The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-03
SART0RIS SCANDAL.
THE HURRIED FLIGHT OF THE BIRD,
The Clouds Growing Darker, and Storm About
toBr.pk-COpI,etur,s About the tssuit-Su.
fu,h's Pas. HIstOry-Colonsi Fred Says
As"wnl Attend to IT Himself"

CHICAGO, July 2.-The Tines has the fol.
lowing about the recent scandal implica-
ting prominent American family: The
sartoris- Bush scandal has now become a
matter Of the past so far as Chicago Is con-
cerned. There are some few points about
itwhich have only just come out. The
pretty widow or wife Of a formerly wealthy
and aged gentleman whose venture in
fisheries" resulted disastrously, or what
ever the lady was, isstated by gentleman
who arrived from st. Louis on Wednesday
and saw her at the fremont house on
Thursday to be Blanche Melbourne, OF 81.
Louis, the daughter OF an ex.oficer OF the
regular army. The gentleman In question
met her in St. Louis three years ago, and
she was then the companion OF a young
lady now prominent in st. Louis social
circles, who was then noted belle. To
this young lady's credit, she did
NOT KNOW THR CHARACTER
which Miss Melbourne bore among her
gentlemen friends as 80 lively girl" and
her friendship for he was, therefore, gen.
uine altogether misplaced. Miss Mel
bourne, it is said, suddenly disappeared
from St. Louis, and it was generally under
stood that she was asaccompanied by young
gentleman whom she had met in society,
and with whom rumor had for some time
been connecting her name. What became
OF her after her departure the Times In
formant did not know, but he said he un.
derstood on very good authority that her
father had denied her, and did not now
recognize her. While in St Louis Miss
Melbourne was belle in society, and she
appeared in charity theatricals on several
occasions at the PiCkwick theatre.
II do not know for certain" said the
gentleman who contributed the iniorma-
ton, "but heard that when she left St.
Louis she did 80 with a theatrical company
which was playing there. The public"
continued the gentleman, gave Algernon
and the Bush the benefit OF every doubt,
which is more than Col Fred Grant
WILL DO FOR Mr.. sARroRls,
So It is said, for yesterday prominent
gentleman OF my acquaintance, who is
closely connected with Col. Grant, tele-
graphed to him to know how he should act
in view II the disclosures which had found
their way into print, and the fierce and
threatening reply came over the wire:
"Do nothing. Leave 1t TO me. Twill at
tend to this matter" Whether the incens.
cd Colonel, naturally outraged by the in.
sult offered his sister, will thump him, or
whether he will shoot him, as he properly
ought 10 do in the estimation ofthe friends
OF Mrs. Sartoris, is the question which Is
Just now agitating the country. That he
will do something decisive, no onedoubts.
MIR. Sartoris Is understood TO haveleft Chi
cago for New York yesterday, whether to
follow the bewitching Mira Bush, by whom
he has been so outrageously "played,n orto
assay pacifcatory policy with the Grant
family, Is q matter OF speculation. 1t was
said yesterday by one who has ample op-
portunity TO know whereof he speaks, that
he and Mrs. Sartoris had had trouble some
months ago, and for aught anyone knows
his connection with Mrs. Bush may have
been the cause Of it. There is strong
feeling in the minds OF many people that
the Milwaukee revelations was only ray
OF light thrown upon
A SCANDAL WHICH HAS REIGSRD
in the Grant family for some time, but
they believe II has had the effect OF bring
ing matters to an issue, and that more will
be heard OF the case 10 the near future. 1t
is understood on good authority, also, that
the mana cement OF the Tren o 1t House
and Mr.. Sartoris had little passage at
words on the evening OF Mrs. Bush's de-
parture. There is now no doubt that it
was Mr.. Sartoris whom Mrs. Bush went out
out Of the hotel with at $50 Friday even
ing. She Is said to have returned with
him, and the story goes that Mr. Sartoris
went 10 the management and protested in
rather vigorous terms about the hint let
out by one OF the clerks the day previous
to Mrs Bush, that u she didn't dispense
with her ugly British pupa and put them
down stairs she would be invited to leave
the house, and the most charitable inter.
probation put by those who overheard iton
the protestaiion was that Algy was very
sore over the fact that Nra. Bush had, in
vulgar parlance, "given the snap away"
The matter rests where 1t Is at present, but
people who have watched all The develop.
ments as they occurred are looking for
ward with curious anxiety for something
from the eastern end OF the wire.