New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
GAYNOR'S ALLEGED MARRIAGES..
No RECORD HERE OF THE ONE IN lsao-HIs
FRIENDS MYSTIFTED.

No RECORD HERE OF THE ONE IN lsao-HIs
FRIENDS MYSTIFIED.
The reports about the marriage Of Colonel John
F. Gaynor. treasurer OF the Democratic State Com
mittee. have caused great surprise hts friends
Even those who know Colonel Gaynor best say
they are mystihed by the apparent ENHANCEMENT
OF his matrimonial affairs. Colonel Gaynor is about
forty-hve years old. He is known to almost every
politician In the State and is president OF the At
lantic Dredging Company, which secured a contract
for dredging the harbor OF Savannah. 1t IN
connection with the carrying out OF this contract
that Captain Obern NJ Carter OF the United
States Army, was court-mar.ialled. Colonel Gay
nor never talked much about his family affairs 10
hts political friends, and there a general i'm
preston that he wldower When the report
came OF his alleged marriage in Washington TO
Miss Annie L. Pitney. formerly stenographer in
the Shoreham Hotel in that city. and his departure
for Europe on a bridal tour. his friends were
amazed. Their establishment slight in that
case however in comparison with that caused by
the sudden appearance OF the woman who adver-
tised her marriage TO Colonel Gaynor as having
taken place in 1890 SO far they have been able
TO solve the mystery. and although several have
cabled TO London so far as is known. reply has
been received.
The home OF Colonel Gaynor in this city is at
No 81 West Eighty-sixth-st.. but his legal resi-
dence Is at Fayetteville, Syracuse. While in
this city he frequents the Hoffman House the
greater part Of the time. Mrs Gaynor, who lives
at No 81 West Eghty-sixth-st was yesterday still
persistent In her assertion that she had been mar
ried 20 Colonel Gaynor at the Coleman House. on
September 2 1890 by the Rev. o. L. Prescott, al
though so far confirmation OF her assertion
has come from the clergyman who Is said 10 have
performed the ceremony from the Bureau OF
Vital Statistics, where the marriage should be re-
corded on the other hand Geographic reports from
Washington say that Miss Ptney's marriage to
Colonel Gaynor In that city Is duly authenticated
by witnesses.
When A Tribune reporter called at the home OF
Mrs Gaynor In West Eighty -sixth-st.. yesterday.
she refused TO say anything She said that she ad-
hered to what she had already stated about her
marriage but would say nothing else. She de-
clined TO show her marriage certificate and APP
parently did not wish TO discuss the matter any
further. Mrs Gaynor's interests are looked after
by her brother Francis Clifford. who came down
from Syracuse for that purpose and VINO was with
her al the house yesterday Mr.. Ginord says ne
has the marriage certificate, but he did not pro-
ducA n He said yesterday that he was waiting
until he received actual details OF the reported
Washington marriage. and that II the reports were
Subsfa nIiated legal steps would be taken 10 Sc
cure Mrs Gaynor her rights.
There is no record in the Board or Health or the
marriage OF Carrie b. Clifford and John F. Gaynor
i'm Septem ber 1890. The records during the months
OF August and September disclose no such marriage