The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-22
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
tits Said That Croker Will Hedge on
His Bets.
RICH MAN DESERTS HIS BRIDE.
The Duryea Will to be Contested-A
Vanderbile TO Marry = Suit
Against Actor
Mansfield.
RICH MAN DESERTS HIS BRIDE.

The Herald saws that it has Information
that Mr.. Croker and a. syndicate assoc1-
ated with him expect to drive the NC
kinley odds down, bet large sums on
Mckinley at the lower odds, and SO
hedge. out ali his Bryan bets. when he
will stand to win, no matter who Is
elected.
This IS perfectly simple If the Mckinley
odds fan. All professional betting men
who make a book do it. It Is called
rounding, or evening the book.
BRIDE OF A DAY DESERTED.
On August c4th, Guy G. Dickinson,
son OF a prominent man of Fort Hanil-
ton, and heir to s10o Coo, married a pretty
shop girl In Brooklyn. The next morning
he left her, promising that he would re-
turn within an hour, but has not since
been seen by the young wife or her family
Dickerson's brother said that he knew
nothing OF Guys whereabouts, and that
he had not heard of Ibis marriage. The
deserted bride told the following story:
City and I had been friends for several
MONTHS she said I'VE met one night at
a dance. Guy fell in love with me at that
time. I admit that returned his affection.
and that love him now. We met almost
daily after that, and Guy asked me again
and again to marry him.
Fearing that the difference In our
allotment of wealth might prove source
of subsequent trouble, at first refused
to listen to his suit. Many times be-
sought him not to press the matter. but
that only seemed to urge him on. asked
nv brother-in-law's advice. He told me
that II truly returned Guys. affection
wo should marry.
.eThat evening I received a telegram
from Guy It read:-'Be ready at half
| past five tomorrow. I am coming surely
"I knew by his message that I should
be asked to give my final answer when
he arrived, and determined to put aside
my fears and marry him.
Needless to say that he came and that
we were married in secret. The Rev J.
L. Whitehurst, of the Fourth Avenue
Baptist Church. performed the ceremony
cannot tell you how I have suffered
since that day.
when we were married Guy was twenty
years old and I was one year younger.
He has since reached his majority"
A WILL CONTEST.
The will of the late Edgar E. Duryea,
father of Walter Duryea, will be contested
| by three daughters OF the deceased. 1t
| will be recalled that Walter Duryea broke
his neck in August. 1899, but recovered.
! and is now in fairly good health. The
| WILL which the daughters wish to have
| set aside, bequeaths. for two years, the
| bulk OF the estate, aggregating more than
| 81 .011D0n, to the young man:tf at the
end of that time the son is still living, the
! property viii become his without further
! provision. The three daughters are given
| the use of 10000 for the remainder of
| their lives
! The. following item is printed in the
| Tribure's society column:
| Again there are rumors coming from
| Newport that Alfred G. Vanderbilt and
| Miss Elsie French will be married there
| In January. This is. however, not au-
| thentic. as nothing has been decided.
| January is rather late for Newport
| wedding or an assemblage OF people to
| go so far into the country. But then,
nothing Is impossible in these days. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. sr, and her daugh-
| ter are abroad, and will remain there for
! some time longer.
| DEWEY ARCH TO COME DOWN.
! At the next meeting Of the Council.
| President Guggenheimer will offer q resO-
luton to have the Dewey arch. at Fifth
| Avenue and 9th Streets removed. Mr..
| Guggenheimer says that the continuance
Of the arch in it's present position Is in
| convenient. unsightly and dangerous
An active trader in Wall Street. In
speaking yesterday Of market conditions
said:
For several days there has been quiet
liquidation by some of the trading ele-
| ment IN the stock market. Each day OF
declining prices brings additional selling
while there Is apparently no disposition
yet showing by leading interests to ar
| rest decline. a good many holders OF
stocks have undoubtedly become tired out
and are selling in disgust. Such liquida-
ton is, OF course, making bull operators
willing to see lower prices because of their
own desire to take such stock as cheaply
az possible.
When Richard Mansfield. the actor
] co-,aa 70 New York next week he will be
met with O. suit, which IS brought by ]
II. Jackson. of the Jackson and SHARP
Company, car builders. on account of 8
private car built by the company for Mr.
Mansfield TIE sum asked for Is 81. III.