St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-24
MARRIED HER FATHER.
London Polite Society Stirred to
the Depths by a Shocking
Scandal
One of It's Prominent Members
knowingly Weds His ille-
Ultimate Daughter.

New YORK. Dec. %. - The Suns
cable from Loddon says: Polite society
is just now discussing with bated breath
one of the most shocking scandals OF
the many that have sullied its history.
The scandal will soon occupy the atten-
ton of the divorce court in the form Of
petition for the nullifiation of a mar
riage which was presented on Dec. IA
by Rev. Edward Achicester, vicar OF
Dorking, Surrey, on behalf of
a most unhappy girl. The scan
dial had its origin in 1874,
when Aline Marian de HoghtOn. tine
unmarried daughter of Sir Henry de
HoghtOn, barOnet, head of an ancient
and noble family, was delivered in
Milan, Italy, of female child, the
father of which was Alfred Arelius
Clark, wealthy man vino moves in the
highest society, and whose name figures
III the court directory. Clark refused
to- marry his victim. The birth of the
child was kept a secret, and the mother
returned to society, nobody being the
wiser as to her shame. She married in
January, 1915, an Irish gentleman Of
good family named Fitzgerald. She spent
the greater part of her time, until her
death few years ago, on the continent.
Her betrayer, meanwhile, had married.
There is reason to believe that the
mother heavily lowered her daughter
born at Milan. 1t is not disputed at
any rate that Clark posed before the
world as the girls guardian. Every
care was taken with the girls educa-
ton, which until five years ago was re-
ceived mainly in France and Italy.
In 1887 Clark brought his illegtimate
daughter from French nunnery to
Little Hampton, where they lived at
the Beach hotel as guardian and ward.
In 1890 Clark's wife died. Some months
afterwards he proposed to his supposed
ward and actual daughter, and was ac-
cepted. The marriage took place in
London and fatherand daughter thence
forward lived together as man and wife.
In March, 1892, the girl. then
only eighteen years of age, gave
birth to baby boy, and in July
following the unhappy child mother
discovered that her husband was her
father. The awful discovery nearly de-
prived her of her reason. She was
practically friendlesS. The fact OF the
marriage had been kept a secret.
Clark'S own two legitimate daughters,
with whom he resided in a charming
mansion at henSlngLOn, knew nothing
of it, and he and his daughter-wite had
lived in another house.
Every effort was made by Clark to
coerce the girl into remaining with him,
but she reS0lutely refused. and finally
obtained shelter of a family, some mem
berS of which had assisted IN her edu-
cation. These people, after grave con-
sideration, placed the matter before the
| Rev MIR Chichester n gentleman we'll
| known for his beDevOlence and prObity,
| and he took the girl case into his hands.
| 1t is thought that Clark relies upon the
| difficulty that exists in proving that he
was other than the girls guardian, as
the birth OF the child IN Milan in 1874
was, for obvious reasons, kept absO-
| lutely secret, and adeQ uate legal proof
will in consequence be very hard to OBJ
tain. Clark was in London today, al
though there were rum ors that he had
! tied the country.