The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-10
WAS FINANCED TO
WIN AN HE|RtSS
CAPTAIN or THE KINGS OWN
GETS IN WITH "4oo" BUT is
NOW IN JAIL.
REALLY FELL IN LOVE.
With a MilIiner After He Had Been
Lavlshly Entertained by "Society"
Arrested For Not Paying
Board.

matrimonial campaign in New York
Iii which he was to match his pr5lld
name ana ancient lineage against mill
IlOins In American dollars, Captain AL
exander Il Ehint ton Of the Kings Own
Royal Lancaster Il, glment of Enelind,
confessed today Ii the Tomhs that
his failure was due, perhaps, to an
unavoidable and uneontemplated hap
pening The captain fell in love, and
with a little milliner who had not q
cent to bless hers If with, as he
declared
Never before from the lips Of the
principal 70 an International matrl-
mcnial enterprise have the cold blood
ID details of tn pursuit of the Amer
lean heifess been revealed as they
we're by this hand, ONE young Eng
iishman His financial hackers grew
cold because Of his failure to make
as rapid progf SIS as they had expect.
cd and failed him absolutely IN the
md.
New York a4co' Welcomes Him.
How near he came to achieving his
object before he fell in love with q
1ennil S. g;nng woman and Jagged II
his hunt for The woman with millions
Eiphlnsion will rot say But that he
iidn't lack for opportunity to mingle
with women Of wealth in New Yorl
ociety was lapghingly confessed by
,he young Englishmam who said:
1T is true that | came here witt
letters of Introduction to a number CT
1igh class NV York families. Among
them were Mr.. aud Mrs. Isaac Law
renee, DR. Allen Dufteil Mrs. Yerkes
Miner, Richard Hudnut Pride Jean
Es.G sschcrmerhcrn aRa4
Don Giovanni Del Drago. found H
gesy easy BY ep'ng my name ant
connections as a cousin Of Lord Eiph
insion aud a nephew Of the late Lord
Dufferin to increase at will my eircie
of acquaintances in gociety.
Entertained in Lavish Style.
Il had the entire to such clubs a.
the Union League. the Manhattan, the
Army and Navy and the Lotos. and
Invitations were plent ful. | was en-
tertained at many homes including
those of Mrs. John Hanan, Mrs. Yer
kes-Mizner and Mrs. Isaac II. Law
renee. was the guest of honor at an
dinner given by Mrs Hanan
and was 4 eauently entertained in
the home of Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs.
"Aftgr | had gotten into society J
found it very easy TO get credit for
anything. | attended balls and par
les ana dinners of all kinds, and ever
{ hunted for the American heiress who
was to he the guerdon Of the chase Of
which | was ashamed at heart
Was Afaid Of a Lemon"
q have sat out upon the stairs with |
two score or more of the finest gills
in New York, bu my lack Of know
dge of the financial standing of thei
parents prevented me from pressing
my suit 10 a fin sh upon short notice
OF course, a fellow can only be mar
lltU Outt, anu was dlld Vi Milhi
you Americans call lemon. -
Captain Eiphinsion can easily be
classed as one of the mos mark
able characters ever held a pricone
in he Tombs. He is lodged there as
a hotel beat" by the complaint Of the
Of several fashionable no
lels in the city when his hackers fail
ed him the he'ress hunter continued
10 live at an extravagant rate, NOV
ing TO different hoels.
The Holland House the University
the Monticello and the Caledonia are
am-nE the hotels which entertained
Captain Eiphinsion and failed to re
ceiv ,he compen sation for their hos
tall and il was said that several
other hotels hold bills and worthless
traits against him and viii appear
when he is arraienei for trial.
Ashamed Of His Mission.
Eirhins,on seemed frankly ashamed
af his part Of the enterprise which
brought him 10 Am rica in earch pi
a young woman with mill ons to mar
~. and said he did no; know why he
had conse1ted to make the ma -romon-
isl campaign. But according 10 his
intimates in this city he lost interest
in women and love when be was
Tilted by his cousin. the beautiful and
charm ne Miss Chetwynd. in favor o.
the tcentfic young Marquis Of An
glesey. whose foibles and exrava-
gsnces brought him worldwide Hoto-
rieiy.
Wearing one Of The wonderful waist
coats with which he dazzied society
and appalled, others. Eiphinsion toyed
with a cigarette whle ne told Of hov
be happened 20 come heiress hunting
cf really falling in love and Of tie
mist une which have oseriaken him.
Cconciudes on Sixth Psgsl