The New York herald., 1869-09-20
The Byron Myster--Majory Byrou's Expia-
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Granting that Mrs Beecher Stoves ''true
story OF Lady Byron's life" is proved an in
vension by the opposing facts presented in
the defence of Lord Byron and Mrs. Leigh
from the indignant Count Johannes, by the
legal dissection of the Stowe rigmarole vouch-
safed by the Hon. Ben Butler, and by the let
ters of Lady Anne Barnard and Lady Byron,
furnished the London Times by Lord
Lindsay (Which we published yesterday, the
mystery of Byrons abrupt separation from
his wife still remains unsettled. What was the
special cause Of this separation? The Count
Johannes says it was some taunting remark OF
Lady Byron touching ''the DEVILS foot Of her
husband; others say the cause was the cut
rageous Generalization of Lord Byron and his
general badness. But still none of these expia-
nations are conclusive. The lawyers repre-
senting the interests Of Lady Byron say that
the Stowe explanation is not complete, In which
partially true. Even in Lady Byron's letter of
1918, supplied by Lord Lindsay, the readers
curiosity as to the real cause of the separation
is rather intensified than satisfied. The mys-
terry still remains unsolved.
In this dilemma certain Major Byron comes
to the rescue. We published last Sunday
week statement from the St. Joseph (Mo.)
Herald to this effect THAT the writer, while at
Barnums Hotel, St. Louis, In the fall OF 1861,
was attracted by the name of George Gordon
n oto
that he was q man advanced in years and
dressed In the uniform of federal officer
that he bore striking general resemblance to
the portraits of Lord Byron, that he was one
of the many foreign officers attached to Gene
raj Fremont's command, that he said he was
born in Spain and educated in England; that
In undertaking to prosecute his claims as a
Byron he was met by the family, provided
pension and sent off to the army In India;
that during Lord Byron's first visit to Spain
his lordship met loved and married Catholic
lady of good Spanish family; that the mar
riage was kept q secret, to be revealed only on
his return to England that the frst beauty
Byron met in Greece made him unfaithfui to
his Spanish bride; that absence and forgetful-
ness followed, and after his return to England
Byron declared his intention Of disavowing
the marriage as void under the law of both
Spain and England; that the secret was faith
fully kept however, by the deserted wife,
whom pride would not allow to prosecute
hopeless suit; that Of this marriage son was
born, and that LADY Byron, aware of her hus-
bands many infdelities and insanely jealous
of his sister, In an unfortunate hour discovered
portion Of his correspondence with his
Spanish wife," and hence the separation from
Lady Noel.
Now If this story be true it is per-
fectly satisfactory solution of the mystery
of the separation of Lord and the Eng
lish Lady Byron and Of the silence Of both
parties as to the special cause. And why not
true? This Major Byron in st. Louis in 1861
is represented as wonderfully familiar with the
family history Of Lord Byron and lady, and
as possessing many interesting souvenirs,
such as portraits, locks of hair, memoranda,
&C., of Lord Byron. In support of this state
ment concerning Major Byron we published
the other day communication from person
in this city with the additional facts that Major
Byron is now in France, that he held the Hon.
Mrs. Leigh in the highest esteem and never
mentioned her but with the utmost reverence;
that the Major named his first child after her
as small mark Of his regard; that the Majors
wife is still In this city and is the mother of six
children, and ''was well aware at the time she
married the Major that he was then prosecuting
his claims to his birthright, and was acknow-
lodged by most Of the Byron family and the
then existing contemporaries of his illustrious
father"
We have only, in conclusion, to repeat that
if this story is true it completely solves the
mystery in question, and that now is the time
for Major Byron to establish his rights and to
settle conclusively and forever all doubts,
conjectures, delusions aud inventions touching
the great cause Of Lord and Lady Byron's
separation.
ANOTHER CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
The most dificult of all KNOWLEDGE Ia evidently