Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-04
A SOCIAL sensation
INVOLVING TWO WELL KNOWN
FAMILIES.
A SAD STORY WHICH PLACES
MR.. FRANK HOWARD in
A BAD LIGHT.
WAS IT A MOCK MARRlAcE7
New Orleans States.


to those concerned and which create
what is known as Sensation in high
life. has Just come to light.
The story in this case is romantic ana
interesting in the extreme, and yet lts
dark side is full of Indebtedness and de-
spa;r for the victim, a beautiful and ac-
conplished lady, belonging to one OF the
best known families in this city. The
lady in question is the daughter OF the
late William S. Pike, to whose puoiic
spirit New Orleans is indebted TOR many
substantial enterprises.
She has been married twice-her first
husband being the late Mr.. Gray boswell
and her second husband-but this is an
ticipating. The man in the history about
to be related is no less parsonage than
FRANK t. HOWARD,
son of Charles 7. Howard, the lottery
king.
Now for the story. Under the proper
heading appeared few days since in
the city papers, the following marriage
notice:
HoWARD-DOSWELL- Thursday. Sep
TENDER Is, 1879, by C. II Wilson, ESQ.,, Justice
Of the Peace, at Big Lick, Roanoke county, va,
+. T. Howard to Emma &. boswell.
Public curiosity was greatly aroused
at the announcement, from the fact that
the notice had been delayed more than
wear. the date of the ceremony being
put as September 18th, 1879" This
curiosity, natural under the circum-
stances. was still further intensified
when the following appeared this morn
ing in all the papers:
A CARD.
The statement in the public press that was
married, at any time or place is untrue. l am
not married and never have been married.
FRANK T. HOWARD.
This was sufficient to set gosslping
tongues to wagging, and as usual where
people interest themselves in matters
which do not concern them, not one OF
the speculations came within mile OF
the truth. The prominence OF the par
ties mentioned in these contradictory
notices, and the fact that the matter had
been brought before the world by these
publications, removed any feeling Of
delicacy which the States might have
otherwise felt in touching upon such
purely personal affair
With desire, therefore, of getting
at all the facts in the case, reporter
were sent out this morning to interview
every one who might be supposed t.
know anything about it, and the resul
of their Investigations is given below.
Assuming that Mr.. Howard would b
the proper person from whom to Obtain
the first statement relative to the com
plicated notices published, his Office wa
visited and inquiries made as to hi
whereabouts. The clerk addressed sail
in substance that Mr.. Howard had nc
been
SEEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
and, in all probability, had left towr
A general inquiry among friends OF tina
person failed to elicit any information
to his present location, the reporter t'lrl
ed his attention to the friends OF I'll
lady to whom Mr.. Howard was said
have. married. :.
After some little difficulty it was Oh
covered that the marriage notice ma
been published by Messrs. Leslie BOZ
and Ii. s. Bell, friends of the lady
family.
Considerable trouble was then had
reaching these gentlemen, but after pc
sistent efforts on the part of the scri'
thew were found III the rooms OF the Sa
itarv Auxiliary Association, and a
proached in regard to their connectl'
with the affair. They appeared to
under considerable mental eXcltemeu
but expressed no hesitation in glvll
the following story to the reporter:
About three years ago Frank Howa
met Mrs. boswell, then widow WI
two children, and several years Ola
than Howard, at the residence OF i
mother, and at once began to pay /
THE MOST MARKED ATTENTION.
He frequently took her out drlvln
to the opera and theatre, and often
corted her to receptions and balls, I'LL
their engagement was generally
cepted fact.
when the situation was remarked
the father of Frank Howard, he
pressed his disapproval Of the match
the Ground that he did not want his
"a marry a widow with children, o
lady older than himself. This oppt
ton. however, did not break Oft the
innate relations existing between
couple.
Affairs moved on in quiet way
almost two wears, and the family OF
lady began to look upon the engasem
as of. 1914 ,
In the month of September, 1879, \
pike accompanied by her son, DR.. u
n pike, and her daughter, Mrs. Ell
boswell, visited Salem, Va, to spen
portion of the summer at that retreat
Howard, hearing of their move
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THEM
and engaged rooms in the hotel at wi
4Lo,, y-ara StonDiuT,