The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-25
St. Louis Sensation.

This afternoon the papers bring to
light a scandal which involves thenaar
Of Nellie Hazeltine, the reigniny belle
OF st Louis, whose name q year ago
vs. mentioned in connection with that
Of Samuel j.. TiIden, it being reported
that she was engaged to marry him.
The gentleman in the present case 10
john Amwsg, 4 blonde. with a fair
voice, fine eyes, and a good leg. He
has held subsidiary positions in the
Ford Opera Company for some time
past, and this is probably the first time
his name has appeared prominently IN
the newspapers. 1t appears, according
TO his story, that three weeks ago a
young lady Of great beauty occupied q
front ssat at the Uhrig's Cave Theater,
and seemed only to take an iLtere.t ia
the proceedings when lie was on the
stage. She looked at aim ixedly and
Smlllngly, be says, until At last his at
t~sntion was drawn TO her, and one
evening she took the boquet=from her
breast, kissed it, and by moving it
about pinned his attention TO it. Then
with a smile she placed it under the
seat upon which sh. WIS sitting. As
NOCH 80 NAAN dIODtDCI a. c.
FASTENED to the place and secured the
flowers, among which there was a note,
and then asked a friend who the LADY
vs.. Mi. Nellie Hazeltine," was
the reply. And who is she - The
belle OF S.. Louis" An Interview was
arranged, in the course Of which.
Amweg says, the lady told him she had
received ninety nine otfcr. Of marriage,
one Of them from NJ old mar in New
York worth Sl5, 900, 600: that he was 4
democrat (mcaning Tildsnl, and she
was 4 democrat. but that she could not
marry where she did not love. He
says she went on 10 tell him that he
Amwsg wa. the only vino had touched
her heart.
Amweg said that he replied that he
had not 3 in the world, and that he
would just IS soon settle in st. Louis
as anywhere. Several notes, he alleges,
passed between them, two photogIa apis,
upon the back Of one Of which was
written, Yours until death u. do part.
Nellie" Naturally ali their good for
tune, real or alleged, turned Amweg's
head, and lac confined the matter to
two or three dozen friends, besides
~ " nus VIA liz vas S'
ing TO get married and sending her one
Of the letters which he claims TO have
rscei ,ed. OF course the story spread.
Last Monday night Miss HuAtl tine and
her mother left for the White sulphur
Springs in Virginia, where they now
are. AT this point Amweg may be left
Tor little while and the attention of the
reader concentrated on Miss HsZeltinc'
brother and Mr.. Fred Paramore, who.
It was explained, has u right to act
n the premises" These two gentle
men beard the stories ahoat, and cou-
Guided that the proper course to pursue
was to punch Amweg's eye, and for
this purpose that sweet singer was
beguiied up into Pxramore's office on
the fouth floor OF the building OH the
southeast corner of Fourth and Pine
streets. Dir. Hazeltine had asked a
Mr.. Linn to be present as Amreg's
friend to see fair play. As soon as the
party gathered Mr.. Hazeltine asked
Mr.. Amweg if ne had SAID be was 60
ing to marry his sister. MIR. Amweg
replied that that was his intention.
Mr. Hazeltine then struck Amweg with
his fist, which was returned, and the
two parties caught each other by the
hair and swung round and round as
though prscticing a n~ew-fsnglcd Ger
mer. Mr.. Paramors in the meantime
produced a cowhide, when he was col
Jared 10y Mr.. Linn, who remarked that
one at a time was enough for Amweg.
OF course Paramore resented this inter
ference, and for a time there was a
double shuttle, in which much hair, many
collar buttons, and consider able temper
were lost. When everybody was tired
Of the circus they all drew off and be
gan to discuss the matter. You know
YOU must be mistaken" said viii Hazel
tine. You may be honest in what you
believe, but my sister could not have
written you any letters" But I've
got the letters" "Where ~ '.Out
at my house" He was compelled to
give Hazeltine a written order to search
through bis trunks, and that young
gentleman soon returned looking very
much annoyed, and bringing two letters
and two photographs, all of which were
promptly confiscated. All four of the
gentlemen were pretty badly rumpled
up from the fus. ut Paramore's Office,
Amweg being especially beaten up about
the head and face, so that he could not
appear upon the stage last night.
st. Ions dug. 13.-John VI. Amweg,
Jr., the young chorus-singer of Ford's
Comic Opera Troupe, who was one Of
the principal actors in what il called
the H.zeltine social scandal, which
was developed here some days ago, to-
day dled a suit for civil damages in
the sum of SO, 900 against VIM. b.
| HszplrinP ir and + w ParamOrR
for inveigling him into a room and there
b~rutally beating him and forcing him
te sign certain papers, and to give up
certain letters and photographs agsin.t
his will. Hazeltine is a brother Of the
young lady involved in the scandal
and Paramore a near friend. Criminal
action will also be brought against
iIazsltine and Paramore.
There is more strength restoring