The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12

Lord Aylesford His conduct became so
unbearable that in less than four years he
had driven his wife to live apart from him,
and in February, 1888. she finally obtained
a divorce from him because of his open dis
regard for his marriage vows
His extravagant taste soon began to tell
upon the fortunes of his father, and as long
ago as 1875 the latter was forced to begin to
raise money by parting with some OF his
ancestral treasures. In that year be sold
what had once been a magnificent col
lection of antique gems for IS 900 guineas,
and in 1888 completed the sale at auction
of the celebrated Sunderland library which
realized ESQ, 5S1. In the interval valuable
pictures and books went to raise the wind
momentarily, and the celebrated collection
of Limoges enamels passed under the ham-
mer as q tribute to the spendthrift habits of
the scapegrace who became Duke of MARI
borough in the peerage Of Great Britain and
Ireland and Prince of Minded elm in the
holy Roman empire, If such thing is any
longer in existence.
LEFT WITHOUT A SHILLING.
The old duke, before his death, had re-
fused to see or communicate with his son
for some years, on account of his dissIpa-
tion. The son got the entailed estate, of
course, but his father left every shilling he
had the power to bequeath by will to his
second son, Lord Randolph Churchill. who
udu y low Jodlb III HtlilolA-
Tan girl, the daughter Of Leonard Jerome
of New York city. The new duke was still
| head over ears in Debt, in spite OF his in
heritance, and continued to sell off the
family property as his father had cen
| forced to do before him. In 1886 tbs Ben-
helm collection OF paintings was put up at
| auction, a I'd the costly gems Of the famous
| old picture gallery we're distributed to the
| highest bidders. He sold to the British
| government the Ansidel Madonna Of Ra-
| phael for 1850, 600 and Van Dyck's eques-
| tran portrait of Charles l. for SS7, $40.
| Concerning the Madonna the Athenoeum
said the price was stupendous, but the nation
might plume itself on having paid more
money than has ever been given for a single
| work of art.
After his ducal inheritance again his
| thoughts inclined to matrimony. The
overtures he made to his divorced wife for
a remarriage were rejected. After this he
got into a scandal in connection 18th Lady
Colin Campbell. Lord Campbell sued for a
divorce, naming the duke as correspondent.
| The verdict, however, was In his wlfes
favor, and Marlborough retaliated against
the lord with a counter suit.
HIS MARRIAGE TO MRS. HAMERsLEY.
The duke was one of the lions of the New
York Four Hundred In 1887, and enjoyed
himself during portion of the summer at
Newp RI. Before be sailed for England in
the fall he got himself TO a libel suit. He
still needed money and lots of it, so he i'm
proved his time while in this 'untry by
getting engaged to rich New York widow.
Mrs. Hamersley, whose first husband,
Louis c. Hamersley, had died three years
efore. The latter by his will directed
that life interest in his entire estate
supp, sed to be worth S6,0O0,09O or there
abouts-would go 10 his young wife,
if he left no male issue, and at her death to
his cousin, j. Hooker Hamersley. If the
latter had no male issue, Mrs. Hamers'ey
WAS TO name charitable institutions to take
all the wealth at her demise. This will was
contested by a number of Mr.. Hamersley's
cousins, belonging to tho Mason and the
Jones families After a long contest the
will was sustained, and the widow has since
enjoyed the income. The marriage took
place in New York in 1888. They immedi-
ately sailed for London.
oNE INHERITs WEALTH, THE OTHER TITLE.
The new duchess astonished London socl'
ETY. bv her beauty and style and became
popular at bou d. She was invited to a
queens draw wing room aud was p esented to
Victoria by the DoNager Duchess OF MARI
borough, and from that time on her social
position was unquestioned. The ducDe' IS
has an income from her American estate OF
perhaps 500, 900 year, which at once ry
much relieved her impecunious husband,
Recent eve Is, however, insure the estate
finally to the J. Hooker Hamersley family