New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-06
DENY MARRIAGE STORY
Robert Goelet and La1Uyers Declare
1t absolutely False.

a most emphatic denial or the story puDiiS4'9N
yesterday afternoon that Robert Goeiet' the sou
OF Mrs. ogden GoeIet. and the brother OF MISS
May Goelet. had married or was about to marry
Miss Eleanor T. Anderson the daughter OF a
restaurant keeper in Sixth-ave., was made last
night Mr. Goelet and his lawyer, George =.
De White, made statements indorsed Oy CoiOhdi
Franklin Bartlett. COUNCIL for the Goelet estate
that the story was utterly false, and they IN
cluded positively in their denial of all acquaiht-
ance with the woman Robert Walton Goelet.
cousin OF Robert Goelet, to whom 1t was at one
time supposed the story might refer.
Mr.. Goelet. who lives at No. COS Ftfth-ave.
was seen at No. SO West Fifty-hrst-st. He said:
want TO say most emphatically that there
is not word Of truth In any story that have
married or am about to marry. L am not en-
gagged. And as to this woman. never saw her
or heard of her till saw the payers this after
noon my return from Newport.
I was utterly astOunded at the story, and
nave not tne sisntest ldea Where IL s,a rte,
would regard 1t as favor if you would give the
denial of that story every possible prominence
it has brought me a good deal of unwelcome
notoriety, and I wish it known that 10 is abso-
lutely false in every detail.
can also speak for my cousin, Robert Wal
ton Goeet, and can say for him as absolutely "a
for myself that ne is not. has not been and VIII
not be connected with the woman. He also Is
unmarried. and is not engaged to any one.
George G. De Witte. trustee of the Goelet
estate and Robert Goelets lawyer. was present,
and said:
wish to say that any published story. IN regard
to the marriage the engagement OF either ROD
sBsoiGtey az and S etrsiY false i from beginning
end Neither Of them las ever ne9ra OF Or te agred
/ wish to make this statement as emphatic as pos
GoSiet knowing his affairs intimately. and talked
late this afternoon with his cousin ana can sPGaA
I wish could find out how story like that could
get started 1t IS inexplicable to me
Colonel Bartlett. who was in the room at the
time, confirmed in detail the statements Of the
other two men. but said he thought they would
carry more weight in coming from them
A possibility Of confusion Of names is suggest
ed by d. Houghton Of 1.-The Little Church
Around the Corner" He said that on Tuesday
afternoon last young couple called and asked
him to marry them. The girls name. he said.
was Anderson. and the name of the man. "a
nearly as he could remember. was Goeltz- The
GIRL being questioned said she had relatives
in the city, and Dr. Houghton refused to marry
the couple without the presence Of these rela-
tives. The ianitor at No $50 West Fifty-first
st. where the Anderson family lives, said last
evening that the neighbOrs had connected the
names of Eleanor Anderson and Robert GOelet
for some time He declared that Mr. Goelet had
visited the house three times yesterday after
noon, and once the evening before in his auto
mobile. On his last trip he said dress suit case
was left by the young man. He further de-
clared that Mrs. Anderson had told him her
daughter was to marry Goelet, and that Mrs.
Anderson was wearing a large diamond pin, said
to have been given her by Robert Goelet.
The AndeTsons have now removed their card
from the hall bell and substituted the name Of
Macintosh They have evaded questions in
every possible way and even told callers that
the Andersons had moved out some weeks be-
fore
one Of the neighbors is authority for the state
rnent made 10 him by Miss AndersOn's brother /
that the marriage had been arranged for . /
o'clock yesterday afternoon, but that the pub !
lcatlOn of the story had scared them" This 1
same brother told reporter that his sister had |
been married to Robert Goelet at 80 p. m. in /
Long Island City.
1t was said that it he'd been planned to have /
Mr.. GOelet and Miss Anderson married at the /
Cathedral Archbishop Farley denied knowing /
anything about this report. Father Laveiie. on I
tive denial or affirmation Father McCue Of the /
Church OF the Sacred Heart OF Jesus which 4
parish the AndersOns live. said he had not re-
Cefved any request TO marry Miss Anderson.
Moreover" he added. mo priest in any other I.
parish will marry a couple without first COM /
municating with the priest in the brides parish I
have heard nothing of any such marriage
Miss Marie Quinn, OF No. 80 West Fifty /
first-st-, old friend Of Miss Anderson. told /
reporter last night that Miss Anderson had ap-
Piled ut the Cathedral for permission to be mar !
ried there.
Eleanor came TO me yesterday" said Miss I
Quinn. and told me she was to be married. but \
II 1 would go to Father Lavee. with whom I
am we'll acquainted. and testify 10 her good .
character, as Father Lavelle does not know her. T
/ did last night, and know nothing more &
about the matter
William c. Anderson. EIeanor's father. made /
a positive denial last evening of all the stories /
relating 10 his daughter and Robert CiOelet
Il don't know the man he said Neither +
does my daughter. that I know OF. Eleanor /
has no idea Of getting married.
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