The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-22
BLACKMAIL!
That is What Williams Friends
Call 1t.
BOren and His Wife are Divorced, and
Have Left Nashville.
Williams Friends Work the News Stands
and Buy Up the Papers Mention
ing the Scandal.

what do you think or the john +.
Williams scandal?" This inter
rogatory is heard on every street
corner, and in every business house
in this city. John r. Williams is one
Of the recognized leaders of Nash
ville's Four Hundred. lie is the
Vice-President OF the First National
Bank Gnstesd of the Fourth, rs stated
i'm Yesterdays HERALD) He is a
member of the Hermitage Club and
high. flyer generally. He has been
lowered a notch in the estimation Of
the public by his queer actions to-
ward Mrs. Born, the facts in the
case having heretofore been published
in the HERALD.
Mr.. Vance Boren is a drummer for
mammoth dry goods establish
ment of New York City, and is hard
ly ever at home.
During his absence, it is claimed,
was when his wife disgraced herself
by flirting, buggy-riding and going
to theatres with other women's hus-
bands. She is young, beautiful and
fascinating, and it appears has
turned the heads, if not captured the
hearts, of more than one of the wealthy
and social gentlemen of this city.
She did not hesitate to go to the
theatre at night with some one, and
after the performance go to the
| Hermitage Club, or elsewhere, and
| partake freely OF wine. She and Mr..
Williams have known each other for
about sixth months, and during that
time they have seen quite good deal
OF each other (while Mr.. BOren was
off on his trips.) = Their cOrespon-
dence was kept up, however, while
Mr.. Boren was in the city, and some
how or other he secured two letters
from Williams to his wife and read
them.
He showed them to the editors OF
the daily papers and asked that the
banker be exposed to the public. He
was refused thi-, but not discouraged
he struck off 5000 circulars ana .dis-
tributed them through the city.
The little squad of newspaper cor
respondents got together and de-
cided to send to their respective pa
pers the biggest scandal of the day,
which they did.
Last night when these papers came
into the city, Mr.. Williams friends
were at every newsstand and they
quickly bought up all the papers and
destroyed them.
Williams will not talk on the sub
iect, but Boren talks freely and does
not object to being interviewed on
the subject.
A friend of Mr.. Williams said to q
HERALD reporter to-day:
at is clear to my mind that the
entire affair is case of blackmail.
1t may be true that Mr.. Williams
is guilty as charged, but L believe
that Boren knew of his wife's
affairs and tried to pull Mr.. Will
lianis for a pile of money and on be-
ing refused, exposed him.
"Mr. Williams is a gentleman and
W ill not fight a duel with black
mailer"
Mr.. Boren was just recently di-
vorced from his wife. Mrs. BOren
left the city yesterday for parts UNI
known. Mr.. Boren has also left for
the South Cn a business trip.
Public sentiment seems to be grow
ing against the rich banker. The
news agents say there is a great d,
mand for the COLUMBIA HERALD,
and it is for them the three hundred
extra copies we're ordered this morn
! ing.
The circulars issued by Mr.. BOren
contained two letters, signed with his
name and parporting to have been
written by Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Will
lams does not talk himself, but his
friends claim that the letters are for
geries and the whole thing a black
mailing scheme. But this does not Sc
down everybody's throat. There are
those who say this is worn out de-
Tense; and others simply say too thin
The truth is, the general public seen
| to be more shocked than surprised
One of the letters spoken OF reads
as follows:
Darling: Please don't send let
tiers to my residence. Wife came
near getting last one. Send them &c
Bank. i love you more and more
every day, and hope some day TO call
you my own. Meet me at usual place
tonight at 1880 and We'll have 3
HOLLY good time. Don't let any one
see my letters. Dear sweetheart j
will close now, as yours till death
! J. p. Williams.
Death of Ira C.. Witt.