Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-18
A COUNT rHE CORRESPONDENT.
He IL in the Quebec Jail, While Di-
vorce Case Remains Unsettled,


Press Report.
Quebec, May l7.-One of the most
sensational divorce cases that has ever
engaged public attention in Canada is
now before the senate at Ottawa, which
in the absence Of diyroce courts or
other provisions in Canadian law or the
Canadian constitution, is the only ma.
chinery in the dominion for turning out
divorces. The petitioner is James St,
George Dillon, importer and manufact-
urers agent OF Montreal and New York
who In 1883 married Il wealthy French
lady, Marie Catherine Charlotte Adrl-
enne Baron, herself connected with
some OF the Oldest and most reputable
French families Of the district OF Mon
treal, such as the Seignior de BeauJen
and others. The correspondent IN
scion OF one of the most distinguished
families OF France-the Count ReVc
Geoffroy de Nilleneuve, who came T.
Canada two or three years ago In finan'
cial embarrassment, after having sep
arated from the countess, and who =
now an inmate Of the Quebec jail await
ing the issue of a legal wrangle over
a demand by the French government
for his extradition ON a charge OF FOR
gerry. In elegant apartments at the
Hotel IlOTGnets III AillH NAN9s hhNhNN
his meals are regularly sent TO tht
count In his prison quarters. is fash
ionably attired lady Of most prepos-
sessing appearance, whose name APP
pears upon the hotel register as the
Countess de Villeneuve This is the
respondent in the divorce case OF Dill
lon and Baron now before the Canadian
senate. The case Is undefended, Mrs
Dillon, nee Baron. alias the Countess de
Nilleneuve, Offering no objection tc
the issue Of the divorce. The Roman
Catholic senators oppose the petition,
however, on the ground that ms both
parties are Roman Catholics and their
church forbids divorce parliament has
10 right TO interfere. The committee
TO which the matter was referred has
by a narrow majority rejected this plea,
holding that the petitioners legal rights
could not be denied him by any exist
ing rule of his church, but deter
mined fight on this point wiz pc maze
Mrs. Dillon separated from her nus
band n year or two ago, after becoming
enamored OF the count, with whom
she has not only lived for severn'
months at his apartments, Notre
pane street Montreal but whom she
accompanied last summer to Murray
Raw. the fashionable 81. Lawrence wa
tering place. The imprisonment Of the
count dates back several weeks ana
Is the result OF a demand for his eN.
tradition on the part OF the government
OF France. The Countess de NilleneuNe
like her probable successor is exceed,
inrlv wealthy. De Vilieneuye himself
has a reasonable income, but has I'm
nnIred IL BY extravaganza. He con
tends that the Jewish brokers in Pari,
who cashed the discriminating notes
knew them TO be fOrgeries, but thouBhl
theu All the better security on that
account. and he himself expected &c
have been able TO meet them AT notu-
ritz, but was disappointed. parity on
account Of the bulk Of their p19oeeu ~.
the Shylock. a.,
So soon as he gains his liberty. ms
count intends to settle in Russia, where
he claims to have many friends IN hisn
position, among others ths Duhe -
nJontebello. Everything points TO the
early sending back Of the prisoner an.
der police escort TO France, whither ne
viii be accompanied b. Mrs. Dillon