Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-25
CROKER To WE'D
INDIAN PRINCESS
CONTINUED from First Psge.)

was a Scotchman of adventurous ma
| ture, who settled in Oklahoma lons
/ before it was open to homesteadlng
At the Studio Club building TINS
morning there were many inQuirers
| for Miss EdmOnson. Her identity at
| the prospective bride of Mr.. Croker
| had become known through message
sent TO Memphis, Tenn. by MISS
! Willie NJ. Townsend, who shares the
apartment with her and whose nome
| is in the Southern city.
Miss Edmonson was reluctant &c
/ discuss the report of her coming we'd
ding. II am not ready to tell any
thing about it." she said after the
Memphis dispatch was read to her.
will you deny that you are to be
married to Mr.. Croker was then
asked.
mo, I will not deny that" said
Miss Edmonson, but l VIII deny
that I met Mr.. Croker only recently.
There is nothing that might interest
the public in the matter"
when did you meet Mr.. Croker?'
she was then asked.
my family has known Mr.. Croker
for years" said Miss Edmonson.
was introduced to him when William
Jennings Bryan was nominated In
Kansas City--the second time he was
nominated for the Presidency.
II am sorry that the news has be-
come public and wish that nothing
would be said about it until after
| Thursday"
Has Lectured on Indian Customs.
| For more than a year Miss Edmon-
| son has been lecturing throughout the
country on Indian customs and Indian
music. She always appeared on the
lecture platform in Indian costume
and made very striking appearance.
She has the typical features of her
race, somewhat softened, so that she
is considered remarkably good look
ing. and has raven black hair.
Close friends of Mr.. Cookers admit
ted to a reporter last night that they
had received verbal invitations TO the
affair" They always referred to 1t
as an affair, but admitted on close
questioning that it was a wedding.
They held their hands to tneir lips
when questioned as to details.
"There is absolutely nothing to it,
said Howard Croker, who lives at
the Croker town house, 5 East Sew
enty-fourth street.
II hadn't the slightest Idea that
Mr. Croker would marry again said
DIR. Amos T. jenkins brother-in-law
of Richard Croker, at his home on
Staten Island last night. IF he means
to marry again, he has kept the thing
most secret. l am sure that none OF
the relatives were let in on the secret
1 cannot believe that the report Is
true
The ceremony tomorrow is to be
performed by Mgr. II. A. Brann, the
rector of st. Agnes's Church, Mgr
Brann received reporters last night
but when asked about the Croker
wedding he replied that he could not
answer one way or another regarding
any such wedding. He had absolutely
nothing to say one way or another
he said, and considered weddings tc
be strictly private. He refused &c
discuss a. report that the future Mrs
Croker only recently had been con-
yerted to Catholicism from the Pres
byterian faith.
Honeymoon at Palm Beach.
According to the plans as admitted
by one of the men invited to the wed
ding. the church ceremony will b.
held at 1890 o'clock. Then there will
be a dinner for few friends. TIT
couple will go to Palm Beach for thei
honeymoon. Mr.. Croker Is wei
known in Palm Beach.
Mrs. Croker died In Austria oil
September last. She was Miss Eliz
abeth Frazer, daughter Of Samue
Frazer, of this city. She was marrie'
to Richard Croker in 1873 Nine chill
4 TFatsv IN
Croker. and five of them are dead
] three dying at an early age. Fran
Fl. Croker, one of the sons, was hlle
| in an automobile accident in Florid
| in 1895 Herbert Croker died in tn
same year on a train in Kansas, an
| the circumstances Of his death sug
gested foul play. Richard Croker, tr
| of Port Chester, n. Y, the eldest sor
is thirty seven years old Howar
| Croker is twenty-siX years old. Their
| are two daughters, Ethel and Flor
| ence, the latter being the Wife c
| Count Louis San Martini, of Naples
/ Ethel Croker was married to job
| Breen and they were later divorced
| She is now living with her brothe
| Howard. on East Seventy-fourt
| street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Croker lived apal
| for many years AFTER the cnlldfe
| were grown up. There were report
Of several reconciliations. Mr. Crokt
was in Ireland when his wife died
Austria. He hurried here to atten
her funeral. and surprised his friend
on his arrival by appearing with h
white beard shaved off
1t was frequently said that Mr.
Croker was not in sympathy wit
his political ideas. She did nc
openly oppose them, but it wa
said that the seed of the dis
content which later sprang to MOI
open growth was sown when he be
came actual chief of Tamman!
Throughout his quarrels with Hill
Bird S. Coler and Sheehan of Brool
Ign, all of which are famous point
of his political career, it was sal
that Mr.. Croker had opposition {
home, but that did not deter him. an
when he moved to England he offere
Mrs. Croker a home with him {
Wantaugh. She preferred to travs
however, and rarely was to be four
at the little house he had purchase
] there.