Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14
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EoiGesses ssa TIE S~ts against Hiss Kate
F1~Saan's xdntrer.

EeiGesses Ssa TIE S~t: against Hiss Ksse
Fa~1aan's xd.ntrer.
London Paper.
Tho notorious divorce case Of Wellesley
vs.. Wellesley came before Sir james Han
men at Westminster. Il was q petition
presented by Emma Hannah Caroline
Wingfeld Wellesley for the dissolution Of
her marriage with The Hon. Col. Wellesley,
son of Lord Cowlsy, ON the ground of his
desertion and adultery with Miss Kate
Vaughan. actress at the Gaiety theater.
Mrs. Wellesley, the petitioner, said that
she was married to the respondent on the
18th OF December, 1878, at Kensington. At
that time ne was military attache 20 her
majesty's embassy at st. Petersburg, and
proceeded with Col. Wellesley thither after
the wedding. Gu the breaking out of the
Russo Turkish war Col. Wellesley left st.
Petersburg, he being
olDERED TO THE STAT OF WAR.
She did not accompany him, but re-
manned in England. On the termination
of the war Col. Wellesley returned to Eng
land in 1873. She met him at the railway
station Charing Cross, and he on that 90
ct that time residing in the house of Lord
Oowlsy, at Qusen's Gate; she and Col. Wei
lesley proceeded there, whore they oceu-
pied the Same apartments; subsequently .
separate apartment was provided for Csl.
Wellesley al his request, - he said hs had
net with an sceidsat during the var; shs
noticed that his conduct vas
vza1 MUCH ALTlzzD TOWARD Esl;
he Neglected her and she saw bat little OF
him. Seine time after his return to ing
land Col Wellesley Was appointed score
tary TO the embassy at Vienna. She was
with her father at that time at st. Peters
burg, and on hearing Of Col. Wsllesley's
appointment she joined him in Nay, 1873.
When they went to Vienna they sngaGsA
lodgings, bat he said there was no accom-
nodatien for them there and they went to
reside at the Imperial hotel, occupying diff
fsrent rooms on different floors.
She some time after that returned to
rienbad, in Bavaria, to which place Col.
been there for a short time she suggested
that she should return with him to Vienna;
but he said it would be
BETTER FOB HER TO GO IONl,
and she accordingly returned to England.
The reason which Col. Wellesley gave for
wishing her to return to England was that
it was too expensive for her to remain with
him in Vienna Col. Wellesley returned
to England in September, 1873. She was
then living at the house of Lord Oowley.
Col. Wellesley did not come to reside in
that house, although there wasiplenty of &C.
comnodation for them. He took lodgings
ct Longs hotel, Bond street. Col. welles-
Joy came to see her occasionally. he took
her frequently to the theatsr; but she no.
ticed that he went more frequently to the
Gaiety than any other amusement Miss
Kate Vaughan was then acting % that
thsater. When Col. Wellesley returned to
Vienna she did not accompany him, as he
again raised tho objection Of expense. She
after that went to her father at 81. Peters
burg, and eventually she went to vienna
in March, 1879. While thsrs Col. Welles-
Icy left for six weeks, but returned at the
end Of that time. She suspected at that
time that there was an
IMPROPER INTIMACY
between Col. Wellesley aud Miss Kate
Vaughan. She sent telegram to Col
Wellesley. Offering to forgive him in the
eventlof the intimacy being given up, but
her communication was treated with con-
tempt She now knew that Miss Vaughan
was actually living in Vienna and living
with Col. Wellesley in 1879, while she Mrs
Wellesley was in the capital. Mr.. Eyer
ton. friend of her family, went to Col.
Wellesley to endcavor to bring about .
reconciliation; but the next time she heard
about the respondent was that Col. We'll
lesley and Miss Vaughan had loft Vienna.
Sarah Simpkins said she was employed at
No. s Adelphi terrace as domestic servant
and il 1879 Col. Wellesley and Miss Kate
Vaughan had a suite OF departments there;
they Tired together as man and wife; the
witness had acted as Miss Vaughan's maid
during the illness of her regular attendant;
she had taken breakfast in tho bedroom
occupied by Col. Wellesley and Miss
Wang an.
His iordship made decree for tho disse-
luton of the marriage a. prayed.
Remember This.