The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-26

TI<e Celebrated Leila Monies In Trouble
Again - Tremendous Upheaving In Ea-
shAOnabie Lhfe im London.
tFrow the London Times August 10
We understand, from undoubted authority, that i'm
medistey on the marriage Of Lieutenant Iieald with
Of Londonderry, Colonel Of the I'd Life Guards, took
the NEST decisive steps to recommend to her Majesty
that TINS Scers RESIGNATION OF his commission should
which this unfortunate and extraordinary act might
possibly prejudice
from the London News, August7l
The Of the Mari thorough street Police Court
were thropged Monday in sequence Of il having
transped that the lady known Lola Montes Countess
bigamy and to be examined by the sitting mag,s
trste Arrangements were maze TO prevent the court
from being inconvenienty crowded aud to afford fsc
ties TO the various witnesses Mr. Clarkson appeared
for and Mr. Bodkin for the Countess Ut
Laposfeldt
About half past one o'clock the Countess of Lands
felt leaning the arm Of Mr. Heald her present hus-
band. came into court and accom- modSted with q
seat In front Of the bar Mr. Heald also, allowed
to have . chair beside her The lady appeared quite
unembarrassed. and smiled several times, she made
remarks to her husband She stated to be "a years
Of age the police sheet but has the look Of
Of 80 She dressed in black silk with close Mt
ting black velvet jacket plain white straw bonnet
trimmed with blue and a blue veil. In figure che Is
rather plump and Of middle height; Of pale dark
pexion, set off by unusually large blue eyes, with long
black lashes. Her reputed husband, Mr.. Head, is a
tall young man. Of juvenile figure and aspect During
the whole Of the proceedings he sat with the counes
hand cssped in both OF his own, occasionally giving it
fervent squeeze and at particular parts Of the evil
dence whispering her with the fondsst air. and pres
sing her hand to his lips with warmth.
Mr.. CLARKser said -Howsver painful the circumstan-
under which the lady who sits at my left (Mr.
Healds sunt is placed she feels it to be duty she
to her deceased brother the father Of the young
gentleman In court to lay before you the evidence
OF this young genteman's marriage with the lady at
the bar and also other evidence which has led her TO
charge Of my duty, shall have to prove to you that
young Mr Head the son Of the late well known Nj.
George Head of the chsncsry bar has gone through
the ceremony Of marriage with the lady by his side,
Eliza Rose Anna or kosanna James. ! shall further
prove to you, that the lady is the wife Of Thomas
James Captain OF the EAST regiment Of Bengal Ma
tive Foot who Is at this time with his regiment il In
dis The offence imputed to the lady at the bar by
Miss Head the aunt and for some time the guardian
Of the este OF the young gentleman s that knowing
her husband Captain James was alive, or thai every
reasonable ground existed for believing be was ave
she had contracted another marriage will not here
enter into particulars unnecessarily painful to any
party; but, Ia discharge Of my duty to Miss Head,
nephew came Of age the 2lst OF last January. lie
il suppose ed be the husband OF Mrs James,
t ths ease She oalS spssf ts pun.ss
Landsfelt and whatever may be her distinction
notoriety, shall refrain from making any aIlu.
zion to 1t en- such an occasion. The young gentle
man has considerable property-six or seven thou
rand year, aud, ON the 10th Of July last, he
contracted u marriage with Mrs James, who was
already ried. The first marriage with Mr. james,
took place in July, 1887. MIR James then lieu
ter ant in the regiment Of which he is now captain
He was married at Meath in Ireland and have u copy
OF tie certificate. From this certificate, it Appears
that July "a 1887 Thomas James, Of the East India
Company's service, lieutenant Of the Zlst reg iment
married to Rosanns Gilbert spinster. From the
absence Of parties at present. not yet prepared to
essbIish the legal TACT OF this marriage, but have
here officer Of the Consistory Court, who will pro-,
duce copy Of proceedings in that Court, and snail
only refer to them To show that the lady at the bar
then the wife Of Lieut. James went to India with him
and returned to England without him. shall pr Ddace
Captain Ingram, VINO brought the lady her. aud
who will prove the identity of the party. That how
ever IL not point about which there will be any iii
Guilty, tor the LADY herself when apprsheuded, nit
ted that che had been the vile II captain James bat
that Lord Brougham had got act of parliament to
divorce her from Captain james. IL such act Of
parliament is in existence no one knows better how
avail himself OF It, than my learned friend who ap
pears for the defence shall prove that the Ecce-
tiasticsl Court only granted divorce mesd ct oro.
