Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-05

Another Remarkable Case In England-HoU
EnJ II is 10 Deceive Ons's SELF.

An0theF hemhrhhnie NhAe IN Ehhihh" 'sN"
EasJ II IL 10 Deceive Ons's SELF.
tProm the New York Tines -,
The TlchDorne case drags its slow length
along, and astonishing TO say, IL now seems
likely that the evidence for the Plaintlh'
which not long ago appeared literally over.
whelming, will be upset after All. ny INA, mat
strange law Of association so frequently Illus
trated and 40 hard To explain, several other
cases Of disputed Identity have arisen In
Enrland 10 divide pabllc attention aud pro-
woke controversy. BY far the oldest OF these
has turned up at the little village OF krk
Lanxley, a few miles from Derby and II any
thing more mysterious ever occurred, either
10 or out Of fiction, we have not heard u IL.
Twenty-two years ago there lived at Kirk
Langley a young fellow named DiligencG
Kerry. He was Of an ambitious temper, and
weariod OF the mouotony and limited scope
Of life in q rural hamlet, resolved to seek his
fortune elsewhere. With the aid OF friends
he procured an appointment 10 India. Just
before starting he married lovely girl OF
the village, II wa agreed she should not
20 out with HIN at once TO India, but should
walt until he had prepared a home there.
Kerry sailed aud reached hls destination.
Before long he heard Indirectly that his wife
had died OF gastric fever. Soon after, friends
wrote TO the same effect.
The afflicted husband, never doubling the
truth Of the story remained In India, and de-
voted him,elf TO tho accumulation Of u for
Luut. hlU COuEht VI ltAFh kula was hCgOul-
pllshed, aud Kerry returned home last sum
mer q rich mln. He sought his native vii.
lage and settled down In "Starllng Cottage
where he now resides. Not long after his re-
turn he happened to be seen one day by Ger
tain Mrs. Rucktuck, Of Liverpool. This lady
promptly declared to her friends that Kerry
was the husband OF nelRhbor OF hers, no
having left the country some years ago; Mrs.
Rucktnck at once communicated With the de-
serted wife, aud the lattor repaired with alac.
rliy 70 Kirk Langley. The moment she saw
Kerry she Identified him as her husband, and,
despite his protestations insisted on claiming
him a. such. The strange dispute naturally
produced conformation In the quiet village,
and proof was quickly sought on both sides
10 make good tho respective assertions. Pend
iuR this, q second woman, one Mrs. bpass,
suddenly appeared on the scene and declared
that Kerry had been married TO her and had
deserted her. Our readerswill. perhaps, like
TO know that the whole story Is youehed for
by respectable transatlantic journals before
being told the sequel. The sequel so far u
that four other women now come forward,
each OF whom claimed Kerry as her own
lawful husband. Il Is hard 10 understand how
so many credltable Witnesses 10 the current
suit should swear 10 their belief In the iden-
tlty OF tho claimant with Sir Roger Itch
bome-assumlng, that Is TO say, that he Is
nothing OF the kind.
But the ease OF Kerry Is still more remark
able, since each OF the slx women declares
him 70 DC separate aud distinct Individual.
IL " DC conJectured tnat an explanatlon nes
10 the iact mat Kerry was an nnscrupulous
blgamlst and mad really married al these
women, one elter another, me answer Is that
snS 0 ~ InsIa Mss isspeS' St,dsyIts
were taken there and taken back 10 England
Ind Ii has been conclualyely established that
tool piaee In England. Inc ALLEGED bride
groom was actuaily In India.