Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-14

The whole story would make 8 book OF
more strange and romantic interest thar
any work of fiction.
Buiwer, in n burst Of poetic wrath
against woman, said, "She should have
few sins OF her own 20 answer for, since
she is the suthor OF such 8 book Of fol-
lies in man." Mre. Yelverton, and 9TH
ars OF our sex I might mention, whose
lives have bsen wrecked on the laws
made il the old time when men were
rvrants oyer the weak, yet, which q
6-astsd civilization forgeTs to repeal,
mignt Tetort, that nan ehOGld have few
woes OF bis own to endure, since he has
power to pile tnem mountains higR Oh
womans detenceless head.
TnOss who knew Mrs. Yelverton la the
freshness OF youth, before the look OF Sc
cret suffering lad come into her eye
which lives IN it now; which no mirth
can Danish, and no smile can conceal,
describe her as having possessed q rare
beauty. She was called the /" Witch OF
Lancashire,u from her irresistible at
t~ractiysnesg. Her maiden name was
/ Theresa L0ugwOFth. Msj)r YelvertOn,
an Cf1oer Cf the British army, . younger
son Of the Earl of Avo1moTe, fell in love
with her, soou after she quit the convent
II which she was educated. They were
| married first In Scotland, according to
/ the sg0ttisb law, which requires no reli-
giCus ceremony Eftet wards In Ireland
6y s Roman Catholic priest. Bang a
/ Roman Catholic, Mrs. TelvertOn wished
( the ssnctity Of her Church thrown over
Der union. The second marriage was
performed Ia = church the license was
given by q Bishop, the wedding ring
placed on her finger, and the mar
I rage certificate in her possession. As
! HLgH. F-aFa ErAaa au=RHErfhtA Of nFlDf-
land were after Yards proved on the
| Lria1. IL would seem no sage nan would
attempt to deny them. Il does not re
quire, however, any very profound study
/ n mankind TO know what 1~nRo9ogntsble
idioeyucrscies may exist ia the human
acknowledgements that set at def Ance
all known laws OF conduct; which laugh
10 soorn sil theories OF religion or NOR
ality-Hai-h Eess sll mortal understand
ing From the dsy OF GesefslOn to this
hour, NJ Tor YelverJOn's conduct towards
bis vile has boen Of this ~unsccountsOle
/, character. Afer living peacefully, hap
4 p;iv, yCEo5iy IS man and wife for two
years, there rose 2 mornIsS f9s thet Door
Ill s;Eae which, never again has the
Ig6t of tbs suu gasG the same to her.
II glory spd radiance Aed oa tAat
wretcbed morn, Never more GOULD the
world wear fdT her d~isencasnted eyes
the brightness and the beauty OF the
mast. Iue husband left as she thought
f5r 4 lew hours. 4s BepeT came back
After several dsys OF anxiety, lest sOEe
urtoysrd fate had befallen him, there
osus s gseCiBF over the country 4 TumOr
which struck cold Ghiis 70 Ter heart.
Then a Wild CuJCry burst on the air, and
the word BigITy, was shrieked a her
ear by the JUrCurlng demons That dread
lGt morn let loose upon her. she IrIl
ouap and ssnselsss u8der the OIoW.
Maeu she -zme TO real 4 the situation,
she found inst bsr hLsosnd on the morn
ing be left her, had married g MRS.
Forbes, which marriage becoming
/ known, he wss arrested on the charge OF
bigaUy end thrown into prison. o.
heeTs Of the law carried Mrs. Helverton
20 the prison that she might identify
! MIN Sc her husband. The penalty OF his
! crime YVES transportation for life. Like
I a trus Woman she refused 10 become the
f-gstruaent O. his conviction. The love
:, long cherished could not thus sud-
denly forget its fOEdness and become
I the ius-Tument OF punishment Whe3 con-
fronted with the prisoner-When the
/ Gfieer said 10 her, rs this man your
/ h~usbaud2" Sue wOaid not see him
! -he smut her eyes tightly. Law CCDI1
. EtgI LHtaLG k@aEAA AA@AH GhaGl W CHIA NaOAA
I goUjd hsys sent the husband she loved
1 10 Botany Bsy q disgraced convict. His
Assertion Of her, his marriage to another
/ a. thst tine only appeared 70 her as 8
hOTrid freak, al sbeTFation, OF which he
would spesdly recover ana return TO his
lawfullovs. The motives which Induced
Mai. YelveZtOu to marry Mrs. FORBES
viii doubtless ever be shrouded la nays
terry. They can only be approached by
I conjecture. and thess cOnjactures must
( take form and col0ring from external
appearances only, as vs have no certain
clue to the Inner emotions OF the parties
concerned. She was said to possess
neither beauty nor youth, but some
money. He hsd known her but three
weeks before toe marriage, and left her
! Immediately after the ceremony, and
/ never returned 10 her till bis subsequent
release from prison, when 1t seemed 8
necessity to ESCAPE the consequences of
OiEamy. Maj YelvertOn was f5st-iived
! Beyond his means, had run into debt
| uithOut the mesns OF paying, which in
! GreBt Britain Is to run into prison, and
/ dishonorsble expulsion S-9m the army.
! His regiment had been ordered ~ move
shortly 20 India, and money was an
immediate and pressing necessity with
him.
The charge for bigamy fell Through,
IS MS true wifs would give No testimony
against sim but ne was dismissed from
/ the srmy. Now begins the cTuelest part
( Of his conduct. As the marriage to Mrs.
Forbes was more recent and public, and
/ made in Edinburgh, where he her was
ami had bsen i~mprisOned-ne co9ld not
deny 81; aad the marriage with Mrs.
YegvsFLou was made in O distant country
church Ia Ireland, and was not SO sus-
csptibls OF instant prOOf-so he denied
that. To defend her impeached honor,
10 establish before the world the fact of
/ her lawful marriage, Mrs. Yelverton
brought q suit in the Dublin Court, to
enforce her marital rights. Thus it is
seen the celebrated Yelverton case was
not 3 suit for divorce. Il was the sLrug-
gle OF sn honorable wonsn to ward off
the infsmy cast on hef name, The most
powerful legal ability was grrayed against
her. Money wss spent lsvishly to su-
born witnesses letters we're gsrbled or
distorted. Ga the one side was the
strength OF the master sex, the power of
high position, and STistOcrstic onnec
thong. the power OF gold on the other q
weak woman, with only truth as her
ally. No wonder the popuiSce Of Dub
iio, 10 witnessing that unequal stIug-
ole. went wild with sympathy for
the weaker side, O9S NOR the
viI,ainies resorted to by Major Vel
verton and bis counsel to ruin this inno-
Cent woman, was the Introduction, as
Witnesses, of six abandoned women to
swear that Mrs. Yelverton vas not at
the place she had stated ut the date of
the marriage, and other circumstances
to falsify her testimony. The scheme
was discovered Just In time TO avert its
evil effects. Just as the first OF these vile
women was about TO be placed in the
witness box, Mrs. Yelverton was quietly
Withdrag "a from the Court, and a lady OF
the same So the same blon q complex.
ion, the same fair hair, was put In her
place, TIE witness was asked IL shs