Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-20
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, LONDON, April 10.-A divorce case in
high life Is coming on soon which will
rival the famous Colin Campbell affair in
sensational details. A singular feature
Of this case is hat no man is named as
correspondent, but the husband alleges
that his wife is too fond Of other women.
There is nc ground, not even that OF
bestiality, on which to petition for di.
vorce. These grounds cannot be tried in
the divorce courts, SO the husband has
brought a special petition to the house of
lords, where all divorces were granted
before the present divorce laws were
passed in 1882.
Lord Beaumont went to America and
the report here was that he had gone to
look for a rich American girl willing 10
pay for marrying a title. He stopped a
while in New York, but finally went to
San Francisco, whence rumors came
back to London that he was engaged 10
marry Jenny Flood. Beaumont was a
good looking fellow of 81, member of an
ancient family of the peerage, End.
though poor as o church mouse, consid-
cred a good match for tuft hunters. be
had a creditable military record, fought
bravely in the battles of the Ulundi Zulu
war with the lancers and had received
orders Of military merit from the king of
Bavaria and the grand dukes of Meek
lenberg and Baden. But he came back
from America without u wife.
Just at this time Frederick Woolson
Isaacson, member Of parliment, was
coming into prominence in London soci-
ETY.. He had married Nine. Elise, a
fashionable milliner of Regent street,
who used to do work for the princess OF
Wales, and amassed q considerable for
tune. After marrying lsaacson Nine.
| Elise sold her business for ESQ, 600,
bought q big house and began to lavishly
entertain. She was presented at court
OF course, and the princess Of Wales re-
marked at the time that when her MILL
ner grabbed her hand with a proud smile
of recognition that she did not know
whether to be annoyed or amused. But
madam fiourished socially, and a year
ago married her daughter, Violet, TO
Lord Beaumont.
The bride was a pretty brunette, quite
pretty, well educated by her indulgent
neither and brought her husband q snug
dowry. Until three weeks ago every
body supposed the marriage a happy one.
Now the husband petitions the house Of
lords to snnul the marriage on grounds SO
%scandalous that no newspaper could pub
lish them.
Isaacson is wild over it and wants to
keep it quiet, but Beaumont had the let
tiers of his wife to other women photo.
graphed and has been indiscreet enough
to show them at the Carlton club. Lon
don knows very little about the matter
yet, but it can hardly be kept quiet
much longer now. Isaacson has applied
for an injunction to prevent Beaumont
from showing the letters to any more
people. This application will probably
be heard next week, without mention of
the names Of the parties to the divorce
case. The hearing in the house Of lords
will come up at the end Of the session if
ONE settlement is not made before then.
There is some talk that Beaumont is will
ing to drop the petition and consent to
Al amicable separation if Isaacson will
pay him well enough for it. Eminent
counsel has been engaged on both sides.