River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
"THE PRINCE OF WALES SET"
Proifigacy Among the High Rollers of
English society.
London Cor. Pittsburg Telegraph.

ProihGacy Among the High Rollers of
English society.
London Cor. Pittsburg Telegraph.
As fair specimen of social depravity
in what is called 1.-The prince of Wales
set, just take the case of Mrs. Butler.
Who is Mrs. Butler? A butterfly, to be
sure, but butterfly with methed in
madness, and one who, albeit her wings
are unseemingly furnished, was seen
in public place the other day walking
about on the arm of the prince Of
Wales But let's to her history as re-
lated in the courts; Mrs. Butler, which
her maiden name is Catharine Louisa
Rigley, began her public career by run
ming away from Lieut.. Kingscote, her
first husband, with well-known cricket
er and athlete, formerly of the End Life
guards. Capt. Charles Francis Butler.
The injured husband promptly sued for
divorce, and upon the decree being
made absolute Mrs Kingscote became
Mrs. Butler. However the crack crickat-
er proved not only tyrant, but faith
less, and last November his wife oh
tanned decree nisi on the ground of
cruelty, and also adultery with Miss
Alma Stanley, burlesque actress, who
is said to be going to America with her
troupe, headed by Nine Selma DoIaro.
And this brings us to Miss Alma Stan
ley whose testimony was of the most
unblushlng character, and who has
since formed an alliance with a young
gentleman who is considered the most
beautiful" of English actors; he, too,
is married-but no matter, You will
say already that this is very much
mixed; but just wait, that's all. This
week the queens proctor interviewed to
prevent the decree nisi obtained by
Mrs Butler from being made absolute
alleging that material facts had been
suppressed from the knowledge of the
court, and that the petitioner herself
had committed adultery with Lord
Marcus Beresford and Mr.. Herbert
Flower, whereby she was not entitled
to the relief which she prayed The
accused parties answered, denying the
charge
The queens proctor endeavered to
set forth that Mrs. Butler had, during
the time of her married life, been
guilty on several occasions. and with
more than one individual. Six years
ago she and Capt Butler went, during
the autumn, to Burcot, Leighton Buz-
zard, where was hunting box belong
ing to Cyril Flower, NJ. p, the brother
of Mr. Herbert Flower, whose conduct
with Mrs. Butler was now under con-
sideration. Not only was it proven to
the satisfaction of the jury that she
| and Mr.. Herbert Flower were guilty
| there, rs well as in London, and ut
Rivermead, Sunbury- on-Thames, but
that Mrs. Butler was in the habit OF
constantly visiting Lord Marcus Beres-
ford, who resided at No. 10 Victoria
square, Pimlico, and dining alone with
him; that she came to the house day
after day and stayed with him until q
late hour Of the night, and that letters
passed between them. The counse
was in possession Of facts with regard
to others whose names were of course
| known to his learned friends on the
other side. but he did not desire tC
mention them unless it was essenh3 |
This referred to Lord Dupplin (lately
mentioned as the possible fiance O.
Miss Vanderbilt, or at least as an aspi
rant for her haud), and to Col Vivian
probably, too, to an even more exalted
parsonage And it is a remarkable
fact that Lady Dupplin, divorced OF
| the ground of her misconduct with Mr.
Herbert Flower. has since become the
wife of that gentleman. So here we
have pretty mess in "the prince o.
Wales set" Mrs. Butler, guilty as
Mrs. Kingscote with Capt Butler, and
now found guilty with Mr.. Herbert
Flower; Lady Dupplin (now Mrs. Flow
er,) guilty with Herbert Flower and
therefore divorced from Lord Dupplin
in turn accused with Mrs. Butler, and
Capt. Butler guilty with Anna Stanley
Much of the evidence in the present
case was given by servants, and from
their tattle we learned that Lord Mar
Gus Beresford was Familiarity termed
'Marky," that Mr. HerbertFlower was
called My Dolly" just as Lady Gay
! Spanker dubs her little man, and thai
there was kissing to be seen in the draw
| ing room by domestics who had then
| eyes about them. One indignant house
maid deposed she left the Buller's
| stI NlCC vi dCCOltllt Vi IL MISUNDERSTANDING
ing" the ctllant captain had tried to
kiss her wien she took up his hot water
The counsel for the defense did his best
he admitted that Mrs Buffers conduct
had been indiscreet, but would allow
nothing more. The captain and hi,
wife belonged to a sporting set; she wa:
fond of hunting and he of athletic
sports, and thei~ friends had congenia
tastes. Mr.. Herbert Flower was no
only friend of the captains, but wa.
young man barely ofage at the time
material to this inquiry. As for Mrs
Butler, she denied everything, even tC
the kissing, and could not remembe
anything at all-poor, weak woman
She characterized the servants
who had testified to certain Incl
dents as thieves whom she haC
discharged from her service
The jury were out but five minutes
when they brought in Il verdict tina
Mrs. Butler was guilty with Mr.. Her
bert Flower but not with Lord Marcus
Beresford