Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE
The American Colony in Europe in
Trouble AGAIN.
Halles Alsop Borrowe Had a Platonic
Nash on Mrs. James Coleman Dray-
ton--Chaiienged To Fight q
Duel by the Husband.

LONDON, March 10.-The White Star
steamship, Majestic, which is e%ndeavor-
ing to break the record between
Queenstown and Sandy Hook, may ar
rive in New York with n tragedy on
board. Two of her passengers are
Hallett Alsop l!orrowe, son OF Samuel
Borrowc, vice-president of the Eenit-
able Life Insurance society and James
Coleman Drayton, who married a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Aston.
Mr.. Drayton sailed On the Majestic
from Liverpool Wednesday. Mr.. Bor-
rowe, learning the fact after the
steamer had left the Mersey, took the
Irish Mail Thursday night, and
overlook her Mt Queenstown, lie
is accompanied by Harry Nane Mill
bank, whose reputation rs a duelist Is
known throughout Europe.
For two months the American coll
onics of London and Paris have heard
vague rumors of a prospective duel be-
tween Mr.. Parrowc and Mr.. Drayton,
growing out of suspicious entertained
by Drayton regarding Borrowers
friendship with Mrs. Drayton, which
| Borrowe has always declared TO be en-
| tirely platonic. Friends of Mr.. Bor-
rowe say that Mr. Drayton recently
made charges against his wife to her
parents, and that they agreed to pay
him IS, 900 a year and 49, 900 a year
for their children, who should remain
under her care, but that If she kept up
her acquaintance with Borrowe the
| children and their $15, coo income should
come under the charge OF Mr.. Drayton.
In the fall of last year Mr.. Drayton
| and his wife and children came to Eu-
rope, and he took a house ut Wiinble-
don, spending much Of his time, how
ever, in London, where he made the
st. James club, in Piccadilly, his head
quarters. Mr.. Borrowe arrived in Lon
don in January, and took up his abode
in the Hotel Victoria.
Soon after his arrival Mr.. Drayton
found Mr.. Borrowc and Mrs. Drayton
lunching together at Midland Grand
hotel. According TO Mr.. B~orrowe's
friends Mr.. Drayton carle upon them,
accompanied by two detectives, and
said:
"Ah, caught you again
Then he left the room 1t was not
long nfterward that correspondence
passed between the two men and MI.
Drayton endeavored to bring about
n duel. Mr.. Borrowe was ready
enough, but his seconds, Harry Vane
Millbank and Edward Fox, refused to
let him fight on the ground that Drav-
tons conduct in accepting money, and
the fact that he had beSi SUSPECT
Gus of his wife for FIVE years before he
had challenged IIorrowe, forfeited his
rignt to ask the satisfaction of a gen.
man.
In this decision the seconds were up
held bv no less authorities than Au-
relien Scholt aud the Due de Morey,
two Of the most celebrated duelists in
France. Nevertheless, Drayton has
not hesitated, among his friends, TO
attribute Borrowers conduct to coward
ice. Borrowe tclegraphed to friends in
America some time ago that he would
sail yesterday on the Majestic. A
week ago he postponed his departure
for n week, and he earned only yester-
day, after the steamer had sale 1, that
Drayton was on board Fearing that
the circumstance that he had an
nounced his out departure by the Ma
jestic, and had not sailed OF her, while
Drayton had, might lend color to
Drayton's charge that Borrowe was
| afraid of him, Mr.. Horrowe started
for Queenstown at an hours notice.
| This Is the reason why there may be a
tragedy on board, though MillDank
will do his best to avert it.