The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-01
BAG0T'S WIFE AND MONEY.
THE PRETTY YOUNG WIDOW GAINS
THE CASE FOR HER SON
Wealthy Mr.. Bngot- Escapades In London
The Misses Werner aud their Latch Keys
a secret Marringe-A VIII and CodIcil.

Tho Bagot will case, having occupied
twenty-five days was concluded yesterday. May
81. Owing to the high position OF the parties
involved in the litigation the great sum OF
money sought for and the extraordinary and
sensational testimony that marked every stage
Of the ease. this suit has caused much interest
not only in Ireland but in England
Tho will in dispute was that Of Christopher
Neville Bagot. who died on the 23d Of May, 1877.
1t was propounded by the executors and truss
tees. Mr. Bernard Bagot. the tcstators brother.
| and Mr.. Holmes by it he left 81 600 year to
| his wife and 900 to the child which she gave
| birth to after marriage with him. The rest Of
the property. which was Of enormous value. he
directed to accumulate for twenty years and
then to 20 to the heirs ofhs brothers This will
was disputed by Mrs. Alice Bagot. widow Of tho
tcstator. on behalf Of the child and she set up
| previous will in which Mr. Bagot left nearly all
| his property. worth about 100000 year, 10 the
| child whom he described as his son.
| 1t appeared at the trial that Christopher New
| lille Bagot the testator was the younger son Of
n Connaught gentleman Of good fortune In
| 1871 hcing 10 years If nce the testntor lnft
| Ireland for Australia with cl00Q in his pocket.
| He plunged into the bush. and little was heard
| Of him. save letter now and then home. ill
| 1862. he, being then 81 years Of age, returned
| To Ireland. having saved 10y stock farming. gold
mining. and speculation quarter of n million
| estate u Aughran", county kos"ommou. and
| led the life OF 'ountry gentleman for some
Sick Of this sort = lie. he went 10 London.
and plunged into it, dissiputions and gayotics.
| Letters were read from him at this time allud-
| ing to his life. In one Of them he averred that
| he had scduced more girls than any man he
had ever met Al The letters bore INDICATIONS of
| very fast life. Notwithstanding this he mixed
| in the very hest of London society. being known
as the Nugget" In 1865. Mr.. Bagot met with
a serious accident in the hunting field, and
lN fnF al sail f Hf al
! of the lower Limbs, set in These SYMPTOMS
gradually increased. and after years " help
| lessncss and suffering h. died. In 1919. when
| he suffered much from this disease. hut when
| he WAS able TO walk about with str Ks. Mr.
| married. This lady was Miss Alice Werner the
! daughter Of an Irish haronet, and grand
! daughter Of on. of the Earls q Longforl. who.
when she met Mr. Bagot first, was girl OF 90.
| and was " extreme beauty. He was then over
! 40 years of age.
close intimacy sprung ur between Mr.
| Bagot and the Ncrncrs and some disclosures
| In reference to this intimacy were most star
! Ting. It appeared that the Miss Is Werner kept
| latch Keys of their own. and after the mother
! had retired to bed. az NJ - Alice said in one "
| hor letters, with the Frenchman." in other
She Slipped ont OF the house. and with her sister
aud brother suyped with Mr. Neville Bagot IN
! his hotel. the Alexandria Ioud ION. ono % to-"
| letters read in the case, from Misc Edic Werner
TO Mr.. Bagot WAS ~ follows
Pleas. NJ Rasot will YOU et mo ani one or two
tnick and ioo'hu of n.i.i nc o. ,locA n you have %
| rtAlN NtlultNuNif tfNNi .lt tll tlHW
Yours sincerely. Irir NfrNfn
Now comes the first disputed fact in the case
| VI -s Werner -wor" that ia june. $50 MIR. Boz 4
| first obtained possresiou of hnr person los a
| sham marriage ST." dcposed that she was
| driven IN % closed carriage % back street nrur
! London. taken into a din-y IN 'e by MIR. Bagot
and there ceremony of marriage was per
| formed hy two men. She was taken back and a
| fortnight ait"rwarl she again went 10 the ofllrc.
| yield Ia the embraces ~ Mr.. Bagot. This story
| 81 which IL may Doe said there WIS no corrohora-
tion. counsel for the executors ridieul"d and
denied AMI dos grated It as corrupt perjury.
However. IL Is ca rtaiu that on the ith Of August
1879. Mr. Neville Basqt and Mis-; Werner were
married hy special li''negsnnd two months
auerwarl "a son WIS born. This act Of mar
riagc. counsel for tho executors sgid, was an
| society Ia order that he might cover the shame
| of Mrs. Bagot. who had al"n. and on account
Bagot wns at this time in an advanced stage of
| his disease. aud desrrinn'd himself as not being
| able Ia stand. much less to walk.
Seyarnl surgeons who qiion icd him NJ this
! him 20 be- The father ~ Mrs Bagoi'- Dhiid. hut
| vnu,,s Au-hrona aitnr hIs n.i9i, ani sbor
his son. and lenviug him almost everything
that nr had 100 the w'rli;. The marriag, was u
! place hctwn'n Mr.. init Mrs Bag l. ana n 1875
! Mr.. BhgOt, who was r-truused from hls ftini g..
n,tba, ' Of la ng, n W wn1 ,bs, MI E.roar
/ BEot went to Lon l"n. nnl either Neville l'lE0t
wv !" N,,TT..j s v.,. , ,'r, ~ ~ n
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| I.,d h,,an'i Il -,ii. i,r -', 4. frt, n..i'f
fI'tt fln s,ll ,y,- nt nix ann liz fts ,yfii %,
| I.tiit.. ..,f.f,It A.. Hr.l 'fi.- d. iaa, i-.,
/ i.r'f'd tln infant nl,i In Ill, estate tn l. =
| r,tn,,r. h..ra '''' ~ 900
m. ...as4iu-t tlla sin WIS thaftho h.liof %
/ Nj Neville Etcutthst tii.oniIl Wis hot hi- Si-
/ nm insnnr I.ll~i.u brought nli.,nf in rpff iy
Hines. and th lrtul fal-,hoo,i h. and nnino I'm.
it.n.. al GI- ir,fl,r- anil tit tI.svlI f.. i.l,
mi. un,lrr tha-n cir.llrl-fun.a.- ,yl- ini
| Mrs Baroi ,ya@H la,vo .Ntr.i,,, beauty h.,,t-
| tfui INT f.ntllr.s v.th "a n,a-- m i.rt ln "
/ MINI. itr f0r.na.,l 1ul ,lr'--,d I'M VIZ r'..
! al lin X l,'a She ue'.l - nt,r.,r I,,,,r' Mr.
| Bn..ot in IN. c1.tuuI. If pburaoI'- dausif'
| nh II NAV b. AL III that nor .fylo al L.autv
| WIS ..tn,Nl.t Oriental U.r sister Mis-. N.r-
! m,r VS. hay.yor th, l.r me. of mo .as. n
/ r.-tiIt which aro-, n0t mo from, lor nr0, .-
| r.,-inr prarunre hut from tlr l.adin.. cour-
sel ol,,,intt Mrs Untot hnyinu hum. hnI M h, r.
| a yiist number of charges al l.-tu,,s mono nj
| WHOM were sustafn.i Duriis III. ,.l-,. i,apu-
! lar otini on was hieh In Mrs Bacot's fnyor mid
/ several times rhl- lrrling WIS manifested i'm
c0urt f. /. 4ail That tho fa., ~ H., iuali iii
/ witnesses win rost over 81 400 Tho cost of tho