The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-23

LANGTRY-LABOUCHERE.
Attempt 10 Interview fhc Jersey Lily
About the Richmond Divorce Suit.

"lou have not gone into society at all
since your arrival in America, Mrs. Lans :
tryf" said a representative OF the Phila-
delphia Press Friday.
"No, indeed; have not the time. NAV
say here that had had mere social pie, =
SureS in view in visiting this country nv
husband would, Of course, have accomp; =
MED me. As il j., my visit is purely Pre-
feSsional one. and my duties. assure you.
take up nearly all my time. cannot tell
yOu how many Kind invitations was COM
PEELED TO decline in New York and Boston,
and only to-day have had TO refuse plea
Sant courtesieS extended to me by some l.
dies i'm your city,
The severance OF your companionshIp
with Mrs. LabOuchcrc must have Temporal
rily at least incOnycnienced yOu!"
my husbands sister is due in New
York from Liverpool on Tuesday next.
and she will be my companion while re-
main in America"
Mrs. Labouchere was your preceptress
prior TO your debW upon the stage, wa,
she not :"
"Yes; and it j. OWING to that fact that
she accompanied me here"
Mrs. LabOuchcre's statements a. 10 the
cause
Pardon me- broke in Mr.. Langtrv.
with quiet dignity, Il have nothing what
ever 70 say on that matter. Mrs. Labou-
chere was most assiduous and painstaking
in preparing me for the stage. / with a
strong emphasis on the personal pronOunl
can well afford to be silent a. to subsequent
Developments"
"It i town-talk to-day, Mrs. Langtry,
that YOU are TO be honOrcd with an invita-
tion 10 a bachelors dinner-party given by
a well-known society man."
"Well.' said the lady, with an arch
smile. IL am afraid there is no law to pre-
vent them oskin9 me -
Mrs. Langtry's dinner hour was al hand.
and the visitor arose 10 withdraw. Come
ana rce me again. -ald Mrs. LangtrY, aS
she shook hands cordially. "Thi, week
i my holiday, a. am going to study hard
after leaving here" Mrs. Llngtry had
chatted 30 pleasantly, her manner was 80
engaging. and her conversation so cngToSS-
inc. that only at the moment OF departure
did Il occur 10 the visitor 10 mentally pho
tograph her attire. She wore a tightly
fitting dress Of dark wOcIlcn material.
with a minute tartan pleat running down
the centre. Magnificent diamond and
,auphire bracelets adorned her wrists, and
like Jewels glittcrcd on her fingers.
The New York correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Press says: The sudden and
widespread publicity given 10 Mrs. Labou-
chere'- efforts 10 procure an American di-
vorce from her first husband. Richard
Pigeon. has undoubtedly put new aspect
mon the curious ease. AlT. Thomas i.
Fowler. OF the firm Of Dunning. Ed,all.
Hart Il Fowler. Of 81 Wall street. who are
acting aS attorneys for Mrs.. LabOuchere.
said to-day FRIDAY that he believed all
proceedings would be stopped and the suit
abandoned. This would be done because
Of the annoying publicity which the mat
ter has obtained. Mr.. Fowler said he had
/ visited Richmond with Mrs. Labouchcrc
/ in order to BEGIN the suit.
/ The New York lawyers mentioned in
this case have several times INDUCED in The
remark that they couldn't see why such ,
/ sensation was raised about this matter.
/ Looking at it from Richmond point Of
view. the reason is that Mrs. LabOucher,
onneared here and registered a. Mrs
/ pigeon, and as Mrs. Pigeon, and not q
Mr.. Labouchere, she was INTRODUCED
and known to the Richmond law
yers. The fact that Mrs. Pige0r
was Mrs. Labouchere was carefully
concealed from all parties in Richmond
She iudiciously declined an invitation L
drive. and thus avoided being recognized
by anv one who might have known Mrs
Iabouchere. The necessity for all thi
secrecy the New York lawyers best know
These lawyers say that Mrs. Pigeon h1i
been divorced from Mr.. Pigeon. II
Richmond and in their presence she made
oath 10 the contrary. she here affirmed
thaf she was the lawful wife Of Mr.. PigeoI
and had ever been /" true and dutliul u
him. .
The New York lawyers say that she l
regularly married 20 Mr.. Labouchere. i
20. she i regularly married 10 two men
They also declare that she wanted the dl
yorce 10 enable Mr.. Llbouchere 10 tfansie
certain landed property in Virginia. |
She /, really the wife Of Mr.. LaboucheI
the two can appear before the Amerlcai
consul in London and execute good dec
in five minutes. II she is not Mr.. Lahou
chere's lawful wife. then her signature
not requisite 10 any deed.
Really il seems that the lawyers eNpia
nation does not explain.
From all that now appears. Mrs. flgeo
has one more husband than the laws allow
II 20. Richmond must have been selecte'
as an obscure place where she could 70
rid oi one ION forty-cight hours " res
denee -. and'where the sleepy newspaper
men. would not be proving around I
block the little game.