The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-04

A Fortunate Discovery that May Establish
the Young Mans Identity.

That Cecil W. Carr or Wilfrcd Montressor
may be Lord ogilvy. son to the Earl OF Arlic.
would seem 70 have been pretty well proved
Yesterday by unexpected testimony. At Eng
lands famous school Of Eton II has always
been accorded 10 those who could AFFORD 1t the
privilege Of living in the masters house and sit
ting az his table. The young gentlemen were
divided into mines. each nine being looked for
as 10 mending, and that sort OF thing. by a
woman.
Lord Ogilvy. whose identity with Montressor-
Carr is under dispute studied at Eton. and the
woman who had charge Of the nine in which he
was is a govcrness in one OF New York city's
foremost families. The reports in the news
papers fell under her eye, but too late to help
Montressor's counsel in his motion before Judge
Daniels. When young Ogilyy went from Eton
she found in his closet an ordinary writing book
Ociiyv had recorded ihe routine Of his duties
They were notes. sundry general subjects. Les
sons. Ephigcnia. Livy. and Private.
The book. which was examined by n reporter
for THE sun. bear every evidence OF innocent
school days. 4 horse WAS made 70 figure in
every sketch. There is a sketch Of two snobs
riding hall t-staryed nag attnchedtO cr0zy two
wheeled affair Beneath Is the inscription.
Jones and Jones two sporting hairdressers'
pared with letter received from Montressor
from Ludlow. street jail, and the two were al;
most alike. Nut alone ihi-, but. like all school
boys. Osilyy had weakness for scribbling his
uame. Throughout the book on every little
SPAR -not i ihe name osi'y.' me sigma, ,
same IL are various other sgnatures of Mon
trcssor or Ogilyy written If Into. The memo
is4 is72 ."H book was used IN Ills last year al h''n
Tie governess on hearing Of Ogilvy's plight
communicated with his lawyer and surrendered
the book o. Mr.. Gibbons who said: lwouldnt
believe him now Il he swore he wasn't Lord
| Ogilyy | have his most solemn assurances
! that h. II ; but II they were not enough | could
| wish for 10 better proof than lnis book Had ]
not won my motion before Judge Daniels. |
should certainly have renewed II with my new
The woman from whom the book came is
s9pey ds5rssSed about iii, oEilSSy Amons FGr
ward Cunnard, who was killed here few years
ago IN game Of polo. young gentleman VINO
| lieves 10 be MoniressQr. She says she always
kept track ~ them and imagined OEiivyto be
she mas photographS oi MN al various stages
OF his boyhoOl in Highland costume. The re-
sembance between them and Montressor Mr.;
| Gibbons says is conclusive. The master OF
Eton in Ogiivys term was the Rev. +. Ware.
His name appears on the fly leaf Of the memo
! randum book. Tho woman mentioned many
! little occurrences at Eton. and Montressor =
| lawyer, by way ~ convincing himself oi Mon
to him, which greatly surprised Monuessor
Montrr--or went To- Florence Italy. where he
| met the daughter ~ the Cancellierc or SecIeiarS
| g. the Nun! !eipal Government. SiEnor Mhnei
lie proposed marriage. ana was accepted; ~
in flurru 'e. The L0ir were married prlNate)
| by u priest. no civil ceremony being gone into
From Fi"rsnce the newly married palT went l.
| Rom" and Naples, thence to Paris. Th"y tray
ellrt us Lord AMI Lady OgllNy. That ne be
longrd 90 the Eleventh Regiment oi chva ~ h'
told his wife; hut before joining II N India
Lori Ogilyy said he Intended 10 visit Americi
and his lady should accompany HIM ie wouit
not 20 10 England because Of a quarrel with hi'
father They arrived IN this ciiy year ago
and lived in Eleventh street. Lord O1llvy soot
| after obtained a position on the word, iol
which he wrote what artsared a. ne ne s,2c,t s22ct
prints rs we'll. Here he was known rs Mr.
Montress r,d,ciHring he would obtain too mucl
publicity n LOrl Ogiyy. Soon the pair wen
10 Phiulephla. Chicago. and other cities. II
the ia.fAlontreosOr started for Europe. leavinl
his wife behind, After several months she re
this country. and while IN Boston contracted
the debt with Miss Ncrrrll. which has ca ise,
all this trouble A fortnight ago !hey yis.tes
this city. ren.qylng 10 the Mansion House For
Hamilton. Montressor's purpose was to ilnisi
a drama 9nd bargain toT u, sale ..,.
English. She Is Il petite blonde, probably
twenty -one years old. She Is childish in ap
pcarance. she has sweet disposition an,
| very engaging manners. She ~ said ~ b.
passouately devoted 10 her husband;
The trouble this wandering youth has Will
his father Is on account oi ms marriage; ~
fore that event he had it is said, some little dii
ference with his father. from whom he purtcC
to l1in his regiment in India. Meeting his wife
however. he changed his plans and deroVe'
| his father. The latter thought the son was II
| India. The son wrote letters dated At the bar
racks OF the rcgimcnt, and addressed Just a.
IN other letters 10 his cronlrs among the ON
GERS Of his regiment, who remaiied them 10 IN
Justice Daniels discharged him from LUDLOW
street iail Yesterday saying that as NJ lnires7Q
had represented himself ns Lord OgilVy onl
after the debt had neen CONTRACTED, Miss Nerrel
could not claim she had permitted MIN 20 con
tract il through that representation. She can
not recover before the paper natures.