The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-24

| SO strong We're these rumors that the
newspapers in both continents were
full of the gossip.
| Mr.. Borrowe held off. He did not APP
pear to be anxious for duel
| Mr.. Drayton again demanded salts
faction. 1t was then that Mr.. Borrowe
sought the advice of Harry Vane Mil
bank, a noted duellist and an authority
on affairs of honor.
| After this event had been duly chron-
icled, Mr.. Drayton and Mr.. Borrowe
left England for this country. BY a
| strange coincidence the two men came
here on the same steamship. They
never fought the duel.
| 1t was not for a long time after their
arrival here that the case began to
drop out of sight. Soon afterward,
! however, it was renewed by the an
nouncement that Mr.. Drayton had
brought suit against his wife for alb
solute divorce on statutory grounds,
The papers were filed in Trenton in the
summer of 1894. Mr.. Borrowe was
named as the correspondent.
The case decided to-day is a counter
suit resulting from that action
The Draytons We're married ON Oc-
tober 20, 1879. Mr.. Drayton comes from
a wealthy Philadelphia family and Is
a Princeton graduate. Mr.. Borrowe is
/ the son of wealthy parents. He is now
thirty years old.
The announcement that Mr.. Drayton
had begun divorce proceedings was a.
surprise to the friends of all concerned
| in the case TT was supnosed that mem
bers of the Aston family had affected a.
reconciliation between the Draytons.
Mrs. Drayton. prior to the filing of the
papers in her husbands case. had be-
gun an action in the surrogate's court
for the Guardianship of her children.
and an allowance from tha trust f,,nd
for their support. This action was car
ried on quietly.
Mr.. Drayton. in his petition to Cham
cellor McGill of New Jersey. and which
was filed on June 81 1894 said that he
was married to Charlotte A,igusta AS
tor by the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix at the
home of William Aston. al 350 Fifth ave-
nue.. From that time to 1886 the Draw
tons lived in this citv and then Mr.
Dravton nurchased nronertv in PAR
nardsyille. N. IT, and made their home
there.
/ Litter the Draytons went to F,urone
and established a house in London.
While there the netftion said Mrs
Drayton left her husband. and the two
lived apart IN to the time that the suit
for a divorce was hrougbt
AS to the specific accusations made
against Mrs Dravton the naners stated
that on several occasions during the
month Of January. February Marcn.
|
tember. 1891. the defendant committed
grave acts of indiscretions with Hallett
Alison Borrowe The places named in
the naners coyerinp thase dates wera
Mrs Dravton,s home All 374 Fifth ave-
nue. this city their home IN New, Ter
sew and a Mace known as the "Palette. },
Other dates mentioned wera between
January and January 20 1892 on
which Mr. Dravton alleged that the
defendant committed other indiscre-
tions with the CORRESPONDENT in utter dis
regard ne her marriage vows The
Mace named covering these dates was
Terminus hotel Kings Cross london
nv Dr,yton than want an "a SOW
that thew had four children Caroline
Actor horn October % 1880. Henry
Coleman IT. horn January ~ 1889.
william Astor. November %. 1883. ana
Aida Tivingstone November "a 1890
AZ the time he brought shit the children
were In the custodv Of their father.
He asked for their care unreservedlv.
and concluded with the statement that
the action be brought was not instituted
nv anv nrivate arrangement between
the nIaintiff and the defendant
The court of cbancerv on JuIv % 1894
cited Mrs Dravtnn 10 annear an Ar
pust and answer tbe charges made
nv be, husband Or nav nenaJtv If s5oo
since The news came ont that Mr.
Dravton had brought his sniff various
ranorts b.ya haan n,,hIisI,ad ahou+ - !
oora nv ~ r,.s+ fa,- ,,,o,+bs a i )
haa, 81 +bo +ba 90 60 Iuo,,1d soon
be bro,,ebt n an and
NTrs Dr.yton besi5os be;ne on Aston
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