New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-25
ORA YTON AND BORROWE.
M STATEMENT FROM THE CHALLENdER-
CONSULTING HIS FRIENDs-wHAT THE OTHER
MAN SAYS.

o,,. nuhic statement regarding his differences with
Ualctt Alsop Borrowe. He held a iohg o"'io,0 ~
nj the KnickerbOcker Club yesterday morhlhB WIN mo
| friends and that understanding was reac"ou jon"
| Mel Nash his attorney, was also present "' "'o
Gathering and his advice also was that Mr. DrayVo"
would ,V.,n more by observing dignhed silence MI
| Nash when seen by Tribune reporter al ITO '''S'
| No. 81 Wallst., yesterday afternoon, SAD
al have advised Mr.. Drayton not TO have anything
TO say to the press about his affair with MT ooi
and can say almost positively that no statement VIII
| no made II Will appear more dlgnfed on Mr.. Dray-
tons part decline to give an Interview" anu "o"u'
II anything will be said by him regarding the subject
rbe certainly will not be anything said today about
the NATTER r., 10 =
" But the correspondence about the challenge TO q
duel has been published and the reason ms gwen ior
not arranging the affair Is that Mt Draytoh WIS hoI
an honorable gentleman. VIII not some explanation
he mode. or that statement denedl" Mr.. Nash was
asked
IAN can say Is that no statement will be made'
was the reply. ~
Mr.. Drayton could not be found yesterday On
Wednesday night he occupied rooms Mt the home OF
Dr. r. H. Derby, at No. East Nriethst. ana II was
to this place that bis baggage was taEeh yeS'eiuuy
from the Maestc's pier. The butler at uie Forue'h-
81 house informed all callers yesterday that Mr. Dray-
ton had gone away early In the day and did mob hteho
to return. 1t is said that he has tSen rooms aC 'e
Knickerbocker Club and Will stay there for two or
three days when no will go to Philadelphia
George L. Upshur and other close friends OF Mr.
prayton also succeeded In keeping out OF the way Az
Mr. rpshurs Office In South Fifth ave. 1t was Learned
that he had not been there for three days hI ''o
| Newest. Offices man laughingly said;
"Mr Upshur has not been here Tor TWO days' 1
think no l. somewhere I'm Westohester County with
| Mr. Drayton showing his friend how To handle
pistol"
| John Collins Deputy surveyor OF the Port, seems
| 10 be provoked because Mr.. Drayton succeeded III
getting of the Majestic with his friends Wednesday
evening without his permission. Mr. COLLINS wac .ne
customs officer In charge OF the Majestic anu MI
Drayton he says did have his permission 10 leave
| the boat No passenger has authority to leave
| steamship without the permission OF the CUSTOMS
! Officer and as Mr. Drayton left the Majestic on III.
| Jenknss boat, charges were yesterday preierr"
against the Health Officer for permitting passenger
| to 20 ashore before the steamer reached her per
Collector Hendricks says he will Investigate the case
He said, however. that he did not think the charges
| were serious.
II was not until 80 O'Clock yesterday morning
that the long lookedfor steamer finally tied up az
her pier at ChristOphers After getting AWAY lron'
Robbins Reef on Wednesday night and picking her way
through the fog bank she steamed slowly up the river
| ,o a polnt nearly opposite the expectant crowd on
tho pier: for one second her lights were seen out Ill
| the river But her officers decided that II was UNI
wise to attempt Gc landing, and so the great steamer
swung back toward the NewJersey shore anu oi'PPcu
anchor In mid stream.
| A g Menocal chief engineer OF the Nicaragua
Canal. Capin,n BruntOn Captain Easton, VI. W.
