The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-06
IRIS. YARDE-bULLE
She Tells a Portion of Her Domestic
Troubles to a World Reporter.

Troubles to world Reporter.
New York. June 6.-The World this
morning says: Mrs. Leila Kirkham
Yaide- Butler, who obtained a judicial
separation from her husband, the Hon.
Walter Yarde- Butler, after a long fight
in London courts last summer, arrived
Yesterday on the steamer Paris. She
was accompanied by her two sons by
a former marriage, Lieutenant Ralph
X Blair First Devonshire regiment,
aged 10 years, and 8 feet ; inches tall.
and Arthur K. Blair.
Mrs. Yarde-Buller is the daughter. of
General r. w. Kirkham, who was one
of CALIFORNIA; richest men and best
solCiers Her home was in Oakland
Miss Kirkham was one of the pretti-
est girls in California when she became
the wife of David Boyle Blair, who rep
resented a large English estate.
After his death she married Walter
Yarde-Buller. younger brother of Lord
Churston, and the Kirkham money re-
vived the fallen English house. She re-
fitted Churston court in Devonshire so
1t is one of the Drettiest places in tho
county. Later, there came family dis
agreements and counter-suits for di-
vorce. with all mannere of unsavor-T
charges, ending finally in a decree of
separation for the wife and a complete
exoaera ton from her husbands accu-
sations.
Il am not through with this matter
yet" said Mrs. Yarde-Buller last night
at The Fifth avenue hotel. I intend
to bring suit here in New York for alb
solute divorce and drag Mr.. Yarde- Bull
Ter to this country and force him TO
go through the same ordeal he inflicted
on me.
IF he does not come and pleads he
has not the means will get out writs
and have a bailiff take possession of
his country house at Lupton. Under
the law the man Will sit there in the
drawing room or anywhere he pleases
and Yarde- Butler cant drive him out.
I'll have that baiiiff stay there all
summer, so that when the guests of the
house parties go down to Lupton they
will see him at the front door And
Yarie-Buller will have to feed him.
too.
L have had % suits at law growing
out of this affair and have won them
ALL I'm tired of law, but / like it.
guess l know all the hest lawyers of
London. Lord Russell is my leading
counsel. He came down to see me of
for this trip I am not going to de-
srlar any alimony, for the property is
all mine anyway. 80. ~
My brother-in-law Lord Churston,
I,
which he. as trustee had given to me
for 80 years When we got into court
it was shown that owing to the pc
culiar conditions Churston was really
suing himself and there was much le-
gal amusement. One of the Jarristers
asked what should be done, and i said
Send for Gilbert and Sullivan
In the Yarde-Buller divorce suits the
name of Valentine Gadesden. once the
Ward McAllister of San Francisco, was
frequently mentioned. He died not
long ago.
''Pood Gadesden,'' exclaimed Mrs.
Yarde-Buller last night He was one
Of the best men that ever lived. If 1
heard any persons speak i'll of him l
would like to kill them. He found my
property was being squandered and
shaved for me day and night He taught
Ralph how to ride. and his tactics,
and he taught Arthur his algebra and
arithmetic He took charge of every
thing around the house, looking after
the servants, saw that / was not
robbed, sent the farm produce to town
and even saw that my meals were
properly prepared. Not a word could
trutnfully be said against him and l
defy any one to criticise his devotion
TO me-"