The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-17

/ sometimes sent by private hands, or drafts on
his banker.
Alter the death of the Duke of Kent his Royal
| Bighness the Duke of Sussex visited olive in
spected the documents IN her possession, and
declared himself perfectly satisfied with the
| signatures OF his late father. The Duke OF
| Clarence, afterwards King William ~, also
visited Olive, and showed her much considera-
| tion. She also received kindnesses from her
| Majesty the Queen Dowager.
The Duke OF Clarence, while he did not hes-
tate to confess his belief that the different docu-
ments ioere siPned by his late Majesty, King
| George III, declined, for important reasons, he
said, TO call the attention of KING George IV to
| the claims OF Olive.
Her daughter. Mrs. Ryves, when she was q
child, was visited with her mother, at Brighton,
by Lady Lonsdale and the Dowager Marchioness
OF Deyonshire, and while there they went to a
ball given by the Prince of Wales; to be sure,
the ball took place at a tdUe1n; but all the balls
of the Prince OF Wales were then given at the
Tavern instead OF at the Pavilion. The Prince
several times presented the child with 95 t0
The unfortunate Olive was finally induced to
remove 10 France, where after enduring many
privations and great suherlngs, she died, in
November, 1885, her daughter declares, of a
broken heart.
Mrs Ryves, who was the mother of six chill
dren, procured divorce IRON her husband in
ls4l (and divorces in England are only granted
upon the strongest grounds); since that period
she has been dependent upon her own ex-
eitons.
An attempt was made to prove to the jury that
princess Olive was of unsouud mind, and as
an evidence of this insanity letter was pro-
duced written by her, dated 3lst May, 1919, ad-
dressed to the Earl OF Warwick, containing
circumstantial account OF visit paid by the
spirit OF his lordship's father to the writer.
second letter was broUeh forward, in which she
warns the Prince OF Wales, and relates a sIngu-
lar dream, in which the spirit Of the Duke of
Gun berland recommends her to appeal to his
roy al brother. These proofs OF insanity did not
appear to be very convincing to either the jury
or the crowd which thronged the court
70 discredit the authenticity of the documents
was the cnlY ground upon which 1t was found
that the petitioners claims could be denied.
Mrs. Rvves ard her mother had naturally, Tor
years, collected every scrap OF paper which ap-
peared TO support their claim, and IN the great
multiplicity OF documents in their possession, If
some could not be proved authentic, there GER
tatnly was no reason to charge these ladies with
being impostoTs.
The Lord Chief Baron stated to the Court that
If the alleged marriage between the Duke of
Cumberland and Olive Wilmot took place, then
the marriage OF their daueh hter with Mr.. Series
was Illegal, not having had the consent of the
sovereign, and the Royal Marriage act being
then IN force.
The Jury decided that the petitioners mother,
Olive Series, was not tue legitimate daughter OF
the Duke of Cumberland, and tnat the Duke was
not legally married TO Olive WIlmot.
VIII many unpreudiCed minds, alter eXamin-
ing even that portion OF the facts which no one
attempts to deny, come to the same conclusion
ANNA CORA MowATT RICHIE.