The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-28
WILL INTERCEDE
WITH CARDINAL
ElOper's Champion, Edward
Grocer, in Baltimore.
"WE'RE HAPPY" SAYS GROOM
Pennsylvania Planned and Assisted
Flight of Miss Abel and Mr..
Robinson, IT'S Said.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan 2s.-Anticipat-
ing BLESS you. my children and as
surances of forgiveness from Cardinal
Gibbons. whose injunction they ignor-
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Moncure Robinson.
of Baltimore. who eloped Tuesday and
were married in Chester that night.
were at the home OF Edward Grocer.
in Upland, yesterday
The bride and bridegroom declined to
see visitors Edward Grocer. who mar
ried a sister of Mr. Robinson. and who
is credited with having matured all
plans for the elopement. went TO Balti-
more for the purpose Of conducting
peace negotiations with Mrs. Philomena
Abell stepmother Of the bride
H was also indicated that he would
intereede with Cardinal Gibbons In or
der to obtain the permission of his emf
inence for a religious ceremony In ad-
dition to the civil one performed Tues
day night by Mayor Houston. of Chest
err
Priest Told of Pursuit.
Mrs Robinson. formerly Sarah Sis
son Abel. is a Catholic. 1t was learn
ed yesterday that the first warning the
bridal party. consisting of the betrothed
pair. Mr.. Grocer. Mr. and Mrs. r. II.
Page. OF Upland. and Mr. and Mrs
spaulding Jenkins. of Baltimore, re-
ceived that they We're being pursued
from Baltimore by Mrs Abel and Alex
ander Cummings. came from Father
Tfmmons. of-Chester. TO whom Cardinal
Gibbons had sent word, directing him
not to marry the clippers under any cir
cumstances
Unconsciously the priest mentioned
that the girls relatives were coming
on. when Mr.. Grocer. alive to the emer-
gency. suggested they go to the mayor
The lovers agreed and the knot was
soon tied. Five minutes after Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson had started for Upland.
the stepmother and party reached the
mayors Office
'We Are Happy"
Discussing the eiopement. Mr.. Robin
son said yesterday:
There is no need for anything more
TO be said We are married. and we
are happy. We hope that whatever OBJ
jections may have been made to our
union will be removed. We have loved
each other for long time. and we de-
termined to get married, and our plans
We're arranged at a dance Monday
night.
There can be no annulmenteof the
ceremony. Ny wife is now a resident
of Delaware county Through Mr..
Crozers efforts a guardian was ap-
pointed for her in the person of Mr.
Page, who is a brother-in-law to Mr..
Grocer. When we reached Chester yes
terday morning / went to Media and OBJ
tanned a marriage license
After Father Timmons declined TO
marry US unless we had a dispensation.
l called Cardinal Gibbons on the tele-
phone. He said the family was opposed
TO the match. We will live in Upland
for some time"
Bride Worth a Million.
Members of both the Abel and the
Robinson families are well known in
this city. Mr.. Grocer is son of Samuel
A. Grocer. His wife. who is a sister
of Mr.. Robinson. was the widow Of
James McShane of Baltimore Mr.
Grocer was divorced from his first wife
The heroine Of the elopement is the
daughter OF the late Walter r. Abel.
The Abel family is known throughout
Maryland as the owners Of the 'Balti-
more Sun" The founder of the news
paper was her grandfather. The young
bride made her debut a year ago In
addition TO her youth and beauty. she
Is said TO be worth more than a mil
lion dollars in her own right Her step
mother IL one Of the most prominent
society matrons Of Baltimore.