The Washington times., 1907-10-05
.HEIRESS ELOPES;,
PARENTS SEARCH
GOTHAM IN VAIN
Father, Martin Maloney,
Wealthy Standard
Oil Magnate.
Says He Is Anxious to
Forgive and Bless
His Daughter.

NEW YORK, oct. Miss Helen Ma
loney, daughter OF the Standard Oil
multi-millionaire. sister of of Mrs Will
liam c. Ritchie, OF Washington, and one
OF the heiresses Of this country, has
been married to Samuel Garrison, a
Young Englishman, without the knowl-
edge and consent of her parents, and
today Mr. and Mrs. Maloney are search
ing New York for the couple, on whom
they are more than anxious to bestow
forgiveness and parental blessings.
There Is reason 70 believe. however,
that the bride and bridegroom are now
on the high sea bound for Europe, the
theory being that they took ship
"Wednesday morning not many hours
after they were married
II Is believed clso that the marriage
took place at the Little Church Around
the Corner" and was performed BY the
Rev. DR.. Houghton. That there was
wedding at the church on Tuesday
afternoon is now determined. DR..
Houghton was asked II the principals
were Miss Maloney and young Clark
son, but refused TO deny or affirm that
the couple had been married by him.
Went on Shopping Trip.
Miss Maloney came 20 New York on
a shopping expedition, and when she
failed to return 20 her home at Spring
Lake. Mrs. Maloney sent a message to
her husband. It reached Mr.. Maloney
in 81 Louis, when he arrived there on
Wednesday with the Presidents party.
Hc left the Mississippi river party and
chartered a special train to carry him
East.
Mrs. DIaloney continued to telephone
r1raur Mo - nd hNaFnnunnHH
M1lOney Just before sue came 10 New
York to meet her husband received
special delivery letter addressed 70 Mr..
Maioney.
This letter IS in my daughter hand
writing" she said. but I am not going
to open e. II Is for my husband TO open
. letters addressed TO him" The letter
is believed TO have the tut story Of The
elopement.
Made Millions Out of Trust.
Martin MaIoney. Marquis OF the
Roman Catholic Church, is one OF the
least known OF the meu who have made
millions out of Standard OIL His in
vont!on Of n gasolene burner in the
early seventies is still the only one In
use. and upon every one he draws roy
alres. Investments in the surface-car
railroads of New Jersey. in lighting
rIants in the United Gas Improvement
Company. OF Philadelphia. and IN the
traction schemes of the Elkins-Whitney-
N,rfdcner syndicate have added TO his
wealth. He lives in Philadelphia, but
ITS summer home, Ballangarry, at
Spring Lake Beach. \. J., cost more
shan 100000
tS4S He was a small merchant IN
Scranton. Pa. and afterward established
a plumbing business which grew 20 very
large proportions His brothers were
"a a
he invented the burner and became nee
essary to the Standard Oil Company,
Mr.. Maloney's charities TO the Catho-
lie Church have been very great When
the church and state differences arose
in France and the time came for the
eviction OF several sisterhoOds from the
converts. Mr.. Maloney went to Paris
and bought the converts from the
French government. These he turned
over TO the nuns.
Mr.. MaIoney has had three daughters,
two of whom survive The youngest
daughter. Catherine, died at sea in 1902,
and in her memory there has risen at
Spring Lake a beautiful church.
Sister Lives Here.
The eldest daughter in 1904 became
Mrs. William Carberry Ritchie, OF
washington. For this marriage. which
was celebrated at "Bsllansarry," the
Pope sent Cardinal Satolli with his
blessing. while archbishOps and bishops
from all over the country assisted at
The ceremony. The presents were valued
at more than S300O0e.
The marriage Of the one daughter and
the death Of the other left Miss Helen,
who is twenty-three. the only child with
the parents She has always been most
carefully educated, and Is considered
talented in many ways On her twenty
first birthday ncr father gave her a
check FOR $4,000 There have been many
scitors for her hand. but none made any
headway until she met young ClRrksOa.
He is about twenty-fcur years old,
wealthy in his own right, and a mem
Der of a good family.
They met in England. and soon after
Miss Maloney returned the young man
followed. ClarSson was a frequent guest
at the MalOney home, and was there
when NJ MalNnau started for. hia Nlrn-i