The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-11
THE NEW YORK SENSATION
JAMES GORDON BENNETT CowIIIDED b
FREDERICK MAY.

FREDERICK MAY.
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The CAUSE OF THE ASSAULT.
An exchange says: .'There are two lead
ing stores-both, perhaps, partly true. The
first is that young Bennett talked about Miss
May in places where he should have held his
tongue-bad talk, too; and in substance that
he had tired of her, and, though he supposed
he must marry her, he would give any man
q hundred thousand dollars TO take her off
his hands l don't believe this. He never
was so tight as to make q virtue of brutality.
The other story is more likely. 1t is in eff
feet that Mrs. May had the actual charge of
her daughters affair.". and that in 4 final in
teryiew With her rejected son-in-law, the lat
ter, perhaps stung too sharply with NORTH
cation at the moment. was cruel aud foolish
enough! to speak rtldelv, if not coarsaly. both
OF mother and daughter. Young Nav over
heard the conversation, and, filed with
wrath, went cunning for Bennett. There is
talk, too, that on one of his recent visits to the
May mansion. he smashed pier GLASS and shat
tered the furniture generally. Last Sunday
he is reported to have repeated his visit and
its incidents, and to have been dealt with
by DR.. May This is more or less tr,le-the
less the more probable. fSaid a personal friend
of the May family Tonight: The Mays
tan IL c..nI. VI ~, VI
ton If J,a ,,a,1t II - "; 60 IL, ,u1 ',,
tbnl to, ,noT,1I al ~, e"e o'oou' a.ia
wifi t H. a., t en- W .;,he u 'ui - nisI
move Ietin;te N ,anu .,I mam ho,e,
the Young lady. She. moi Rennetr s,ffers
the martyrdom
Ahoehef account says: The part of the
alaif tilaC eXcltes most speculation, however.
Is relative to the cause that led to the cowd-
ing. The marriage engagement between
WE; behnett and Miss May, while broken
OIL oy mutual consent. was unquestionably
ofueiea 10 oe n'lliiiled by Miss Nays father,
and Enguestionably one of the reasons was
| that. Mr. Bennett had, in addition to being
continually Ill his cups for 4 year or more,
sald something's concerning Miss May at
which her family took offence. This talk
| Is said TO nave been made to some OF Ben
nete's citlo companions, and it soon reached
the ears OF the May brothers. With THOR
iatiier, Ihey insisted that the match must be
broken. Miss May was willing 10 overlook
some or bennett's eccentrcities, but the
chrec INSISTED, and she agreed to try to ar
range an amIcable settlement; hence the in
Cerview, IN which she told him frankly that
si,e could not i've happily with him, and in
winch he as frankly replied that he was un-
worthy OF her, and at which the engagement
were waiting Tor, and then they began to
prepare to chastise Mr.. Bennett in public.
1t is said by one who should know that one
| lie place was that he did not wish to morrv
MISS May, and that he was tired of her soc-
ETY.. tie supposed he must marry her, but
would give any man hundred thousand
dollars to take her off his hands. Benefits
friends say that he would scorn to touch May
IN retaliation, unless in duel. They say
it Is IDLE to represent him as q coward, and
predict that he will insist upon meeting.
| A gentleman OF high standing in society,
an" az ''ai'ilcu WIN an Ilie par6ies SAID 10
that Miss NAV was in ber h .Iia 'n ro .eport
Wednesday morning was n mistake. s.Rut y
sad ne, ''sle was in her bridal robes on Christ
mas morning and on the evening before. Mr.
bennett was SO delighted at the approach Of
the event That ne lost his head. and in this
circumstance lies the whole truth and point
OF the affair." The Mays think he did this
act on purpose TO break OFT the engagement,
oue nc qua not. lie simply broke loose, and
instead OF gong to the altar as had been ar
anSea,,he poked Oil up town the evening
before the event was to come Off without any
oVercoat or oVersnoes ana walked all the way
10 IolcCSOn' S ana back again, maSInU as we