tracted shall next call the clerk Of st. Georges,
Hanover square, and will prove the identity OF the
parties In addition to this have to prove from the
Eat India department, record Of the effective state
II the Indian army to the end q last June, ana from
that shall be able TO Prsvs beyond all doubt that
then alive in India. This Is the substance Of tbs
evidence l thal produce before you on this oceai N
bound further to state that this proceeding
part Of the aunt, Miss Hcald without the consent
OF Mr.. Head, her nephew, who doubt, would II he
could prevent these proceeding from being carried on
Ms H.ald has felt 1t TO be her duty to the family
OF the young gentleman, who are highly respectable TO
no one think will Venture to mpucn the motive or
the purity Of the intentions Of Niles Head in taxing
his sep Ny apple alton 70 the Court is for the lady
get TIE proper Witness from ludia TO ard
For this purpose shall proceed to prove that when
July her husband, Captain James was alive Ia India
bliss HrALp, an aged lady, Of Hesdington Grove,
Horncastle Lincolnshire said sister to the late
MIR George R,sd chancery barrister; the young gen.
tlemsn is my nephew and OF my late brother; he
has a commission In the army; was appointed as his
In January last; have felt It TO be my duty prose-
cute this inquiry
THonAs HowIsp MoSrAorE, clerk Ia the Con sis.orv
he proc i'm In
suit James q James; the decree VI the court was =
divorce from bed and board xitaess had COPY the
sentence.
The Countess of Lsndsfeld. with aa impatient ges.
ture, said " l don't deuy it,
Alr CLARKsoS read the decree Of separation, which
dated Dec. Is, 1si2. IL dscrccd tina, Thomas
James and Eliza Rose Anna James be separated; bat
that neither party have power to contract another
FNrpSNlcK Dssvrns clerk in the East India House,
produced copy OF the return OF the effective state OF
the army In india made up TO the 18th Of June last
At the period Of that return Captain James was alive
and In India with his regiment
CHas. POWELL, parish clerk Of St Georges, Hanover
square, produced the register OF marriage
Ia July On the 10Th Of July marriage was contracted
between George Trsnord Head and Maria Torres De
Lapdtclt. Nas not present during the 1ny bu.
sar The parties In iiga their names la tho
register Thsy were married BY heenee By the eurate
Miss HAN aid the writing In the register wss the
handwriting OF her nephev.
ioiioe sergeant GnAy OF the Detective ForceI took
the countess into custody this morning, about niae
In the passage just about to get into her eariags
told her abe must consider berrsf In my custody
charge Of bigamy, che having intermarried with sir
I,sd her former husband captain James beiag aiys;
the countess replied she bad been divorced from apt
James By act q parliament; the counters said,
don't know whether Captain James Is alive not and
dent care: ] was married la a wrong name, and 1t
not legal marriage; what will the King say Lord
Brougham was present when . divorce granted
al captain Osborne can prove u "
lnfTtctor wnaIl confirmed the police sergssnt's
statement.
Captain CnAsIrs INGRAn- Commando the Larkins,
Fast India trader has doubt the lady In court
the person. though since thst period abe had al
tercrsd considerably had Captain James whom he
brought his wife beard this In the year 1871
ls42 witnsss did not know which, but could easily
fer to his book.
This being all the evidence for the present, Air
Cshson intimsted that he should leave the In the
hands Of the court.
MIR BopKir said-He appeared on behalf OF the lady,
who had been dragged that morning to citation house
TO n charge, which, la all his professional cape
Renee, perfectly unparalleled lac never reo,lect-
I'd q bigamy I'm which neither the nrst husband
nor the husband forward In the character
~ q complaining party. The matter would however,