The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Mr., Douglas Green Takes His Third
Wife.
SENSATIONAL STORY RECALLED.
Point in 1890, Although He Had a
Living WIFE at the Time.
Other New York News.

NEW YORK, Dec. .-Spacial-Douglas
Green Is married again. this time 90 Miss
Mary n. Sanger Green was in days
past New York broker. of the firm OF
Green * Bateman HIS partner, y, T..
Bateman. built the Atlanrc * Danvihe
railroad, and was raputed to be worth
millions but the firm failed. their troubles
hayins been precipitated by Green's scu-
odtiondi marriage az Ola Point Va, in
February. 1880 The lieraid recalls the
story Ia to-day's issue. Ia says:
The knowledge that Green mad a wifi
from whom he had never been divorced
and two charming en- ldren, and that The
marriage ceremony with the partner of
his elopement was performed by "a color
cd clergyman were morscls OF soss.p
which were rolled about on the tongues
If his former Wall street ana social
friends for many days. When il became
known That The partner Boz his hight was
Tie daughter OF Amos j. Smell. the Cnl-
cago banker. whose mysterious murder
ia March l,ss has never been expia ned,
the interest IN the case Va greatly aug
mented, and the seaslt ohal e!opemeHt,
des rton aud marriage became more
than nine-day wonder.
a GRASS WIDOW.
Mrs. Snell-McCrla. who had been mar
RED when only seventeen years Old. IN
Chicago. 10 Riley 5. MoCrea a wealthy
member OF the Chicago Board OF Trade,
had secured a divorce before she met
Douglass Green in 1883 IN this city. lie
was at that time happily married and
the father Of two children. Ills cOurtship
OF Mrs. Snel-llcCrea was brief. and then
IL was learned that be had q % 10 Old
Point Comfort. where he met the Chicago
woman and. unable % find a white cler-
gyman To unite them, engaged the ser-
vices OF a pastor of "a c0.Or-d church.
Upon his return To- New York his partner
announced 10 him that u be- could not
reiute the story of his marriage % Mrs.
Sneh-McCrea he would have to Withdraw
from the firm. Mr. Green would not deny
TO- and sailed for Europe with Mrs. Green
40. g
When seen in London and Paris later
Mr.. Green admitted his marriage % Ms.
Sneli-McCrea but said that Doe "had cut
his bridges behind him and there was
no return
He continued 90 live in Europe until
May. 1891. when he returned 10 this coun-
try by way OF Montreal and went directly
10 Chicago.
MADE 1T LEGAL.
Mrs Green No. D. finding herself de-
serted Instituted proceedings for divorce
based upon statutory grounds. and in
June. 1891. the divorce was gNnted by
Judge o Brien. I'm the Supreme Court.
on June 4th Green went with Mrs. Sn De
NfcCrea to Nflw9utea where a second
p,arr'aoe ceremony was performed. and
they were now legally husband and wife.
Mr. c,.sr ~ % di4d in New York
tfo,,t,.t ~, >-,.,.a,,-f.., = ,>qS and tbe
LII. .',.5 Grill. ~ Mr. creap le,r.Dd
H., e,.r a.. de- ,f,,. O,,t bs ba1 hoan
'.,,iatl,. li,.i,,,, Fl, ms citv Freou.ntIv re-
,,,r,s ,..,I'5l ,ss r.v.s,.,p.rs that Mr.
INA NJ c~een were 4, abisct poverty.
but Mrs. Green was the helress to the
enor,no,,s veoItb l-rt bv her father in
Cbie.eo and .1.b r4nort- wer. persis-
+.,tt,. danfed
pfc cToC< TRANSACTIONS
1fe,nhlrs of The Stock Exchange who
how. done "a strictly commission business
nm conservative lines must have coined "a
mint OF money. for the total stock trans
actions of the year are over litWNWJ
sbare. am Increase 81 100000 shares over
tes, ,ear ana overv additional share OF
stock boueht or sold means JUST so much
more nr9Gt TO The broker unless indeed.
h.. has uarmltted his customers 10 trade
-, to, ,',rroQ, MARGINS. in which ease he
may have suffered severe losses IN such
slu,nn as tb,t which took place last week
The total sales iast week were 5-05.Oo
shares am average ST S57. 500 a day. SD that
al time of wholesale liquidation and
severe declines I'm prices She brokers en-
loved one of The most active weeks in the
history of wall street
The bear attacks ON The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock this week were So vicious
that the company have advertised re-
ward Of s25 OOO for information leading 10
sic detection Of the persons responsible Tor
tine circulation OF he false report OF an
intending receiyersh.p and other injurious
ilmors
EXPENSIVE TRIAL.
The trial of Robert b. Molineux Tor the
murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams Will
cost the county nearly $4,000. according
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