The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
CROKER WENT WEST TO MARRY
Miss Horton sAyi She was TO Follow Him
20 Oklahoma 20 We'd Him.

Miss Horton 8Ay1 she was 20 Follow Him
TO Oklahoma 20 We'd Him.
Miss Jeannette Horton and her mother,
Anna L. Horton, said yesterday that when
Herbert Croker started West he was en-
gagged 70 be married 70 Miss Jeanette.
Miss Horton says that she was 10 marry
young Croker in Oklahoma within two
weeks and intimates that the reason he left
this city was because Of opposition TO the
marriage on the part Of the Croker family
she being Presbyterian and he a Roman
Catholic. Misc Horton says that she be-
came engaged 10 him the night before he
left this city, and adds that while she had
never met Mrs. Croker she had met Miss
Florence Croker and the other Croker
boys.
Miss Florence Croker said last night that
she had never heard Of the young woman
and that there was no opposition on the
part Of the Croker family to her brothers
engagement, because the family had never
heard Of II.
Miss Hor ton Ia auburn haired and pretty.
She and her mother are living with family
named Terwiliger at 1853 West Twenty
second street She said last night:
Il was engaged to Mr.. Croker the night
before he left for the West. ] saw him
last at noon on the day he left. Since
then have received a number OF teleRrans
and letters from him. Ho was to go to
Bliss, Okla, and was 10 meet him there.
was to start with my mother next Satur-
day night. understood that friend Of
his was to meet him there. Then we were
10 he married at once.
i had known Mr.. Croker for about ak
months. ] met him soon after came TO
this city We met at my home and were
introduced by friend. had known his
brother Frank before that.
Il don't know that he had ever spoken
TO his mother about his engagement, but
do know that he had wanted to marry me
for some time. l suppose there was some
opposition to the marriage. You know he
was a Catholic and l am Presbyterian.
IL was love at first sight with me and Mr..
Croker. and had been counting the days
when we would meet in Oklahoma.
when we were married we expected
to make our home In this city. Herbert
told me he was beginning 10 make money
like his brother Frank and that his OPP
portunities were as good. When be left
me he was In the best Of spirits. / cannot
believe that he smoked opium. never
knew him TO do that. l think that he must
have had few drinks that affected his
heart and then he died. And also, never
knew him TO take many drinks.
two years ago mother and left Horton,
Y. Y.. and moved to Buffalo, There my
brother went into the newspaper business
and studied singing. We came 20 this
city about six months ago.
III there was any definite objection 70
nv marriage 10 Mr.. Croker he never told
me. To be sure the Crokers have more
money than we have, but l think the Hor-
tons OF Horton Hall are Of as good social
standing as the Crokers.
Mrs. Horton said: Herbert Cookers
attachment for my daughter seemed 20 Ia
returned by my daughter from the first.
Mr.. Croker wanted the wedding 20 be set
for as soon as possible l opposed the
marriage at first, however, on 90 short
an acquaintance. always liked the young
man, he was 90 jolly and good natured.
You couldn't help liking him.
Miss Florence Croker said over the tele-
phone: Il do not believe that my brother
was engaged He was not a young man TO
keep things 70 himself and II he had been
engaged think he would have told me.
Anyway, there was no reason for him TO
keep Il secret. There could have been
no objection on the part Of the family,
because We didn't know anything about
Il. That my brother was sent out West
because he was engaged 10 this young
woman IL untrue. His only reason for
going was that he wasn't feeling well and
he thought the trip would do him good
John Fox. president Of the Democratic
Club. one Of Mr.. Croksr's most intimate
friends In this city, said last night that he
had not heard from Mr.. Croker and didn't
know whether he would return 10 this
country.