The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-21
VIM. Henry Hurlbut, Aged 81
Formerly Editor o fthe New
York World.
10 Is Found Guilty of the Be-
trayal Of Miss Evelyn,
Maiden.
A Promise Of Marriage Also Madc-Mas
~Quorading as Mr.. Wflfred murray
The Verdict.

rromise was concluded yesterdays peIofe
~Justice Cave and a special jury. Inc
nlaintiH and the defendant sat quite near
each other, only two lawyers intervening
Miss EVELYN is undoubtedly a young woman
with a good deal of strength OF character
She BETRAYED no evidence OF anxiety OF
nervousness, but seemed perfectly calm ana
ouite composed as she stepped into the
witness box. Miss Evelyn said she was born
in Westminster in 1859, and in 1877 she be-
came a royerness in the family of one OF the
Grand dukes of Russia. After that she kept
a school with her father in England. Later
on she went to Egypt in the capacity OF gov
.rress. Int left at the time of the lombard
ment of Alexandria and came again to Lon
don. In 1886 she made the acquaintance OF
Mr.. jackson, a musical and dramatic agent
in the Strand, through whom she obtained
an engagement at Sanger's theater during
tie dramatic season and played in the
"Ticket-of-Leave Man." the colleen
Bawn'' and other pieces. She took a house
in Kensinston in 1887, and had Mr.. jackson
for a lodger.
She then narrated her adventure. in
which. on leaving an omnibus. she met Mr..
Hurlbut, and added that she agreed that
he should call on her the following day,
which was Good Friday. He called on that
day according to appointment, ne
afterwards called ve.y frequently. On one
occasion he took her to lunch at the Army
and Navy hotel, which is now the windsor
hotel in Victoria street. Up to that time she
knew him, not as William Henry Hurlbut.
but az Wilfred Murray. He had given her
his address in Queens Gate, Hyde park,
saving he had an old relative there whom
he did not wish to know his movements:
On Nav 3 he called to see her and asked
her to marry him, as he said he loved ner
yery much. She thought she loved him
and therefore she consented to marry MN.
Laughter in the court, which was sup
On the sixth of that month he again
called on her and on this occasion he gave
her a ring. While putting it on her finger
he said: II hope our !lyes wall aiways DC as
bright as the stones in this ring" 1t was
during this month that she admitted him to
terms of greater intimacy. Towards the
end of that month he went abroad. she
received a communication from MN which
rather surprised her and she spoke to him
on the subject. lie used constantly 70 yen
her low lonely it WAS to go home, ana de-
clsred his wish that he could stay with her.
On one or two occasions he did remain Gil
night. but it was much against her wish, as
she was compromised by such action.
In the following October she found her
self enciente. SHE had never admitted any
other man at that time to intimacy With
her, She shut up her house a little later
and went abroad, telling the landlords
agent she was going. She lett some letters
she had received from the defendant in Il
writing table. When she left England she
couple of days. and then proceeded to
Monte Carlo. Her father had Just died and
left her $500.
At ono of this postes restantes in Paris
she left a letter addressed to W1ltred Muir
ray, according to an arrangement she had
with the defendant. who had given that as
the address to which letters were to be sent
by her.
The encouragement here said: "The
issues raised in the case are extremely s5r1-
GUS. and as the plaintiff proposes to put the
letters in evidence they must be identified"
The plaintiff then continued her evidence
and after referring to the letters she had
received, said the defendant selected the
dress she was to wear on the occasion of
her marriage to him.. In consequence of
the gambling in which she INDUCED at
Monte Carlo she had to pledge nearly all
her jewelry, including the engagement ring
the defendant had given to her. While she
was in Paris on her homeward journey, she
heard that her furniture had been seized in
London, and on arriving there she found
her Gesk had been broker open and many
letters stolen from her. She could not find
the defendant, and she went to live in
Brighton.
In 1888 she came to London and met the
defendant by accident. She followed him
home to the West End and returned to
Brighton, when she wrote to him. lie Wis
tied her, in response to her letter, and re-
manned with her for two nights. During
the following month the question of mar
vSo~n r1o ororr 1IRrnucn1 Cln wprfn r.
the defendant as Mr.. Hurlbut. and I'd
dressed him both to Southwest gardens
and to the Orleans club. The defendant
wrote to her from the treasury chambers
on the chancellor of the exchequer'l
papers. Laughter in the court H
Dearest Gladys" At the beginning of las
year she discovered he was a married man
The defendant visited her in Paris durin,
April of last year, when she told him wha
she had found out. He said it was quit
true and he had deceived her, but, he added
he was very sorry n would do all he coul'
for her. He proposed to give her $50
down and to settle ESQ a year on her 70
life. She accepted the offer, but had neve
seen hin again until yesterday. She ha
never seen the money in question, but tn
defendant had occasionally sent her a re
mittance Of CO.
The attorney general then requested Mis-
Evelyn to stand up, and pointing to him
asked the plaintiff: 'Will you swear tina
gentleman ia Wilfred Murray"
II WILL" rang out firmly.
Some tender missives were then rea
from the defendant to the plaintiff. Th
last one ran: II am distracted with an
xiety about you dearest"
In another note to her at Monte Carlo
the defendant wrote: ST have been on ten
terhooks with anxiety about you, my dar
ling" He said if he had known she We
going to play he would have sent her a sys
TEN, not dependent upon chance, tina
would have saved her from the disaster sh
had suffered, and concluded by saving h
lonRsd to put his written kisses into reaI
ity"-kissesw which he declared were '.sweet
er than all Dreams" The witness admitte
that she had received a remittance of e.
with that letter. She gembled and lost he
money and had to pledge her engagemel
ring at Nice, receiving II for it.
On cross-examlnation the attorney gen
eral then made the witness read the follow
ing description as to how she made the a,
quaintance of Mr.. Hurlbut:
IA very strange thing happened to-da,
wonder if 1t will have any effect on n
life. When it is my turn to alight from Ii
'bus my unknown Faust was the only pas
senger who remained. [Lauqhter.) VIII
! got out Faust followed. My heart W
beating wildly. I would have taken to n
heels if that would not have been silly ar
u~ndignified. / felt also that | would real
like to know him. That induced me to
through the ceremony of self-introducti,
on his part. That the dear old La
Grundy would be quito overwhelmed
ANYTHING so improper had no douf