The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-06
JEALOUS MRS. HILTON.
a Little Champagne at the Iolanthe
Club ProvOkes a ROW.
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From the Nel0 York Press.
SARATOGA, Aug. 3.-The people of this
place are dlgesting delicious mouthfuI Of
scandal tonight. II takes in the Hilton
family and toys with the reputation of two
young women aud two swell hotels. In
short it recItes how Mrs. Henry Hilton one
day last week discovered through the
kindly offices of friends, that her husband,
Henry Hilton, of whom, so saith society,
she has been jealous for a long time, had
been playing the host to two comely sisters,
Miss Elois Willis, an actress, at one time
with Palmer's company, aud Mrs. Lente
widow of the son of DR.. Lente, who was for
years the resident physician at the United
States hotel.
1t appears, according to the story told by
both sides, that these women, one of whom,
the widow. is fascinating, brown-eyed,
shapely little thing, with an acquiline nose
aud Titan twisted locks, and the other q
perfect blonde, came to Saratoga from
New York on the same train with Fred
Hilton and put up at the Windsor hotel.
They knew Fred, but both claim that
they do not know Henry.
Nevertheless, shortly after their arrival
at the Windsor, Willard Lester, the man
ager, invited them to accompany him and
some others to the Iolanthe Club house, a
delightfully."- romantic and sequestered spot
at tue lakeside, TO spend pleasant after
noon. They went, met Henry Hilton, and
drank little champagne. Mrs. Lente aid,
this morning, that they oaly drank one
glass each. and that they wrote their names
on the register, which is kept at the club
house.
MRS. HILTON HEARS OF THE AFFAIR.
Unfortunately for the harmony Of the
Hilton family, Mrs. Hilton was informed of
the pleasant little apres midi and vent to
the Idlanthe herself to look for proof. The
register recorded the fact of her husbands
presence at the place with the two women,
and this fired her soul with jealousy. She
became convinced that her husband was &C.
companie1 b. a certain Mrs. Case of Forty
seventh street, Of whom report had told her
many naughty things. Without stopping
to investigate farther, Mrs. Hilton, who is
Juno like brunette, of stately mein and
magnificent toilettes, concluded that Mrs
Case was one of the women, and thas the
other was her friend.
Mrs. Hilton hurried back to the Wind
sor, charged and denounced Willard Lester
for having harbored such people, and
called upon him In presence Of strangers,
guests of the house, to turn the females
out or worse would come of it.
The scene was intensely dramatic, it is
said, and Mr.. Testers efforts t. molify the
irate wife were in vain. Nevertheless
MISS w Ills anu MIS-. lent6 were not turned
out.
They left last Friday of their own accord
and found shelter in the United States
hotel, from which they claim Mrs. Hilton
strove to have them elected as disreputable
persons. Mr.. Tompkins did not comply
with the demand, which was conveyed to
him by some of his women guests-not by
Mrs. Hilton herself.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Miss Willis and Mrs. Lente have retained
Mr.. Hummel, who is staying at the Grand
Union, to bring action for defamation of
character against Mrs. Hilton, and the pa
pers in the case, which they went down to
sign this afternoon, are being prepared in
New York city. Mrs. Len,e told the Press
correspondent to-day that there was moth
ing more in the matter than has been mar
rated. Many in Saratoga think that the
two women have good grounds for their &C.
tion, which will be brought in the supreme
court in New York.
Meanwhile Mrs Hilton is not to be seen
by any body. and both Messrs. Lester and
Henry Hilton pooh-pooh the accusation
The obstinate fact still remains that Mrs.
Henry HiUon's friends did their best to
close the doors Of all the hotels against Miss
W ills and Mrs. Lente, who are Mrs. Free
mans daughters, and that the suit for de-
famatlOn has been started