Evening journal., 1893-05-26
TRUE L0VElN THE WEST
Course Didn't Run Smooth in
the Case of a Lovely Heiress.
SHE JILTs A GALLANT CAPTAIN

And Flees with Another Sweetheart,
Medical Student, to Escape the Inn
portunitles of wouId-Bo BIother-in-
Law.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Miss Blanche w.
Culbertson, heiress TO half a million, and
accepted among her friends as the in
tended wife of captain in the British
army, left her home at 59I Division
street, at midnight Wednesday in com
pany with another lover, leaving behind
her the now irate and almost distracted
mother of the British army officer, who
had come to this city to be present at
the marriage OF her son to the American
heiress.
Tilted the British Captain.
Immediately after her fight from her
home Miss Culbertson cabled to England,
informing her inte nded husband that he
need not come as she was about to be
married to another man. The mother
also cabled the son the sad news and
la st night packed her luggage and left
| for lub SlOIeS OF England.
The Favored Lover a Medical student.
The triumphant lover in the case is
Leigh French, son of DR.. George +.
French, Of Minneapolis, Mimi, senior
student in the medical department of the
University Of Minnesota. The dis.
appointed lover is Captain Donald Nc.
Kay, of her maiesty's troops stationed
at Portsmouth, England Miss Culbert-
son is the youngest daughter of the
late multi millionaire, w. S. Culbert-
son, of Albany, Ind.
She is a handsome and ACCOMPLISHED
young woman. More than year ago
Miss Culbertson went to Minneapolis to
visit a married sister, Mrs f. B. Semple
While there she met young French and he
began paying attention to her and some
months later he proposed and was &C.
cepted.
Parental Objection to the Union.
Mr. Culbertson, when asked for his
consent to the engagement, positively
refused, and went further by adding
codicil to his will depriving his
daughter of half million if she marie
French. One week after adding this
codicil to his will Millionaire Culbertson
died.
After her fathers death Miss gilbert.
son went TO Europe and travelled until
the first of this year. While abroad she
D met Captain Mckay. He became
enamored Of her and soon proposed q
marriage Miss Culbertson positively
declares that she did not become engaged
8 to him, and that she never even con
r sidered him as more than a friend.
n By the articles of the will Miss Cul
bertson was to be given IS 600 a year foI
I; ten years and then $500, 600 was to revert
- to her in case she did not marry against
the consent of the executors of the will
Six weeks ago Mrs Emily Mckay made
n her appearance, and according to Miss
e Culbertson, Mrs Mckay regarded the
- marriage of her son to her hostess as
4 matter Of near future.
A Determined Mother-in-Law.
Miss Culbertson demonstrated that shl
did not look at events in that light, bu
|. Mrs Mckay was not to be moved. Thi
condition Of affairs become so distressinD
Is to Miss Culbertson that she was sorel,
perplexed TO know what TO do. 1t wa
learned that two weeks ago Mrs McKa,
It cabled her son that all was well and foi
q him to make haste and come TO Chicago
r Fled to Escape Her UncOmfortabI,
e Guest.
" One week ago Leigh French came T.
It Chicago, met Miss Culbertson and b.
IA agreement called upon her the mex
,, evening. When Mrs. Mckay returned
III at 10 30 o'clock the lovers were still il
the parlor Miss Culbertson went out int
n the hallway and, donning her oper
- cloak. they quickly left the house "a
gether. Miss Culbertson feared TO 60 {
her own room to secure additiona
wraps lest Mrs. Mckay should
awakened as they occupied sdioinin
II rooms. She was fleeing from her ow
home to escape from her guest.
~ The couple were driven to the home O
! w. J. Pope on West Monroe street wher
Miss Culbertson was left for the night
y by her lover. When seen yesterday MI
It French and Miss CulbertsOn were re
B. luctant to talk about their experienc
m the night before and the causes that le
# to it, They confirmed, however, tn
: story that Mrs. McKays action ha
ID caused them to take the step they did.
it The Marriage Soon to Take Place.
or When asked how soon the marriag
was to take place. silence reigned in tn
- room for many moments 1t was learne
1f from friends, however, that the happ
ct event will, in all probability, take plac
- in the near future.
is WIND Ruins a TOWN.