The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-10
WEDDED IN SECRET YEAH.
Romantic Marriage ot Miss Drysdale to
SIR Hawaes in I 1913 Just Announced

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The following
marriage notice was printed in the morn
ing papers:
HAWKES-DRY5DALE.-In Brooklyn,
\. y. December H.. 1893. by Rev. Wesley
johnson, MAY IRELAND DRISDALE to
JOHN DENONShiRE hawkes..
The story Of this wedding, which Oc-
Cured over a year ago, but is only an
nOunced now, ana the events which fol-
lowed IL, was learned later by a reporter
ne bride Is seventeen years old and
handsome. she is the daughter of Rob-
ert :. Drysdlle. who lives with HIS tam
lily in an apdl tment-houSe at No. l6J
west Seventy-elghth street. tins city.
MIR. Drysuale is connected with the firm
ot g. Jane q F1nkus. linen mere hants,
AT No. 81 Leopard street Joan Devon
shire Hawkes. IS a cousin OF Hugh ".
Hawkes., builder, who Is very wealthy
and lives at No. J36 west One Hundred
and Forty-secOnd street. Young Hawkes.
lives with his cousin.
v hen young hawkes. came from Eng
land four years; ago the Drysdaies Were
living In apartments rented OF Hawkes.
cousin, on west one Hundred aud Ign
teenth street. and il WAS here that he
iirst met the young woman VINO Is now
his wife. he par were mutually at
tracted and were frequently together.
Mass Drysidles parents dld not seem 10
care; in fact, thcy were apparently very
friendly towards the young man. The
young people III a romantic fHOot, now
ever. decided year ago last autumn to
wed without waiting for the formal
consent OF their elders. The arrange
ments for their marriage were attended
10, II Is said, by Henry Osborn, Il friend
OF Hawkes., who lives in the Berkshire
Block, at one Hundred ana Twenty-nIth
street and Eighth avenue. lie went to
Brooklyn, the story goes, and engaged a
clergyman 10 perform the ceremony, and
himself acted as best man.
ia i.~f.f b.
and t. was naturally decided after the
wedding that the bride should remain
with her parents until he was better
prepared 10 present her TO the world as
MS wife.
During the last year Hawkes. has been
successful, and about two weeks ago the
couple decided to make their marriage
public. Tho bride parents, however,
mad been suspicious Tor some Tune OF
the nature OF the young people rela-
tons. Robert Drysdale, "A brother of the
bride. was sent 10 visit Hawkes.. lie
learned little upon his first trip and went
again last Sunday. Then IL told hawkes.
mat his parents had wruaS confession
from his sister, and to him the bride
groom admitted the marriage
\ stormy interview ensued. Young
Drysiale told Hawkes. that he was
pcnnless yagabOnd, and said his parents
would spend every dollar they possessed
10 annul the marriage. lie told him that
his vile was under lock and key at her
home and that he should never see her
2g--r.
Hawkes. ordered young prys1ale from
the house. Before going. however. he
minated to Hawkes. that his wife was
sorry that she married him, and that
arrangements had been begun for secur-
ing a divorce. This worried Hawkes.,
and last night he brought the newspapers
the notice Of the marriage for publication.
To-day he viii institute habeas corpus
proceedings to get his wife away from
the custody OF her parents.
During the past year Hawkes. and his.
wife met frequently at Osborns house.
Hawkes. said last night that ne didn't
believe that his wife had given him up
lie said that he had been true TO hec,
that lie loved her dearly, and that he
was sure she loved him The father Of
the bride declined TO talk about the mat
Ter last night.