Evening journal., 1897-06-07
TO SUE FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Yarde Butler Arrives Here to
Commence Proceedings.
WIFE OF LORD CHURSTGS'S BROTHER
Was the Daughter of a Wealthy Caiifor-
nian and widow When She Mar
ried the Man Whom She Now
Seeks TO BE Freed From.

New York, June THE Hon. l.. X.
Yarde Butler of Churston court, in
Devonshire, England, the wife of Wal
ter Yarde Butler, brother of Lord
Churston, has arrived from England.
She brought with her the two sons OF
her first husband-Lieutenant r. Kirk
ham Blair Of the First Devon, and Ar
thur KlrlSham Blair.
Mrs. Yarde Butler announced that
she intended to bring suit for absolute
divorce against her husband. Her pro-
eeeding against him for a legal separa-
tion last July attracted much attention,
both in this country and I'm England
She is daughter of the late General
r. w Kirkham of Oakland, Cal. She
was the widow of -. Boyle Blair an
Englishman. when she met Mr. Yarde-
Butler I'm 1885. They were married in
the following year. Lord Churston set
tied Churston court upon her, and she
became lady in waiting to the queen.
General Kirkham died in 1894, and
she came over to join I'm a contest
growing out of his will. When she re-
turned TO England. she took back Val
entine Gadesden who acted as her
agent. She brought suit for divorce
against her husband. charging him
with statutory offenses and with ex-
treme cruelty. He made a counter
charge of cruelty and named Gadesden
as correspondent. She secured a legal
separation in July, 1896.
VIII Sue For Absolute Divorce.
Il shall bring a suit for absolute di-
vorce," she said. IF Mr.. Yarde Butler
says that he Is too poor 20 come over
and answer It, a bailiff will be sent to
his house at Lupton- This man will
sit before the door all summer so that
all the guests can see him. They can't
get rid Of him, and they will have to
| feed him. l shall not ask for alimony,
because all he has is mine anyway.
Il left England because 1 wanted a
rest. I am tired of the law. have had
2S different suits gsowing out OF this
trouble, and / have won them all. Lord
| Russell is onb of my counsel. Lord
Churston has brought suit against me
to recover Churston court. He says
that now that / have separated from
his brother it Is his.
THE judge said that he was really
suing himself. because he is my guard
ian and trustee. He never heard of such
a case. I told them to send for Gil
bert and Sullivan. The judge reserved
MS decision
Il viii not hear anything against Mr.
Gadesden. He was the best man in tho
world, and he slaved for me. He found
them neglectlng my interests when he
got to England. and he took charge oil
them. He helped to educate my boy'
and looked after all my affairs.
ct made the speech for the county al
the golden jubilee. and they chose ms
to do the same again. but / just came
away. The people will all leave Londci
during the Jubilee. 1t gives the Ameri
cans. the Rothschilds and Barney Bar
natos chance to spend money, and /
will be a good thing for trade. Dla
monds win go up. but the people vii
not stay there"
Mrs. Yarde Butler will remain In tn,
city for a few days and will then go e
San Francisco, where she viii consult
her counsel She is a slight woman
with an animated manner and a lnowl
edge of the law of which she says SHE
is fond. She has plenty Of determine
tion
"They wanted the law said she, re-
ferring to her husband and his family
"and they have had enough of it,"
Mr. Gadesden died near Baden. il
Germany, in September of last year
Mrs. Yarde Butler nursed him in hi
last illness.