The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-28
LOSS Of MILLIONS
BY OEFY|NG
PARENTS
HEIR TO PlTTSBURG STEEL FOR
TUNE MAKES SACRIFICE BY
MARRYING MAID.
NOT MUCH IN SOCIETY
Could Be Seen BY 'falc Athlete
Coupl9 at Uncle's On Long
Island, Awa ,ng
Conference.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 27,-John AL
ston Moorehead, son of John Moore
head, j., and a grandson of John
Moorchead who was one of the group
of sreaI Pittahurg steel magnates in
his lifetime left the family home with
his mothers French maid, and today
brings the new. from New York that
they were married in that city.
Society here is in a great state Of
eXcitement over The marriage, which
broke off relations between the young
man and his family. Friends Of the
Mooreh cad: have been informed thar
he will be dsinheriteI, which will
mean the los of a great fortune, for
the head of the family is many mes
a millionaire.
| According To tn Sc who are close
to he family, a ormY scene preceded
! the departure of the French maid. Mrs
Moorehead spent ayeral months on
the continent Last year ana on her re-
turn some In the Autumn she brough.
oyer with her pretty li'tlo French
girl whose family name appears to
| have been lost lmewhere In transit
She wa known here only as Frances,
| but Mrs Mootehead has vague idea
that her last name may have been
| Vorce
Different From Measles.
| The & RI was beauty and she had
not been in tailed IN the MOorehead
mansion a week before T. became
manifes that young John Aston, cid.
est of the children, was tunbling In
lave with her Mr' a.ooreheld finally
took the boys father into her con
fidencc
Papa Noorchead refused 70 take the
attachment sericu ~. He said that II
the hoy was let alone for IT. le while
II would pass off Just like the measles
He would not even ranction the d $
mis- al Of the pretty maid as a meas
ure of precaution And so things were
permitted to drift to- several months
The attachment became % pain.
fully manifest abou' u week ago that
Mr.. an1 Mrs. Moorehcad summoned
the young man into their pres ence and
informed him that he must Immediate
ly cease his atten ions to the family
servant. To their utter amaz ament he
not ony refu;e1 point-blank TO obey.
but declared his intention to make her
his wife. That brought down such
storm that the boy threatened To quit
the parental roof on the instant There
upon his father Informed him It was
no maid or no Moorehead millions
Chooses the Girl
Then the French maid was sum
moned and Mr. Moorehead dismissed
her She told the girl she must leave
the house at lnce, aud that her pas
age would be paid back 10 France. The
maid tca;fully prepared TO obey, and
the son announcel that if ~. left he
would go with her She left for New
York and a few hours later he young
man was ON his way t. that C ty t0
join her He was told tha' he need not
expect any further Communication
with the hougc Of Moorehcac.
Friends Of the family have been In
formed that after The marriage IN
New York young Moorehead and his
bride went TO the home of Horace
MooreheaJ the young mans uncle, on
Long l-land II /. said that 'hcs will
stay there for a time "a the hope that
the uncle may be able TO apgca g tine
parental wrath and effect rccUncii-
la ion.
He Was Fsvorite in Society.
Young Moo=ehead was graduated
from Yale in 1894 He was member
of the varsity football team in 1908. |
and was Wolf's Head man on his
return 10 Piusburg society msirous
were more than glad 30 welcome Dim |
ana designing mammas made IL the r /
bu:inc 10 di play their eligible 4
daughters.
But burg society appeared O. /
have rot the least charm for John 4
Alston Moorehead. He submitted 10 its /
eXactions reluctantly when he had 10
and ran away from IL a. every oppor 4
unity II remained for the pretty little
French ma 10 make an impression
On him
The MCoreheadE are among the
caders in piftshurE society Dr. W. !.
director Of the Carnegie Nu
-eum in this city. g. an uncle Of the
soung man who decided TO renoun~e
! fortune of millions for the love Of
serving girl Ms Doui- Dazeil one
4 toe first women in SOC 'ety here. is
bis aunt.