Evening journal., 1896-05-14
RINCE IN DlSFAVOR.
,lde May Be Expelled From
MetropolitansClub.
Il OF WASHINGTON SCANDAL.

.cused His Ex-Eiancee, Miss VIII
/. of Sending Defamatory Letters
society Women Governors of a
n Turn Him Down.
s. SlrINGToN, May 1.-The case of
3 Yturbide, who ACCUSES Miss May
Sns, a young society lady of this
sending anonymous letters to the
'bf prominent men, has been serious.
s;idered for several days by the gov
Z Of the Metropolitan club, of which
*lng man is a member. None of the
ors will talk about the matter, but
ported that his expulsion has been
upon. The reason advanced is
has openly, in and out OF the club,
zed Miss Williams, a lady of gentle
4bg and spstless character, who en-
@ respect of the best people Of the
He has repeated with the utmost
ty his charge that he knows that
sote the letters and could prove it.
& mystery of the anonymous letters
unsolved. The fact that there
ed to be a social upheaval in this
lich would rival the Kotze letter
scandal in Berlin was told in
dispatches on April 10. Nearly a
leaders in Washington society,
them wives Of statesmen and di-
lists of national reputation, had re-
the letters. The name of Prince
de was in every instance scandal.
associated with that Of the recipient
letters. The prince has been on
to Miss May Williams, the careful
~ daughter of Goneral Williams,
or of New LONDON. Conn. Miss
rs had broken off thamatch, as her
was unalterably opposed to the
4ge, and she had become convinced
acquaintance between herself and
ing man should bo terminated.
ters Derogatory TO the Prince.
20 time several anonymous COM
ltions similar to those afterward
by the other ladies came to Miss
1ns and her mother. They were de.
y to the prince, but as no name
ned to them and they were couched
king language they were immedi-
destroyed. The prince was given
ge because neither the father nor
lighter regarded him as capable of
ing a wife or as a desirable match.
missal angered the prince, and on
the house on the day he was told
pnter it again he is said to have
ly threatened Miss Williams for
g off the engagement.
after this a number Of married la
whose homes the prince had been a
g visitor, began to receive unsigned
some typewritten and others made
lords cut from newspapers, limiting
relations with the prince.
me of the letters 1t was suggested
pney be sent to the prince, in 9TH
as urged that the prince was not a
b to be received, and in all the
vas attacked and villfied. Natural
letters seemed to Be the work Of
nemy Of the prince, and, while
shocked, the recipient felt no in
on against him. He seemed to be
i'm of some anonymous person who
ying to have him shut out Of the
bf his friends.
+ nsulted ladies Immediately turned
ansive letters over to their hus-
and Yturbide was slSed to explain,
.ble. their source He acted very
ously at first. but uaily admitted
know who sent tlsnl. To the sur
the husbands, he,assertod that the
Of the letters was Miss May Will
his former fanoee.
A Wave of Indignation.
: ave of indignation Immediately
over society, and the accusation
t by the turning ofbacks on Ytur-
$ Of the best people in the city I'M
4 ply began to overpower Miss viii
7ith attention, and although moth
S openly said it was quietly but
demonstrated that the sympathy
+ ty was wholly with her.
olt by the friends of Miss Williams
% only thing TO do Is 10 discover
ually sent the letters. They do not
that Yturbide sent them, but they
bat perhaps he knows who did. 1t
bic that the letters are the work Of
ealous woman outside the pale OF
iociety who has taken this means
nging herself upon Yturhide or to
him to associate with her by shut.
, doors of all the houses where he
'equontly visits.
fact that Miss Williams and her
received similar letters before the
nent was broken of seems to bear
theory. Ii also makes It evident
urbide would not have sent letters
|cing himself to young lady to
le was engaged.
ftives are working on the case, and
the most eminent lawyers in the
are trying hard to get at the bot
the mystery. Inquiry at the haunts
prince was met vii tie response
was out Of town. a -