New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-07
THE BYRON STORY.
GEN. d. f. BUFFERS REVIEW or MRS. sTowE.
Iron The Boston Journal

From The Boston journal
Nowhere with more precision than in courts
oustce have rules established by which the truth
of narration OF fact be investigated That those
sanction of all men whose profession and duty it is to
ascertain the existence of alleged events would seem 10
Btaement must be those which used in courts Vol
faire that the balancing of probabilities is the sci
Applying these tests the True Story Of Lady By.
rOns Life" OF the rules OF judicial investigation
will be found extremely pertinent.
First Evidence proving very improbable proposition
Ss &c Of the fact to be-
ishe0 To illustrate Facts that are usual and OF erd
nary and daily occurrence such giving notice OF the
dshonor of bill of exchange TO indorser OF drawer
are sufficiently proved by the slightest presumpye eyl
dence. But grave OF solemn facts or those involving
abnormal conditions, either Of mind or OF conduct re-
quire the highest degree Of proof to establish theIn
Specially is this thee when the party asserting the
TACT any way deprived the person denying 1t Of
any evidence In his favor, or there exists any motive
secondly such has been found to be the temptations
arising out Of the domestic relations pervert aud dis
bands and wives 10 gave the P H ac
against each other Aud this rule OF almost inheX
IDLE public policy.
AsS.g u has usually been held in the courts that
chain OF circumstances where each Ink can OF itself be
fully ascertaned and understood may be more cOnclu
sye presnmpve evidence OF s St b G 10 M II eaHs
otherwise credible In other words, that II is
perversty in the conscience or mistake in the memory
OF man than in the reliance which may be placed upon
A cnrsory examination Of Mrs Stoves article shows
other rule Of evidence II is the story of the wifead
mttedy Justly aggreved by the gross misconduct OF the
Stations with the husband narrated more than fifty
after the events and reOd thirteen years after the tell
ibe fact Of horrible outrage upon herself society,
affecting deeply the rights and feelings OF other and in
told cofessedy for her own selfyindcaton uhie con-
Jessin0 the tCe had caused The memoirs OF her h,S
band oerein his side Of story had been old 70 be de-
siroyed more than quarter Of PsElosFi ga
Contradlcted II will he seen, by every other Circum
stance OF the lives OF the Persons-Lod Byron ana ms
sisterto be affected by it. the true story o. lay BY
fociby the and good sense OF the rules OF el
Justice and is Equally suggestive as tine danger OF
taking story Of the wrongs Of domestic life solely from
when we contemplate the alleged motives Lady BY
ron for disclosing this horrible tale Of guilt which should
husbands death, are struck with the extreme puery
better the senyof the given the desirable
Of its publication and the necessity for this eonsuta
the interest OF the masses of the people OF England in the
cheap edition OF Lord Byrons poems would be
by the publication of the fact by his wife that ne had
been guilty Of incest with his only sister and that the
during quite their whole married life, until she was
driven awayl Nor is it explained how it supposed
rhesp edition TO the people Of England Was it to be
put by the publishers as an 70 tFat enea
the motive for this disclosure e. to prevent the sale
does # comfort with the fact stated by Prof Wilson
Bsckwood in 1882 that Lady Byron sat specially for her
Byrons works then about TO be published by Murray
and thus the sale Of Manfred CAIN Don Juan
f, n Mrs Stoves revelation had effected Lord Byron
alone then had this examination CT Its sredDt prOoa
bly, been made But the last GIT OF me sister TO
the erring brother when they parted-as menoned nci
ordering books his library five years after the separa
ton when there could be no motive for not stating the
story that the led TO examine the testimony
to prove it, What could Christian men and women con,
ha fbp Last
sster paranour her brother when they were about
the exposure Of their guilt by the injured wife If they
met again Under date OF Oct tS!l at Kayepna
books. among other things says
common Bible Of good legible print oound IN Rus
sial hare one; but as Il WAS THE LAST GIT Pc my SIS
ter whom shall probably never see Ssas e I'm lie ~
How little reliance he place upon this True story"
Is nsrIa0n OF Iae I o Rvron Statement of the
facts which are embodied in this article and gave TO
the writer paper containing 2rief men9raha a o.
tng wnoS With Si that brief memorandIm before her
with the dates Affixed states the continuance OF tne
married connection OF Lord and Lady Byron 10 De tpo
years when in fact was ouly one-iae Warage 2S
@ "a th 40 Of Lamar Isle Mrs stowe speaking. tOo
of the time they lived together after Lady Byron dscoy
ron WAS with whole soul struggling TO bring her nus
Dan6 GaSR e M Mrs Stove therefore
Lady Byron, under her trials, Tor heIon ana
gle Can it be that this memorandum with the dates
ahixed" Lady Byron could not state whether she hao
Ived with TINS incestuous connection Win
his sister year or twoi II cannot DC pOssDe at
Mrs Stowe could be 50 careless IN transcilDlhR 30
ant fact from the memorandum Win Ile uates
fxed" as 70 commit serious error AT any rate,
in the interest that accuracy or statement OF Wch
..puro WOmanhood" is capable, the American pubic
would like whether this Is MISTAKE 9i Lazy
Byron's memorandum with the dates afnxed or OF
Mrs. Stoves transcription That the story where we
can apply the touehstone OF truth sadly fails 70 DC
tre story than evident fILsuS la n,0 ydiSts
in osai6ts-false in one thing false In every
lated mistaken in one particular douotea IN an D..
In s difficult to how this mistake OF two years 1Or
mayer attain an age which could cloud her memory OF
the pun gent epgram made by her husband on MS "eu
ding day, 10 the duration OF their narrled hle
TO PENELOPE
OF ali days has done
The worse for me and you;
Jgre since we're t'ro
Let ms now examine the two main statements OF this
True story 10 which we can apply any test OF truth
other known facts. II the story OF the Weuulhe scene
and story Of the manner OF the pa % IN IN I
True sery" be entirely contradictory 70 every o.e
fact Circumstance heretofore known or @ fia
Inept is contradictory IN ITSELF then Ihere WI DC no
cessy for anayzng further this True Stoiy put
oan be dismissed from the minds OF all oOu eh WIN INC
ample wish that IL had never been told =, T., -
Ifthe statement of ByrOns conduct 10 MS VIC 10 eA
actly true. the fact is an entirely onc d
Mira stoves theory that OF anybody else Nhat cOuu
have been motive OF Lord Byron for such an ataek
such time npon young ana oyn sns Weeks be
Tore and whom lie had treated with an at least I'M
compainedo of affection mp to that moment IL 1ugt ~, 70
frat stated 40 years after II occurred a.,
Comparing IT with cOtemporaneOus history, we nn9
his friend Moore who nad ADVISED
him AGAINST marrying Miss Millbank, written within
week after tins occurrence, ana followed from time 10
time during the honeymoon filled with many expressions
aeetion and satisfaction with his wife These
were written for any purpose on aelebse ny
alton OF meeting the puDue eye DUB are
serfn rs uf