The New York herald., 1879-10-16
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" I"


LAIE-THE MONSTER HowLs ApoLoGETI-
cALLY, BUT BEAUTY SPARES HIM NOT.
Tux CABLE TO EVENING TELEGRAM.
LONDON, Oct. 10, 1879.
Adolph Rosenberg, editor and publisher Of a
so-caled society" paper, Iov's Tall, who was
arrested early last Saturday morning by Detec-
tive Cluster ON charge of libel preferred
against him by the celebrated beauty, Mrs.
Langtry, and also by Mrs. CORVALLIS West,
appeared this morning in the Guildhal Police
Court. He came out Of his cell and looked
very detected. He had been unable to
obtain bondsmen for f2,OOO, the sum fixed
by the Court for his bail when arraigned.
The attendance to-day was very large.
Mr.. Edward Lewis, the counsel for the insulted
Mrs. West, who at the preliminary hearing OF
the case last Saturday alluded to the libels
for which the prisoner was arrested as the
"vilest and filthiest lies ON record" was pres
ent, while Mr.. Montagu Williams represented
Mrs. Langtry. The defendant was represented
by Mr. Beard. The complainant was called
upon for his answer to the charge with which
he was accused-viz, of publishing an article OH
Saturday, the 4th of this month, entitled "Mrs
CORVALLIS West ut Home," also publishing
the announcement that Mr.. Langtry was about
endeavoring to obtain divorce suit from
his wife, and that His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales and other individuals are men
toned as correspondents; further, that the peti-
ton in the divorce suit could be seen at Somer-
set House.
AFFECT APOLOGY AND TREAcHERY.
The preminaries being disposed OF the pris-
oner made an abject apology to the offended
parties, regretting that he should indirectly
have been the cause of annoyance to estimablc
ladies. He pleaded ignorance of the writing in
question about Mrs. Langtry's divorce, and
gave the name of the journalist who had
written the paragraphs. He went on to state
that he employed . detective to search
the divorce records, and it was on
the detectives report that the alusion to the
petition had been printed. He denied that
there was any malice in what had been recorded
in his paper, the supposed facts being given as
bond Jide news. Owing to the matter having
become town talk it was impossible for him to
find the detective. He was, however, now
present. In reply to u question made to the
prisoner as to the terms Of payment existing
between him aud the writer of the paragraph
concerning Mrs. Langtry's divorce he replied: -
''rhe question of payment was to have been
settled when the writer wrote out his short
hand notes of the divorce petition to Sir james
Hanncn."
THE PRISONER SENT TO NEwGArE.
Rosenberg then made another abjcct apology
to both ladies and their families, and begged
the Court to reduce his bail, rs he was suffering
from illness and great mental depression. Mr..
Montagu Williams then rose and in sarcastic
terms protested against tho reduction of Rosen-
bcrgs bail. He rchearscd the prisoners cow
ardly, cruel and wanton attacks on his client,
and concluded by saying that lie thought the
atmosphere of Ncwgatc would be most salu-
brious for the prisoner, and Surgeon Gibson, of
that place, would give every requisite consid-
dcration to his case. These remarks produced
loud laughter in court. The prisoner was then
committed for trial ut the Sessions. the bail re-
a.. 4.