The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-02
German Officer Said to Have
Forced an ElOpement.
Also Demanded a. Dvwery of One
Million From Miss Busch's
Father.
THE ENGAGEMENT is OFF NOW.

ST. Louis. Jan. Intimate friends
of the family of Adolphus Busch, the
millionaire brewer, declare that they
have positive knowledge that Lieu
tenant Edward Scharrer of Stuff
CART, Germany, who eloped with Mr..
Busch's daughter. Wilhelmina. last
Wednesday to Belleville, ILL.,, has de.
manded of her father that a dowery
of s. 900 600 be settled upon her
and that his demand has been re
fused.
II is also said by others. who are
familiar with all the details of the
affair, which is now the talk of the
city, that Scharrer deliberately plan
ned the trip to Belleville with the in
tention of forcing a settlement of a
huge dowry upon Miss Busch by her
indulgent father.
SO intense is the indignation
against Scharrer among the many
friends CO the Busch family in st.
Louis, that ii is whispered Scharrer
will be wise II he does not greatly
prolong his visit in this city.
When the engagement of Miss
Busch to Lieutenant Scharrer was
first announced the Busch family
seemed disposed TO regard the Belle
vile trip lightly. Adolphus Busch,
the multi-millionaire brewer, father
OF the girl in the case. did. in fact.
refer to the Belleville incident as a
German joke"
Now, however. in view of the SEN
sational stories that are going the
reunds, the Busch family undoubted-
ly regret that they ever made any
statement in regard to the matter.
and there is apparent a marked dis
position to hush the thing up and
gradually let the matter of the fu.
ture alliance go by the board.
There is every reason to believe
that the engagement OF Miss Busch
to Lieutenant Scharrer has been eau
celled and that when she departs in
a few days for her fathers winter
home at Pasadena, Cal, it will be
with the understanding that she is
never again to set eyes upon the
handsome German officer
One story of the Belleville affair
is that on last Wednesday. when she
consented TO go with Scharrer on
drive. Miss Busch had no thought of
being married. but that while they
were in the carriage Scharrer drew a
revolver and. flourishing it wildly.
declared he would kill himself in her
presence If she did not consent to
become his wife that very day and
hour.
Terrified and startled out of all her
power to act intelligently. the girl is
said to have consented. That she
had a real regard for him up to this
time is conceded. and II is said by
close friends OF the family that Schar
rer's chances as an honorable sutton
were as bright as those of any Of
the young men of St Louis who have
been her devoted admirers for sew
eral years
Having driven across the Eads
bridge to Belleville, Scharrer is said
to have driven Miss Busch to a hotel
and there registered as Lieutenant
Scharrer and wife. Adolphus Busch
heard how things stood before there
was time to procure a license. and
he telephoned his daughter that IL
she wanted to marry Scharrer TO re-
urn home and the ceremony could
be performed at his home.
Another more sensational story of
he Relleville trip is that Scharrer
used revolver to coerce Miss Busch
by threatening to take her life and
MS own II she did not consent to
marry him at once.
According to relatives. Miss Busch
ried to persuade Lieutenant Schar-