The New York herald., 1869-09-12
THE BYRON SCANDAL.

Revelations by an Alleged Son of the Poet.
The st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald, referring to Mrs.
Stoves recent article, relates the following expe-
rience with one Of the Byron family
While at Barnum's Hotel, In st. Louis In the fall
of the year 1851 we were attracted by the name OF
MAJOR George Gordon De Luna Byron entered upon
the register. After some inquiry the Major was
pointed out u.s. dressed in the uniform OF federal
offlcer He was man advanced In years. but erect
and vigorous with close curling auburn hair tinged
with gray. prominent nose. clear gray eyes and
general resemblance to Lord Byron sufficient to ar
rest the attention Of any one 1amiiar with the por-
trait OF the poet.
On investigation we learned that he was one Of
the many foreign offcers who joined Fremont on
his taking command OF the Western Department.
An Introduction and an intimacy followed which Is
among the most pleasing Of our past recoiections.
HIS familiarity with the contemporaries OF Lord
Byron and general acquaintance with English liter
ature was extraordinary Knowing that no one
forDore to press him as TO his family, but were In
formed oy him tnat ne was born ID Spain and edu.
Gated In England, where he had relatives. lie was
formerly MAYOR IN the East lndi service Going
10 England from Spain, he1presented his claim rn-
der tue circumstances Of HIS brtn co the representa-
tves OF the Byron family, who, TO save the embar-
rassment that might ensue from the prosecution OF
his intentions, procured him pension and he went
to India, where he was made major OF native
troops and vas thus not entitled TO the register OF
his name on the rolls OF the Britlsn army.
Upon the subject OF Lord Byron he was enthusias
tic familiar with many passages OF his lie not gene
rally known, and conversant both with his works
and the occasions winch brought them forth. de
and otherwise. He profe5sed TO have been present
at the destruction Of Byrons Journal which, he said
contained illusions TO the causes OF his separation
from Lady Byron, which, according TO his account
were az follows:--
During ByTons first visit to Spain he met loved
and married Catholic lady OF good Spanish family
The marriage was secret, upon the pledge that IL
should be revealed on his return to England. The
frat Greclan beauty that he met ON MS arriva In
Greece made him unfatnfu to his Spanish BRIDE,
| Absence and forgetruness followed, and after hs
return to England he declared his intention Of
disayowlng marriage void at the time both
| under the existing penal laws OF England anu
/ the laws OF spain. The marriage was kept secret
| by the deserted wife, whom pride would not allow
to prosecute an unavalng SUIT OF tins marriage a
son was born. Oar informant states that Lady
! Byron, aware OF her husbands many infdeites, ln-
saney jealous OF his sister, IN an unfortunate n0Ur
discovered portion OF the correspondence with MIA
| Spanish wife. She then determined TO leave him
forever, burying In her own bosom the secret winch
| II revealed would make her morally, II not legally,
| his paramour.
Though Major Byron never claimed to be the son
| porn ia spain from other conclusive evidence we
were convinced OF the fact His recital made deep
impression upon revived By the occasion OF this
article me student OF Byron will nd In his letters
| huu poems nany corroborating PROOFS. His poem
addressed 70 MS son, on page 56l OF the edition o
Oliver 5. Felt, 80 Walker street, New York. which
moore declared lneXpllcable can be thus solved. az
also the lock OF hair he sent to his motLer at Seville
| loved"
| Major Byron was married TO an English lady, who
bore hiIn one child, adaughter, both OF whom accom-
panied nun 10 TINS country, and with whom he lived
1
| street and sixth avenue, New York. lie was pos
| eessed or a number OF mementoes Of Lord Byron
several early engraved portraits OF the poet GU
OF print, locks OF his hair, specimens OF his manu-
script with many memoranda OF his own visits tC
| OF mis- death. He had Commenced lengthy HISTORY
OF the Byron family, three volumes OF which wer'
printed ana seen by the writer OF this though tn
| history was only brought down to the time or tn
poets grandfather, and the publisher failing abou
this time, the prosecution OF The work was sus
pended. Soon after this he came to America Be
sides his remarkable facial resemblance to Lore
Byron, he WAS not unlike him In many otner re
spects.
That which We would enforce in this article. how
ever, IL not 70 much history Of this scior OF th
great poet ~ the prominence OF his statement tina
Lady Byron was extremely jealous Of her husband
that passion even extending to Byron's haifsis
Mrs. Legn, ana also TO another, the most proninen
feature OF this revelation. 1t ia well established In
dependent OF Mrs. Stowes statements, that, prevou
| 70 her separation Lady Byron wrote 10 Dr. LushiIf
| ton asking hIs advice In regard to 1t. Dr. Lush ny
ton advised against II; but subsequently, s sta ee
after an interview with Lady Byron, the doctor az