Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-14
Alexs,saria 6azette.
T JEsDAY EVENING, APRIL IA, 10 6
A PRINCE I'M THIS SCANDAL.

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| Washington society circles continue
70 be agitated over the Wholesale anoiy
nous letter-writing scandal which is
being investigated by the local authori-
les.
The most admired women in Wash
ington society have received anonymous
letters about themselves and about
Prince Yturbidc, of Mexico, q we'll
known member of the Metropolitan
Club and one of the lights OF the ultra
fashionable society of the capital.
These letters have been suppressed
volcano in society there for several
weeks. The scandal, however, has
grown in such magnitude that some
OF the persons most seriously affected
when seen thought it was better to
have the facts presented as they are
| rather than to allow an increase OF the
extraordinary rumors.
Prince Yturbide is grandson of the
Mexican emperor of the same name.
His mother was Miss Green, Of
Georgetown, sister of the late Lola
Green, of Il well known Washington
hmily. Among the ladies who received
| me ANONYMOUS letters are Mrs. Henry
Nay, Mrs. S. S. Rowland, Mrs. Wal
c5tt and Mrs. Hutchings. The contents
u The letters were not identical. In
one the writer made an attack upon
he character ofth person addressed,
u others the Prince was denounced
aad the most shocking st ries were told
bout him. and in others the writer de-
| handed that money be sent to the
prince, threatening that otherwise he
would disclose things embarrassing to
nc person to whom the letter was sent.
When asked for an explanation,
Prince Yturbide denied Indignantly
hat he knew anything about the let
tiers He declared that be had no con-
troll ever them and intimated that they
we're sent in revenge, and that it was
plot to ruin him.
One of the suherels-in fact the great.
est sufferer in the whole affairs Miss
May Williams, very beautiful woman,
a belle in society, and daughter OF
General Williams, former resident of
New London, Conn. Some time ago
the Prince fell in love with Miss Viii,
iams, who is an heiress, and became
sutton for her hand. Her parents OPP
posed the engagement because the
Prince had not the means to support a
wife. No charge involving the princes
personal character has been made.
The prince used every power OF per-
suasion to induce her to see him
once more. Finally, assuring her by
note that he had q most important ex-
PLANTATION to make, he succeeded in OBJ
tanning the coveted permission to call.
No sooner did he catch sight OF the
young lady than he at once, in the
most excited manner, again proposed
marriage, and insisted that she would
harkeu to his pleading. She replied
that the chapter was closed between
them; that she knew the wisdom Of her
parents opposition to a marriage lie.
tween them, and that she should prefer
not to have it mentioned again.
This enraged the prince so that he
lost command of himself. The young
lady says he put his hand in his hip
pocket and was so threatening that she
called in an athletic servant to put
him out.
| The husbands of the maligned wo-
men subsequently called upon the
prince for an explanation of the scan
dalous letters, and to them he declared
himself victim and martyr. Then the
delegation called at the young lady's
residence. The result of that inter-
view was to establish firmly in the mas
culine minds the fact that lying was 60
ing on somewhere. She had herself
been the recipient of various anony-
nous letters connecting her name with
that of the prince in manner that was
to the last degree repulsive TO any wo-
man of refinement:
Then it was decided to put the mat
ter into the hands of the law.
| For the matrons Judge Jeremiah
Wilcox was engaged. Calderon Car
Isle and Woodbury. Blair have been en-
gagged by the young lady to protect her
| good name. Suit will be brought
against Prince Yturbide for blackmail
aud the case promises to bring to light
some surprising revelations. Some OF
the gentlemen who have been investi-
eating the matter have been inclined to
think that an old enemy of the prince
is taking this means of obtaining re-
venge.