The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-26
MRS. EVA LAWRENCE'S CASE
LOVE IN AMERICA. FLIGHT, AND 4 DU-
Ell EOUGHT IN EUROPE
Mr.. N"udcn Nest and Gen. Lnwrence's wife
In Chicngo-in Event In Belgium Teie-
Ernphcd by MI. James Gordon Bennett.

Mr.. Naudcn Nest and Gen. Lawrence. VIE
In ChicnRo-An Event In Belgium Teie-
Er"phed by Nj. james Gordon Bennett.
WASIlINGrON Aug. 25.-Thc Capital to-day
gives now chapter in tho scandal occasioncd
10y the clopcmcnto OF the wife Of Gen. Lawrence.
OF the army. with Am6dGc Vauden Nest OF tho
Belgian legation and the subsequent duel Boz
tween tho two lattor. Dom Piatt says:
Most OF us know Gen. Lawrence. the chal-
lenRcr in the affair. llu was well known here
a. an estmahlc though rather moody gentle
man. bravo and gallant. and wearing IA an cm-
blcm Of the same nm empty sleeve having left
All arm on some Virginia battlefield. His wife
hns over boon cause Of trouble and jealousy
Like a great many of tho idiotic fcminincs Of
North America she had pcnchant excuse
our French. we have been 50 long a-boarlingl
for foreigners and usually gave her time and al
t"ntion to them. As she transvcrsed Burkc's idea
of Goldsmith giving to mankind what was in
tended for man-sad party Of tho second part.
meaning in this caso a husband--he made
things lively in general sonsc. and cre-
ated series OF scandals In our national
capital. She is handsome. dnshing lady.
and though tho daughter OF an Ex-Governor OF
lllodc Island. has an IN" style Of a Parisinn
hrll". On" OF hrr cuprrious affairs called
forth q duel f"w ycnr4 ago. Her husband
challenged "a member of tho Austrian Legation.
ln"N met III lrlu 'r NnOrgV County. near Biu-
dcnshurr. The f'rman nrcd before tho word
without rf'oi. Con. LAWRENCE who IL n dead
shot. returned his fire phianthrorioully merely
PAGES distant ~ show whit he could
iave. done had he desired to d.
many with IN" Hon. Aut.i6o Vau1en No-t Of
th" Belgian Legation. NHud"n Most H. ono
9lth' weak eftrticlcd ll1ndso Of the Dutch
diplomatic corps, who. uoescs-'d % u title, "a
dr"ss suit. and hoa,ariy -uiury. swell at tho
national .up.tal throughout tho live social ssa-
r'n. heading sorInl gatherings AZ residences Il
on crackers and soda In intervals 81 social FREQ
uuchr-. Gen. Lawrence had ihc h"st ~ reasons
IN The world o. lm Jealous ~ This son Of Bl-
gan court. aud with that marked but highly
absurd courtesy Il % e'nuinc American gentle
man. iid NET call hin uut on this side NJ tho sea.
ms 10 would have JoupardiI"d hi diplomatic on
ragem"uis hut went 10 turoprto fight him. In
this case NJ i'm previous nfTnire Con Lawrence
held back bis IRE um,il He German had Shot.
aud then si,arcd his life Next day Naudcn N'.-t
az the ,i1uqrc and h,porahc thing by Law
duel. which was til" only honest return hccould
have madl Tor the others careless mercy To
an ordlnury locker on IN Vienna It seems owl
dent thnt Lawrence ambition is not 10 Kill. but
to d" killed Ia tho duel
Eon ~, cs,,@, r,lme
The parties referred to are Mrs Eva
Iawren,c. the wife Of Gen. Lawrence of Rhode
l-lnnd who served in NJ" volunteer service
during the war. and Mr.. Amtit' Naudeu Nest
~" IT. N"rrctRNry To- in' brisinn L@ghtion a,
wn- cart Horny ". kingenury. son 81 MAJOR
Juhus k.ng-hpry Of Oh" United states Arniv.
cornc- 4 Clark arl Randolph strc,tz. Holm
tworiilir.n. Henry ". and ono daughter. WHO
married Gen. Bu 'kncr OF Kentucky. between
outh oak 4 the. war capt kingsbury mar
rird VI -, Eva Taylor No daughter ~ Col.
