The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-16

1 LkNffN VI ~ S(NA 'AA$h
existed between Hon. Milton Sayler and
Mrs. Alexander, has created quite a
stir in certain quarters in this city, and
recalls several scenes between the infat-
uated woman and the weak congress
man, which happened here. The fact
is the woman was badly mashed OF Milt.
AT first, he had evidently had an emf
nent respect for her; but she, failing to
temper her love with reason, stuck to
him 81 close that the novelty wore of,
and she became a phantom, so TO speak,
DIGGING his every step. He tried every
way to shake her of, but the more he
did so the madden was her love.
When Sayler was serving his last
term in congress, Mrs. Alexander was
here. For a while she lived in good
style at the Arlington hotel. While
there, she frequently sent as many as
twenty notes a day to Sayler. This be-
came monotonous, and to escape the
annoyance lie locked himself in his
room, and refused TO answer any call at
the door. Tins did not battle the lady,
however, for she instructed her messen-
ger TO remain outside Of the room until
Milton made his appearance, no mat
ter even If such waiting involved hours.
Towards the end she grew desperately
jealous, and one afternoon marched her
self TO Millions room, and remained in
the hotel. OF course, this proceeding
at the time was the scandal of the
house. The women folks began to
talk about IL, and she was tolerated
only because Milt was a good fellow
and was liked by everybody.
One day n OF Saylcr's warmest
friends said TO him: "Great God, Say
Ter, why do you tolerate this woman?"
"What can l do?" said Sayler.
"What do people say about me?"
"rhey say, TO tell you the truth;
while everybody in this hotel has only
pity for you, they have m utter con
tempt for the WOMAN
"Bnt what shall ] do" again asked
Sayler.
$40! do! Great God, put her out of
the housed If you have not the nerve
to do it tell Jim Breslin, the proprietor
of the hotel, TO have her put out"
After this conversation Sayler did 60
to the proprietor of the house and re-
qucstod that he relieve him of her pres
ence. The lady vas invited out, and
left, but at the last hour Sayler weak
eaed, and drove away with her in n car
riage, securing her quarters at another
hotel, on the avenue Q the capitol.
Mrs. Alexander was desperately jeal-
Gus OF a Mrs. Howard. 1t appears that
someone told her that in case Sayler
was elected speaker u the forty-fifth
congress, Mrs. Howard, who had con-
siderable money, was to be married to
him. This made her desperate. 1t is
related by one who was n guest at Will
lards' hotel at the time that Mrs. Alex
ander went TO Sayler's room and found
him alone, that angry words followed a
| very brief interview, when the weman
pounced upon him with the fury of a
tigress, threw him down, sat upon him,
and menaced him with a loaded revol-
yer. A guest, and n friend of Sayler's
who had the room below, heard the fall.
He rushed TO Sayler's room, and his
| eyes greeted the aforementioned contre-
temps. AS quick as n flash he pulled the
woman away. Milt, with that excel
lent good humor for which he is proven
bal, rose up, Strengthened himself out,
and said. with n good natured smile:
''Well. what won't a woman dor"
Mrs. Howard, who is the prime cause
of Mrs. Alexander's jealousy, is now in
New York. She has travelled extern
sively in Europe, and is said not TO be
compromised save with Sayler. A
friend of both Milt and Mrs. Howard
told your correspondent that during the
session Of the forty-fifth congress he
met Mrs. ii. in New York, and she
sent n verbal message by him to Sayler,
TO the effect that she hoped the Alex
ander woman was not with Sayler, as
she did not want any of his love wasted
on her. Recently Mrs. Howard has
been quite successful in stock specula-
tions, and her bank account mt one
time, it is said, reached owe $500, 600.
She was asked recently if she intended
TO marry Sayier, TO which she said she
was then Indifferent; that he d~issipated
so much she was really afraid to CON-
NIT her happiness TO his keeping.
Ten days ago Mrs. Alexander was in
this city. From here she went to New
York. 1t is said that she has returned
here, but if she has she is keeping aloof
from her former places of visitation,
and cannot he found by even her best
friends.
While Sayler undoubtedly erred in
his treatment of the woman, his side of
the case has many e%xtenuating circum-
stances. The woman haunted. him like
a shadow, and compromised him in
public places. Her infatuation was so
Jealous that she lost not only judgment
but ordinary decent discretion. 1t was
the pursuit of the woman, undoubtedly,
which sent Sayler TO his cups, and has
almost ruined him. He had not the
viii power 10 shake her of, although tc
have the woman out OF his way would
hvae brought relief from what to hin
was hel. on earth. Mrs. Alexander lat
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