St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-06
A DOUGLAS SUICIDES,
Lord James Edward Sholtc
Douglas Cuts His Own
1hroat.
The Only Explanatory The.
ory Is That Of Mental In
capacity.
Strange Actions Of His Lordo
Ship in making Census
Returns.
An Italian at Southport, Eng.
land, Murders a Whole
Family.

LONDON, May 5.-Lord James Edward
ShoIto Douglas, brother of theM arouis
of QueenSoerry, committed suicide to-
day ny cutting his throat with a razor.
Lord James Douglas had been travelling
from Ireland during the night. and he
behaved i'll such manner that the rail-
ROAD Of1clals, noticing that he was APP
parently III demented condition, or
dered one of the company's employees 10
accompany him to London. Upon ar
rival III TINS city, Lord James Douglas
put up at q hotel and subsequently
ended the attendant and cut his
throat. Lord James Douglas was born
III 1870, and married, in 1888, Mrs. Hen
hessey, of Kensington Court, London.
In connection with the suicide OF Lord
James Douglas it is recalled that Satur-
day, April II, at the West London DO
Ice court, application was made by Mr..
Ruthetglen, clerk of the Kensing-
ton board of guardians, for a sum-
mons against Lord James Douglas.
described as "of kenSington Court"
for contravention of the census act.
MIR. Rulherglen made the application
mentioned at the instance of the regis
trar general, and in SO doing the clerk
10 the KenSin2tOn Board OF guardians
handed the magistrate, Curtis Bennett,
letter and Lord James Douglas CEN
sus paper, which purported to be a re-
turn OF the members OF bis household.
Upon this return were the names OF
Lady james Douglas and her SON, the
former being described as a ''cross
Swetp" and ''lunatic," and the latter
as ''ShOwblack," born in darkest
Africa. MIR. Rutherglrn then said that
he relied on the twentieth section OF the
act. which provided that ''if any person
refuses To answer or willfully gives a
false answer To such questions, or any
OF them, lie shall for eaCl otfense be
liable to fine not enceeding ESQ"
The magistrate said that the offense
was clear on the race Of the return,
and granted the summons asked for
Mr.. Rutherglen asked il he should call
Lady James Douglas as a witness, bat
MIR. Bennett thought not, as the act did
not authorize the wife TO be called. The
magistrate added tiIat some of the SER
wants who knew his lOrdship's hand
writing might be called, and two SUBJ
p@ifa summOnSeS were granted for the
attendance of Lord james Douglas SER
wants. The summons against Lord Doug
April20 when Mr. Rutherglen applied to
the magistrate for permission TO with
draw ii, stating that he had seen Lord
James Douglass. who had expressed re-
gret and shame for the childish and
foolish return. His lordship told Mr..
Ruthtrglen that he was i'll in bed, and
that he gave the return to his wife to
till up after writing his own name In
pencil. Mr.. Rutherglen added that the
return was filled up by his wife
and stepson, who thought it good
joke to make the entries as noted.
The magistrate said that he had noticed
that In the return there was q hand
writing different to the signature. Mr..
RuIherglen admitted this, but pointed
out that Lord James Douglas was re-
sponsible, though there was some ex-
cuse tor him. Lord James Douglas, he
added, had paid all the costs and had
satisfied the registrar general, who in
structrd him, Mr. Rutherglen, TO with.
draw the summons. The magistrate
then allowed the summons to he with
drawn.