Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06
LADY AYLMEka,S DIVORCE.
An American Wifc,N Sad IafB with .
Titled Scapegrace.

From the New York World
A recent cable dispatch TO The World announced
that decree ntst with costs had been rendered In
the English divorce court in favor OF Lady Aylmer
who In August OF this year made application for
an absolute divorce from her husband, Sir Arthur
Percy Fitzgerald Aylmer, Bart, upon the grounds
Of extreme cruelty and unfafthfulness
Lady Aylmer was before her marriage Miss Ann 4
Reid, OF Utica, daughter Of James D. Reid, tn n
superintendent OF the New York Albany and uf
falO Telegraph company and now attached to ths
western Union Telegraph company in this aty
While travelling in Europe In 1ss4 she met hel
husband, who had not then succeeded to the title
and whose chances for ever doing 70 seem ed ex
tremely remote. inasrnuch as Il was then vested
In young man, grandson OF the present sronets
great-uncle. Mr.. Aylmer was haniisol ne. wei
educated and OF eourtly manners, and, although
aleesiip OF more than year won the onsent Of
the pretty American gin 10 be hts wife. The cere
mony took place At Kensin s August 16, 1884.
fatally injured by fail from bic Jcle. and the
title and estates passed to the grand hther OF Sil
ried pair, upon invitation, went to i've With the
grandfather at Donadea castle, Ne young hus-
WSe tine t Of the
brightest future seemed opening 5efore the young
Congratulations OF her girlhood friends. The es.
tates located In County Kildar ,, Ireland, yielded
them upon se sro OF the ssad'
est In Ireland. BY the marie re contract the nus
band had settled $40 600 upon his wife and assured
The young wife soon fo1nf ample res reason to re-
greet her MARRIAGE for as sh ltold upon the witness
stand in the divorce court, within two days after
drunken spree, attempte 4 to strangle her, and
when she made an quito y tried to smother her
elled on the continent, md i'm September OF last
year came to America e visit Lady Aylmer's par:
snts al ssoss S enn Here they remained
abuse OF his wife beca me known to Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid They urged tn sir daughter toleave her hus-
in time She might am him fh from his HABITS OF in.
temperance Whe not affected by liquor he
made himself uni iersally agreeable, and made
Upon leaving stot k6ridge Sir Arthur and wife Wis
TIED relatives of ne latter in Rochester and Buf-
ralo and then ret armed to England
Despair1ng fin ally of working the desired change
In her husband habits, Lady Aylmer last August
applied Tor t gal separation, and at the trial OF
Titled hqsban was spread upon the records OF the
court. From this 1t appears that, While Lady
Aylmer was al at a hydropathic establishment at
Combe In tb spring OF 1850 her husband, enraged
al some u' vial occurrence, struck her a severe
blow over .he head with his walking stick. Her
assfs5ane' and Lady Aylmer sought refuge in
MIS- McesYeens rOOm In July OF the same year
Sr Asn Y LETT his wife at Deal and going to Lon.
who ac Ompanied him to Dublin, where they re-
mainet for nearly a month. When asked by
Justic Brett how She knew this to be fact, Lady
Aylnf n said her husband had told her OF it. He
retWr ned to Deal in August and was taken i'll, and
AFTER being nursed back to health by his wife re-
pal FED again to London and rejOined "ROcky, y
SIC piping with her at the Lord Warden hotel,
DO Ger. While waiting to take ship for America
at Liverpool he again assaulted his wife. The evil
a. ;nce further relates that while staying at No.
J. Isl Queens road, BaySwater, Sir Arthur struck
his wife in the face with his fist. She was obliged
to call in medical assistance. Sir Arthur was ar-
forwards turned out of the house by the 1andlady
| on account OF this assault. The Baronet did not
\ take the stand in his own defense, but pleaded
| through his counsel that he committed these acts
| while DRINK.
| The decree entities Lady Aylmer to alimony, and
at the expiration OF the six months which, accord
| ing to English law, must elapse between the de-
| the amount Will be fixed by the court in proper.
| ton to the means Of the husband. Lady Aylmer
is still In London. Her mother is with her. having
gone to her daughter when the latter found it I'm
nuSSihle To live LONGER Will her husband