St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-29


has made very brilliant record. do
not for moment think that he has in
any way committed any act which, by
any process of torture, could be con-
strued as derOgat0ry t0 this country He
would not, either, lay himself open to
anything that would reflect upon his
character. The only possible refiec-
ton against him could only originate
through an over anXiousness OH his part
to be of service to his country"
This sentiment of Gov. Merriam was
indorsed by other prominent st. Paul
men acquainted with Capt. Borup, and
yesterday cablegram was sent by
Stanford Newell, at their instgation,
intimating that his st. Paul friends did
not hold him guilty of the serious
charges made against him by the French
authorities.
Capt. Borup comes of one of the old
est and most respected families in st.
Paul. His father was DR.. c. w. W..
BOrup, who came to St. Paul in 1S4S.
DR.. Borup, In 1853. with Charles Ill.
Oakes. opened the first bank in this
city. He was man of irreprOachaOle
character. firm friend and held in
high estimation by old settlers. MIR.
NewsOn tells good story about DIR.
Borup. Late one afternoon prOml-
Gent merchant had rushed into the
bank, and, in the presence of number
of people, told DIR. Borup he wanted
$1,000 to send to New York.
"IIave you two ihdorsers?' inquired DR..
Borup.
"why-no-Mr Borup. You know"
Cant help it,
mir. Borup." expostulated the merchant
iii you-I-don't get this aid am ruined
Il can't help it, sir; you must have two
tod ln "a
yiate in your case"
The men in the crowd looked at each
other, and Borup went on with his busi-
ness. The merchant retired to his
private room, and sinking into chair,
eclaimed: Il am loStm when a gentle
tap Was heard at the door and boy
handed him this note:
Your $1,000 has been sent. Never again
ask for accommodations in crowd without
being ready to comply with our rules. See
me privately. Yours, Is.
Judge Goodrich used to tell another
good story on DR.. Borup. A son, Gustav
j. Borup, the present agent,of the Erie
Dispatch, still living in ST. Paul, one
Fourth of July, when six years old,
found an English flag among his fathers
possessions, and. climbing to the roof of
the building, fiOated the ensign to the
breeze. Judge Goodrich.was going up
town and heard rough-lOoEing fellow
request for volunteers to go down and
lynch "Old Borup." A party was made
up, and Dir. Borup was called upon
to answer for this insult to the Ameri-
can nation. DR.. B0rup was dumb
founded. What did it all mean? And,
bv way of explanation. they took him
outside and showed him the English
flag over the building. The inyestiga-
tion which was made demonstrated that
little Gus had run UP the flag in a spirit
of mischief, and the explanation was
perfectly satisfactory to the crowd.
DR.. BOrup died suddenly of heart dis
ease in 1859. He was fifty-three years
old. -.4 -
Theodore Borup, another brother of
Capt. Borup, resident of this city, is
the personal agent of Col. j. l.. Mer-
riam. Mr.. Borup yesterday remarked
that he had absolute confidence in the
integrity of his brother and that he did
not for moment place any confidence
in the complaint against him. Theodore
BOrup has had quite an eventful expert
ence. He possesses great personal dar-
ing. 1t is told of him. that during fight
between two steamboat crews, 4 burly
roustabOut was in the act of hurting an
HUI UuI dI OIc VI tlC. Cupldiuo- NhCl
Theodore rushed down at great personal
danger, struck the wOuld-be assailant
to the ground, thereby saving the life of
the captain. He also displayed great
courage during an Indian outbreak. 1t
was in 1852. Some Indians had fired
into a store and killed woman, when
Theodore Borup rushed up, charged the
Indians with cowardlce and meanneSS
i'll firing upon inoffensiye women and
children. This daring act OH his part
subdued the savages and undoubtedly
saved many lives.
There were nine children of the
Borup family: Theodore Borup, Gustav
]. Borup, Elizabeth S.. now widow of
the late Gen. j. ii. Simpson, of the en-
gineer corps of the United States navy;
Virginia. who became the wife OF Rich
ard Gordon. and died in 1888; Marion.
the wife of Lieut.. Com. G. Il. Hutchins,
of the United States navy: Julia. relict
of Capt. John Hartley, of the United
States army: Henry Dana Borup, cap
tain of the United States ordinance,
and Harold Borup, residing ID St. Paul.