The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-07
SIR DILKE'S SHADY NAME
BIS PRETENDED REVELATIONS
UNDER FIRE.

The Mysterious Disappearance Of
Fanny snd the Insinuation That He
Knew Where Size Was - Fanny's
Record Anticipation Among the
Liberals to His candidacy.
Copyrighted, 1891. By the Ne,U York Associated
Press.l
LONDON, March 6.-Whea Fanny the
mistress of Sir Charles Dixie, vanished be-
tween the first and second trials OF the
Crawford divorce case, Sir Charles Dixie
was credited with knowing something Of her
whereabouts. Before her disappearance.
she signed statement for the queens
proctor, blankly denying everything Mrs.
Crawford swore to, yet when the time
came to put her evidence to the test in
court she became invisible to friend and
foe. Crawford's detectives vainIy tried TO
trace her. The public press daily adver-
tised for her. The popular call, "Where's
FannyT became SO strong, prolonged and
general that 1t might have echoed down Che
ages.
THE PRETENDED REVELATIONS.
The pretended revelations in the pam
phlet published yesterday in regard TO the
old puzzle do not bear scrutiny. Mr.. Stocks.
"Fanny'sn husband, Is said to assert the in
tegrity Of his wife. Stocks is not heard
personally in the pamphlet, but only by
hearsay evidence. In the trial it was dis
closed that Fanny" was servant in the
house of a doubtful character kept by Anna
Dessoulavy. 1t has been since ascertained,
according to the pamphlet, that she lodged
in strict privacy with her laudlady, who
states that Fanny never went out of
nights or received visitors
NO SCARCITY OF LOVERS.
Next, it is stated, she got place in the
country, where she first had groom as a
sweetheart. and then an artist to whom
she says she became engaged. He is reti-
cent upon the rupture Of this engagement
and so is Stocks, who succeeded the artist in
"Fanny'sp good will. Obviously, il sir
Charles Dixie aims to prove himself
long-suffering victim OF the conspiracy Of
a vlndictive woman and the competence of
his advisers in ex-parte settlements, the
pamphlet will not suffice. This line of re-
buttal Of sworn evidence Is not new.
Several years ago, when he accepted the
presidency Of the Forest of Dean Liberal
Association, fly-sheet giving similar de-
tails was privately circulated and in
fuenced the liberals in their selection. Now
that Sir Charles is seeking reelection to
parliament, his friends venture to make
seml-public statement
HIS CHANCES OF ELECTION.
The rad cal majority in the Forest of
Dean division is SO strong that Sir Charles
is certain to be elected. even il the social
purity set contest the district against him,
and run a candidate Of their own.
Editor Stead will issue tomorrow a PAM
phlet vehe entity denouncing Sir Charles
Dixie, recalling his promise not to return to
public life until his character was cleared,
analyEing tae Dixie pamphlet as an addi-
tion to his ofoBse by piling up falsehoods,
and invoking combination of the liberals
to prevent the reelection Of Sir Charles.
lest disgrace fall upon the cause of
liberalism. The friends of Sir Charles urge
that their position be kept doubtful, e.
cause they cannot reopen the case by direct
appeal to law. His liberal opponents now
challenge him to take the only course open
for legal vindication, to prosecute the per-
sons charged in the pamphlet with con-
spiracy and perjury. On Monday Sir
Charles will speak in Forest of Dean, when
his opponents will ssk him to step down or
prosecute.