The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-10
MISS WRIGHT and EZETA.
A Woman and Three Children in the
Way Of a Marriage.

The Reason Why the Once Much-Her-
aided Nuptials Failed of Consum-
nation Given Out by the Georgia
Girl-The Mistress of the General
Fell on Her Knees Before the Pretty
American and Begged Her Not to
Marry Him-Mother and Daughter
Now at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ca, April 9-"You donot sup
pose, do you, that I would tell you my
own affairs! l have nothing to say to the
public. 1 have already had too much
notoriety. To my friends I may tell the
reason why did not marry Gen. Ezeta,
but as far as the public is concerned,
would much rather that the public should
believe what Gen. Young has said about
It, than to know the truth about it,"
This was the way Miss Ida Dent Wright
expressed herself for publication upon
the subject of her recent marriage en-
gagement to Gen. Antonio Ezeta, vice
president and general in the army of Sal
vador. The subject was very distaste-
full one to her, though she appeared to
gain relief by treating it in manner
that betrayed good deal more bitterness
and feeling than she probably would have
/
| preferred.
Miss Wright and her mother reached
the city from South America and Mexico
several days ago. and have been stopping
on Washington street They have avoided
newspaper men, and the interview of the
MORNING News correspondent was gained
more by accident than otherwise.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
Although It was more than year ago
! that the announcement of the engagement
| of Miss Ida Dent Wright TO Gen. Ezeta
was announced, the many columns devoted
! TO ii by papers all over the country, and
| the sensational events coupled with the
engagement announcement make IL still
familiar in the public mind. AS q sue
cessful newspaper woman, as a member
of the New York Worlds staff Mrs. Marie
Wright is well known. She is a Georgian,
and first became familiar in this section as
travelling agent of the Sunny South Soon
after going through Mexico and South
America for the World the announce
ment of the engagement Of Miss Wright,
who was travelling with her mother,
TO Gen. Ezeta was made in the press In
this country. Following up the pro-
gramme for the marriage as IL appeared
in the press from time TO time, Mrs.
Wright returned home to complete the
preparations and her daughter was sent
TO Paris. IL was announced that the
\ wedding would take place in Washing
ton and be made an affair Of state. Gen.
Ezeta was TO come TO Washington with
delegation from the Salvador court and
| the ceremony would be performed by
Cardinal Gibbons. The diplomatic corps
Of the various countries we're TO attend
and altogether according 10 the newspa-
per accounts, Miss Wright was TO be-
envied OF all ambitious women.
AN EXPLOSION COMES.
Some $4,000 were spent in furnish
| ing a house by Mrs. Wright, under
the generals direction, and the proud
mother was just on the eve of departure
for Paris to see the trousseau for the
bride completed by Worth, when an
| official message came va. San Francisco,
from President Ezeta, brother of the
general denying the truth Of the rumored
| engagement. This created a sensation
across the continent, but Just as she
sailed for Paris, MIR Wright prtested
TO the newspapers that there was some
mistake, the engagement certainlysdid ex-
ist, and the marriage would occur as ans
nounced. After little time the public
lost sight OF Gen. Ezeta and Miss Wright,
| but when the latter came back to At
lanta with her mother last week, in a
social way the affair was revived. To
those who called to see them the ladies
gave VARIOUS eXplauhLlOuS uCCOfOlQK 10
| the degree Of friendship existing. To
many political complications were given
as the cause, but to all Mrs. Wright said
her daughter was the one to break the
engagement She denied with feeling
the report that President Ezeta or the
general had repudiated the match.
MISS wRIGHT's VERSION.
The sensational cause, which was re-
ferred to, very probably, by the young
lady In her interview with the MORNING
NEWS correspondent when she said She
would rather the public would take Gen.
| Ezetas story than to know the truth,
was only told to intimate friends. From
one of these, 1t was given to the corres-
pondent. One day, some little time after
the engagement, Miss Wright said d
handsome woman with three children
called at her house in San Salvador and
requested private audience with Gen.
Ezeta's afianced wife. The interview
was granted. When the strange visitor
was shown into Miss Wright's presence
she fell to her knees in
tears and protested against the marriage.
She told long story, the burden of which
was that she had long held Gen. Ezeta's
Illicit love, and that the three children
were his. Just what version of the affair
Gen. Young minister to Guatemala, is
held responsible for is not known. There
have been several in circulation, one to
the effect that there was never any real
engagement between the parties, and am
other that Gen. Ezeta offered to pay $l0,-
900 to smooth matters over when the ex-
plosion came.
When the MORNING NEWS corres-
pondent called at the Washington
street residence Mrs. Wright could
not be seen, but the inter-
esting young lady herself gave the spicy
little interview above, which she con-
cluded with her remark: II have been
back to San Salvador again and well, the
general and / are very good friends.'