The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-04


In February last the London papers contained
report, translated from French newspaper, Of the
trial Mt the Court of Asszes at Paris for forgery, of
a remarkable advenurer, who had assumed the
names ut various times Of Lowther, Ehingham How
ard, Horace Bemore, Kerr, Horace Seymour, and
was supposed to have appeared under other aristo-
cratic ALIASES" lie was prosecuted at the trial
ship with the noble English family of the same name.
1t asoertaired that there were grounds for be-
lieying that as far back as 1919 he had been con-
demed by one OF the French courts, and that since
then he had undergone numerous c0ndemnations in
France, either in person or 'gg codfsmace; also that
he had been condemned ut Holland in 1927, at We
nice in 1880, at Hamburg in lsje, aud nj Rome in
1850, and finally that he had been married to no
fewer than three women. all Of whom were living
II APP cared besides that IN 1896 he had been con-
demncd three times Icy tic Court Of ASHES for for
gerry. lie was prosec'iei on those three cases.
The man sec med most Extraordinary compound OF
the ScGuceI AID Tie windlor. Don Juan and Robert
Macairc.
On the trial Cavcnd 1t endeavorod to dsproye
the identity between iimsclf and Horace Seymour,
Kerr, Enirgham Howard. 8nd ihe other persons
mentioned IN tie Indictment. The evidence was so
decisive that 1t became necessary for the defence 10
tant OF those who had proved the identity was one
OF tie wives, a Mrs. Williams who had identified
him at Paris in 1852 for the purpose of proceeding
in the oecle siastioa courts here to obtain nullity
Of marriage. AT the trial in February last one of
the Witnesses accused Mrs. iiams, under the name
OF Miss Bathurst, her maiden name, OF keeping
gaming house, aud receiving gentlemen" She
denied The marriage Of Cavendish with Mrs. Will
liams, and charged the latter lady with improper
intimacy with two refugees jules and Lcpceticr.
Such an accusation was calculated to cast stain
upon that ladys character which could only
be removed by the most energetic measures
and these she has adopted. She has utterly
dispruved the assertions relative to her charac-
! Ter by ,afldavits, from known PERSONS with
whom she has been in state of intimacy.
Among these are Athanase Coquerelthe celebrat-
ed Protestant minister in Paris DR.. Latham. Dir.
Higgins, Dir. Scott the Rev. David DAWSON and
many others. The knowledge these persons display
oil Mrs Williams character and habits puts't out of
doubt that the narrative which she gives in her afi-
davit il correct, and that she is totally guess of
any OF the liamy with which she has been charged.
Mrs. Williams, after few STATE monts relative to
her family, and her first marriage with Henry Will
lams, Of Mount Carmel, in the county Of Monaghan,
goes on to relate how her life interest in a landed
estate Of two thousand a year. held on leases for
lives, became greatly diminished in value by the
misconduct Of her trustees ana agents. In 1910
person called Lepelletier, whose name figures
amongst the scandal paid HE addresses to her. but
was refused. In the same year she makes the
acquaintance OF William Charles Horace Seymour,
representing himself as related TO the Seymour
family. referring 10 persons most eminent, So
oially and politically, in England, and to To-
reign ambassadors in London, with whom he
was on terms Of priyate intimacy, and with
whom he held diplomatic relations. This gentle
man, who condescended to appear thus shorn of his
glory, with only four Of his multtudnous appella
tons, came TO Mrs. Williams pro cessedly FOR the pur-
pose Ut engaging the services of a widow lady who
was residing with her. The lady in question would
not undertake the duty-that OF travelling with Il
Family abroal-and Mrs. Williams began to enter
tain some idea OF taking the situation herself Dur
ing, however, the communications between herself
and Mr.. Horace Seymour, this gentleman made her
an oter. and, deceived by hia specous manner, she
accepted him. II Is proof Of the strange power
that this Juan-MacaiTc had Of fascinating his Vic
Tins, that she declined to sign deed by which he
settled five thousand pounds upon her. trusting en-
tir.iN "a "A fatth - \
may be imagined rom the fact that in seven days
from her marriage with him she was obliged 10 Nv
the bonse. Her life she feared was in danger from
his violence. and he had said enough during this
short timeto convince her that all his r,presenta.
lions were utterly false, and that there Vas every
probability that he bad . wife living. In the
meantime the swinder made the best use of his
time, selling her furniture and the lease Of her
house IN ConDaueht SQUARE, and giving notice to
ne agent OF her property in Ireland to remit TO him
any rents that the said agent might receive from
her tenants. by the advice OF the Lord Advocate,
and through the introduction OF the Attorney Gene
raj, she placed her case IN the hands Of solicitors
Messrs. Fearon and Clabon. These gentlemen,
after much search, discovered proofs in the State
Paper Office at Brussels that the man of many APP
pellations had in the year 1889 married q lady
named Wilson in that city. Here were sufficient
grounds for the commencement Of a suit for nullity
q marriage, u the swindler could be found and
Identified. He had aIscordcd however; and until
he was ound little could he done to relieve the ladys
state OF poverty. During this time she subsisted
upon some scanty renittancos from her estate in
inlsnd. Unable 10 procure money to protect her
interests In that country, until her marriage had
been declared null and void, the estate was thrown
lhso 'ihhHsry, and was sold under the act for the
sale Of incumbercd estates. She has never received
and never expects t. receive, any money from
The proceeds OF the sale. In the year 1862. having
been sent abroad on account OF tie state Of her
heath, she was residing in Paris, when she received
information from lord Cowley. the English ambas-
saoor, that the runaway who he'd married her under
'aso name was prisoner, styling himself Caven.
d. CD I5s!silg " y aasoG de Sar.eeih under