Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-05

n GIRL OF TWENTY Mss
scHENcK SAYS HE Is ENGAGED TO her,
WHILE HE SAYS HER SUIT Is AN ATTEMPT
AT BLACkMAIL.
From the New York World.
On the evening OF New Years Day, 1881, Mrs.
Thomas w. kensett received her friends at the
Windsor hotel. Her friend and former school.
mate. Miss Annette Schenck, assisted her.
Christopher Meyer, a millionaire ten times
over, a manufacturer of rubber boots and shoes.
was one of the guests. At that time he was
siXty-three years old. Miss Schenck is not
wealthy. She has blue blood. however and her
family were welLlo-do I'm the olden time, but
when she met Mr.. Meyer she was supporting
herself by teaching music. She was a sprightly,
viyacious, well-educated woman whose years
numbered about hall those OF MIR. Meyer, AS near
AS IL Is possible To guess at such things. The
acquaintance then formed ripened into an ln-
timacy, which has now come TO an end, owing
to the fact that Miss Schenck has brought suit
against Mr.. Meyer for 100000 for breach Of
promise OF marriage Matters are further com
piicated by the fact that despite the passage of
live years and a-half having brought Mr. Never
almost 10 the end OF the period allotted 10 man,
he Is 10 marry Wednesday next, IL nothing hap
pens. young lady Of twenty or Whereabouts.
On the New Years evening he met her Mr..
Meyer escorted Miss schenck by way of a Mad.
ison avenue car, 10 her boarding house in 5lst
street. Shortly afterwards Mrs. kensett gave
another reception at the Windsor. Mr. Meyer
and Miss Schenck were present, and he again
acted as her escort home. Lit was rainy night,
a
Madison avenue car, he took her home In a cab.
II is only up 10 this point that the stories told
by Mr.: Meyer and Miss Schenck as To their
terially in their recollection facts that the
version Of each Is given below Miss Schenck
told the following story yesterday at her board
ing house. No. 80 east SD street
''Soon after our second meeting Mr.. Meyer
sent me a note, inviting me to go sieghing with
High Bridge and back. He wanted me to go
back TO ms house 10 tea. declined because L
did not know his family. He took TO my
own residence, and the same night came back
aud brought me 10 see he Nv idow Bedott at
Days Theater. Some time after that did &C.
company him TO his house. IL was Sunday aud
We had attended service at the Church OF the
Heavenly Rest On our leaving the church he
urged me 10 60 home with him To take dinner.
L declined again, but he assured me that
expected, that a plate had been laid Tor me,
aud that his daughter would welcome me. l
by his daughter and his Sons. His vile had
then been dead four or five years. After that
nearly every Sunday, and i'm the summer wish
thug tue family at their residence in New Bruins
wick. His daughter asked meas learned al
terwards at her iathers suggestion TO become
her music teacher, and i consented. During
all this time IL was understood by the family
that We were engaged, and that was the tact
We were to have been married i'm November,
1851 Ali the family gave me very beautiful
presents. was already consulted about the
management OF the house, which was being
newly htted up, and L, On nay part, had every
thing in readiness for the ceremony. When
the time came ne gave u preleAl iOr postponlnS
the marriage, and from spring TO tail and from
TALL 10 spIing he has postponed IL on various
preteXts ever SINCE"
When q World reporter saw Mr. Meyer at his
residence on Fifth avenue he said: 1.-The thing
Is nothing more nor less than attempt at
backmaIl. Our acquaintance was not at all an
Intimate one. met her AT the reception at the
Windsor Hotel on two occasions and was asked
by the hostess TO escort her home. L did 30.
Then did invite her to the theater two or
three times, and we also had u drive or two, but
the subject OF marriage was never broacned:
Mr.. Meyer admitted That he was 10 be married
this week. The lady he s 10 wed IL Miss Eftie
Chase, daughter OF Mr.. George X. Chase, q law.
yer living Al No 3l5 West Nineteenth street