The evening world., 1894-04-12
No GOULD-1YLER WEDDING.
The Young millionaire and the Pretty
Actress Break Their ENGAGEMENT
by Mutual Consent.
HIS PEOPLE OBJECTED, he SAYS.
1t Meant Giving Up Family or Fiancee
and 30 loves Chains Werc Irrev.
ocably Fractured.

The much discussed engagement he
Tyler the actress. has been declared of
by mutual consent and the marriage
that was to deprive the theatrical pro-
fesslon of promising member in order
to add another bride to the Gould family
will not take place.
Parental objection does not figure In
this case, but the firm opposition of
brothers ana sisters whose consent Is
requisite has brought about the present
changed relations between the young
financier and the handsome actress.
And all because Howard Is too young to
be married yet. Two weeks after the
engagement was announced Miss Tyler
Is said to have conhded 10 an intimate
friend that everything WIS ended be
tween her and the young millionaire.
Rumors to this effect were rife yester-
day. and the credit for the rupture was
generally given the lady.
1t was said that her pride was deeply
wounded and her Indignation aroused by
the fact that some one. presumably an
emissary of Interested parties in New
York. had visited Savannah, Ga, look
ing UP the record of Miss TylerS birth,
and inquiring into the history Of her an
tecedents.
According to dispatches from Savan-
nah on March 81, this supposed detec-
tive or lawyers clerk searched the pub
lie records of births and afterwards vs-
tied number OF clergy men with inquir-
which is the voung woman's proper
name. When this news was published
Howard Gould denied any knowledge Of
the Investigation and discredited the ru-
that II had bppn p1nlp "a ha ~
stance OF his family. Mr.. Gould thought
the inquiry might have been set on foot
by some one. who, through Jealousy or
pique, was inimical to Miss Tyler.
This was offered as "A reason for the
broken engagement, and it was also re-
ported that Miss Tyler would seek rest
and recreation and endeavor to forget
the DISTRESSING, episode, by European
trip. Gen. w. w kirkland. who is Miss
Tyler's father and who is employed in
the Post-Oftice, declined to discuss the
ter was quite i'll from the publicity given
her engagement to Mr.. Gould. and was
trying to get some rest. He declined to
state where she was. however.
For the last three weeks Miss Tyler
had been living at the Hotel Jefferson.
on West Eightyfourth street, but she
moved from there on Monday, and is
supposed TO have gone to a friend g
house. Her mother resides at No. 6s
West Ninety-third street, but was not
at home last night. Gen: Kirkland's
fiat at No; 2lO West Eightyfourth, street,
past Howard Gould has been living at
the Waldorf, while the rest of his family
were out of town, Mr.. Gould was seen
was about to start for Lakewood. At
first reluctant to talk he finally consent
! ed to make a statement.
that the eu,ee rae sa'n Mr G9nId
Tyler and myself has been broken OF.
The cause Of 1t is the opposition of my
family. found myself in the position
family or the lady. Miss Tyler and I
met and discussed the question thorough
", with the result that the lady released
me from the engagement
on being asked upon what grounds
the opposition of his family was based,
Mr. Gould would only state that 1t was
his youth. He did not know. that Miss
understood that she was quite ill ana
had gone out of town for the present.
George Gould, when seen at his Lake
wood cottage last night, said Il know
brother has told me the engagement has
been broken off. 1t is no affair of mine.
aro, and ! think x yop had better see my
When asked Il the family had in any
way induced Miss Tyler to break the
engagement, Mr.. Gould made no reply.
yides that If any child marries without
the consent of the majority of the ex-
ecutors and trustees, who are George,
Edwin, Howard and Helen Could then
the share of the estate allotted to such
child shall be reduced one-half
Howard Gould Is now about twenty
four years of age, and Miss Kirkland Is
married Edgar +. Gresham, of this
city, but after three years obtained a
divorce and went upon the stage, assum-
Ing the name of Odette Tyler. She Is a
member of Charles Frohman's forces,
and is cast for a part in the forthcoming
production Of "Gudgeons," at the Empire
| Theatre. AS no rehearsals of the play
have been held for ten days, Miss Tyler
has not been seen around the theatre
recently.