The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-09
CONTEST FOR A CORONET.

cord English NObIcmen Backing up the Wife
Divorce obtained by Proxy Papers stolen
from the, COurts-ReappcaranCe Of the In
jured Wife.
The Dalzell divorce suit, which was so
quietly disposed of in April last has been re-
sumed under strange and interesting circum-
stances, and promises to become the crowning
scan. mag. of the autumn and coming winter.
Curiously, it involves q struggle for a coro-
net between Englishmen and Americans--an
international race for title and its accompa-
nying grand estate. 1t is> medley of spicy
and unusual lntrlcacies. 1t is a case present
ing the aiority of the persons involved in
both pitiable and criminal position. 1t had
surrounded itself with fraud perjury, and
theft yet those most interested, and who have
to bear its ills, have not, possibly, been guilty
of either
THE DIVORCE,
petitioned for by Mr.. Augustus S. Dalzell, an
Enghshman, if not of rank, of former great
wealth, and closely allied to an English coro-
net, was granted by the Supreme Court of
Brooklyn last April, by the decision of Mr. S.
Y. Lowell, whom the Supreme Court APP
pointed referee. The application was made
in the Superior Court of New York, nearly
three years ago Mr.. Dalzell sued for it on
the ground of mcompatibility of temper and
desertion, his wife, Emma Dalzell, having
become a confirmed opium-eater, and having
band here four years. during which time they
lived in the same house, yet as strar gers to
each other Mrs. Emma Dalzell was young
English widow with daughter when Mr.. Dal-
zell married her. Her people are of the
English aristocracy, as are Mr. Dalzells. A
virtual separation had taken place, as claimed
by Mr.. Dalzell, four years previous to his
making a petition for the divorce, during
which time he became acquainted with and
enamored of
MRS. DALZELL NO. =,
who was a young educated, wealthy, and
extremely attractive young American widow,
having young daughter as the fruit OF her
first marriage. Mr.. Dalzell enjoyed the pos
session of large fortune, the bulk of which
he had accumulated in British Guiana as
planter. Mr. D. s excuse for forming this
attachment was the utter incompatibility of
temper between his wife, Emma Dalzell, and
himself and after having the promise of
Mrs. Minnie Dalzell, his present wife, that she
would marry him, providing he obtained an
honorable divorce from Mrs. Emma Dalzell,
he instituted proceedings to that end. Mean
time his business dropped off, and after severe
losses he gathered the deblSs of his fortune,
went to California and embarked in the grain
trade with Liverpool, having associated HIM
self with a Mr.. King, under the name of
King & Co., house which became q first
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and abroad. Mr.. Dalzell is thorough-going
business man, shrewd manager, and bust
| ness proSpered under his direction. He gave
his case into the hands of William j. Fisher
lawyer at No. 800 Broadway with a pro-
missed fee of $4,000, payable Whenever the
case should be decided in his favor. 1t after
ward appears that the promise of such a
tempting fee induced the attorney to resort
to means which have resulted in his arrest and
! tTin md of tha On
preme Court
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.
Fisher wrote Mr.. Dalzell year ago that his
divorce would surely be obtained within thirty
days. Mr. Dalzell then despatched message
to his present wife to join him in San Fran
cisco without delay, and they would on her
arrival be married. She went to San Fran
cisco, but Mr., Fisher failed to secure the
divorce as he had promised. The young
woman remained in San Francisco until
January. Then she returned Mr.. Fisher
again sent word that the divorce was soon to
be granted, and importuned Mr.. Dalzell to
come to New York and get married. Mr..
Dalzell came, the wedding-day was appointed,
! the trOUSS6dU was arranged, and otherheay eX-
penditures were incurred but again the
| divorce was wanting. Pressing business az
rangements called Mr.. Dalzell back to San
Francisco. The relatives and friends of the
| present MIS-. DalZell were disappointed, and
| though Mr. Dalzell pleaded urgent business
calls as an excuse for his abrupt return to the
Golden City, they could not reconcile them
| selves to the situation.
DIVORCE, PERJURY, FRAUD.
Mr.. Fisher became desperate over the
tempting $4,000 fee, and determined to make
hazard to win the coveted prize. He had
learned to his own satisfaction that it would
| be useless to continue the petition under the
old plea of incompatibility of temper and
desertion; so he changed it TO adultery COM
mitted in New York. The application to the
| New York Court was withdrawn, and a new
one under the new criminal charge was made
before the Supreme Court of Brooklyn. Mr..
Fisher brought forward MIR. Frank e. Archi-
bald, who appeared before the referee, Mr.,
Lowell, and swore that he was Augustus $.
Dalzell and was married to Emma Dalzell An
other witness was presented, lame man, who
swore to her adultery; and on these perjured
representations the divorce was granted. MIR.
Dalzell arrived here at about the same time,
and was Immediately married to his long pa
tient lady love, a young woman OF unlm-
peachable character, who has made him a
devoted wife, The marriage was kept as prl-
| vate as possible None but the most intimate
and confidential friends received cards. The
advice of Mr.. Fisher was followed, which was
to allow the whole proceeding to remain quiet
for one year. and thus prevent any possibility
- of Mrs Emma Dalzell's appearing to breal
v the divorce. Mr.. Dalzel paid Fisher his fec
of $1,000. Neither himself nor his presen
y wife knew the fraud which Fisher had per