Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-26
her TROUBLE ACCUMULATINC
A New Charge Against the Heroine
of the London Sensation.
MRS. WELDON GUILTY OF eleAMY.
She Makes Amdavit That Her Hus-
bands Black Eyes Were Not
OF Her observation-disclosures
to Restrain Libel.
The Weldon Case.

iCoplright 1850 bB James Gordon Bennet.i
LONDON Sept 2j.--TSpccial Cablegram TO
THE BEE. The Weldon case continues to
occupy attention here Yesterday Mrs. We'll
don's solicitors applied to Judge Denman for
an injunction to restrain The London editor
of the Herald from publishing the alleged
libel. The counsel declared that the article
which he read in court was calculated to
thwart the administration of justice at the
inquest which is to be resumed at the end of
October. Mrs. Weldon, in her affidavit,
states
81, Laure Violet Weldon, Of No. 2, Glou.
cester Mansions, Gloucester Road, make
oath and say that the New York Herald,
under the head, Inquest on Earnest Wei
don.' contains scandalous, untrue and libel
lous statements with respect to myself
Amongst the other statements being
the following: That 1 treated
my late husband shamefully, and
on one occasion he went to his brothers with
two black eyes aud good many bruises and
said they had been done by me; that it is
plain that only married Ernest Wildon for
his money and that never showed hlm the
least kindness, and that 1 would not have
any servants as did not want anyone to
know how | treated him The statements
are untrue. / never treated my late husband
shamefully, and If he ever went to his broth
ers with two black eyes and a good many
bruises az stated, they were not caused or
influenced by me. The statement that |
only married my late husband for his money,
and never showed any love for him, or the
least kindness is also absolutely false. |
always kept both male and female
servants. An inquiry is now pending as to
TO cause of the death of my late husband,
and has been adjourned until October 80.
These ltbellous statements are calculated to
produce prejudice against me at the inquiry.
The libels seriously affect my reputation and
personal character, and | am apprehensive
that further libellous statements will appear
unless the publication is restrained"
Justice Denman, in giving his decision,
said
''It is q very unusual thing to apply for an
interim Judgment to restrain libel. think
the best course will be for the parties ag-
grieved TO wait the issue of events and rest
content with the opportunity of the action
for libel which these passages certainly
affords them"
The injunction was accordingly refused.
The Herald reporter endeavored TO see Mrs.
Weldon, but she absolutely refused to show
herself to any but the most intimate friends.
The Herald to-day will publish the mar
rage certificate of Mrs. Weldon. From this
document il appears that she was married tc
the late Mr.. Weldon under the name of Mrs.
Vernon, on Marcn 26, 1886, when she had
been divorced from Colonel Sandeman. II
she was really the wife of Colonel Vernon,
as many people believed at the time Of her
marriage with Mr.. Weldon, she is guilty OF
bigamy and perjury. Tho Herald has ascer-
tanned that Colonel Vernon did not die until
May s, and was buried in the same cemetery
as the late Mr.. Weldon on May IL.