The herald., 1896-07-29
Very Soon After Marriage Was
SOIemnized
THE YARDE.BULLER CASE
Interesting Details Of Aristocratic Eng.
lish Domesticity
Mrs. Yarde-Bui'er, Being An American, OBJ.
iectcd TO Being Kicked-Defended
Herself With a Rake
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON. July 2S.-In the divorce d.
vision of the high court of justice today,
before Sir Francis Henry Jeune, pre-
siding judge,the suit for divorce brought
by Walter Yarde-Buller against Mrs.
Yarde- Butler, daughter of the late Gen.
Kirkham of San Francisco, was re-
sumed. Yarde- Butler. according to his
wife's testimony, was declared bank
rupt in 1888, after which he and his wife
went to the United States, visiting her
friends. While in America Yarde- Bull
Ter wrote a confession. witnessed by Mr.
Majoribanks, their lawyer All this
time Gen. Kirkham was supplying Mrs
Yarde- Butler with money for their sup
port. Yarde- Butler returned to Eng
land in 1891, and eleven months later his
wife rejoined him. She went to Churs-
ton and found that during her absence
many of her belongings had been sold,
including her wedding gifts.
Gen. Kirkham. Mrs. Yarde- Butler
also stated. advanced $4,000 to be ex-
pended at Churston. Mrs. Yarde-Buller
said that her husband left her alone at
SHul SUN NlNHOut IL ScINdHt, hHu SHt
had to do the work of the house while
her father was dying of broken heart.
thousands of miles away, on account of
Yarde-Buller's conduct toward her.
After Kirkhams death it was an
nounced that Mrs Yarde-B Butler had
been left large fortune. and her hus-
band rejoined her the same day.
But while at Churston on this occa-
sion, Yarde- Butler, it seems, ordered his
wife out of the house and told her to go
into the streets.
Respondent further testified that
Yarde- Butler pulled her hair, kicked
her and struck her in the face. Mrs.
Yarde- Butler denied her husbands
charges against her of unchastity and
violence toward him.
Mrs Yarde-Bulle admitted that she
defended herself with kitchen rake.
In regard to the statement made by
Yarde- Butler on the witness stand that
one night his wife insisted upon going
to the Alhambra music hall, and after
ward to the Cafe Cavour, a resort fire.
quented by gay people, respondent said
Mr.. Yarde-Buller took her to the AL
hambra and later left her at the Cafe
Cavour. AS she did not have money
enough to foot the bill, woman who
had been supping at another table in the
same place came to herassistance.
Mrs Yarde-B denied the state
ments of her husband that she had be-
haved like a mad woman and also de-
MED having committed any of the acts
of violence attributed to her by her hus-
band She denied having committed
adultery with Valentine Gadsden. She
had employed Gadsden to look after
her affairs and protect her from her
husbands violence, paying him a
guinea a day.
Mr. Gadsden, she admitted, had been
living in the same house with her since
December last. The respondent was
asked whether she did not think contin-
uing to live in the same house with
Gadsden would destroy her reputation.
She replied: THAT was thoroughly i'm
peached when took the name of Yarde-
Butler"
After some corroborative testimony
the case was again adjourned.