! Flphlnstone Count John Good, the Hon Mr.. Graaf'
Mayor Of Capcown Admiral Jasper selwyn' Pro
lessor Richard Claverhouse Jubb, OF Cambridge Uni
versIty and other passengers soon left the steamer
for the various hotels. But It was nearly O'CLOCK
before the waiting crowd Of curiosity seekers caught
sight Of Hallett Asop Borrowe and Harry Vane Mil
III.
| plank and Mr. Borrowe said TO the reporter:
had much rather not talk about this matter, as
[ have had no chance to see my friends or learn
ANYTHING beyond what have seen In the papers
brought on board the slip yesterday. cannot say
| ANYTHING about Mr.. Drayton. He knows how TO COM
municnto with me or my friends, and had rather be
| excused from saying anything about him. We met
several times board the steamship, but dd not
| speak nor recognize one another"
| lie was then driven with his friend 10 his home.
No 20 West seventcenth-st In the afternoon nj MS
home Mr. Borrowe and Mr. MIlbank met The Trlbune's
reporter to whom the following written statement WIS
| banded by Mr.. Milbank:
| Having heard a report that a publication OF certain
letters I'm this affair has been attributed % the action
o, Mr. H. g. Borrowe / wish emphaticalv n state
tina. both myself Mr. Borrowe in utter Ignorance
that any such publication had taken place or that any
statement on se subject had been sent 70 any news
paper
We looked on the correspondence sacred. and We
only thoroughly condemn the breach Of faith IN Who
ever has ht to take such stp.
Any accusation Of cowardice brought against Mr. II.
fall 70 the ground OF Itself and every one
who knows him must know how thoroughly without ouhaa-
ton Is such an accusation
| HARRY VANE MILBANK
| For Mr.. Borrowe.
| "This, said Mr. Borrowc, Is all tho statement
care 10 make at present. Later may possibly have
something To say, In "A later Interview Mr.. Borrowc
said to d reporter Of The Tribune who called at his
| home:
Il have already on every occasion afforded me de-
MED cmphatcally that In any way published or caused
be published this story OF tho correspondence in re-
| laton 10 the dncl. And wish 20 repeat what Mr.
Farbank has said In the written statement which he
| gave out that | cannot express my dspeasure iE
sufficiently strong terms In regard TO the persons who
| published the correspondence. How IL could be re
eirricd other than sacred cannot imagine. shall
certainly take immediate steps 10 discover how this all
camo about and punish the guilty party II 1t Is POS
| stble. - ,.,. - 40, .o.
walton that there has ever been any IMPROPERLY be-
| tween Mrs Drayton and myself; nothing that either
about o. nj re Be- seems to be- no necessity for me to
make any statement other than that Of Mr. Mil6ank
understand it,, he WILL but the first thing for him to
do is TO prove that he has not received money con-
PARIS This proof Mr. Drayton cannot secure. lie
has made denial OF the facts brought forward by my
| seconds Ills lawyers have made no POSITIVE denial Of
scs sSer and ts y w nSs @Sny
MI the facts of the dispute took an unfair advantage
| 81 Mr. Drayton's seconds when q duel was under dis
| cu.,on I'm February. Is that true -
| NM. Ferdinand BOsacq and F. Chertloupuet were
the seconds OF Mr.. DraytOn and was they who pro
posed tho Jury Of honor not my seconds, so you SEQ
| The charge Is unfoundcd."
| Were these Frenchmen old friends OF Mr.. Dmy-
| toni"
| "Hc admits himself that he only met them In the
| Sale D'Armes.' . 80
In answer To ottfor questions, he said a. d. not
| know where Mr. DraytOn Is nj present and that Is
| hardly matter OF interest TO me. But he knows
| where / am TO be found lie has never called me
n coward Ia my fnce and do not recognize his con
versations with q third person whom ! may not
| know ms OF any interest Ia II he thinks me II
| coward why doesn't he tell to my facet lie
| knows my address, think 49,
| Mr. B6rrOwe expressed his deep regret that public
| attention should have been called 10 q matter that
| should have remained secret, and said that there
wns not the slightest reason why h. should have been
forced into such unpeasantly conspicuous position
| nnp