The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
A PRINCE IN THIS SCANDAL.
Washington Society Agitated by an
Anonymous Letter Writer.

Special in Philadelphia Record.
Society circles continue to be agitated over
scandal which is being investigated by the
local authorities. The most admired women
In Washington society have received anony-
nous letters about themselves and about
Prince Yturbide, of Mexico. well-known
member of the Metropolitan Club and one
OF the lights of the Understandable society
OF the capital These letters have been
suppressed volcano in society here for sew
eral 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 Mex
icLn Emperor of the same name. His
mother was Miss Green. of Georgetown.
sister S of the late Lola Green, a well-known
received the anonymous letters are Mrs.
Henry May, Mrs. S. s. Rowland, Mrs. Wal
colt and Mrs. Hutchings. The contents Of
writer made attack upon the character
of the person addressed, in others the Prince
was denounced and the most shocking stor
les told about him, and in others the writer
demanded that money be sent to the Prince,
threatening that otherwise he would disclose
things embarrassing to the person to whom
the letter was sent
When asked for an explanation, Prince
Yturbide denied indignantly that he knew
he had no control over them and minated
that they were sent in revenge, and that
it was plot to ruin him.
One of the sufferers-in fact, the greatest
sufferer in the whole AFFAIRS Miss May
Williams. a very beautiful woman, a belle
in society, and the daughter of General
don, Conn. Some time ago the Prince fell
in love with Miss Williams, who is an
heiress, and became sutton for her hand.
Her parents opposed the engagement be-
port wife. No charge involving the
Princes personal character has been made.
to induce her to see him once more: Finally.
assuring her by note that he had most
important explanation to make, he sue
to call. No sooner did he catch sight of
the young lady than he at once, in the most
excited manner, again proposed marriage.
pleading. She replied that the chapter was
closed between them; that she knew the
wisdom of her parents opposition to a
marriage between 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 women
subsequently called upon the Prince for an
explanation of the scandalous letters, and
to them he declared himself victim and
martyr Then the delegation called at the
interview was to establish firmly in the mas
culine minds the fact that lying was going
on somewhere. She had herself been the
recipient of various anonymous letters con-
Meeting her name and that of the Prince
in manner that was to the last degree re-
pulsive to any woman of refinement.
Then it was decided to put the matter into
the hands of the law.
For the matrons Judge jeremiah Wilson
was engaged. Calderon Carlisle and Wood
bury Blair have been engaged by the young
lady to protect her good name. Suit will
be brought by the lawyers against Prince
Yturbide for blackmail and the case prom
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lations Some of the gentlemen who have
been investigating the matter have been in
clined to think that an old enemy Of the
revenge.