The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-30
Suit of a RapaciOus Money Lender
That Is Attracting Attention of
the English AristOcracy.
SERIOUS RIOT At PRAGUE
MILITARY FORCED TO PROD THE
MOB WITH BAY0NETs.
Baron Won Gautsch's Plan for Easing
the Political Strain in Austria
Germany and China.

LONDON, Nov. 29-The lord chief JUS
tice is hearing an interesting case which
is attracting the attention of cubmen and
members of the aristocracy here. 1t is the
suit of a money-lender to recover from an
officer of the guard named Clay the sum
of GLIB. due on two promssory notes
cashed for Lord William Nevill. Sir Ed
ward Clarke, Q. c.. representing Clay, ex-
amined the plaintiff and showed that Lord
Nevill borrowed large sums at from 30 to
40 per cert. i:Ilerest, and that in one case
recently the parents of a youth who had
Endorsed Lord Nevlrs unpaid notes paid
the plaintiff 10000 Sir Edward Clarke, for
the defense, allie ged that Lord Nevil Sc
cured Clay's Endorsement by a trick. Ne
will, according to counsels statement, asked
Clay to witness his signature TO family
documents of a private character, these
documents being covered by a paper in
which there were Sits, where Clay was
asked to sign. The latter demurred and
asked to see the documents, whereupon he
was told the documents referred to a divorce
of Lord Nevill S sister, Lady Cowley. Clay
accepted the explanation and signed with
out having any idea, until he was sued that
he was signing promissory notes. Clay tes-
titled in confederation of the statement
after the discovery of the trick played on
him, ne taxed Lord Nevill with it. where
upon Lord Nevin wrote and asked him to
hold his tongue for a short time, as other
wise he Oord NevilD would be ruined for
life. Finally, Clay called Lord Nevill n
swindler. At the close of to-days testimony
the case was adjourned.
Lord William Beauchamp Nevill was born
in 1860. is the fourth son of the Marquis
of Albergaveny. He was formerly an aid
de-camp to the Viceroy of Ireland, the Duke
OF Marlborough, and is a lieutenant in
the Third Battalion of the Royal West Kent
Regiment. He is married. The fifth daugh-
ter of the Marquis of Abergaveny is Lady
Violet. born in 1866 and married in 1889 to
the third Earl Cowley. On Oct 80, 1896.
petition for divorce was brought by Count
ess Cowley, who alleged matrimonial
misconduct and extreme cruelty on the
part OF the earl. The correspondent in the
case was Mrs. Charington. 1t was brought
out in the course of the trial, which be-
gan in January last, that the earl, then
Viscount Dangan, was forced to heavily
compensate Phyllis Broughton, the actress,
Tor breach of promise. In the trial of the
olvorce suit Earl Cowley and Mrs Charing-
ton denied the allegations of the complain
ant. Counsel for the countess asked per-
mission mi: to amend the petition OF the plain
tin by introducing a new correspondent on
the following Monday. The request was
granted and the jury was discharged. When
the hearing was resumed, on Feb. l, Earl
Cowley made no contest, but admitted mis-
conduct with the second correspondent, and
In August last the couTtess obtained a de-
cree of absolute divorce, with alimony to
the amount of e2,200 year for life
Sam Lewis. the money-ender in the case
now on trial in London. is probably the
most notorious man of his class in Eng
land. During the bankruptcy proceedings
against the Marquis OF .AesbuTy, who died
in 1894. it developed that Lewis had a claim
of E257 900 against the estate. which includes
the famous Savernate forest. Lewis, in
September 1895. purchased the beautiful
residence of Countess Cowley, at Maiden
head for G12.000