The sun., 1910-05-02
ETHEL CUOKEU'S MARRIAGE
y NHE RICHlRRS DICGHTER.
lND VINO ~ THE HCSBANDS

Rseord IN Hobskea Justices once aays
RlchAFd's DauRhteP aRd a JSsepA p.
nreeR we're MARRIED ~ llm-nrern.
DuTiand Green, says met Me-
The friends II Miss Ethel Croker. dauRh-
tsr n Richard Croker. we're surprised 20
learn Yesterday that on last Thursday
afternoon there was a marriage performed
bv Justice of the Peace Samuel Engler Al
he once In River street, Hoboken. the
r.Cords Of which show that the Justice
had married Miss Ethel Croker. daughter
n Richard Croker. to John p. Breen, son
NJ Thomas J Breen and Mary McCravea. :
There's John J, Breen. stable manager
Tor 4. c. Schwartz and his brother. n. l..
schwartz. brokers. who spends most Of
hIs time around Durlahds riding academy
n West SiXty-sixth street when he isn't
accompanying young women riders
around the park in the capacity OF groom.
Miss Croker has known this John Breen
tor about three years and has ridden
around the park with him many times.
Yesterday Breen received oongratulations
all day from employees at Durland's. but
hs steadily denied that he and Miss
Croker had been married
Neither Mas Croker nor her brother
Howard, with whom she lives a, s East
Seventy-fourth street. was a. home to
callers yesterday afternoon or evening
Late on satur day evening. however. IL is
said that she was seen down a. Cedar /.
hurst and was asked whether she and
Rreen had been married She denied the
story anErily. Breer said last night TO
sUS reporter that he also vas as Cedar
hurst on Saturday AfteTnoou and had seen
Miss Croker watching the ateeplech a.e
races from an automobile. but that he
had not spoken 20 her.
Brsen went over to Justice EnRler's
ONCE in Hoboken Yesterday afternoon
when told by reporters of the story Of his
marriage. The justice Of the peace
said be had married a man named Breen
10 Miss Ethel Croker on Thursday. hut
thA, the riding academy man who visited
him Yesterday was moi the same Bresn
Breen vas found in . restaurant on
Columbus avenue nsar the academy
ast night a. dinner and seemed much
disturbed over the story that he and Miss
Croker had been married he IL medium
EEed lrishman abou; n years old and has
been IN this country fiftsen wears. ha says.
He still has a good deal og his broEue
i can't explain it.- Breen sAid after
admitting that he had known Miss Croker
for about three years hut denying the
marriage. The records ] saw IN Ho-
hoken to-day have the name John y
Breen. son of Thomas ] Breen. and Mary
McCravss. and the man married said he
had been married before hut refused
V tell whsther he was a widower or d.
vorced
My name s John J Breen and my
fathers nane 10 John ] Breen Niy
mothers nam" was Arna McCrave. no,
Mary McGraves And never have bsen
married. But I'm gong ~ bs marred
IN about two weeks. Rreen added
To whom Breen vas asked
'Oh, she hasn aSans vet. he answered
With . smile
Breen saws that on Thursday afternoon
be vent out % ride IN the park about ?
O'Clock. Friends Il his ~ Durlands
yesterday said that they saw Miss Croker
riding IN the Park about 5 O'Clock the same
nflarnoon. AcooSdinR 10 Jastice ~ the
Eeace Enkler The Brsen and Miss Croker
whom he married came 10 HE ofNcs he-
tween Z and clock that afternoon and
we're married
And besides the Rreau ~ Dirland' ;
said last night Miss Croker is a Catholic
and 90 am / Catholics always are married
BY priest, you knos, not by = justice Of
ths peace.
EOunRsrs around the Hoboke1 end
Of the Hudson tube on Thursday aay
they noticed a man ~ medium height
with dark hair walking up and down
nervoualy for a time near the exit Of the
tubs and that he soon was joined by
. tail. slender blonde girl Miss Croker
hardly can be called tall and slender
and her hair - a dark auburn When
they we're married the Hoboken Miss
JroksF gave her age a. q years and her
birthday a. April p Richard CTokeF's
daughter 10 y years old but she was
born on July IS After the marriage
the couple came hack to New York through
the Hudson tunnel
The Breen married on Thursday gave
biz residence a. Meyers Hotel. Hoboken
Brsen Of Durland's lives at West SIXTY
siEth street. across the street from the
riding school One of the contracting
rArties in . New Jersey marriage must
EcknoN ledge q residence IN that state.
Mrs Richard Croker s now in Paris
and Mr Croker arrived IN England on
Ast Friday after his long visit to this
country Il 10 said that Miss Croker
intends n sail for Europe NEXT "Wednesday
accompanied nv a houaekeeper Who has
fsen with the family for years
Maybe she lsI don't know Breen
tAd last night when asked about Miss
-okers trip. One thing ! know he
ror:inued. a. he started out from the
r~stauraBt % Co % a vaudeville theatre
and that 10 that I'm not going n sail
Tor Europe on any old Wednesday
IOT NTESS NJ SZILLISNT WEDS.