The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-27
rsme,al 10 The New York nerald.l

fspsciai 10 the New York Heraldl
pans. July 24.--The wetmore-Aneiesey
affair continues 10 engross public AFTERNOONS
and although Il IL the general theme o. ecu,
yersatlon here, IL Is curious 10 say ,na. VIZ
a single exception, that OF the Vonaue 'n's
morning. all mention OF II mas tnuS 20" m
heen kent out OF the newspapers. "a"
sorts OF rumors arc current IN conn,e-
fion with this fact, wh'eh. LOT .no
honor OF the profession, L snau avn" ~
t,clng. / prefer to set II down 70 tue pie,
dent reserve which the Frencn p PRES -
siravs known 10 practice on such defcate
',."ss,ons. Having been introduced 10
Isdv Albert Clinton lately at the house OF
r,,,,usI friend have profted by my slight
snnmaIntance 10 obtain some information
rcearding the melancholy affair. Her Lasy.
shin received me courteously and expressed
hcr willingness to tell me all she Knew OF
tha circumstances. she herself seemed
overcome with grief, and her eyes tI'ed
with tears when she began TO speak ABOUT
ber deceased friend. After few generai
remarks about The rumors which were IN
circulation told her what L had stated 10
mv telegram OF Thursday evening, ana
which she pronounced to be In the main
correct.
LORD ANGLEsEY's LETTERS.
"May ask" l said, "if you are in pos
session of Lord Apglesey's letters TO MIS-
Wetmore :" hands
mo" she replied, "they arc IN tne bahas
Of her lawyer, Mr.. Gardiner, OF the Champs
EJvsfes. They are all couched IN terms
which convey the idea that bis Lordsblp nad
the most passionate affection for Mrs. wet
more. and i'm no less than seven OF them he
declared that he would marry her the mo-
ment she got the divorce from her hus-
band. / have even in my possession
ring which he gave her in the first days
OF last month";" [Her Ladyship here went
and brought In small basket con-
tanning, among other effects OF the deceased
lady. a pain-goId ring bearing the following
,pscription on the inside I" To Annie, from
Anplesey. June 1, 1SS0."] Lady Albert
Clinton then continued: "Mrs. Wermore
came 10 Europe about three years ago with
her son, a lad about thirteen years OF age.
think she met Lord ADglesey for the INST
time i'm Spain. When she left America she
mad no idea Of permanently separating her,
self from her husband, OF whom she always
spoke with remorse, but Lord Angiesey
turned Der head by promising to marry her
il she got divorce. Thistook time, so mucn
time that he got tired OF his bargain and de-
serted her as soon as she had broken
loose from the only real tie which bound
her 10 life and affection for her child. she
was handsome, affectionate, and coDtding.
Poor dear, she was so faithful TO Anglesey,
and believed In him so entirely. You know
he lived On the Avenue kleoer, occupying
senarate apartments IN the same house.
Three days before her death she sald'
sneakinp Of her husband Henry was al.
WAYS kind 10 me, but we had nothing IN
common. We were not made TO live happily
together. He was much too religious for me,
and was not satisfied unless 1 went to
church all day Sunday; but lie was good,
kind man. never ought to have left him.
NV fate should be warning TO American
women who come abroad without their 'e-
Ultimate protectors But she rarely gave
way 10 these remorseful feelings, for she
loved Anglesey TO distraction.
DESERTED.
"Her last meeting with him was on Sun
day, June goth. He told her he had to 20
10 London on business. She said to him,
with sort of instructive feeling, 1ou Will
be true to me, Henry, and come back as
quickly as YOU camp He replied that he
loved her as much as ever, and parted WIN
her with every demonstration OF aneetiob,
although he knew that he hsd written mel
a letter dated the 10th, the day before
in which he babe her farewell forever
and gave her to understand that all was
al an end between them. THIS let.
fer was handed to her next day by Mr.
stone, Lord Anglesey's secretary, and il
drove her almost 10 madness. 1t was thef
that brought her TO my house for she hat
no friends here, and in the letter to which
1 have Just referred Lord Angesey CAV
her TO understand that she must leay'
her apartments aud write no more thai
one letter to him. To this she wrot
a reply of most touching char
acter, in which she appealed to tb
Narouis's manhood. Remember sh
said. .all have lost for you. Can you ex
meet that God will prosper you or your
when YOU are capable OF such dreadful
wropg?' In another passage she says
Can il be possible that you have no con
science or feeling, or that you, nobieman
are willing TO turn me out pennies int
the world after all your promises. to say nc
thing of your pretended affection up to th
week before your marriage!'"
APPEALING TO THE COURTS.
was next shown number OF letter
from Lord Anglesey, authenticated by h
family coat of.arms. They were all couche
in the most endearing terms, commencin
with "My Lovely Anna" ''My Dearest,
and closing with eXtravagant assurance
az updying love, esteem, and ndelli!
seven of these letters, Lady Albert CHI
ION said. and Mrs. Wetmore's Law
vef assured me, contain explicit and un
ouiyocal promises Of marriage and cover
ncriod OF nearly three years. When 1t W;
annonnced that the Marquis had marie
Mrs. Wodehouse daughter OF Preston hid!
~ Ceoroial Mrs. Wetmore's lawyer, WI
knew all the circumstances, urged that
suit for breach OF promise should be inst
tnfed. A correspondence to that effect W;
commenced with the Marquis's lawyers, WI
renIled that their client repudiated the all,
cation as TO the promise, and that 1t w0u
he useless to try and make a case. as thel
was no law Furnishing breach OF promise
France, and that an offence committed thel
could not be tried in England. Unhappi
this proved TO be the case.
NOT WISELY BUT TOO WELL.
The deceased took no interest in all thi
the idea Of death engrossing her mind iro
the moment she heard OF Lord Anglesey
marriage. Every effort made to calm b'
was vain, and she paced up and down h'
room the image Of despair. This Taste
until Wednesday morning, when, on enle
ing her apartment, Lady Albert Clinic
found her i'm the last agony, with ey'
glaring, hands clinched, and face so al
iorted that she was hardly recognizabl
The servants were Immediately sent II
medical aid, but IL was 10 O'Clock before
doctor could be found. Every ehort w
then made to save the poor sufferer, Dut
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