The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-28
AGATHA DELANOIR.
A Story About Junius Brutus Booth
Told in Some Old Letters,
From the Dramatic Netos.

From the Dramatic Nelos.
Some years ago, in an apartment in the
Alpine building. at the corner Of Broad
way and Thirty-third street, there met one
night party consisting of Steele Mackave
and his brother or cousin of the name Of
Mackaye, Frank A. Burr. journalist, and
Charles w. Brooke. a celebrated practi-
toner of the New York bar. Mr. Burr
had in his possession a package Of letters
written in French or German aud alleged
to be correspondence between Agatha De-
lanoir and her sister Therese, Agatha writ
ing from this country 20 her sister, who
lived abroad, and Therese answering to
America These letters were the subject of
the evenings conversation betwee the gen.
| tlemen here named. and it was stated that
they told an extraordinary story of the
romance of Junius Brutus Booths life
The tale was that Booth--the father of
Edwin Booth-had in his early career mar
ried Agatha Delanoir against the wishes of
her parents and had subsequently gone to
London to become an actor, receiving at
first salary OF Sc a week, and then $40
weekly. He began to despair of his success
in this career, and at one time thought of
joining the English army to fight against
Napoleon, bu3 finally came to America, as
was alleged, in the company of q flower
girl he had met at Drury Lane. There
had meanwhile been born to Agatha
Delanoir a son, who was named Robert
Booth, and who, when he grew up, came to
America, where he found his father sur
| rounded by a growing family. Robert was
a hospital nurse, and saw but little of his
father, but what he did see convinced him
that his mother ought to be here, and SO he
wrote requesting her to come across the
water. She did come. and without pausing
| IN New York to interfere with Junius
Brutus Booths great success she proceeded
to her sons humble home in Baltimore,
where she took up her residence.
| When Mr.. Booth came there to play an
engagement, according to the alleged trans
lstions Of these letters, she presented her
self to MIN and was repulsed, he undertak
| ing to silence her with declarations that he
was sufficiently powerful to destroy her.
She sought legal advice concerning this
conduct on his part, and he was taken to
court TO answer. He agreed if she would
return to her home to pay her e120, and
with this money she was prepared to go
home TO her sister and remain there But
before she could leave she was taken i'll and
died in Baltimore, in the outskirts of which
city it is alleged that she is buried under a
tombstone bearing the legend, Agatha
Delanoir, wife OF Junius Brutus Booth. ~
Robert Booth, the alleged son OF this alleged
union, went to the war and died of con-
sumption.
Such is the story that was discussed in the
Alpine apartment house. Mr.. Burr said he
came into possession of the papers through
the Delanoir family, to whom he wrote for
information upon stumbling across the
Baltimore tombstone. He had no intention
OF using the papers, even if he believed
them TO be genuine-which in all likelihood
they were not. Stuart Robson, one of Mr..
Booths closest friends, is said to bavo men
toned the fact that Steele Mackay, had Of
fered to write life of Edwin Booth, and it
is supposed that in some way the whole
matter had become muddled and tangled
until 1t has finally reached the Herald in
the shape Of an absurd story Of blackmail
Certainly no persoa would suspect either of
the gentlemen named of any such co duct
any more than he would believe the story Of
Agatha Deianoir's alleged letters.