Eienurd Taylor long stationed at Detroit.
lr ihor - President Taylor Capt Kincshury
wus killed at Antietnm. mud his widow soon
on child. a boy. the heir TO whnt II LETT of the
kingshurv estate. Owing 10 her int"r"s' IN thnt
husband. Will" she was in Washington with
Der husband two years nEo. She met Mr.. Naudon
Ne,t who j. q handsomr and accomplished
paid her are sad 10 have been rather marked.
and 80 have excited the jealousy OF her htl--
hand, with whom Mr.. Lawrence was not on
the hest ~ terms. owing tn her dissatisfaction
with his habits. which were rather those Of the
cid army 50 Gar as drinking went. last sum.
House in New LONDON. MIR. vGuden Nest Was
seated ono day. talking with Mrs Lawrence.
walked away. Gen. Lawrence said to her that
II he saw her talking with that man again he
Lawrence came To- Chicago and boarded in the
Palmer House until November the object of her
nisl n'lns o. i,"k "Ii"r h.r 10y r-iPt'. which
Was thon ms ~ j. now, inVolNci ~ litigation.
Sh" oarc - Chicago again early last spring
q""ompaned hy her husband. He went on
Mret with Gen. sheridan IN an excursion. aud
she remained Mr.. Naudcn Nest also made
hi- appearance. and bourdod in the Pal
ner Hpur" two or three days She dinod m
~" same table with him. and tho pleasantly
intimate terms on which she was with
him excited general attention 4 fow duys be-.
fore Gen. Lawrence returned from his trit On
the plains hi- wife started for the Fnst Size
sad thW she ,did n9t intend 70 lNc with him
any longer being sick aud tired - him and hi,
habits. She wont from her" 10 Nh" hou~, II her
mother. Mrs. Taylor. IN Baltimore. Not long
after her arrival there her mother went up'O
Now, YORK 10 visit nnoth"r daughter. Mrs, Gen
ozark. she wa. very much surprised one
morning when M. l@Wrcg'"'- nurse. accom-
mnrrage-cuno into the house and handed her
% nni" from Mrs Lawrence. ltappears that no
Mre Inwronr" went 10 New York took board
i'm tho Windsor amt wrote % motto 10 hrr mother
telling her That She was going 10 Europe
This note H- - stated. WAS sent b., the nurse
WHY she .iid npt iuho the cliId with her j. uu-
known. lromhly L would hay" boon AN moon
Venion'c. The child remained with Gen. Law
romeo. Sln'" then the mother has been very
anxious - regain 49, AMI ms written from
i4'y con get % ~ n'"lh.r way. Mr. Naud"n
Nrsi sailed % IL believed. pa the stnaWer after
the ono IN which su" sailed. and Gen. Lawrence
where in l',lldum and lad a'd.ht. Attic time
. private despatch WAS sent 10y James Gordon
i,gnnru wn? wa then IN Enrotg 70 some
stances. The case d.i not lind it, way into
re, I to bis rpu,rv 'n nav 1yni his i%Tffrn'e
IN" other side. il i, the imurce-ion that
Shc is very much ia l9Ve win Mr. Nauien
believed. &, ~ dyor.o FROM hcr husband
Nobody has any notion tlat there hn- been the
Toast Improperly. TIL" mother If MIR Naulnn
Nest is said to have vis ted Mrs. Lawrence while
Mr~. Grn IaSr.pco i'm qna dq-hing wo-
the wife OF Grn. C.ark. II tn United States
irm' Formerly Stationed in Chicago on Gen.
her nrs, Husband MAJOR knssbury 10 Mi.
s"il'o have 9ccomo ST.
FORT LrCr HiIES.