The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-30
ALGERNON SARTORIS.
The Attempt of Chicago Newspapers
to Connect Him With
Scandal

CHICAGO, June 29-The Times and some
of the other newspapers here have given large
space to the particulars of a scandal claimed
to be unearthed duplicating Algernon Sarte-
ris, the husband of Nellie Grant, A Mrs
Bush, beautiful woman, appeared some
months since in Milwaukee, where she kept
house with her brother, and where she was
visited at mysterious hours, it is said, by Sar-
toris, who has been spending some time at
Green Bay, and in the neighborhood of Mil
waukee. A few days ago Mrs. Bush left Mil
waukee, and her housch hold goods were seized
for debt Asked at Green Bay what he knew
of the lady, Sartoris said to Chicago Times
reporter that he did not know her He left
on the next train for the east. In the mean
time Mrs. Bush had reached the fremont
house, Chicago She was interviewed by
Times reporter, and said that
she was married to an Englishman much
older than herself and that Sartoris was an
intimate friey,d of her family, and had crossed
the ocean with her husband and herself and
had often visited them at their home in Nil
waukee. Her financial embarrassment, she
said, was due to losses sustained by her hus-
band in fisheries on Green bay. The publicity
of her affairs in the newspapers gave her great
distress Later Sartoris arrived In Chicago,
and stopped at the Palmer without register
ing To a reporter who found him he said
that he knew Mrs. Bush and her husband well,
and that he had visited and Travelled with
them, and that the seandalous stories connect
ing his name with Mrs. Bush were groundless
and unjust. Further than this he would say
nothing. He. visited the attorneys of
the furniture company which had at
tached Mrs. Bush's goods In Milwaukee,
and released the property, Later in the
day a carriage called for Mrs. Bush at the
fremont house. The drivers slip containing
the address of Mrs. Bush was written In
bold baek-hand, which Times reporter has
compared with the name of Algernon Sar-
toris on the Palmer house register In Nav
last, and declares it to be the same handwrit-
ing. The carriage was one of Leroy Payne's,
and the coaehnlan seemed to be expecting lust
such lady as appeared, for he nodded to her
and she returned the nod She entered the
| carriage and wrapped around her face thin
gauze veil. The colored man assisted her to
enter, and as he did SO, asked her where she
wished to 60. He understood her to
say No. 256 Madison street, but
he does not remember exactly whether
that was the number or not He gave it to
| the driver; that worthy nodded, and, reach
| ing down, handed Mrs. Bush note Then
he whipped up his horses and they disap-
peared down Lake street, the colored man
watching the vehicle as far as La Sale street
when it disappeared from view That was
the last seen of Mrs. Bush at the fremont
house. She had not returned up to- 2:3O
| o'clock in the morning. One Of Paynes car
riages had not returned to the stables at the
same time. The hotel clerks waited up in q
ferment of anxiety until 2 O'Clock, and the
question discussed among them was whether
the handsome blonde lady had left finally, or
whether she had gone to meet Gartoris