Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-26
4 BALTIMORE ROMANCE.
Ernualt Williams Receivers ms hAs'
Fortune Loyal to Ills
Sweetheart.

baltimore, March i0.--The famous
suit OF Ernault Williams agains. AZ
father, G.. Hawkins Williams, was W
cided in favor Of the son, VINO .""s
RECEIVERS possession of his fortune VI
$500 900 lett to him by his grann,9,ilasnut.,
the late John s Cuttings amli,i,i,olla,le
banker OF this city. Inc W iii' ,,la,,
live in princely style III the UioeS
Spripr Valley, near Baltimore anu
he head OF the family is noted iancy
stock raiser and politician. ne WIZ
presidnDt OF the last state senate, "u',
the family Is OF recognized soc'a'
nroninence NJ well as very rich'
IL was understood that ii. Hawkins
Wiilinns' fortune OF several millions
would descend to his son Ernauit'
Young Ernault, who moved ~ w in
best society reached his msJuIny ~
June, 1852. He then maue KNOWN ,,as
intention to marry Miss Mamie iinT
lit, Il young woman wholly uhAho" y
to society, but whose reputa'ioi couIu
not be inpugned. The proud oiu sen III
ator refused his consent TO VIVA. ne
deemed messlliance. ana the iN.iiei
and son had n bitter quarrel. ouus
Williams appointed his marriage uns ,
the bride elect secured her rousseau,
and the son left.his paterRal nome ~
his fathers request. q,
He visited the senator's law once
one day, and while drunk was INDUCED
to sign "A deed of trust of all ms prop
erty to his father, who agreed 10 give
him an annuity of $1,000. The iather
required him to write u note breaking
of the match with Miss Hazlltt, anu
then to leave Immediately for Europe.
The father sent his brother to New
York. who placed Ernsult on a steam
er bound for Antwerp, passage having
been secured him In advance. W nue.
abroad young Williams, who had been
told by his father that he was aoont 70
die from nameless disease, visited All
the German watering places, beng ac'
compauied by II courier VINO was eh-
gagged by the father. :,
This courier intercepted all letters
sent to Williams from America, eA-
cept those of the immediate family.
DESPITE the surveillance, Miss HaZutt,
who had not lost faith in her lover,
succeeded in writing him that she
did not give up hope. The letters to
the Young man from Senator VIII
ilAtlls tlottN tlilL th' ih'lhN.
IIa2litt had sworn to kill her re-
calcitrant lover on sight. When Ern'
ault learned of Miss Hazlitts loyalty
from her letters, he took the frst
steamer for America. On arriving III
Baltimore, he married Miss Hazlitt II
twenty-four hours.
The first iutimation the father hat
that his son was on this side OF Tho
Atlantic was notice of a suit bS
Ernault, to set aside the deed. The
trial OF this ease has been
the great social topic fo
the past month All the fact
here stated we're proven by witnesse
for the plaintiff; and young William
himself testified that while weakepe'
from the effects of "A debauch, he ha'
been bullied into carrying out hi
fathers wishes. Tie defense under
took to prove that Ernault had mad
the agreement in order to escape from
the Hazlitts, who had designs on hi
money. This was couclusively dis
proven by the plaintiffs, and Judg
Fishers decision setting aside the dee
was not unexpected, Ernault WI
iams is brother of the Miss William
who was 10 have married Mr.. Hel
bert. the owner OF the Lakes of xii
larney. This marriage was broken OF
n few days before the time fixed for tn
| wedding