Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-13
DIGBY MARSH IN THE LOOKUP,
The Son Of Gen. Marsh Of the Royal Engi-
neers and Cousin Of Lady Beresford.

| neers and Cousin Of Lady Beresford.
Arthur Allen Digby Marsh, second son Of
Brigadier General W. d. Marsh, royal engineers
OF the queens forces in ireland, is behind the
bars at police headquarters at Hartford, Conn.,.
bleeding from several wounds and sleeping off
bad debauch. 1t is the third time that Digby
has been locked up in that city, but today will
be the first time that he will appear before the
court to receive punishment The story of
Arthur Allen Digby Marsh is q romantic one.
The son Of one of Britain's bravest officers,
grand nephew Of Sir Henry Marsh and second.
cousin to Lady Beresford, he has fallen to the
lowest depths and today will sit in the police
dock side by side with common drunkards and
Migrants He was arrested yesterday while en-
deavorlng to force an entrance to the house of
his wife, and is charged with drunkenness and
preach OF the peace. A policeman's club has
bruised and cut his face in many places, but the
charge OF resisting an officer will not be pressed
against him
age, was sent through Eaton and later educated
al Sandhurst. After his graduation he took a
supaitern commission in the thirty Foot
MS military career was brief. Wild debaachery
ana large baccarat debts made his resignation
from the service a necessity. His father paid
these debts and gave Digby a chance to reform,
out ne old not. Four years ago the general
olsinherlted him. giving him money enough to
carry MIN to America. On landing In this
country he Immediately went to Hartford to
Visit the late Mrs. Mary Stuart Beresford. There
IL no better family in Hartford than the Beres-
ioros. The father. DR.. Beresford, was one of the
pest-known physicians in New England. and n
nrst cousin OF the father of Lord Charles Beres-
fora, the naval hero of Alexandria. Young
Marsh Is second cousin of the present Lady
Beresford. and thus it was that he came to visit
with the Hartford family
The young man made no effort at reforma-
ton, but this did not deter Miss Frances Bcies-
ford, his senior by nearly dozen wears and
the possessor Of handsome income from fail
ing desperately in love with him. Her family
dldn approve OF her infatuation, but she was
bound to marry him, and she did, the Rev.
Storrs A. Seymour OF Trinity parish perform
ing the ceremony just four yenrs ago. lmme-
dlately after the ceremony MI. and Mrs
Marsh. accompanied by the elderly Mrs Berss-
ford, set sail for England for the purpose of
efectlng reconciliation between the general
and his maynard son. But they might as we'll
have stayed at home. for the general said that
Digby was merely drunken loafer, and be
had long ago washed his hands Of him SO
they came back TO America and res1dsd IN the
handsome Bercsford mansion Oh Pennington
avenue; that is Mrs. Marsh Hid, while Digby
went to Walnut Lodge Inebr,ate Asylum,
Mrs Marsh footing the bills. He has been
there divers times since. His escapsdes are
numerous. A year ago he was taken to the
fashionable Ninigret House, Crescent Beach
One DAY at dinner he arose from ais seat and |
crossing the room, deliberately slapped the face
OF young lady from New York. When asked
why he did SO he replied that he did not like
her looks. For this he was arrested and sen |
fenced to thirty days in the New London county |
jail, which sentence he was conf PEELED to serve |
but notwithstanding his errors, Mrs Marsh |
still cllngs to him, and today made every effort
TO secure his release from custody, but tn |
poilce were obdurate, and Dlgby may summer |
In the county Jail.