The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-16
ROMANCE OF ]. RAYNOR WELLS
MISS MOLONY FOR DRESS
MAkER WHEN SHE MET MN.
Now The, Are Engaged. and she SAYS
she wm MARI Him In spite Of the
Objection ~ His Father. ". storrs
weiis-The Young Man II in Europe.

A report from Boston thai W Store
Wells. a wealthy young mar Of New York.
bad been married secretly 60 Miss Mollie
Carroll Of Boston. n coachman's daughter.
was printed in tho newspapers here on
Monday. Miss Carroll promptly denied
that even an engagement exists betv cen
herself and Mr. Wells. She advised tho
reporters, however. to ash Mis-, May
Molony OF New York about IL. Miss
Molony says that she Is engaged to J Ray
nor Wells, whose name was given incor-
rectly in the Boston dispatches. n says
that she will marry him in optic Of the
strong objections which the father ~ tho
young man. W. Storm Wells. has raised
Miss Carroll and Miss Molony are close
friends and hav been seen together often
with Mr.. Wells.
\ close friend ~ Miss Miss Molony. Miss
Iizrtte Murphy. who il Secretary 20 Louis
J Grant. a lawyer AZ ~ Nassau street.
told a Sun reporter yesterday tho story
Of the engagement. Young Well. met
Miss Molony at Newport lat summer.
She was then employed at ths Newport
branch Of q New York drossmaking estab-
lishment. Their friendship grow unknown
TO the father Of the young man. Miss
Murphy said. until about a month ago,
when he discovered letters written by
Miss Molony to his sun These bowed
Ian the tue state ut adaiTs Although
he had never seen Miss Noiouy. sine I'D
not meet th" ideal which be- had pictured
a. his future daught'r-in-l1w Ni~- Murphy
said, aud b. wrote requesting 'at IN"
break N her -rre~poId"nCr With hi-
son Mlss Molouy did not answer the
hotter.
Young Wells ap"iogilcd to her for his
father. action. Nil Murphy said. and
intimAted TO his parenI that he was odd
enough To attend 90 hi- own love AFFAIR."
An unpleasant srgumcLt followed Mr.
Wells, Sr. made thr,,,ts. Miss Murphy
said. but as the young man H. ~ age amt
reputcd 10 have inheritcd considerable
money from his grandmother, b" was
not frightened and stuck to his original
purpose lie came Go New York "a -ec
! Mis- Molouy. whom -ns left Newport soon
anerwari. and three Weeks ago tu"y t'-
came engaged
Mr. Wells then decided 60 send hs son
abroad to Join ht- mother for a f"v weeks
lie sailed on tho jampal.i ul oct . Ni--
Molony accompanied heI hano" 'n ih"
pier. Mis- Murphy -aid. and There me,
T tho father. who shook hands with hvt anu
talked a few moment-,
Mi.. MoloEy h. a toll. attractive, okiug
woman Her father r. connected Win "a"
Police Department aud iie family live a.
/ iOl West Eightv-foIr'h street Tier brother
L. STUDYING l.v a. Columbia University
AFTER ~" pUs'au" engaged go NJ Wells
snc gave up her pldc" ia th" dr"--lnsklng
establishment
Miss Molunv said Yesterday that ~H"
was engaged 'o marry Mr. Wells When
asked Whcu th" marriage" would take llIC"
she would not say. iut luiImai'd iun' I'
would occur before many months have
/ elapsed 81" said OH" ,id not UlaW" Nj
Wells. ST.. fnr Opposing IN" marriage,
but thai she - datermiu'sl 30 marry Young
Mr. Wells even agains' tI" viru"- ui 'h'
father
" S'orrs Wells lives ~ ~ Lot Ilftv.
seventh street. but j. al Now prf' a. present