The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-29
MRS. PIGEON.
Her Friends Greatly Disnayed By the
Ugly Leak at Richmond.
Probability that the Lady viii
Abandon Her Suit

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 22-The identity o.
Mrs Pigeon and Mrs. Labouchere having been
proved beyond doubt, the lawyers here are
looking at the matter in its legal aspects. The
fact is developed that as far back as October
Mrs. Labouchere was considering The pro
priety of instituting legal proceedings looking
to the getting of divorce. 1t seems that the
Virginia laws do not specify what time shall
constitute residence in the state, and though
Mrs. Pigeon was here only forty eight hours,
it seems that she conceived that she could
sue as a resident for a divorce Lawyers
here, versed in the divorce laws of Virginia,
say that Mrs Labouchere, or Pigeon, will not
be able to get the divorce in the Virginia
courts, and that the case must fall to the
ground. 1t is set for the February term, and
will DC if it comes up. the first case Of the
kind before Judge Holiday, the Readiuster
judge, who takes his seat IN February. Mrs.
Labouchere does not; SO far as investigation
goes, seem to have any personal acquaintance
here beyond the lawyers she met, and it is the
opinion that the suit, since publicity has been
given it, will never come up
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Thomas P Fowler. of
Cumming, Edshall, Hart & Fowler, who are at
torneys for Mrs. Labouchere in her suit to Sc
cure divorce from Richard Pigeon, said that
he believed the suit would be abandoned
This would be done because of the annoying
publicity which the matter has obtained.
The English record of her divorce would
that Mr.. Labouchere owned property in
Virginia. and in order to pass title it
was necessary to show chat Mrs. Labouchere
WAS his legal wife. One way to make
the proef was to file the English re-
cord of her divorce AS this was
slow and cumbrous process it was thought
/ best to secure an American divorce Mrs
Labouchere had been separated from Pigeon
for seventeen years, and had not seen him for
eight years. She was legally married to Mr..
Labouchere, and is expected to visit this
country with him in February
After the papers in the divorce suit here
were made out and filed Mrs. Langtry's friend
and her party left for the north In Washing
ton it was published that Mrs. Labouchere's
friends gave out that her visit to this city was
to look after some landed interests she had in
Virginia. If the lady has any such possessions
In this commonwealth no one here is aware of
it. Prominent lawyers who have interested
themselves in the divorce suit here, which is
attracting SO much attention, declare that if
Mrs Pigeon wants a divorce from court
here she will have to take up a permanent
and substantial residence within its iurisdie-
ton.
The whereabouts of the Husband from
whom the lady seeks to be legally separated
are not known here. If Pigeon desires
to defend his interests he will find
no difficulty in obtaining the services of
lawyers here, who will represent him and
make the case interesting. During her stay
here Mrs. Pigeon stated that her husband was
Under the ban of the law for some offense
committed in England That in this state
would have been good grounds for divorce,
but it is not mentioned in the lady's bill of
particulars. Many believe that the suit will
never come to trial The presence of the
plaintiff is not essential and certainly
not expected in this case. Mrs Pigeons
resident council are not to blame
for the publicity which her efforts to rid her
self of her husband have attained The blame
rests with the lady, who, in her desire to keep
her identity from being known complicated
matters Her friends in New York have ex-
pressed great solicitude about the affair get
a number Of English families in
this community, but none of these
know anything of Mrs Pigeon. Mrs. Pigeon
was considering as far back as October the
propriety of instituting proceedings in this
state. The correspondence between her New
York counsel and the Richmond law firm COM
menced, it is understood, about that time
Mrs Pigeon impressed some of those who saw
her here as being quite an attractive lady, but
even in that there was difference of opinion
among her legal representatives.