The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-08
A CELEBRATED CASE.
Suit OF the Msrqu!se de Talleyrand
Perigord Against Her Brutal Hus-

Suit OF the MsrQuise de Talleyrand
Perigord Against Her Brutal Hus-
band.
Paris Letter to st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The most prominent divorce case that ever
set free the American wife Of a French hus-
band was the one that some years ago parted
the Marquise de Talleyrand Perigord, for
merly Miss Bessie Curtis of New York, from
the gentleman now known as the Duke de
Dino. who took to himself as a second wife
the divorced spouse OF Frederick Stevens of
New York. This case was rather note
worthy from the series of petty prosecutions
Inflicted upon the wife to induce her to enter
proceedings for the divorce, ell the ill-doiug
being on the side OF the husband.
The daughter and only child of the pair,
Mile. Palmo, now Princess de Ruspoi, fur
nIshed 81 excellent source Of infiioting an
noyauces on her mother, and through these
annoyances the muoh-tried wife finally
yielded and sought the annulment OF the
marriage. Usually In the case of one of
these international matches the lady con-
tents herself with e judicial separation, not
wishing to confess 60 the world at large the
brief nature of the splendors she won by be-
slowing her hand and fortune on a titled
wooer, and almost invariably her expert
ence is such that she has no desire what
suit OF the American lady against her nobly
born husband, who beat her so cruelty a
short time ago, and the story of whose
tragic experiences l related in full at the
time In a letter to the Sunday Post Dis
patch, is still pending but I understand
that the Annulmeut Of her matrimonial
bonds is fully assured.
French law is very severe against any
demonstration OF personal violence, so the
brutal Gristocrat will undoubtedly soon be
deprived Of any further chance Of torturiug
his victim. The cause Of his fury and Of bis
cruel assault upon his delicate, fragile wife
was, as usual. a dispute concerning money.
The bulk of the lady's wealth was derived
from her first husband, and the principal
thereof was settled upon her children. she
enjoying only the income for the term Of
her natural life. But from another source
she had Inherited a small fortune, which
had been settled upon her at the time OF
her second marriage, and 1t was this sum
that her lord and master desired to get into
his clutcheS. Il was her firm refusal to
hand it over TO him that reused him to such
pitch Of furious indignation.
lt Is said that whenever married woman
has any property settled on herself she is
either kissed out of it or kicked out of it in
the long run, but the latter process did not
prove effectual with our unfortunate
country woman.
uO ANo "a AeAouso tAAoh up W euo bt6lou
brute was certainly original He declared
That he had never laid his hand roughly
upon bis wife, but that she was subject to
hts OF epilepsy, in one Of which she had
fallen against the mRntelpiece and so had
bruised and battered herself Ia a lamenta-
bic manner. Fortunately her young daugh-
ter could testify that she had never had an
attack OF epilepsy in her life, and the doctor
that was summoned TO attend the sufferer,
and who CHANGED fortunately to be a
Frenchman, could give evidence as TO the
nature and extent of the injuries which had
undoubtedly been Inflicted Dy a masculine
hand