Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-23
ELOPES WITH
FRENCH MAID
Son of Pittsburg
Steel Magnate in
Romance.
MARRIAGE COSTS MILLIONS
Member of Great lronmast.
er's Family Defies his Par.
ents.

PlttSDurS, May Z5.--JOnn AiStOn
Moorhead, a son of John Moorhead,
Jr., and grandson OF John Moorhead
who was one of the group of great
Pittsburg steel magnates in his life
time, left the family home week ago
with his mothers French maid. To
day brings the news from New York
that they were married in that city
last Monday.
The marriage has severed all rela-
tions between the young man and his
family. Friends Of the Moorheads
have been informed that he will be
disinherited, which will mean the loss
OF great fortune, for the head OF the
family Is many times millionaire.
Stormy Scene in the Family.
According TO those who are close to
the family stormy scene preceded
the departure of the French maid. Mrs.
Moorhead spent several months on
the continent last year and on her re-
turn home in the autumn she brought
over with her the pretty little French
girl, whose family name appears to
have been lost somewhere In transit.
She was known here only as Frances.
The girl was beauty and she had
not been installed In the Moorhead
mansion a week before it became
manifest that young John Alston, eld-
est of the children, was tumbling in
love with her. Mrs. Moorhead finally
took the boys father into her conf
dence.
Papa" Moorhead refused to take
the attachment seriously. He said
that if the boy were let alone for a lit.
tie while it would pass off just like
the measles. He would not even sane
tion the dismissal of the pretty maid
as a measure of caution. And so
things were permitted to drift for sew
eral months.
Refused to Give Her Up.
The attachment became so painfully
manifest about a week ago that Mr..
and Mrs. Moorhead summoned the
young man into their presence and
informed him that he must immedi
ately cease his attentions to the fam
lily servant. To their utter amaze.
ment he not only refused 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 in
stant. Thereupon his father informed
him 1t was no maid or no Moorhead
millions.
Girl Ordered to Get Out.
Then the French maid was sum-
moned and Mrs. Moorhead dismissed
her She told the girl she must leave;
the house at once and that her pas.
sage would be paid back to France.
The maid tearfully prepared to obey,
and the son announced that If she left
he would go with her.
She left for New York last Sunday
and few hours later the young man
was on his way to that city to join
her. He was told that he need not ex-
pect any further communication with
the house Of Moorhead.
Friends of the family have been in.
formed that after the marriage in New
York young Moorhead and his bride
went to the home of Horace Moorhead
the young mans uncle, on Long Is
land. It is said that they will stay
there for a time in the hope that they
may effect a reconciliation.
Young Moorhead was graduated
from Yale in 1904. He was mem.
ber of the Varsity football team in
1903 and was VOLTS Head man. On
his return to Pittsburg society ma
irons were more than glad to welcome
him and designing mammas made 1t
their business to display their eligible
daughters.