The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-08

romantic !lial Is llkcly TO come oil
soon IN the Court Of Chancery,which will
create d popular interest only second TO
that aroused by the Mordaunt divorce
suit, AMI the trial Of the identity Of the
So ale Sir Roger Tichborue. As it at
freson. stands, the issue has ju.t been
raised AMI decided, on appeal, that the
defendant ia the case should be required
to mako answer to the Plaintiffs bill /
which in plain English and shorn of the
mysteries Of legal phrasoology, means that
the plaintiff has shown sufficient grounds
for action to render q trial of the main
issue worth while A. with the Broad
aIbanc, Wicklow, Aberdeen, IIertiord and
Tichborne cases, this is an instance Of an
attempt to recover tile and estates il
legally held by the wrong party. As far
as | can learn the circumstances Of the
story they are as follows:
1t appears that the ancient and hstor-
ic baronetcy of the Vanes passed, in 1869
into the hands Of Sir Frederic Fletcher
Nane The Nanes are descendants Of
the chvalrous and brilliant Sir Harry Of
Cromwel's time-the Sir Harry who
helped to convict Straflord, who tried to
persuade the Scots to join the cause of
the parliament. and ended by strenuously
opposing the Protector when such short
work was made of The Independents by
the army. 1t is a fine old family con.
nected with some Of the noblest blood Of
England, not listantly related to the
Marquis Of bloomsbury, and possessed Of
ample wealth and enviable ancestral es-
tatcs. The Sir Frcdrick, who succeeded
to the till, in 1876, was a good.heartod,
rather wild and lavish, but well.cstecmed
country gentleman, who made little mark
in the world, and was chiefly known in
London as a good-hearted fellow, fond of
truly British sports and of the fashiona-
bic distractions of the day. 1t appears
that while still young man, before sue
ccellng to the baronetcy, Sir Frederick
formed ties with young lady named
Hannah Bowcrbank, to whom he was de-
yotelly attached, but to whom be was not
married After the birth Of two daugh.
tcrs Miss Bowerbank, distressed by the
acton OF the parish authorities Of the
place where they resided (aot far from
The Cumberland Lakes, who were so
dorri hcr 70 Ioavo tho nor;sb ny ;ns;s,na M
that they should be married She threat
ened that il he refused her she would
disappear with the children and he should
never sec them again. Coming in one
dav with his head full of the subject
Frederick Vape abruptly declared he
would at last do Justice to his faithful
partner and sanctiry their union by his
vows at the altar. The poor girl was so
overcome with the sudden iov experienced
at this in.cllioence that she was taken III
As soon as She was able to leave her
couch the couple were duly married, as
Frederick had said MEANWHILE before
tbe marriage. two imnortont events had
banncncd \ son had bcen horn TO them
and tbe old b,ronct had died The sitn.
ation then. at the date Of the MARRIAGE.
March 1707A was this. There was an
illeoitimate SON. and Frederick had lust
come into the ancient title and ,he broad
lomilv acres in Cumberland and West.
norci,nl 7, seems That soon after the
mnrr'ags SIR Frederick, who was anxious
that his little boy should become ms nv'.
just as if he were Legitimate, had secured
medical opinion to the effect that probably
there would be no more children Act.
ing upon this, Sir Frederick treated and
acknowledged the boy as his heir, and
brought him up as he had been endowed
Of this right by his birth. In due time
Sir Frederick died, and the son succeeded
to the haronetcy aud the estates, and
passed long, happy, prosperous life en-
( joying them, and was in turn succeeded
by hi. sou, who Is now in possession .of
them as Sir Icnry Ralph Nane. The
physicians prophecy, however had turn
ed out wrong one. Lady Nane-Sir
Frederick's wife, the ci deram Hannah
Bowerbank-d have several children
after the marriage and his succession to
the baronetcy. 4 daughter was born in
1902, and q son, Frederick Ilenry Vane,
in 1907. Here is the gist and the turn
ing point of the present suit. The grand
sou Of Sir Frederick deriving title through
tae Legitimate son born shortly before
the latters marriage, holds possession
toe second son of Sir Frederick, born in
wellock, viz. Frederick Henry Vane, is
the claimant OF the baronetcy and Its ap-
purIenances. IL appears thaI inc preseh'
foJ mn to w;tb;n sjx or eight wears has
eniovrd if unmolestel quite u6suspiciou,
tbSt tbsre w,s or could he anv derect ir
SiS M ,;Ie rh. IA haronet h3d kcnt tbr
inso;,i.n,.y nf1j. heir a prolound secret
. nni :, I.r's'n,, opnear 10 bave bee,
~n.,.,.,,J eve, in the family itself unti
y.,, ~. ,o,ly The nrosent claimant ST
H.. l.r,,1's yecond son, AYERS that he onl,
D. Il ,.,y.rel the iIleaitimaey Of his brothe
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