Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-14
DE LEUvILLE AND MRS. LESLIE.
The Story Of How He Attempted to
Marry Her Ofband.

Just az the City of Rome was pulling up
| anchor TO leave Liverpool for New York Satur-
| day MIRA Frank Leslie sent ashore the follow
ing dispatch to the Worlds London correspond
| ent in reply to the message wired to her: 81
am not engaged but am starting for home to
attend to my work and to prepare for my lee
| ture season."
De Leuville's attempt this time to force Mrs.
Leslie into marrying him was actually sensa-
| tional The new superintendent registrar Of
| ST. Georges of Hanover Square district was
| ready with the license and waiting to marry
| them At O'Clock when, De Leuville went to
| Mrs. Leslies apartments at the Burlington
| Hotel. to his chagrin the bogus marquis found
| that Mrs. Leslie's trunks we're on the hotel
omnibus and just starting for America. He
wanted to get into the omnibus with her, but
she would not let him, so he followed her in
hanson to Euston station and went on the same
| train to Liverpool
Every time Mrs. Leslie comes to London
De Leuville circulates the report that she has
come across the water especially to marry Him.
| When she arrived a few weeks ago he started
the same story, which Mrs. Leslie promptly
denied. But this time De Leuville went step
| further than usual by applying for marriage
license, sending preliminary notice to the
London papers Saturday.
Thursday the registrar of marriages for the
district ir which De Eeuvilie lives went to the
house OF the marquis by special appoin tment
and received the notice now recorded in his
vestry book. De Leuville asked the registrar
II he would be on hand to perform the cere-
mony at this morning, as he intended to start
with his wife for the continent by the IL o'clock
mail train Though it was before the usual
hour the superintendent promised ne would be
there and he kept his promise. He had the
license with him. prepared and signed. 1t de-
scribes William Olivier, Marquis De Leuville. as
bachelor, marquis. forty-three years OF age
and living at SO Victoria street for several
years. in the parish of St George, Hanover
Square. and Frank Leslie, widow, of no rank or
profession, thirtv-eight years of age residing
at the Grosvenor Hotel, in the same parish. 1t
specified that the marriage should take place
at the registry office, that there was no impedi-
ment or lawful hindrance
De Leuyile is the son Of an obscure artist
named Oliver, who lived near Scarborough.
He saw in the French newspapers one day that
the race OF the aristocratic Olivier family in
France was extinct and that the title OF the
Marquis de Leuville would lapse. He promptly
claimed to be a lileal descendant OF the Olivier
family, appropriated the title and came to
London TO trade on it. But his name is found
neither in Burke's Peerage nor in the pub
lished lists of the haute noolesse of Franco.
For years De Leuville's career in London has
been full of discreditable adventures with a
woman who became infatuated with him. His
hrst escapade was with the daughter of Nine
Iussaud OF museum fame, whom he marie q,
and she is now living in respectable circum-
stances in Madrid. Since his return home from
New York the marquis" has been conspicuous
for his open affiliations with the wealthy widow
OF carriage maker. His persistent persecu-
ton OF Mrs. Leslie this season has been more
marked than ever
Mrs. Leslie has certain standing all her own
In certain New York social circles patronized
by people Of literary turn, but it is circle
where marquis would be esteemed no more
than his personal merit deserved