, 1872-10-22
GONE FOR GOOD.
Flight OF ". b. Rorrosxs, OF the Mai.
son Doree-His Family Deserted and
Left Destituto-An Infatuntion TINT
Led a Mnn to E8is Ruin.

son Doree-ais Family Deserted and
Left Destituto-An Infatuntion TINT
Led Mnn to His Ruin.
From tho ise,o York Sun, Oct 18.
The steamship Canada for Liverpool carried
among her passengers on Saturday last William
3: BoTows, the proprietor of the Maison Doroe.
HIS departure Was kept. 8 secret from all his
friends and his family; and what Was on Sunday.
suspicion became 9 reality when on Monday
his wife received letter which he had mailed
on the pier just previous to the sailing OF the
vessel, in which he coolly told her that he was
deserving her and his three children. and that
she would never see him again.
borrows, as the proprietor Of the Everett
House and Continental Hotel at Long Branch,
and more recently Of the MaiBon Doree in Union
/ Square, became one Of the best known men
about town; and the news that he had fled fell
like athunderclap upon his friends as we'll as
h19 9t9n fanlly: 1T The facts appear to be these:
BorrowB profits at the Everett House netted
him, it is said, above $4,000 per annuin. He
drove fast horses, contracted extrayagant
habits, and the Long Branch purchase,
anas ess' to seon ssa h
volved, and parted with tho Everett House,
Then in turn with the Continental, and the
Maison Doree itself was seized by the Sheriff,
and, when sold, WAS purchased by Mrs. Borrows.
During this time it was known to his most in
innate friends that Borrows had not only be-
come reckless in regard to his business affairs,
but that he had formed an attachment for, and
WAS deeply devoted to, one Clara Middleton. For
this young woman he is said to have purchased
and furnished house in Twenty-seyenth street,
the cost of which was about $50, 600. The howl-
edge Of this fact WAS brought to Mrs. Borrows,
and latto1ly, it ia said, they have lived very un-
happily together. BorroWa WAS about to pass
through bankruptcy, and once or twice, al:
though believed to be doing good business,
narrowly escaped being dispoasessed from the
Meison Doree.
Investigations made since Sunday show that
Borrows' flight was deliberately planned. Lately
Miss Middleton, who accompanied him, disposed
OF her house and furniture, and for two weeks
baggage and clothing from the house,
having, the better to facilitate his plans,
engaged room at the Rutledge House,
where he packed his trunks. On Sat-
tended to bis duties in s'l his customary aaa as
way. About l o'clock in the afternoon be
stepped into the bar-room from the office, called
for glass of brandy, and remarking that he
was going out for q few moments, entered
stage at the corner Of Thirteenth street and pro-
ceeded to the pier Of the steamer. At this place
he eTinced exceeding nervousness, and few
moments before the sailing time he passed down
the gang-plank and deposited the letter
above spoken OF to his wife IN tho wharf letter
box.
Mrs. Borrows, who is sister Of Mr Charles
Kerner, proprietor OF the Clarendon Hotel, was
utterly prostrated by the blow, and has since
been confined to her room, under physician's
care. The children, two ofwhom are girls, are
very young. 1850 -
II was said that Bor1ows was financially hope
lessly involved To one friend, q physician, he
ia said to Owe about S40 000 received in loans
and TO John F. Chhlnbe1lin nearly $7,000,- OBJ
tanned in like manner. He is also said to owe
the late Colonel as an accommodation, and vari-
Gus large SUMS to leading tTadeHmeu. At ofia