St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-23
THIS is DIFFERENT.
How q Member of the Scott Fam
lily Secured u Marriage
Annulment.
Order to the Young Man to Show
Cause Why It Shouldn't
Be Set Aside.

DEADwooD, S. D., June 22.-Last No
vember Lloyd M. Scott. an arlstocratic-
looking Philadelphian. was granted
divorce by Judge Thomas, of this city,
from his wife, HeZwig Elvira Scott, on
the ground of misrepresentation before
marriage. The complaint stated that
plaintiff and defendant were married In
July, 1891. at Glasgow, Scotland. Pre-
vious to that time defendant had given
birth to an illegitimate child. of which
the plaintiff believed himself to be the
father. Later he learned that one Fritz
Theissen was the father OF the child,
and henceforth refused to have any
thing to do with his wife. Scott's
father, John C. Scott, is a wealthy coal
baron of Philadelphia and brother to
Tom Scott, the dead railroad magnate.
The boy was student at Heidelberg,
Germany, at the time of the marriage,
and is now twenty-four years old. His
father personally came out here to at
tend the hearing, and secured eX-Sen-
ator &. G.. Moody as his sons counsel.
Both father and son testified to the girls
bad character previous to the marriage,
and written confessions from her OF
intimacy with Fritz Theissen, and the
fact that he was the father Of her child
were submitted to the court.
The marriage contract was annulled.
and Scott has since remained here, en-
gagged IN the practice of law. Today
Judge Thomas, on motion OF the de-
fendant's attorney, ordered the plaintiff
to show cause why the divorce decree
should not be set aside. The order is
bassd on an answer and affidavit by the
defendant. to which are attached sew
eral exhibits IN the shape of letters.
The answer admits the birth OF the lille
gitimate child, but alleges that Scott
was its father. he having sedueed defend
ant under promise of marriage at Berlin
in 1890, and that he was we'll aware
of his paternity. Mrs. Scott states that
after marriage Scott and his wife net
his father and family at South Hamp-
ton, where the marriage was first made
known to them. bis father was much
diSpleased and insisted that his son re-
turn to his studies at Heidelberg, which
he did, while his wife accompanied the
family on a tour of Europe. On their
return they left her with her brother-in-
law, Presbyterian minister at Glas-
Cow, promising that as soon as Lloyd
should finish his studies he would take
her back to America.
.d For while he wrote very aifectionate
letters, some or which are given IN tne
answer, but at length she ceased to
hear from him altogether. She wrote
repeatedly to him and his father, but
failing to elicit any answer, she hired
lawyers in Philadelphia to keep watch
Of any legal proceedings and advise her.
She claims that she had no notice of the
suit at Deadwood. and that both the
plaintiff and his father lied when they
gave her address as $50 Rue de L Opera,
Paris" as they we'll knew she was not
there, but was in Glasgow, Scotland.
The confessions Of her intimacy with
Fritz Theissen, she says, were forced
from her by plaintiffs father under the
representation that this was the only
way in which to prevent him from dis
inheriting his son. Both parties have
ample means to fight the suit, and on
account of their standing, the case is at
tracing much attention.