The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
VARlCOCELE
cot. GAYNoR AND THE p1rNEYs.
savannah Had Them Among Its De
Soto Visitors Last Winter.


Soto visitors Last Winter.
Col. John F. Gaynor was in Savannah
last winter on a tour of the South with
Mrs. NJ. Piney and Miss A. L. Pitney of
Washington. The party remained five
days at the De Soto, arriving Jan. and
leaving Jan. Z. Many observed the hand
some Miss Pitney during her stay at the
hotel. and there are not a few in Savan-
nah who recall her with the stories com
ing to light of Col. Gayuor's marriage to
ner and his prior marriage to Miss Carrie
B. Clifford.
Col Gayndr is now in London to have
good time. He is having quite a time
meeting the queries that are put to him by
newspaper men, and the situation seems
to be as interesting to him on that side OF
the pond as it is TO his many friends and
acquaintance on this. The New York
World has the following from its London
correspondent and from DR.. Houghton,
rector of the Little Church Around the
Corner"
col John F. Gaynor, treasurer of the
Democratic state committee of New York,
VINO is at the Hotel Cecil, was questioned
regarding The statement published in q
New York paper that record of his mar
Rage in 1890 to Carrie B. Clifford had been
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION, New York
city, while the colonel, It was added, re
Gently married Miss Annie Pitney in
Washing ion. He said:
Il have come here for a holiday from
the excitement of politics. | do moi know
anything of the reports published in the
New York papers, though reporters fol-
low me like detectives. Therefore ! de
cline TO discuss these stories, and leave all
,uh rtf n
York.
Il simply warn the general public to
treat the statements with the greatest re
serve. As for my immediate political and
personal friends, they know 100 wei my
record of honor and common sense, ana
they have no need of denials in the discus
sion of private matters. decline to waste
time in discussing inventions
The Rev DR. Houghton, rector of the
Little Church Around the Corner. talked
with some freedom yesterday about the
ALLEGED marriage of Carrie b. Clifford to
Col. John f. Gaynor, Sept. 2 1890 by The
Rev. Oliver S. Prescott.
"A newspaper has stated" said Dr.
Houghton. that I have been going
through the church books ever since mrs
Gaynor Nc 1 came forward with her cam
tbet she was Col. Gaynor's wife. That
statement Is NOT u uN. was - -
Of The Gaynor complications Saturday last
when my office was locked and l eould not
gel at my books Sunday l would not 40
so but Monday 1 took the matter up.
"Tbe church books are so systematic
allv arranged that ! simply directed my
clerk 10 bring the book containing the
marriages for 1895. l then turned TO Sep
tsrohcr Of that year, and under date OF the
second of the month I found the record OF
tbe marriage of Miss Clifford and Col.
C1avnor in the handwriting OF tather
Prescott himself ,,,s
DR.. Houghton was asked If he would
not give the names of the witnesses TO
the marriage, out of justice TO woman
whose reputation was at stake, ana 10
a man whose personal liberty might De
involved. 80 m M
.sTn Justice TO both sides l can go no
further than have" was the reply.
II cannot conscientiousiy throw any mo-
light on this subject. Shoulu W
,,e0uas+ed bv a court of competent 9uIl9.
diction to produce my BOOKS l s sinai
course do so. But unless such contln7
gency arises 1 must persist III my
TO say anything more ..ao.,iaI-
Dr Houghton did not think 1t especlai7
w strange that Father Prescott hao laile.l
to send a copy Of the marriage recoru 70
the bureau of vital statistics.
"Nine years ago. he said tine Jaw re-
o,,rdino such matters was not as strlC'
ar The present time, and there was muSh
er.eate 1axitv in the observance OF II. %
mat there is really nothing SURPRISING III
rather Prescotts neg. igence.