Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27

Temple In London after his graduation and
was duly called to the bar. but he never
pleasure seeking. His first wife was "a sis
ter of the Earl of Limerick. but she soon
died, and he was a widower when he first
tress in Paris. in 1881
After a few months acquaintance they
became engaged In September. 1SS2. they
In the neighborhood of Caen. in Normandy.
Miss Long. who was a Protestant. had
some misgivings about the legality of the
marriage ceremony. Out of Difference to
her scruples. another ceremony was per-
formed by a Presbyterian clergyman in
antwerp; Langworthy; however; asked
for a year for fear that his mother would
disinherit lin. and he kept the marriage
certificate himself.
Shortly ,afterward they went to South
America on his own private yacht. the
Meteor. On the voyage LanGworthy learned
that his wife was to become a mother.
systematic course of ill-treatment. the eli
max of which was that he gave her a little
money and separated from her. after tell
ing her that both marriage ceremonies had
ben ShamS.
She returned to England. and, after the
birth Of her child; began mSa D, pr3eeed ing
there had never been a lawful marriage.
Sir Charles Russell. the present lord chief
justice. was one of the distinguished law
yers whom Langworthy employed.
My lord, we admit everything. We chal--
lenge only the legality of the marriage.
said Sir Charles.
Egged On by His Family.
1t seems that Langworthy's relatives.
from whom he was yet to receive a great
deal of money. egged him on in the trial.
They could not bear the thought of having
Mrs. Langworthy a legitimate member of
the family. 1t was proven that the Cath-
Ollie marriage was not lawful The cere-
mony at had been genuine
enough. but the conditions did not comply
with Belgian laws. The court concluded
that there had been a marriage In fact,
not a legal marriage. and 1t award
ed aiimony at the rate of 5000 a year to
Rather than pay it. L.angworthw fled the
country. At the time he could say nothing
too bitter against his wife. Mrs Lang
worthy. who was without funds. contem-
plated suicide: Then she appealed to ev-
success. On account of her notoriety. she
earned some money by selling goods over
the counters of exhibition. stores, Then
Stead. at the time editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette. took up her case. subscriptions
for her assistance flowed in. Her attorneys
tried q n tack: They &c; n sued aan Tbs ra1s
came on four years after the trst suit had
been begun. She was awarded the full
lowance for her child. This Langworthy
paid.
Mrs. Langworthy never denied her love
for her husband. She always said that
nothing would please her so much as to be
reconciled to him. When they were OPP
In court she wrote thls eNtraor-
binary letter to him
Dear Edward-My many letters to YOU have been
unanswered. Nv lawyer showed me your paper writ
ing of July, 1885. All this should deter me from
writing. but I have a strong motive. You once said.
III VIC have a child l should like IL TO be a girl. IL
Is Of this little girl i would write. Before THIS
wretched suit advances further come and see our lit
tie one. a child Of whom any father might be proud
so lovabIe, winning and intelligent oh, Edward.
would not We be happier with come one to love- l
could never have borne all nv troubles were it not
for my little one. the dearest treasure on earth. God
was good to give her to me. Don't misjudge me and
attribute my writing now to a fear o. appearing in
court, much as l shrank from the idea OF such an
a year ago. now feel that a public trial
alone can vindicate NE. Many. / know. will censure
for writing to you, but / cannot reproach myself
with emitting to do my best for cur child. Your
wife. MILDRED LANGWORTHf-
Like the others. this letter was IMAM
After the trial both disappeared
from public view and became wanderers
On the face of the earth. They We're heard
Of again after the tragedy last week at
the Grand hotel in Paris. 1t is said that
hey had become reconciled and had lived
of late years.
The day after her death he was found in
MS room with a bullet wound in his head.
There were several letters on the table.
me of them being addressed to the police
.ommissary. The contents of the others
we're not disclosed. but in the one to the
commissary LanSworthy said that
lie Was Disguised with life.