The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-29
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THE ROYAL SCANDAL CASE.

"PRINCt IS OLIVE" THROWN COURT
END OF THE CASE OF MRS. RYvEs.
We have already announced the decision in the
case of Mrs Rlves, whose CAIN to the title of the
princess Olive" has been rejected bv the London
Court of Divorces and Matrimonial Causes. In the
summing up for the crown the Acknowledgement
rdlculed the whole story Of the petitioner, and ex-
pressed his Eelef that both the Polish Princess and
her daughter were as pu ely creations of the imagi
nation as the Ferdinand" and Miranda Of
Shakespeare. The whole story, ne added, was a
drama, in which every act was more surprising and
incredible than the last. Toe theory was that Mrs.
mot. In proof OF that hypothesis he would produce
the affidavit of her father, on which her marriage
license was granted and also the will OF DIR. Wimot,
in which he spoke of her SIMPLY as his niece, Olive
Series she was an eccentric and ambitious perSoA,
and her eccentriclY and amb tion took the form of
making loans to members of the royal family,
The Judge (KeatiUg) in his charge to the jury,
commenl ed III terms not dIssimIar to those en-
poyed by the Attorney General upon the constantly
varying claims OF Mrs Selres till they eliminated
IL q demand TO be recognized of legitimate royal
descent. In the first instance that demand had been
accompanied by an attempt to intimdate George
~ by threats OF showing thai he was not the lawful
possessor OF the throne and this fact proved that the
Hannah LIgntfoot document could not be separated
from the rest. But cou d any one Tor moment be.
lieve that two such eminent statesmen as Pitt and
paper ssnee % Hannah Regna?S The tning spoxe
for itself Or again, was It likely that the Duke of
Kent would Lave put bis name TO a document ap.
pointing Olive 81 rres a court painter, guardian of
his daughter who it was known would be Queen OF
england? AS to the different set OF documents 10
which reference has been made by the Attorney
General, no human Ingenuit, could devise salts
loctory explanation. 1t wa, quhe possible that the
Duke of Kent might have believed that there was
al lllegiumate connection between Olive Series and
his family; and a generous man, thinking that the
same blood flowed in her veins and in his own,
might have acted towards her with kindness and
compassion. mere claim of Ilegltimate relation
ship would probably lot be very rigol ly scrutnzed
and documents might as easily have been prepared
for the inspection of the Duke of Kent and the Duke
OF clarence as OF any one else. But cou'd any one
believe that If the papers relating to Hannah Light
foot had been shown those royal princes they would
have admitted their genUinenessp On the whole, it
seemed to him 1.-THE learned judge) that the main
features of the petitioners ease were marked with
the most shocking imprObablity.
The jury at once found for the Attorney-Genera
on the issues which he had raised and the Court
having ton his application directed the documents
to be impounded, formally dismissed the petition.
The London Times, in a long review of this Gaze,
declares that MRS. Ryves' claim was zone Of the
most ex raordinary instances OF mbined halluci-
nation and deception which have ever been imposed
upon the world"
1t is ntimated that Mrs. Ryves will carry up the
case ON appeal to higher court.