Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-26
GAVE UP A FORTUNE.
A Western Girl Who Forfeited q
Half Million by Marrying.
Fierce Cyclone Sweeps Through
Missouri.
VALUABLE GOLD ORE STRUCK
GOLD ORE STRUCK
A Western Heiress Takes the Man of He,
Choice and Forfeits a Fortune.

A Western Heiress Takes the Man of Her
Choice and Forfeits q Fortune.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Miss Blanche W. Cul-
bertson, heiress to $500. 600 and accepted
among her friends the intended wife
OF 9 captain in the British army, ieft
her home at 59i Division street
at midnight in company 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.
Immediately after her flight from her home
Miss Culbertson cabled 10 England, informing
her erstwhile intended husband that he need
not come, as she was about 20 be married to
another man. The mother also cabled her son
the sad news and packed her luggage and left
for the shores of England.
Ihe triumphant lover in the case is Leigh
French, son of DIR. Geo. +. French OF Minne-
apolis, Mimi, senior student in the medical
department Of the University Of Minnesota
lhe disappointed lover is Capt. Donald Mckay
OF her majestys troops, stationed at Porte
mouth, England
Miss Culoertson is the youngest daughter of
the late Multi millionaire W. 5. Culbertson Of
New Albany, Ind She is O handsome and 40
complished young woman.
WHEN SHE MET FRENCH.
More than one wear ago Miss Culbertsou
n
Mrs. +. b. Semple. While there she mel
young French and he began paving attention
TO her, and some months later he proposed and
was accepted.
Millionaire Culbertson, when asked for his
consent to the engagement, positively refused,
and went further by adding a codicil to his will
depriving his daughter of s5oo, 600 il she mar
rled Leigh French One week after adding
this codicil to his will Millionaire Culbereon
died
After her fathers death Miss Culbertsou
went to Europe and Travelled until the first Of
this year. While abroad she met Capt Mckay.
He became enamored of her and soon proposed
marriage. Miss Culbertson positively de-
clsres that she did not become engaged TO him.
and that she never even considered him as
more than friend.
BY the articles Of the will Miss Culbertson
was to be given 5000 year for ten years and
then $500, 900 was 70 revert TO her in case she
did not marry against the consent Of the ex-
ecutors Of the will.
AFTER THAT FORTUNE
Six weeks ago Mrs. Emily Mckay made her
appearance, and, according to Miss Culbertson,
Mrs. Mckay regarded the marriage Of her son
to her hostess n question Of the near future
Miss Culbertson demonstrated that she dill
Lot look at II even in that light, but Mrs
Mckay was not to be moved. This condition
OF affairs became so distressing to Miss Gull
oertson that she was sorely perplexed to know
what TO do. II was learned that two weeks ago
Mrs. Mckay cabled her sor that all was well
and FOR him to make haste to come to Chicago.
Capt. Mckay secured a leave Of absence from
his regiment, and was to start in few days for
Chicago.
One week ago Leigh French came to Chicago.
met Miss Culbertson and by agreement called
upon her the next evening
GAVE HER THE SLIP.
When Mrs. Mckay returned at 1910 O'Clock