The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-08
THE PRINCES DENIAL.
A Startling and Romantic Story Which
Important If True.

A Startling and Romantic Story Which Ii
Important If True.
I see that the news associations have
been authorized by the Prince of Wales
to deny that the Duke of York was mar
ried previous to his union with Princess
May of Teck. The Prince of Wales was
quite right to make the denial; the
morning newspapers were quite right to
publish it. Permit me to quote the
princes statement, which was issued by
his private secretary, Colonel Sir Fran
els Knollys. Then wish to add rider:
LONDON, Aug. ia letter signed by Sir
Francis Knollys, K. c. M. G., one of the grooms
in waiting upon the Prince of Wales, Is pub
lished today. saying that the Prince of Wales
directs him to say that there is not shadow
of foundation for the report that the Duke of
York was married previous to his union with
Princess May of Teck. The letter adds that the
report OF a previous marriage was obviously
invented to cause pain and annoyance to the
young couple.
There is more than a 'shadow of
proof" for the dukes marriage-there
is the record in the English church in
Malta. The marriage took place four
years ago, when Prince George was with
the Mediterranean squadron. At that
time his elder brother was living and
was heir to the throne. There would
never have been question Of the legal
ity of the marriage had not "Collars and
Cuffs" died. His death made the Duke
of York-Prince George, as he was then
heir to the dignities of his grand
mother. His marriage to commoner
was out of the question. Now, mark
the odd course of events. The Duke of
Clarence-"Collars and Cuffs"-had
been betrothed for nine months to the
Princess May of Teck. When he died
suddenly, his brother, Prince George,
was ordered to keep the engagement In
spite Of all his resistance he was mar
ried to his brothers. fiancee His own
wife-his morganatic wife, if you please
forced her way into the church on the
wedding day and created scandal
which was only half suppressed. She
was his wife, the mother of his two
children. Had he not been forced by
circumstances into the direct succession
to the throne there would have been no
question of the legality of that marriage
ceremony performed by the English
chaplain at Malta.
But the woman was repudiated.
She was Miss Tryon and the niece
of one of England's famous sailors-a
man under whom the ''sailor prince, -
this charming Duke of York, had learn
ed his seamanship. When Admiral Try
on learned of the shame cast upon his
name, he was half mad. The drink he
took did not mollify him. The one thing
he could do was to kill himself, and he
committed suicide by sinking the finest
man-of-war in the English navy. He
drowned hundreds of men, sank mil
lion pound ironclad and went down
laughing drunk on the bridge.
The Prince of Wales denies?
Not even the Prince of Wales can
bury that scandal.
The Duke of York's morganatic wife
has been pensioned. She is living at
Richmond with her two children. In
the latter part Of June she obeyed orders
and married poor gentleman whom
the Prince Of Wales provided. Now
that everything has been Covered
in these days when the Duke of York is
rejoicing over a son and heir to the
throne-the cry is raised that the 'sail-
or prince" has been slandered.
What about that ruined woman?
What about Admiral Tryon?-Vance
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