The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-26
EDWARD FOX'S STATEMENT.

EDWARD FOAS STATEMENT.
TIE LETTER HE WROTE FEW HOURS
BEFORE THE DUEL WITH BORROWE.
his SIDE OF the Unpleassntness that Led 70
the Fieht-Borrowe Authorized ula TO
Publish the Drnyton- Borrowe Corre-
spondence, and IT the Young Man Does
Not Like This Statement He 10 willing
to Fight Again Borrowe Now Has q
Chance 70 Meet Oehiltree on the Field.
opu,pM 1892 BY Tnr suS Printing and PssH.hng Ass,
enfion.
LONDON. April 25.-The duel on Saturday be-
tween Edward Fox and Hallett Alsop Bor-
rowe. while It may settle the question OF tho
latter's courage THAT Of Fox has never been
doubted. does not settle the question OF We
raclty raised with regard to the publication OF
tho correspondence between Borrowe and j.
Coleman Drnyton. At 4 o'clock on Saturday
morning. Fox. who had been writing letters ir
his room In tho Hotel de Europe. in Antwerp.
all night began his statement OF the matter.
which was hardly finished when his second
called him at daylight to take tho train fok the
dueling ground. This statement Is as follows:
Hotel DE L'EURoPE.
"The time has arrived when feel 1t neces-
sary to explain my connection with the Dray-
ton. Borrowe scandal. as think 1t Is due to
nv friends that they should know the true
story OF how became identified with the
trouble. was asked by Col. Tom Ochiltree II
would act as second for a gentleman who
had become embroiled in a quarrel In refer
ence to a lady who is being prosecuted BY her
husband. declined to have anything to do
with tho matter. but Col. Ochiltree was very
persistent and explained that the parties In
terosted belonged to such well-known families
in New York that tho report OF the fight would
prove a very valuable newspaper article. and
that would have the exclusive story. With
this inducement finally consented to act.
and was introduced to Mr.. Hallott Alsop
Borrowe and left for Paris carrying a letter OF
Introduction from Col Ochitree to Mr.. Harry
Vane Milbank 1t was thoroughly understood
at the time that II q fight came of. or II any
thing was to be given to the newspapers. that
Twas to have the benefit Oft.
Nothing could have been more courteous
than the prompt and gracious manner In
which Mr.. Milbank agreed to give his assist
ance. and tho business was finally concluded
By our declining to allow Mr.. Borrowe to meet
Mr. Drayton for reasons that have alreadH
been printed.
ION our return to London had the corre-
spondence typewritten and several copies were
made. as Mr.. Borrowe wished some Of his
friends to know exactly what had TRANSFERRED.
was given one Of those copies and the Ques.
ton Of publication was discussed on several
occasions. The day that Mr. Borrowe left for
America talked with him as to the publica-
ton Of those letters. and he eaid: use your
own Judgment and II you find that the news
papers are getting the story in any garbled
form print the entire correspondence. leaving
out that portion Of Aurelien Schools opinion
that refers to Q lady
II cannot swear to the exact language. but
lam positive as to what he desired to express.
ION the following day Col Ochiltree came
10 me and said that two newspaper corre-
spondents had called on him and asked for in
formation on the Drayton-Borrowe matter.
and was also shown a despatch from New
York to Q London correspondent. asking for
full particulars about the Drayton- Borrowe
duel.' was then advised by Col. Ochitree to
give the correspondence for publication. and I
gave It to . correspondent OF the New York
Sum- as Mr.. Borrowe had told him. in my pros
once. that was authorized to give 1t to him
whenever it looked as II the newspapers had
got hold Of the story.
THE Sun correspondent has already pub
llshed his account OF his interview with Mr..
Borrowe and the statement he made to him.
authorizing me to give the correspondence
for publication. Col Ochiltree has also. in an
interview published In The SUN. stated that
he was present when the question of the pub.
LEGATION OF the letters was discussed and that
he knew that was authorized to give them to
the press whenever found that there was
probability Of their obtaining q disconnected
story.
There are several gentlemen In London to
whom Mr.. Borrowe told the whole story. and
there was always the chance OF their being
interviewed. and In a careless way telling what
they knew. so that garbled version OF the
affair was liable to be printed at any moment
Within q few hours l shall meet Mr. Borrowe.
and In case there is any serious result I writc
those few lines In order that my friends In
America may know the actual facts: and am
sure that those that havo known mo as Jour-
nalist will remember that never broke faith
III regard to news item. " EDWARD Fox"
ItBorrowo intends to soc this matter through
on the lines he has begun. 1t will be his duty
now to challenge Col. Ochiltree or to write
him an insulting letter These two have not |
yet met since Borrowers return to London. but |
Col. Ochiltree has denounced Borrowe pub |
lcly. and threatened. II he ever dared to speak |
to him tOchiltres) to spit In his face. Other |
American and English gentlemen who were |
tho latter denied that he authorized the former
to publish tho Borrowe- Drayton correspon- |
dence have been equally severe upon Bor-
rowe. More than one OF these advised Fox not |
to challenge Borrowe when he returned to |
London. but to give him a thrashing.
Mi!bank's position In tho matter may DO
gathered from tho circumstance that he has
PROGRESSED himself absolutely neutral as to the
question OF veracity between Fox and Bor-
rowe The Sun correspondent was present, at
Mlbank's request. nj the Iangham Hotel a
week ago sunday when Milbank delivered Bor-
roWes letter. published in last Sundays sus.
to Fox. 1t was the first tmo the two had mat
since thoy parted on terms Of tho wa-mest
friendship whom Mllbank sailed with Dorrowo
for New York.
When Milbank handed Fox the letter with
the Information thnt it was from Borrowe, Foy
said very coldly: u would prefer that you
should hand that to q gentlemen will ask to |
call ON vnun