Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-13
FOREIGN.
How Englishmen Some
times Get Wives.
INTERESTING DIVORCE CASE.
Fears OF a Revolution In Spain.
Ten Carloads Of Reb-
els Heads.
FOREIGN.
INTERESTING DIVORCE CASE.

Especial to the Herald by the Associated Press. I
LONDON, November l2--The sebrfxht a.
voree case was brought up Tor preliminary y
nearing to-day. The action is Brought ~
Mrs. Arthur Sebright, who asked to hsvo
her marriage declared void on the Eround :
that she was induced to consent to hsye th :,
ceremony performed by fear, aud thst thr
marriage has never been consummated. II
plaintiff is daughter of Lady Scott a.
southampton, and is noted for her boauev .
The defendant is q wellknown Lonhon
club man. The plaintiffs friends asuore
that defendant coveting her private fer-
tune o. 100000. managed to inveigle hor
into financial transa clions which finally
fell upon her for settlement at Mme whun
she had to choose between refusing 70 pew
and be compromised or escaping bv mar
riage to defendant and permitting bin, -
li4uidate. At the hearing to- day the JUDI.
said he thought that under these cfrou =, =
stances 1t would be impossible to nuIlffw
the m msrriage. aud announced that he would
hear testimony with view to decidinR a
there was sufficient reason for granfinr =
divorce. Mrs. Sebright was called 10 ~
witness stand and sworn. She tssti 3ed tInof.
through her father. she had inherited In hcd
!"
sion of st50.0O9 on the death a
her mother. She had met Mr.. 6ebright w.
she was but Is years of age, and m ~
quaintance had been continuous. He p1o-
posed m arr1dge to her after they had 6Son
acquainted a short time only, but IN
mother declined to Oermit the engaeemenf
Mr.. Sebright continued his visits TO tho
house, however, and wss received on terms
witness to engage herself to him in marriage
to her mother. After this be
persuaded her from time to time tn sim
bits of paper" which he supplied. Eve8f-
uaily the witness ascertained that she had
appended her name to notes and bflls, and
mad made herself liable for suma amount
Ing to $l6,625. When they were served upon
her she appealed to Sebright He said The
from ruin was by. marrying him. This
witness said she refused TO hear. Mr.. so-
bright requested the witness to meet hin
alone. She did so. He took her to . plaoo
was registry office. She tried 70 leave the
room the moment she found out where sho
was. Count Balharney, friend OF 8e>
bright, VINO was present, blocked the door,
Ind Sebr .ght said to her that he would
shoot her II she dared to show that she was
not acting with free will in the marriage
which he was about to have performed
them. He then forced q ring a
ier. finger and witness threw 1t on an1
eized her by the arm and forced her back
md made her sign the register. witness
aid that she did not hear the Registerread
form OF marriage. nor ear him say any
hing II was too upset and too dresdfnliy
she declared. ITO hear any
hing at the time "
The Register being sworn deposed that
vhen Mrs. Sebright was before HIM she Was
ieclaratlons without any hesitation, and
Ilso the marriage fern when 6ebright took
Ter hand. The witness added that subse-
luently the lady threw the marriage ring
my hesitation or demurring. Lady Scott.
drs. Sebright's mother. aud two deCtorD
estified that the petitioner was compIetely
,roken down, mentally and physioa11ys
Gus and crying in constant terror.