The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-29
BROTHER OF "A BARON
WALTER YARDE-BULLER SUING
AMERICAN WIFE FOR DIVORCE.
She Was the Daughter of Gen. Kirk
ham and Her n Bully
and Noble Dead Beat.

LONDON, July 2s.-In the divorce divi-
sion of the High Cour of Justice to-day
before Sir Francis Henry Jeune. a presid-
ing Judge. the suit for divorce brought by
Mr.. Walter Yarde-Buller. a brother of
Baron Churston, against Mrs. Leigh YaTde-
Butler, a daughter of the late r. w. Kirk
ham, of San Francisco. Cal, was resumed.
Mr.. Yarde-Buller, according TO his wifes
testimony. was declared a bankrupt in 1883
after which he and his wife went TO the
United States and visited her friends.
While in America Mr.. Yarde-Buller wrote
a confession in regard TO his conduct to-
wards her and her father, which confess
sion was witnessed by Mr.. Majoribanks,
their lawyer.
All this time General Kirkham was sup
plying Mrs. Yarde-Buller with money for
their support. Mr.. Yarde-Buller returned
to England and in 1891. and eleven months
later Mrs. Yarde-Buller rejoined him. She
went to Churston and found that during
her absence many of her belongings had
been sold. including her wedding effects.
General Kirkham. Mrs. Yarde-Buller also
stated. advanced $4,000 $4,000 to be ex-
pended at Churston. Continuing, Mrs.
Yarde-BuHer testified that her husband
left her alone at Churston. without a SER
want. and that she had to do the work of
the house while her father was dying of
a broken heart. thousands of miles away.
on account of Mr.. Yarde-Buller's conduct
towards his wife.
After General Kirkham's death it was
announced that Mrs. Yarde-Buller had been
left a large fortune and, she added, her
husband rejoined her the same day. But
while at Churston. upon this occasion, Mr..
Yarde-Buller, It seems, ordered his wife
out of the house and told her TO go into
the streets. The respondent further testi-
fed that Mr.. YaFde-Buller struck her and
pulled her hair. and while in London. she
said, he kicked her and struck her i'm the
face. Mrs. Y~arde-BaIller admitted that she
defended herself with a kitchen a k
In regard to the statement made by Mr..
Yarde-Buller, on the witness stand. that
one night his wife insisted on going to
the Alhambra Music Hall and afterwards
by gay people. respondent said Mr.. Yarde-
Butler took her to the A .iambra and later
left her to pay for their supper at the Cafe
Cavour. AS she did not have enough money
to foot the bill a woman who had been
supping at another table In the same place
came to her assistance and paid the bill.
of her husband that she had behaved like
a mao woman and also denied having com
mitted any of the acts OF violence at
tributed to her by her husband.
She denied having committed adultery
with Calentlne Gadsden, or having called
him Dear" She had employed Gadsden
to look after her affairs and protect her
from her husbands violence. paying him q
guinea a day. Mr.. Gadsden, she admitted,
bad been living in the same house with
her since December last.
When the respondent was asked whether
she did not think that continuing to live
in the house with Mr.. Gadsden would i'm
peach her rsputation. she replied: Thai
name of Yarde-Buller.
After some corroborative evidence the
case was again adjourned.