The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
P'Or Marine Intelligence See Firth Pagel
MRS. LAsCELLEs SEEKS DIVORCE.
"LOrd Beresford's" wife Goes back
on Him mt Last.

From the New York Herald.
Sidney Laseelles, who. under the psen.
donym of Lord Beresford," has helped
himself to the money of many Ameri-
cans, is being sued for divorce. His wife,
heiress of an immense estate, who never
tagged in her devotion to him when he
was arrested for swindllng. and who be-
loved in him even after he was convict
ed and sent to the Georgia state prison.
has brought an action in the supreme
court. in this city. She was a Miss Maud
Lillenthal Of this city. and her fortune
is estimated at from 100000 to 100000
Lascelles denies the charge OF inhdellty
and declares that It is inspired by de-
siguing persons.
The history of Lascelle's adventures in
this country has often been published.
He is tall and has handsome features and
a most engaging manner. His method
Of operation Is simplicity itself.
He arrives with Just the right amount
Of eclat In small but wealthy commune
ties. His name at the moment rs any
thing that strikes his fancy. From some
mysterious source rumors fly, Mr.. So
and-sO is really Lord Beresford" His
new acquaintances hail him forthwith
as Lord Beresfard. He simply says,
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able TO preserve ones incognlto."
He submits with han-concealed ennui
to being honized. When he is tired Of II
he fiits-no, saunterers-from victim 10
victim, deity touching the purse Of one
for a paltry thousand dollars, OF another
for five hundred or five thousand, giving
each man the ancient and honorable rca-
son, a temporary shortness of funds.
Miss Maud Liilienthal was travelling in
Europe with her mother five years ago,
when fortune favored Lascelles by throw
ing them I'm his way. He soon fascinated
Miss Llllienthal Her mother was not so
deeply impressed. Lascelles followed
mother and daughter to Egypt. back
across the continent and home. Mrs. Lii
lienthals consent was finally won, and the
adventurer married her daughter in Penn
sylvania. The pair Travelled extensively.
Their money supply was unlimited. But
Lascelles could not refrain from swind-
ling. He raised few thousands of dol
lars In Canada. and took his wife to Geor-
gia. While In Rome, Ga, he prepared
to buy the Aetna iron mine. Unfortun-
ately. he was a trihe short of funds at the
moment. Pending the arrival of funds
from home would one of his new-found
friends kindly cash his draft for ESQ on
the Westminster Bank of London Well,
would they2 The draft was no sooner
drawn than cashed.
Away fitted Lascelles. His draft fut-
tered back stamped Not good The arm
of tho law got It's grip on him in this city
two years ago He was extradited to
Georgia He got out on bail furnished by
his wife. She was devoted to him. He
fed, but was retaken. Still the faithful
woman chung TO him. He was finally con-
victed and sentenced to six years impris-
onment in the state prison.
Lascelles was Harmed out" according
to the Georgia custom to the Gress Lum-
Der Company. They sent him to their
lumber camp at Kramer Wilcox county,
Georgia. Lascelles soon talked himself
into favor with his overseers. He reward
ed the confidence reposed in him by run
ming away last fall He was gone more
than a month before he was recaptured
and taken back to prison. 1t is alleged in
his wife's suit for divorce that he hid
from the officers of the law in the house
kept by Miss Leona Lee in Americas,
Ga.
Mrs Lascelles' attorneys are Messrs
Granger a. Gordon of this city Messrs.
Dennison q Hartridge opposed a motion
made last June to serve the summons on
Lascelles by publication. They recently
served Lascelles' answer. absolutely deny
ing that he has been guilty of misconduct.
Lascelles' counsel in Atlanta, Ca. Messrs.
Glenn & Rountree, have written that
Lascelles declares that his wife really
does not wish to get a divorce and that
she is driven into seeking divorce by
certain schening persons who are anxious
to put him out of the way so that he can
not protect her fortune.
The divorce suit cannot be tried before
this fall or winter. and il is quite within
possibility that Lascelles viii be here to
defend it in person. Efforts are being
made to have him pardoned.