Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-11
J. c. BENNETT,
I HERALD OWNER.
WEEDS IN PARIS
AT 70 He Takes for Bride an
American Woman, Widow of
Baron De Reuter-.

PARIS, Sept. Thames Gordon
Bennett was married yesterday to the
Baroness George de Reuter-. The civil
ceremony was performed In the city
han of the Sixteenth ACCOMPLISHMENT
and was followed by religious cere-
mony at the American Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Avenue
dAlma, Rev. DR.. Samuel N. Watson
officiating.
Dr. Albert Robin, for many years a
close friend of Mr.. Bennett, and AM
passador Herrick were the witnesses
for the bridegroom, while Due de
Camenstra, who married the Princess
Murat, and Vicomte de Breteuil were
witnesses for the bride.
In addition to the witnesses only
Mrs. Herrick and Mrs Watson We're
present Afterward tea was served
at the brides home in the Rue de Lu-
beck, at which were present the
friends who had been at the ceremony
and the Duchess de Camenstra
Mr. Bennett was christened yester-
day by DR.. Watson in the American
Church.
Mr. Bennett. through his ownership
CT the New York Herald and the Eve
ming Telegram, has been a familiar
personality for nearly half a century,
although his visits to this country
have been few since 1880. He was
born May 10, 1871, the only son of
James Gordon Bennett, who founded
the Herald. When his father died in
1872 he took over the active manage
ment of the paper.
He has not been married before. In
1877 he became engaged to Miss May.
a Maryland beauty. A short time aft
erward the engagement was reported
erlek, attacked Mr.. Bennett on the
street. A duel was arranged and
fought in Maryland with pistols. Mr..
May missed his aim. Mr.. Bennett
fired into the air. 1t was q long time.
however, before the public lost in
terest in the affair.
After this episode Mr.. Bennett, who
had already begun to spend large
part of his time abroad, came to New
York only at long intervals and for
very brief periods.
He has always been fond of the
sea. Early in life he had sailed
yacht across the Atlantic. From this
period until the present time his life
had been pretty evenly divided be-
tween his steam yacht, his home in
the Riviera and his residence In
Paris He has a place in Newport
and a house in New York.
In 1884 he organized the CONNER
cial Gable Company with John w.
Mackay, and in 1887 he founded the
European edition of the Herald. Some
years later he started a London edi-
ton of the Herald, but ii did not
prosper and its publication was
stopped
/ He owns considerable tracts of real
estate along the northern boundaries
OF the city, as we'll as the old Ben
net homestead on Washington
Heights. His fortune is varionsly es-
Minated at from $20,000,000 to $685.
100000.
Mr.. Bennett was baptized in the
Catholic church. In religious mat
tiers, however he has always been a
liberal and an anti-c4erical, and as
to a UNCONVENTIONAL choice an indie
pendent. Consequently it was with
considerable surprise that his friends
here learned that he had been bap-
tized in Paris on Wednesday.
The Baroness de Reuter- had three
sons through her marriage to the
Baron George de Reuter-. At his
death 1t was generally reported that
his widow had been cut off and that
his estate was divided among the
children.
Mr.. Bennett has never indicated to
whom his New York property, the
Herald, would pass. 1t has generally
been supposed, however, that it
would be left to his nephew, the son
of his sister, Mrs. Isaac Bell.
The Baroness de Reuter- was Miss
Maud Potter, the daughter of John
Potter Of Philadelphia.