Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-22
BORROWE-DRAYON.
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! vigOr OF expression A due! IoAoWeu' IN
which Aurelien SchOll received a severe
wound Popular sympathy was altogether
onshis side, however, and much Of his pres
| emit boulevard popularity is due 10 the fact
/ of his having shown up the man VINO con-
trived the ruin Of the Duchess de Chaulnes
| in his true ard contemplate colors.
Aurelien Scholl lives almost entirely on
/ the bOulevards and practically makes his
/ home in the clubs and famous cafarets.
! Somewhat of a swGshbuckler, he prides
himself on believing neitherln God nor IN
the devil, ana passes for ascynlc who has no
\ illusions and 10 whom nothing is sacred
Still lessis the Due dc Morny entitled to
assume the role in questions OF honor.
! His father was an unscrupulous
and cold bloOded adventurer 49,
| chevalier d'ipdustrie, IN TACT with
! with no sense Of honor or shame-but who
/ NJ the same time had all the fdcons OF a
1 grand seigneur. His son, the present duke,
| is fully as interruptions DIS WAS his iather,
but possesses neither his fathers tact, his
| shrewdness, nor yet his grand air. He Las
| been the hero OF all kinds OF discreditaole
| intrigues and scandals, so much so that mis-
/ name has become very by word among all
J decent people
| After having almost completely sQuan
/ dered the vast wealth dishonesty acquired
| by his father, the young Due de Morny
married one Of the daughters OF Gen. Gu!-
man Blanco, that South American land pl-
rate, whose name is still synonym IN Ven
! eZuela for rapiBe, eXtoruon, piundef ana
/ every kind of dishonesty.
! His conduct with regard to Mile. Fey
| gine, which closed many doors against MN
| both at home ana abroad, was as follows:
| Nile. Feygiue was the daughter Of re-
| tired Russian colonel residing at Moscow.
| Morny betrayed her during stay that ne
made in the Cars ancient capital, ana per-
! suaded her to elope with him TO Paris.
! Exceedingly mean in financial matters,
ne soon began 10 grudge her the money
which he was obliged to devote TO her sup
! port, and accordingly induced her 10 make
| her debut on the stage. She was very at
| tractive, her beauty being OF an unusually
! piquante kind, and, like most Russian
! women, she was naturally clever ana quick
| to learn.
She soon became popular favorite. But
/ in proportion as she grew IN the gooa
| gracees of the theatre-going public the
/ Duke became tired of her She, however,
renamed as blindly in love with MIN as she
/ had been from the first.
| Finally he determined to break off his
| relations with her, but instead OF convey
| ing his decision TO her with some Ialnt
| show of consideration, he adopted pecul-
/ iarly brutal method. Without warning
/ her in any way Of what was awaiting her,
| he drove off To his club, and declaring to
! his friends there that he had determined to
cut loose from Mile. Feygine, ne inquired
| if there were any Of them VINO cared 10
succeed him in her good graces.
AS quite number of the men present in
| the room expressed their readiness to do so,
| ne offered TO take the whole number OF
! them with him 90 Nile. Feyglnes house,
! in order that she might have an opportun-
/ ity Of choosing. Accordingly the entire
| party drove off 10 the house Of the little &C
| tress. She was just IN the act OF dressing
when the Duke followed by his compan-
! ions, burst into her room, eXclaiming;
'There, gentlemen, You can see LOT your
self the quality Of the merchandise" com
menced then and there TO explain to her
that he had determined to put stop TO his
intimacy with her. and that he had brought
these men with him IN order tnat she
might choose a successor.
The girl, without single cry apparent
| " dazed by the brutal manner Of the lndlg-
nity fell full length upon the door IN
dead faint. When she recovered conscious
ness the Duke and his companions had dis
appeared. a few hours later she commit
ted suicide, leaving q letter addressed to
the Duke which found its way into the
newspapers and which was sufficient TO
brand him with infamy for life.
After the death OF the present Duke
father his mother married the Spanish
Duke or SestO, q small man with squeaky
voice, who enjoys the uueViable reputation
of having been the direCtclr dcS menus plat
sirs of the late King OF Spsin. IL was he
who organized all heintrigUes and llaisons
OF mis- royal master, and on one memorable
occasion he received singing blow In the
face from Queen Christina, whom he was
endeavoring 10 prevent from entering pa
vilion where the King was spending a
warm summers afternoon with ialr but
frail lady Of the court
From this IL will be seen that neither his
parentage, relationship, nor yet his own
character and antecedents, are OF nature
to qualify the Due de Morny 10 assume the
role OF a Judge of questions OF honor De-
tween two American gentlemen.
The first sensational development
of the case in this city to-day
WAS the statement by friends of
young Borrowe that the Draytons
had sighed deed Of separa-
ton just before going to Europe. This
lent additional interest by the bearing
it has upon the right Of Mr. Drayton 10
call cut Mr.. Borrowe to 6e shot or run
through with duelfng BLADE. II was
argued that the decision Of the French
court of honor against Drayton was
therefore based upon facts. MIR. and
Mrs. DraytOn met, it was said, In the
Office of Stephen I. Nash, with whom
both Coleman DyaYtOn and the AStorS
had maintained business relations. They
had signed the agreement 10 separate In
the presence OF witnesses.
According TO the terms of the agree
ment there was a compact between the
couple to avoid all possible scandal.
They were to go 70 Europe together, in
all appearances rs COnjugal as ever, but
once abroad their paths were to assume
different directions. And Borrowe was
to be at once dropped out OF Mrs. Cole
man DraytOn's life for all time. She
absolutely promised to ful6il this clause
in particular. Her fortune was TO be
placed In the hands of Mr. LORD, OF the
law firm Of Lord, Day & Lord, a son of
old Daniel Lord, who had been so long
the confidential manager Of the AStor
famiiy's millions. Mr.. Lord was to pay
her an annuity OF $4,000
Should Mrs. Coleman Drayton violate
her agreement never 10 see BorrOwe
again, or If it could be shown that she
had in any way renewed her intimacy
with that young man, the custody OF
her children was 10 be given over to the
care and guardianship of their father,
and Dir. Drayton was 10 receive one
half of the income held in trust By Mr..
Lord, or the annual sum OF $4,000.
Friends of SIR. Coleman DraytOn and
OF the AStors say that Mrs. Drayton mas
not been responsible for certain Of her