The evening world., 1905-10-19
G.. HECKSCHER
AT IS WEEDS
YOUNG WIDOW
Bride In Secret Marriage Of
Mayors Father-in-Law
Was Mrs. Otis.

John Gerard Heckscher the father-in.
law Of Mayor Mcclellan, has taken a
third wife at the eseSof seventy. three.
Ills bride was Mrs. Virginia Otis, a
beautiful widow, who has a daughter
fifteen years old. and who lived for
eighs years previous 10 her marriage to
3ir. Heckscher at No. IS West Sixty.
eighth street. Previous to that she re.
sided at No. 10 West sixty.hfth street.
The marriage secret. and It Is
said by friends OF Mr.. Heckscher's
daughters-Mrs. Mcclellan and Mrs.
Henry Rogers Winthi op--uhat their irst
intimation OF It came through the news
papers to-day. II Is reported that tho
ceremony was performed sixteen
months ago. but the fact did not leak
out until last night when Mr., and Mrs.
Heckscher attended the Hippodrome
and occupied a conspicuous box.
Mrs. otis was not acquainted With any
OF the tenants IN the house in which she
lived at West sixty-eighth street, but
was very friendly with Elita Proctor
otis. the actress, who lived next door
With Mrs. Otis lived an aged lady,
blind, who was called by the child
Granny" and an old negro servant.
The daughter, the grandmother and
the servant are at present living at No.
ssi Central Park West Mr.. Heckscher
and his bride are living at the Hotel
Marie Antoinette.
His third marriage adds a chapter
10 a career that has been crowded with
romance and excitement. In 1873 he
fought a duel In Canada with the hus-
band OF a wonan whom he married.
when his wife died. after a lapse OF
twenty years. The second Mrs. Heck
sher died Ave years ago. She was the
favorite child Of the late William r.
Travers.
MIR. Heckscher comes OF AN old New
York family. when little than a
lad he enlisted and served In tho Civil
war, fighting through the last two
years OF that contest and retiring with
the. rank Of hrst lieutenant. Upon his
return to New York he did not find Il
necessary 10 take UP any line OF bpsl-
ness. for his father was a wealthy man
for those days, and Els position IN so
clety was OF the best.
lie married a MISS Whitney, the
granddaughter Of stephen whitney,
and one Of the weAlthlest Young
women in society. Al the same time,
one Of his chums Henry Winthrop
Gray, known In cmbland as ''Vlnnyh
Gray, married Marie, the daughter OF
William X. Tfavers.
The Hecksher and Gray families were
on terms of the slncerest friendshib.
Mr.. Hockscher and Mr.. Gray weru
chrms. But the clatter OF gossip
finally took up the names OF Mrs Gray
and Mt. H~ecksoher, and the gossip grew. |
an EoS@sr rss!.ni!. ghen sprcad bv IDLE ana
curious men and women.
Gray and Hcokschef met one dav IN
front or the Union Club ana had a nst
ngha all over the sidewalk. This led
t0a challenge and its acceptance. Vita
Carroll Livingston and a man named
Clays0n as seconds and DR. George
Peters az surgeon. Heckacher and Gray |
went TO- Canada and fought a duel on
The outskirts Of Montreal.
VI Gray Tired iiral and missed. Heck
ecncf reserved his IRE until tho smoke
had cleAreu away and turned the muxyie |
N he p'etoi shywerd AZ he pulled the
W. tlshseeu years JOIN Bsckschsr aia
not see The woman Tor whose sake lie
fought a duel Then hts vile died and
~ soon az pfopfiely allowed ha visited
her m April. isp2 they Vtre married
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