New Britain herald., 1919-11-26
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Jersey City WidoWer to Wed
 MOther-in-LaW

New York, Nov. 26.-From Jersey City comes the intelligence that a l Brooklyn man is going to marry his mother-in-laW.
 Monday afternoon a man, who said he. was William B. Broer, a carpet cleaner, living at No. 416 76th street, Brooklyn, entered the city hall in Jersey City with a companion, who described herself as Mrs. Kate schor- llng same address. To City" Clerk Frank Dolan, Broer confided that he wanted a marriage license. He said he was Mrs. Schorling's son-n- law
 Is that right?" asked Dolan.
 Yes said the woman, "I am his mother -in-law.''
 Mrs. Schorling said she came from Jersey City Heights prior to her hlis- bands death in March, 1907, and had lived in Jersey City many years. In the application for a license it IS set forth that Mrs. Schorling is hfty-tWo years old and her: son-in- law is .forty-four. Broers wife died in September. 1913, and he has been making his home with his mother in-laW since his wife's death He has no children.
 A reporter stood in the vestible of Mrs. Schorling's home in Bay Ridge yesterday and discussed the mother in-law question with her in many of it's phases.
 'Why Not?" Asks Mother-in-Law.
 Why should not man marry his mother rin-law if he wants to?" asked Mrs. Schorling. ''Tll admit that all m others-in-law are not alike. I had two of them. One l liked and the other | did not care for
 Then this will be your third mar riage?" asked the reporter.
 T am. not going 10 say word,' said Mrs. Schorling. Whose business is it if a ma and his mother-in-law care to marry? ?'' s Mrs Schorling would not say when she was to be married.
 II am not even admitting I am going to be married to my son-in- law said Mrs. Sehorling You never can tell, you know'' You mean that there's many a slip between the solitaire and the solid gold band ?"
 ''EXa ctly,'' she replied. You know, this is not the first time I have been reported engaged to my son-in law. -Four years ago, in Jersey City, the Tumor was spread broa dcas st. l traced if 10 the church I attended. The pas tor said he did not believe it. I found out later that the story originated in the Ladies' Aid Society. Since then I have not had much to do with the Ladies Aid" .%
 But surely there's no doubt this time, is there?' Mrs. Schorlins was asked How about the Iicense?'
 I'm not. going to say a word about the matter.' said Mrs. Schorling. -Its no body's business. If you were a woman would you stand at the front door and discuss your marriage With a reporter?''
 If l were a woman l don't know q single man I'd marry said the re- porter 50 you see, really''--
 Well, my marriage, if I am going to be married, is nobody's business, said. Mrs. Shorling. Then she said Good day. and closed the door.
 Broer ''WilIing'' but F,vasive
 To the reporter who talked with MT. Broer on the telephone last night, he said he "only wished his mother in-law, but they are not true in this .I think a. darn lot of my mo ther- in The said. She's a fine woman. I know all the jokes about mothers in- law, but they are not true in this case know something about moth ers-in-laW and for $100 I'd be willing to write a story about them. How ever, there must be omething wrong in this story about my going to marry Mrs. Shorling. If she'd marry me I'd take her in a minute" MT Broer said he did not apply for a license in Jersey City and refused to conjecture how any one could imag- inc he had ever done such a.. thing Also, he said his mother law had never lived in Jersey City. - But she told me she lived there 1 for years,' said the reporter. "Oh, maybe she was excited" said 1 Mr. Broer. Another thing; how 1 could man and woman, reside ents ] of Brooklyn, be married Jersey 1 City?" The reporter explained" to Mir. 1 Broer that non-residents may obtain
 a marriage license in New Jersey and
 may be married there twenty four l hours after the license is issued 1 Well" said Broer, ''I11 stick 70 1 what I say. I love my moth her-in- law
 and I'll marry her whenever she says ] the word"