Evening journal., 1892-03-31
THE DRAYTON SCANDAL.
Milbank Publishes the Alleged
Monetary" Agreement.
BURRowB IS BETWEEN TWO FIRES,


subjoined statement for publication;
% WEST SEVENTEENTH STREET,
NEW YORK, March 80, 1892.
The time has now come when Mr.. H. A.
Borrowe's honor and reputation must be
cleared Of the imputations that now rest on
them. Two grave offences are charged
against him; one that the correspondence
in the affair was published with his author
ity This is disposed Of completely by Mr..
Fox's letter to Mr.. Borrowe, in which he
gives his reasons for sending the CORE
spondence TO the papers after Mr.. Borrowo
left England.
The second and far graver offence alleged !
against him is that the agreement referred /
to, upon which his second, NJ. Fox, and my |
self based our refusal to allow him TO meet |
Mr.. Drayton, existed only in his imagina /
tion and was merely subterfuge to cover |
his own cowardice.
This seems to have been generally accept |
ed by Mr.. Drayton's friends and on the t,
strength Of this Mr. Drayton is alleged to
have publicly stated Mr.. Borrowe 10 be a
"cur and a coward" There seems TO be
general agreement to ostracize Mr.. Borrowe
on these grounds and to treat him more OF
less as a pariah. have acted for him since
the beginning Of the matter, and we have
had to fight against tremendous odds
The Monetary Agreement.
My first duty TO Mr. Borrowe is TO dc
everything in my power to clear his charac
ter before the world. This step take now
entirely on my own responsibility, as al
present his honor, his reputation, his entire
/ f,.t,.... t,.,,,p ..r, chic o,,a ,nfuf.
Was an agreement entered into between
Mr.. j. Coleman Drayton and his wife. This
agreement was made It was drawn up by
Messrs. Lord, Day & Lord. Colonel Hazard
3 was a subscribing witness, and later on IN
s the beginning of February this year the
d terms of the agreement were enforced by
Mr. Dayton's lawyers in London, Messrs
Kingsford & Darmon. II is dated Oct -
1891, and the part which contains the none
IS tary consideration is TO the following effect.
l. The wife has an income of S,5O)0 per aunum,
}: under all circumstances she retains une-half.
|. She agrees that the other half be placed with
/, | trustees, 5000 Of which shall be paid 20 thu
| husband. and Sl2 900 TO herself Tor maintenance
of children; out OF the moneys she receives
II wife 70 keep up establishment for husband
and family. The husbands 5000 for hi
personal expenses such az clothing, amuse
ments travelling, medical attendance, etc WIFE
/
n communication with Mr.. II. A. Borrowe, that
: the $1,000 for children shall be paid 10 the hus
= band and he shall have control of same anc
y children Husband on his part agrees that foi
the 5000 he viii go to Europe with his wife
aud make his dwelling place there wit hher.
i win Drayton Deny It9
- Mr.. H. A. Borrowe has always asserte,
- and asserts still his entire innocence as u
- - the charges brought by Mr.. Drayton agains
- - his wife, and that the latter only consente,
TO enter into this agreement under the pres
sure brought TO bear on her by her husband
and by threats TO make the accusation pub
Sc lie, which though groundless, he did no
,e scruple TO bring against her All men o
ge honor viii now be able 10 judge whethe
M Mr.. Fox and myself were justified in tn
"a course we took in refusing TO allow a due
to take place.
We could not and would not state any
thing Of this 10 Mr.. Dnyton's second, the.
u owned themselves that they only knew hin
e. in the fencing room, indeed one Of them /
m the fencing master Of the establishment
ID Here then is the truth. Win Mr.. Drayto
e. deny it, He has up TO now allowed Nh
Borrowe to rest under the imputation o
being liar and a coward, and all the tim
A.. he knew this to be false.
N ~ HENRY VANE Mm.BANK.
n Mr.. Milbank was very emphatic in declaI
j ing that he was willing to assume the ful
responsibility for this statement IN any pro
ceeding that "the other side"-meaning MI
Drayton and his friends-might see tit b
h take.
H. Drayton Refuses TO Talk.
~ EsI do not know what this may result in,
y said Mr.. Milbank ''nor do / care Here ar
the facts, give you my solemn assuranc
as a gentleman. They may 60 TO law or ca
,e- me out dozen times, but am bound tina
M my friend, Mr. Borrowe, for whom ! hav
~ acted throughout this affair, shall be Sc
right before the public Again repeat tina
take this step wholly on my own respons
bilityn
M 'sMay ask whether Mr.. Borrowe ha
on seen this statementf inquired.
Sc "Yes, he has seen it, answered Mr.. Mi
bank.
"And does he sanction itF
Certainly was Mr.. Milbank's repl,
of she has left the whole matter in my hand
ds Both young Mr.. Borrowe and Mr. Borrow'
is ST., consent 70 the statement have hande
10 YOU
Once more Mr.. Milbank asserted that h
personally, was ready to stand the who
ke responsibility for the statement. He spok
al coolly, but with increasing vehemenC
Tia every time he repeated his willingness
take the consequences Of this, the most sci
sational step in the controversy since tt
correspondence concerning the attempt at
K duel first came on
ad When asked why il was deemed necessaI
he | TO make the terms Of the alleged agreemeI
public at this time, Mr.. Milbank said:
"An effort has been made to ostracii
Mr. Borrowe. am practically the on
" friend left 70 stand by him, and prOpol
IT, TO thwart the subterfuge by which it is a
tempted to carry out the plan. That su
terfuge was and is in trying to show the
was no monetary consideration in Mr.. Ora
IN tons case. This is disposed of once for 1
a by the statement have given.n
Mr.. Drayton was at the house Of b
cousin, AIrs. Anna c. Alden, West Fortie
street, in the billiard room with sever
he friends. A reporter sent to him a note oife
ng ing to submit a copy of the statement.
ing sent back word refusing to look at the pap'
BOrrowe Published It.
LONDON March 3i-There is no dou
IA whatever that BorrOwe saw and sanction
tha | the entire corrospOndence which Ed II