The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-12-20
Eom the Philadelphia No,h III Anaerican.
Romances in Real Liz.


auspices of the Master of Rolls, the other
uuder those Of the Magistrates Of Bow
street police -comt. His honor tie Master
of Rolls has received a severe castigstion
I. f.onthe Times for assuming the character
of "a sensation Judge, and occupying the
attention of the court in reci,ing the de-
tails of tue case, when decision Of its
merits was all that was required of him.
Sir John Romilly, howerer, likes bit Of
romance occasionally, especially when
lady is in the case, and so he dilates with
gusto on the loves Of Amedee Theodore de
Ponies and Elizabeth Payne. The fsc.s
of the case are e,ly cur ,onS, but do not
say much for the morality of the parties
concerned We extract the following
portion Of them ON the judgment o. the
Master of the Rolls: In the year 1923
young En- slish lady named Payne, then
about sixteen years old, fell in love with
young French gentleman named Amsdes
theodore de Ponies. both parties at the
time intsrchangng vows Of eternal attach
ment. The gentleman and lady in the
course of circumstances ceased to eni,y
such youthful auity as t E., d 4 when these
vows were exchanged, and short time
afterwards in the same year, the young
lacy was induced to consent to unite her.
self in marriage to an English gentleman
named Dolphin, of considerable fortune
and estate in the county Of Gloucester.
Of this marriage there had been only
one child, who died in infancy, and Nr.
Dolphin, subsequently to his marriage, fell
into habits of such great extravagance a.
to reduce himself and wife to comparative
Indulgence and distress In the year 1889
Mr.. Dolphin's friends came forward with
considerable sums of money, and the fam
lily estates of Mr.. Dolphin were sold for the
payment Of his debts, and subject to a re-
settlement by which the bulk of the residue
was settled to Mrs. Dolphin for life, with
power of appointment and disposal by will.
From 1889 to 1853 Mrs. Dolphin seems
to have led very wretched life, and in
this latter year went to reside in Paris
While in Paris she learned that the French
gentleman to whom she had vowed eternal
fidelity in 1923 had risen from snbaltern
rank in the army to position of consid>
cradle emipence, and that he was at that
time commanding, as Ger eral, division
of the French army, in the department Of
the Lower Charente, in France. Upon
making this discovery, the early feelings
Of attachment towards her original admi-
rer appeared to have been revived in Mrs.
Dolphin, and she therefore, as sooh as she
discovered that this gentleman had, during
all the intervening years, remained un-
married, commenced warm and romantic
correspondence with him. The General
at first appears to have received the lady's
advances with some shyness, but gradually
allowed himself TO be drawn into more
friendly and close communication.
The result was that Mrs. Dolphin con-
suited some friends as to whether divorce
could not be obtained from Mr.. Dolphin,
nd was eventually advised that such di
vorce might be obtained in Scotland if Mr.
and Mrs. Dolphin would reside in ,ha.
country for forty days, Sc as to obtain a
domicile, and it could be proved that Mr..
Dolphin had been guilty Of adultery during
that time. Upon this, Mr.. Dolphin was
induced, for a considerable sum of money
paid down and eE income secured to him
of $500 per annnm, to 80 to Scotland.
and take paramour with him.
The necessary affidavits having been
made as to the facts, divorce was obtain.
ed in the Scotch Court in July, 1854. In
the month Of April previously, Mrs. Dol
phin made her will and bequea,hed the
whole of her property to General de Pen.
tes. After the divorce, marriage was ar.
ranged between the General and the lady
but, vixen the French lawyers came to draw
up the marriage settlement, they came to
the conclusion that the Scotch divorce
would not stanl, because it was obtsinsd
by coIusion. They therefore advised her
10 convey her property absolutely to the
General and trust to bis honor for the full
l-.'ment of his engagement. Mrs. Dolphin
followed this extraordinary aduice, and
then rendered herself TO the General.
The parties were twice married, onne at
Edinbnryh, while the lady WAS Protests
ant, and subsequently, at Paris, after she
became Catholic. The marriage proved
an unLapp one, and Madame shortly after
wards separated from her husband and en-
tered a convent, whers she died in 1856.
Her relatives sou gilt to set aside the con.
veyaDee of her property q General de PoA.
tes, hnt the Master of the Rolls decid, 4