Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
HIS WIFE NOTHING TO HIM
Edward Langtry Tells His Troubles to a
Newspaper Reporter.
SAYS HE HAS AN INCOME OF HIS OWN
Being nm Irishman lie VIII Not Rccog-
nize san Francisco Courts Author
ity to Demand His Attendance
in Divorce Proceedings.

Copyright. 1897. by Prajs Publishing Company
LONDON, Jan. 5.--(New Vol World Cable
gram-speclal Telegram)-The statement
cabed here that Mrs. Langtry is making q
third effort to secure a divorce in California
has prompted quite the contrary suggestion
in the London press; FIRST, that her husband
demands too large a price FOR his consent
and again, that the general belief that he
has been receiving an allowance for his com
placence must be untrue, since he would
otherwise be very willing to receive the cap
ital sum at once rather than depend on un-
certain payments. In the fourteen or more
years OF this separation, Edward Langtry
has declined to litter a word of public eX-
PLANTATION Influenced by these recent publi-
cations, perhaps, he has now consented to
make formal statement through the World
of his exact position, and he signihed his
readiness to receive an old acquaintance,
representing the World, for this purpose.
For many years after the separation, Mr..
Langtry lived obscurely in Wales giving his
whole time to fishing, shooting and yachting,
with occasional excursions in the local life
boat. He Is now living at Southampton and
there on Saturday he received the World
representative at his rooms Queens ter
race.
HAS NO INTEREST IN HER
He had heard that his wife was sailing by
the steamer Paris that day. and he began
by asking IL the reporter knew 1t.
passenger Est was procured from the
American line office near by, and her name
was not upon It,
Well" he said, ut really does not mat
ter"
IF she were going he was asked would
you have gone to see herr"
Indeed would do nothing of the kind.
she is nothing now, to me. As well as |
can recollect | have not seen her since thir-
teen years ago. She passed me quite closely
IN her brougham, our eyes met. and only a
mere indication OF a recollection passed be-
tween U.s."
81 have seen in San Francisco paper that
my wife has given me a regular allowance
of $3.50 year. l want to state through the
World that | have never had a penny from
her IL that is OF interest, let 1t be said
to the furthest limits of the English-speak-
ing people. | live and have lived on the
rentals of the little property have in the
north OF Ireland supplemented by some
newspaper and magazine descriptions of
shooting and fishing experiences and our
battles with the sea in a lifeboat in and about
the rocks of South Stack"
"And how" the reporter asked do you
spend your time now?'
We'll, have an interest in little sixteen
ton yacht and with Captain Greaves, a
really good fellow l go in Tor great deal
of cruising Then there is always much to
NC cttH u uHt lthtS an lultItSl III shipping.
/ do, and in summertime 1t Is really de-
llghtful down here. Then am well known
and in this way the time moves pleasantly
along. BY the bye. ! met with rather bad
accident some time ago, and as you may see
l have sustained a nasty wound on the bridge
OF the nose. The doctor says it will lsave a
very plain mark when it heals, as a lot of
flesh was dug right out. | was coming from
the railroad station when | trpped over
piece OF loose wood and was thrown straight
on my face. | bled a great deal and severely
injured the cap of my left knee"
MIR. LANGTRY'S RESOLVE.
Before bringing the interview to a con-
clusion Mr.. Langtry handed to the CORE
spondent the following signed document:
l have today. SATURDAY January 2 1897
told to the New York Worlds special cor
respondent all the facts and other matters
regarding the citation served on me, which
was issued by judge I'm San Francisco
Cal, court. deny all its allegations and
beg TO aver that l am not going to take
any trouble to comply with the California
utterly ignoring that judges authority
AS matter of fact, l placed the doct-
meht IN lire crate two minutes after |
received It,. l do not recognize the right
OF any foreign court to demand my attend
ance, nor VIII | comply.
The claim for divorce on the grounds
OF desertion and such other matters makes
the CITATION even more absurd than IL
otherwise would have been. Truth will in
!his case prevail, as certainly as IL does
e. LANGTRY.
Mr. Langtry added that he had had a
proposition from publisher to write book
on sport with cash payment of f25OO
Al last accounts Mrs. Langtry was Mt
monte carlo, BALLARD SMITH