The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
II the Mikado; also a number of din

u LHc MlkduO, Also d uuLHUeI u &uillA I'll
ners.
Mrs. Drayton' impressed peopis
and was of great service to me in mat
tiers of society etiquette, which, with
our abundant means, gave us standing
and don't think our identity was ever
the Philippines, where I promoted
several schemes. I bought a bank
rupt bus line in Australia for Philip
pine service and established a rick
shaw company.
Entertained by King of SIAM rs
TN Siam 1 was entertained by the
king on presenting the credentials
cred with ribbons and great seals.
informed his majesty that wanted
to build an American railroad in Siam
At the conclusion of a royal banquet
of many courses, with especial atten-
lions showered on the king by Mrs.
Drayton,' received valuable rail-
road concession thru the famous teak
wood country. The line was to be
thirty-six miles long, and the conces-
sion was good for ninety-nine years.
have it yet, and but for the Pinker-
tons I might have made fortune out
of the railroad.
'.In India we were entertained by
the viceroy, Lord Curzon, and his
wife, invited to state banquet, and,
at the races we sat in the royal box.
I posed simply as J.. Cunningham
Drayton and expressed my disapprov-
al of the real Mr.. Drayton's mar
riage, and at times criticized him se-=
verely. This made an impression and
established my standing beyond ques-
ton. I had previously met Mrs. Ar
thur Paget and won her good graces
which enabled me to meet many great
! people. Thus it was that reached
| the viceroy and his charming Chi-
cago wife,
Rich Widows Galore.
Such are some. of the adventures OF
this thrifty young graduate of the
mercantile post trading schools of the
4 Indian Territory country. A strange
feature of his career is that in the
face Of ninety-seven newspapers eX-
posing his identity last July, with
Pinkertons circulars sent broadcast
with his photograph, he was enabled
to marry two wealthy and prominent
/ women in Texas-a widow of Ell Paso,
who gave him 100000 outright, he
says, and another lady, of Houston.
Each was worth 100000.
With the $4,000 from his bride he
redeemed Mrs. "Drayton's" diamonds
from Dawnbrokers in London. The
Texas police did not discover his
identity in these marriages until too
late. Both victims We're granted
quick divorces to protect their prop
erty from the alleged Drayton. The
Ell PasO lady was granted a divorce in
three hours, and the Houston lady in
two days.
Perhaps nothing has played more
curious part in the young mans oper-s
ations than a certain French bulldog.
| OF it he says:
st bought the dog in Paris, of the
/ Ia f,,,
, 1t proved most valuable aid in Civ
ing me a speedy acquaintance with
, prominent people whom I wished to
l know, especially women. Any one
seeing a dog like my French bull
: would naturally admire it. It opened
the way to further acquaintance--one
word leads to another.
E ct knew this weakness of human
nature and bought the dog especially
:. to extend my acquaintance with men
= and women of money. 1 had only to
: parade the animal in the way of these
people, and they were sure to inquire
: about the dog, and when they found
! that I was the famous j. C. Drayton,
! ! the New York millionaire and society
: man, allied to the Astors by marriage,
: all the rest was easy.
, Dogs Open Women's Hearts.
- ''There is nothing like stunning
T dog to open the way to a pretty wom-
: ans heart. My dog was finally stolen
), from me at the Auditorium in Chi
q cago. A detective, on my trail with
n a dozen others, captured the dog one
: day. accused him and threatened
9 proceedings. He said he knew moth
q ing about the dog, and advised me
\ to keep still, as he could be of value
n to me. In the end learned what the
4 detectives were doing, how much they
q were paid by the agency, and how
e much Mr.. Drayton was charged fol
keeping me under surveillance. I ha6
II nothing to fear.
5. GAS I have said, I studied Law
q enough to know within what limit.
K I could act. There is nothing abou
v my recent operations here or in Eu
T rope to make me serious trouble. Al
# the same time I see how wrong m,
&, course has been. It is time to tur1
le over new leaf. I prefer to tell m,
Is own story and leave the police tt
l. make the best Of it. I have been mar
al ried four times. but divorced In eacl
Is case, and in two instances given tn.
lie quickest divorce on record in an!
~ state