The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-24

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later on signing their papers. Both
were greatly startled at what they
deemed M intrusion by the reporters.
Millbanli, tall and broad.shouldered,
was dressed plainly, and seemed ut first
to occupy tho position OF authority.
"My lips arc sealed" he said, II can
not say anything n. present. / am sur
prised ut the publicity, but rs VIC havo
not read the stories that are here pub.
lished, VIC ought not to speak now."
81 really cannot make any statement
at present. broke in stoutly built
man, tho loudncss OF whose dress was
quite noticeable, and whose ccanly-
shayen face, with tho exception OF Lon.
don ear tales, was not Mt all handsome.
This was Mr.. Borrowe, the scmi.causo.
ofall the present society gossip, and OF
the resultant and pending excitement.
He smiled boamingly upon his inter
csted audience and continued: "Now
let me 20. Really, gentlemen, am not
prepared to say anything, We were
not aware OF these stories" and ho has
tened away.
Later on tho gentleman, in.answer to
q question MS TO his reason for taking
the same steamer MS Mr.. Drayton, he
said: "Wcll, Itwith long pause)-
you can best judge that for yourselves.
| really have nothing to say Just now.
] think Drayton should make his state
mcnt first anyway. lie began this
trouble"
.In matter OF such dclicacy," he
concluded, ~ should hesitate to make
anythingpublic without due considera-
ton"
B.L. Upshur, son OF Commodore J.
ii. Upshur, and man named Packer,
coachman for Mrs. Bradley Martin,
were at the quarantine early this morn
ing.
Upshur, ina general conversation,
finally intimatcd that he wished to
look after the interests OF Drayton. He
said on this subject: "You know Mr..
Dorrowc mas one OF his seconds on
board. and as nm perhaps the closest
friend that Drayton has, I wanted to-
be here to look out for his interests"
Mr.. Upshur and the servant, Packer,
were OF the boarding party. They were
nearly ten minutes finding Mr.. Drayton.
Upshur rushed up to him, and, putting
q bundle OF newspaper clippings in his
hands, excitcdly said: "Read this,
read it carefully, it's OF great import
ance." a
In the meantime Drayton was showed
into his berth. Upshur following, and
the servant Packer was put on
guard at the door, with instruc-
tions to let no one in under any circum-
stances. Upshur reappcarcd and
driited away into tho crowd on deck,
and when next seen by the reporter he
was talking earnestly to her grace, the
Duchess of Marlborough, who was q
passenger. Said Mr. Upshur: "Mr.
Drayton will look over this matter and
a!l.that has been published will be care
fully read. After 4 consultation with
some OF his friends, he will decide what
course to take"
Mr.. Upshur said that to his knowl-
edge Drayton and Borrowc had only
met once, and that was on the promo
made deck. Y, Z
why Drayton registered rs Coleman
and Borrowc us Burrows is not quite
plain. They occupied state rooms Nos.
30 and 50, respectively, not dozen feet
apart, yet they were separated By as
sure gulfas though one had remained
at Queenstown,
Promptly at 9 o'clock the representa-
tives OF the press met at the Windsor
hotel and waited ior the appearance OF
Mr.. j. Coleman Drayton, who: prom
ised to make statement at hall
past nine. That hour arrived but it
did not bring Mr.. Drayton.
After waiting until 1880, when it
became apparent that Drayton would
not show up, they quietly dispersed.
A call was made at the residence OF
Mn. Samuel Borrowe, the father OF II.
A. Borrowc. Mr.. Borrowe refused to
bc seen and twas said by the attcnd-
ant at the door that young Borrowe
had not yet arrived.
Mrs. ]. Coleman Drayton, the cause
OF all this domestic rumor, was Augusta
Astor. the third daughter OF Mrs. VIII
liam Astor, the acknowledged leader OF
Now York's most exclusive inner circle
OF fashionable society.
She was married to Drayton about
ten years ago, and the match was
thought at that time to be a brilliant
one, for Mr.. Drayton was u representa-
tive OF one OF the oldest and wcaithicst
families OF Philadelphia. Though he
had comparatively little money in his
own right lie vas the prospective heir
to Sl5,000, 600 or S20,0O0,O00 from his
two rich aunts.