The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-25
SOUTHERN SCANDAL.
Domestic lnfelicitieS Among the Georgia
AristOcracy.
Beating Wife with Boot Hsel-Fast Life and
Flirtatiois Of Married Lady-High Stand
ing Of the Parties-Excitement in At
lanta Fashionable Circles-A
Separation and Suit
for Divorce.


The oeau-'nonde OF Atlanta are in state OF great
excitement to-day over q domestic scandal when
was made public on Tuesday night, and some OF
the particulars OF which you have already pup
lished, as the parties concerned belong 20 two OF
the most aristocrauc families Of the South and hold
high position In social circles. The details Of TN
affair are as follows:-
SOME MONTHS AGO
there arrived In this city gentleman and wife by
the name OF Bailey. The husband Is the son Of Gen.
eral Bailey, OF Florida anu Is very wealthy while
Mrs. Bailey Is said to be a niece OF General A. II.
Wright OF Augusta which facts are sufficient to In
dicate the high standing OF BOTH Although still
young man, of scarcely more than thirty, Mr.. Bailey
was O widOwer when he married his present lady,
and, what was unfortunate for him. he was and
still Is a confirmed invalid. Thus, II It cannot be
said that December married May we may compare
Bailey to early FROST but whether he btghted his
fair partner in the spring time OF her lie Is some
thing cannot decide.
MRS. BAILEY
Is q beautiful blonde, OF elegant figure and moss
fascinating manners. On the exceedingly delicate
subject of her age opinions differ, some persons
giving her nineteen summers, while others go a.
high as twentY;three. She is altogether charming
lady, vivacious and witty, full OF conversation and
fond Of society. When she entered The dining room
OF the Klmbal House or the ballroom OF the same
establishment she was the cynosure Of all eyes, and
all the swells OF city with aspiring down on their
upper lips voted ner "devllish pretty"
AT THE KIMBALL HOUSE
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey resided. ! may as well meme
tion that this hotel IL quite creature" IN Atlanta,
1t being the largest and most elegantly appointed
one In the South outside Of New Orleans. Naturally
here cOngregate some OF the F. F. VS., or, rather
some OF the first families OF the South To reside In
the Kimbar House Is Of itself an evidence that you
are all O. X. on the social question When Bailey
installed into his apartments he Is said TO have
requested some OF his gentlemen acquaintances TO
INTRODUCE HIS WIFE AROUND,n
as she was fond OF society ana was accustomed to
lead gay life. or course no gentleman was averse
to forming the acquaintance OF 30 charming lady,
ana, as consequence, 1t was not long before she
had throng of butterflies around her. Her hus-
band seems to have acted like perfect idiot for
weeks. Instead OF instructing his wife TO put an
end to the attentions which were openly paid her
by young men he left her alone, exhibiting an iudlf-
ference amounting to absolute servility or gay
and volatile disposition, and without a strong mnd
to direct her course and TO control her woman's
vanity 1t Is not to be wondered at that she acted
indistreety. From all can learn, however, she
is perfectly innocent OF crimlnality. Her flirta-
tons with young men were open and undisguised,
and had she been unmarried would have resulted In
nothing more than giving her the reputation OF
nirt. Time passed. and so apparently Indifferent to
+.
many people became Of the opinion that IT met with
his approval A. length hGwsVes as the n, sequs!
proves. ne percevso tne r'uicu'ouS "se'e ne wa"
THE GREENEYED MONSTER
held possession q him Among Inc young men men
the most marked attention. and who. 4 not ner
GauG a. any my ae IN esa 20 say
danced early and often with her at the Kimball
House weekly soirees and TO have hung on the back
Certain CO nsl c" nowe vs That their Intimacy was simply
imprudent ana nothing more. But Bailey ana not
ps!sa ssoa. chat himself ana IS Tau, IaI WE
mes NEST iniecities was msds Few nights ago when
the guests Of the hotel were startled BY hearing
coming from their home. Instantlya number OF
gentlemen rushed TO the room, and, forcing On
M wa e sse x his boot
was somewhat under the influence OF liquor, and
sno The iS 81 Others sra
Bailey was badly bruised by the blows and she
stated that Of late her husband had repeatedly
treated ner in the same manner The matter passed
without any publication Of the affair Bailey IL
said to have made explanations Of his brutality In
sundry charges against his wife. On Tuesday morn
ing last the couple had another row. which resulted
in Bailey declaring that he intended to give his
wife
which information decided her to take the wisess
LAWYER, she asked his advice, and the result was
that the lawyer was instructed to bring suit for
uuu S2mc cVculu8 MIS- BdHey leIL Oh
the Georgia Railroad for Augusta. AS soon her
husband discovered that she had gone he tele-
graphed to the Chief OF Police OF Augusta TO arrest
her on her arrival and condne her in the Planters
Hotel till he came, but whether or not that was
done have not learned. The same night however,
MIR. Bailey
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
with pistol, but the weapon was taken away from
him, ana he was thus prevented from becoming
"demd, damp, moist, unpleasant body" On yes
terday "wednesday morning he started for Augusta,
ana society here Is on the qu UiUe TO learn whether
he has effected a reconciliation or whether Mrs.
Bailey will persist In her determination TO obtain
divorce. So far as
TIE OPINION OF SOCIETY
is concerned IL is more favorable to the lady than 10
the man. He deliberately exposed her to the most
terrible temptations, I" knowing that she young
woman fond OF admiration ana susceptible to nat
terry, and, above ALL possessed or 'the fatal GIFT or
beauty" Were she criminal, instead OF simply IN
discreet, she would still deserve pity as wei as
blame. And 1t must be admitted that In brutally
beating her Mr.. Bailey adopted about the least
effective measure to Influence return to the proper
course which wife ought to pursue He appears
% be altogether miserable Character