The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-11-19
The Morristown Gazette.
LADY GOOCHS DEATH.
THE CURTAIN FAILS ON ONE or
LONDON'S STRANGEST ORA
NAS-THE SEAHY SIDE or
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LIFE IN VANITY FAIR.
london Correspondence of the New York Herald
Lady Gooch, vile Of Sir Francis
Goocb, we'll known in connection
with her attempt to palm off a spurI'
Gus child on her husband, is dead.
Thus ends the strange history
which startled London a year ago.
Lady Gooch has not died unpitied.
Ever since the December morning
when the Recorder Of London said
that the law did not care to deal with
her offense and the Grand Jury re-
fused TO find true bill against her,
public opinion has been veering in
her favor, and. while it could not
justify, has yet declined to condemn.
English society has come 10 believe
that she was more sinned against
than SHINING. To the foreigner the
case was mainly interesting for The
light it threw on the decadence of
very old English family. The
Coaches were not ennobled, but for
centuries they had been lords Of
Suffolk domain. They had given
Judges TO the bench, Generals to
the army, and Bishops TO the church.
Their founder had in 1927 been crea-
ted Lieutenant Governor OF Virginia,
and it is said Of him that neither in
habitants nor merchants ever CON-
planned of bis administration Sir
Francis, the eighth Baronet, succeed.
Ell to the title and estates when he
was barely Of age. His brother had
suddenly died, leaving young wild
ow, and from the position Of a penni-
less younger sOa he became at
bound owner Of 9enacre Hall and a
magnificent rent-roil. His first step
was to marry Miss Annie Souther-
land, to whom he had for a year
been engaged. She was a country
squire's daughter, pretty and lovabie.
For while all was happiness. Sir
Francis bought his younger brother
a commission, took his sister and
mother 10 live at the Hall. and in
the summer Of 1873 Lady GooCh
gave birth TO a son On the same
day Lady Eleanor. the dowager
married again. Then the heir died .
and the new.found happiness gradu :
ally melted away. The young Baro
net, believing that no other heir
could be born TO him, estranged
himself from his wife. Somehow
or other" said her advocate at the
trial. her husbands love was gone
gone with the little child that was
laid in its grave. She became pos
sessed of ore idea Night and day
she cherished one dream. If she
had another child to take to him
another child who she could persuade
him was his owp-then she might
win back the love that was lost"
Sir Francis went of for months on
catching expeditions his sister bad
married; Lady Eleanor, who was
now once more regarded as his
heiress, treated her with uudisguis-
ed bitterness, and she was left alone
ia the Hall with a certain Miss Gar
rod. an elderly companion, not un-
like Miss Briggs in Vanity Fair"
In the morbid mood thus engendered
che first formed the idea Of getting
O child from the Founding Hospital.
She made little secret Of her inten-
ton. She asked the aid of the
meek Miss Garrod, Of the hospital
matrons. OF various doctors at yari-
Gus seaside resorts, and. when they
all refused. hired the services of a
compassionate nurse, who conveyed
the baby at night into the Grosvenor
Hotel. Next morning the deception
was discovered, and her husband,
burning to revenge his wounded
family honor and vindicate the
claims Of Lady Eleanor, summoned
his half.crazy vile into q police
court. Everybody will remember
the rest. The magistrate. feeling
that his court was not tribunal for
the adjustments Of private rights,
sent Tie case for trial. and the grand
jury as expeditiousIy threw it out.
But Lady Gooch'b life was ruined
beyond redemption. and in dying
she basmade the only expiation in
her DoWer