will. She contested II, but with.
compatible. however and about year ago they
ceased to live together; Mr. Lederer Instituted
An intimate friend OF Mr.. Lederer said last
night that he knew the theatrical manager was
a great friend Of Miss Rice. and had often heard
him speak OF her. This friend says that Miss
Rice lived In the suburbs.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 23.-George w. Ledere'
OF the Passing show" company. now playing
at the wAtnut Street Theatre. has his new wife
York, II Ii presumed, last evening The MEM
bers OF the company decline to tell anything
concerning the marriage.
The bride Is brunette. OF medium size. Mr..
TO be stopping at the Irving House under an
assumed name.