The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-15
DENIED THEY SAID so.
The Rumors Of a Sensation at the
De Soto Set At Rest.

-AH N laifNNir 90 inc -" 900 .NalHINal
brought into undesirable prominence .
/ young lady Of one OF the best known fam
/ lilies of Savannah, Miss Ellen Hunter
+ daughter Of Mr. James Hunter who lives
F at No. ia State street The publication
/ of a card by Mr. Hunter and in counec
/ ton with it cards by the proprietors and
/ chief clerk Of the De Soto, make ncccs
sary statement OF the regrettable affair
Some days ago the rumor began to O be
circulated chat Miss Hunter had been
/ seen to enter the De Soto and go up TO the
! room of guest on The third floor The
| guest occupying the room was we'll
known New York travelling man. This
action, it was stated, at once aroused sus-
picions on the part Of the employees of the
hotel. A clerk was sent up TO the room,
and. by dint Of threats, compelled the oc-
cupants TO open it. In the room We're the
travelling man and the lady who had been
seen to enter Il short while before The
latter was escorted out, and the gentle
man paid his bill and left by the side en-
trance as soon as possible. Rumor as
signed Miss Hunter as the lady.
TOLD OF THE RUMOR
As usual it is the most interested par
ties who are last to hear such reports
Thinking it was time that Mr. Hunter
was made acquainted with reports that
were in danger Of being accepted as true
because uncontrldiC1ed Rev John j.
Sullivan took upon himself to act the
part of a friend, and called upon Mr..
Hunter yesterday and stated to him what
reports were in circulation affecting his
daughter. Mr.. Hunter was astounded,
but at once proceeded to take what he
considered necessary steps to vindicate
her honor. He first saw his daughter and
got her explicit denial of the accusation.
She stated shat she was at another place
at the time stated, and that she
would have no difficulty in
proving her statement by the occupants
of the house she named, that of Mrs
Mary Reilly at Perry and Montgomery
streets. Accompanied by his daughter
and MIR. Sullivan, Mr.. Hunter called upon
Mrs Reilly, who corrOborated Miss Hun
ter's statement. Mr. Hunter, his daugh-
ter and Mr.. Sullivan then went to the
De Soto, where Mr.. Hunter requested a
private conference with Messrs Watson
and Powers and Clerk Grady, which was
granted. He confronted them with his
daughter and asked explicitly if she were
the person who had been expelled from
the hotel, and if they had ever so stated
to any one.
MIR. HUNTER ARMED.
Mr.. Hunter was armed and evidently
meant business and Messrs. Watson, Pow
ers and Grady lost no time in denying
positively that they had ever made any
such statements or had any reason to
make them, beyond the fact that it had
been said by some one that the woman re
sembled Miss Hunter Mr.. Hunter was
very much excited and it is said that the
three gentlemen accused were in great
trepidation lest he should put his threats
into execution,
The result of the conference was the
| following cards by Messrs. Watson, Pow
ers and Grady. To these were added a
card by Mr.. Hunter, intended to put the
matter at rest for once and all.
MIR. wATsoN's DENIAL.
Hotel De Soto, Savannah, Co. July IA,
| lS93,-I state positively that 1, w. j. Watson
did not mention to anyone anything about
| seeing Miss Ellen Hunter in the Dc Soto on
! July 4. or any time since or before. Any re-
port Of this kind is base lie.
w. J. WATSON.
MIR POWERS DENIAL.
Hotel De Soto savannah, Ca, July "A.
| 1851 state positively that l. Richard w
| Powers did not mention to anyone anything
| about seeing Miss Ellen Hunter in the hotel
De Soto on July 4, or any time. Any report
of this kind is base lie.
r. w. POWERS.
CLERK GRADY's DENIAL.
Hotel De Soto savannah, Ca, July Il
! ls93.-I, J. w. Grady, swear that never said
| to anyone that 1 saw Miss Ellen Hunter in
the De Soto hotel on July or any other
| time. J. w. GRADY.
| MIR. HUNTERS GARD.
Savannah, Ga, July IA, 1898 Base lies and
calumnies have been circulated about my
daughter Ellen Hunter in the last ten days,
of which l have been ignorant. The only
man friendly enough to post me is Mr.. ]. j.
| Sullivan who did so to-day. 1 have traced
them from source to source with denial on
every hand, Mrs. Riley. living on the corner
| of Perry and Montgomery streets can prove
| they are falsehoods. The base. cowardly
liars who can traduce a woman and stab the
name Of an honorable family in the back are
worse Uan assassins. If they will make
such charge to my face / will kill them on
| sight. While 1 violate the law Of Georgia l
am willing to die in just cause, even by
hanging.
JAMES HUNTER.
Mr. Hunter also called upon two we'll
known business men, from both OF whom
he secured complete denials of any use
of his daughters name in connection with
the NATTER with apologies for anything
that might have been said inadvertently
A MEETING THAT DIDN'T TAKE PLACE.
The sequel of the affair occurred yes
terday afternoon when Mr.. Hunter walk
ed excitcdly into Mr.. Sullivan's restau-
rant and asked him to meet him at the
Pulaski House at ten minutes to {
| o'clock. 1t seems that some one had
written Hiss Hunter u note signing it a
Friend, - and asking her to meet him at
the ladies entrance to the Pulaski House
at 6 O'Clock, and that she had at once
| given the note to her father.
Mr.. Hunter and Mr.. Sullivan were on
hand when Miss Hunter, according to hel
fathers directions, came down to the
place designated. Mr. Hunter was
around and ready for any emergency.
/ The marty who wrote the note whoever