St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-02
PAID FOR HIS SILENCE.
An Astonishing Statement OF
Inside Facts in a Unique
Scandal.
Authoritative Explanation Of
Borrowers Designs as to
Mrs. Drayton.
Astor's Daughter Paid Her
Husband $4,000 a Year
to Keep Quiet.
Epotie Fiction Shines in Com
pariSOn With This Society
Garbage.


Garbage.
New YORK, April LIN the form OF
a special London cabelgram the World
this morning devotes two columns
to what it designates as an absolute
exposure of the relations to each
other of the parties to the Drayton-Bor-
rowe scandal The story is to the effect
that the statements of Hallet Borrowe
and his second, Harry Vane Milbank,
have been reported there in part by
cable and make proper the publication
of the following facts, as stated by
gentlemen thoroughly conversant with
the history of this scandal and III posi-
ton to speak with absolute authority
as representing the parents of Mrs. j.
Coleman Drayton.
The whole truth is that the motive of
Nh BorroWe in making public details
of this duel which did not occur was to
force Coleman Drayton into applying
for a divorce and thereby leave Mrs.
Drayton
Free TO Marry Him
(Borrowe). Possibly Mr.. Borrowe is an
mated in all this by affection for Mrs.
Drayton. Possibly he may 5e animated
by the prospect of not only coming into
the possession of Mrs. Drayton'S $4,000
a year, but the reversion Of her share in
her fathers enormous estate. This is
believed to he not less than sS0,000,000
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Astor have
had five children. The oldest, Mrs. Van
Allen, is dead, but left two or three
children. The other daughters are
Mrs. Drayton, Mrs. James Roosevelt
and Mrs. Orme Wilson. There is
only one son, John Jacob Astor.
1t has been the general impress
sion that the estate of John
Jacob Astor, grandfather of these chll-
dren, was left III trust to his son, Will
lam B. AStor, and that, therefore, the
children would come into equal shares
Of the estate of their father. whatever
might be his disposition towards them.
IL Mr.. BOrrowe has been counting upon
this he will find himself mistaken, for,
as matter Of fact, the father OF Mrs.
Drayton has the absolute control of the
property and can dispose OF 1t as he
wishes. He may
Cut Off Mrs. DraytOn
without cent, leaving her nothing but
the property which he settled upon her
at the time of her marriage, amounting
10 some 100000. which is so well invest
ed that it pays the income mentioned.
/ don't believe that either William b.
Astor or Mrs. Astor will approve of
their daughters marriage to Mr.. Bor-
rowe. They have horror of the young
man, not only because they have always
disliked him personally, but because
they believe he has made public this
frightful scandal for his own selfish
purposes.
Indeed, Mr.. Borrowe ST. is not at all
rich man. Since his father threw him
overheard young Borrowe has lived on
his friends of both sexes. 1t is fact
that he came up for election to the
Union club at time when his father
was one of the directors. CuriOusly
enough, he was Sc conded at that time by
Coleman Drayton. The Drayton and
joined each other. and at that period
Drayton had no reason to suspect the
young mans intentions toward his wife.
Cut by Club Men.
Before his name came up for action
in the club several of the governors told
Mr.. BOrrowe Sr. that he would certainly
be rejected. manly because of the be-
lief that he had received money from
women. Mr.. Borrowe replied that ii
his fellow members of the board of gov
errors would vote against his son they
must do so. and declined to permit his
name to be withdrawn. Nevertheless
he was rejected by decisive vote, and
Mr.. Borrowe ST.. resigned from the
board of governors.
Mrs. Drayton's property is now worth
about 100000. This is all she has and
all she will have should her father cut
her off in his will. From his wife's in
come Mr.. DraYton is now, or has been
until lately, receiving certain amount
under a written agreement by the law
yers OIL both sides. Mrs. Drayton has
copy of it. 1t is therefore probable that
Borrowe has seen it and knows all
about it. Indeed. it is not difficult to
suppose that he has made copy of it
for himself.
Paid for His Name.
The exact amount of the allowance
thus made to DraytOn out of his wife's
income is known only to those who have
read or acted upon this document, but
1t is believed TO be about Sl5,000a year.
What is the consideration for this an
nual payment? This is also included
with the theory that it is an allowance
for the education of the children, but
this is an absurdity.
The real consideration is that Mr..
Drayton has agreed that while he and
his wife shall not live as man and wife
he shall consent to keep up appear
ances to avoid scandal. The sole stipu-
latiOn exacted by Mr.. Drayton was that
Mrs. Drayton should not see Mr.. Bor-
rowe. and the starting point of the
agreement was, of course, the scandal
Gus relations between Borrowe and
Mrs. Drayton, which had become
notorious and undeniable. But the SUBJ
stantial fact here is a confirmation of
the charge that Drayton has received
from his wife's income
Regular Payments,
in consideration apparently of his not
acting upon all the rights of a husband
supposed to be outraged in his honor.
Mr.. Drayton is dependent upon this
allowance. He was supposed to be
worth 100000 at the time Of his mar
riage, hut he lost all his money-most of
it in speculation. He has no other in
come than that from his wife's fortune,
though an aunt of his whose name he
bears, Coleman, is very rich. She lives
in Paris. She is supposed to be worth
about s20,0O0.000, and it is said she has
provided by will that her property shall
90 to Mrs. Drayton's children. But this
does not pay Drayton's bills. 1t is,
therefore. point of some consequence
TO him what effect the recent events
will have upon the agreement under
which he receives his allowance. 1t is
a point upon which legal opinion is di-
vided as 10 whether Mrs. Drayton must
still continue the allowance, though the
scandal that was to be avoided has been
heralded over two continents.
Spring Overcoats. The Boston.