Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-19
An Honorable and Gallant" Husband.

An Honorable ana Gallant" Husband.
The following sad story was told in the Divorce
Court of Great Britain on the 21st Of November:
In 1851 Miss Theresa Caroline Bishop was intro
duced to tho Hon. Hugh Rowlcy, son Of the late
Lord Langford, an Irish peer, nt Ryde, in the Isle
OF Wight. Shortly afterwards he proposed and
was accepted, and .hey were married Mt Padding
ton in January, 1852. They went Immediately
after the marriage to Paris, and remained there
for three weeks. According to the evidence of
Mrs. Rowlcy, hor husband began to treat her with
great harshnoss, and on one occasion, about three
weeks after the marriage. locked her up in sit
ting room from four O'Clock in the evening until
four the following morning without fire Or can
dlcs. They went from Paris to Calais for o few
days. and therc no beat her. They next visited
brussels. During their stay thoy visited Waterloo
and on their journey homo he tore tho bonnet from
her hoad and threw 1t into the road, and forced
his hat over her eyes.
From Brussels they went to Franz lin, travelling
in u compartment of railway carriage by them
selves lilo kept kicking her during the Journey
because, as he said. some had locked at her at
tho station. When she arrived at Frankfort she
tainted, and VAS taken to hotel. She asked for
a glass Of water on coming to her senses, and he
Afterwards returned to Paris aud travelled by dill
gcnco from Strasbourg Tho journey occupied
twenty hours. and no did not allow her to get out
Of tho carriage oil the time. She mentioned va
rious other acts Of ill.usage. In March. 1853,
whilc they were at Boulogne, he cut of her
hair, saying ho did so because she priced it.
About the same timc he pulled her out Of bed
when she was ILL., and threatened to strike her
with meat chopper. IIo also refused TO lot u
doctor attend horand she sent for one without his
knowledge
In January, 1853, they were at Dundalk In Ire
land, whore a regiment In which he then held a
commission, the 10th Lanoors. was quartered.-
Among other modes Of treatment which hs there
praotised. no never allowed her TO leave tho house
lie told her that tho officers Of his regiment had
held sham oourtmsrtial upon him because he
had boasted Of beating his wife. The result
was that in the following May he left the army.
They afterwards lived together At Brussels for f3
months but he was In the constant habit Of going
away and leaving her for week at time. During
u part Of the years 1854 and 1855. she lived with
her mother and with Mr. and Mrs. Gys, who are
friends Of her family. Mr.. Rowley made frequent
promises Of amendment and at tho beginning of
1855 they again lived together in lodgings, in Up
per Berkeley street.
On the Oath Of May, 1S56,he went away, saying
he would return in few days aud take her abroad
and leaving On address to which she could write.
Sho did write several letters, but received no an
swer. and mover saw nor heard anything Of him
until fow months ago. She said he had never
their marriage. She prayed for decree on the
ground of adultery, dessrtion, and cruelty. II
was proved by other witnesses that Mr.. Row.
ley, after leaving his wife, had gone TO live with
u Mrs Green, . widow at the house Of her moth
or, in Edinburg and that from May, 1868 until
April he and Mrs. Green cohabted as man and
wife at Ipplepea, In Dsvonshire. In April. 1859
Mrs g. died and no left the place. A dissolution
Of marriage was dscresd,