The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20
ACCUSED BY HER HUSBAND.


order 70 evade the payment 81 a
Fromiss1ry note Far $500. % ~aisi
be had frzuauientiy lBdorzed asr
name. has 80 extraordinary a spect 60
been witnessed as fbst which took Esce
today IN the court CT queen bench before
lord chief justice. when ssr Tsttou Sykes.
one OF the greatest territorial rrag1G -
OF the North, a man Possessed % a fer al
from lands OF 40 90. and who enjoy fne
reputation Of having built and endowed
more churches, Protestant as ~ea -
Catholic. than any man ~ ibe CHt i
Kingdom eedesvore6 10 evade the iay-
inert 81 certain prvrn.ssSfy notes ~
swearing that the ind0rss msnts wera for
gsries perpsirated b. bis wife. WI -
thtrfy-fgge years his junior.
> Lady Sykes IT. one OF me most Isfofsii ~. n
women In the snsrt~zi see'fsa q Lon on
society and related 10 nearly all the 81 a.
houses OF the Brffizn aflSf0craes. bs}TG .
daughter OF the celebrated Tory statesEnan
and sportsman, the ST. zion. George Cav
endiss3 Bentink a great-vrradu4ugflt sr =
the third Iyuke az Portland and a coiien
OF the present 6uke. Her brother f. mar
r3ed TO daughter OF Aaturiu Living =
Of tssaafNbnrx ~ r.. and ia that Nay - g.
brosher-sss-iaw Of sir. and Mrs - en
Mills. who were OVER here In The suite OF
the American ambassador at the Sine ~
the jubilee festivities iaSs ssmmeT. lazy
Gykeg Il may be added. Is 8 frequent ss~
fsor to the United States aid well Known
In see.esy at New York and Newport
Both sir Tatton Sykes ard the Seia ves
OF his wife, comprising the euoFm9tIasY
wealthy Duke OF Portland. are seseaty
blamed by society and by the pu{3g8e az
large fer pDs having long ere this TAX n
steps 10 place Lady Sykes under Restraint
~ a .sunatlc, for without VesliEe or
doubt she IS irresponsible mentally for
much of her conduct Her srcentrs ifles
kx.a. xx4fx sptH Ese - eLfF
confidence to assert that any odan -
which she may have Inherited from tae
CSyeDaish isenslnk family has besn 3a-
fIderaf,iy aggravated ~ that iutegnpfr-
afce which is yearly becoming more prev
aicnt In London society. She 10 loH4er
has any senre Of the value OF jsgg.ry,
money or financial engagements
That sueh is the case has been dam n
strased over ard over again during re
last six or eight months ~ the e1:TaCt-
binary nuu.ber of suits that have lss..n
brought against her. chiefly by uo
lenders and ssoak brokers. Two AZ b Il
Of these have been OF q criminal character.
and while one was aettied by means q a
compromise. tas other was dismissed .or
want OF sufficient evidence Of the criminal
Intention.
The case now before the court. ard
which was partly heard today. is iva
case against her husband. who's. defe
II,
Of the crime Of forging his name. Wfeu
the case was called before the lord {
tustics Baron Russell, Daniel jay tls
money lender said the action VAS 10 r-
cover the sum of sl5,ssD lent TO tbe l. dy
/ Jessica Sykes In is.si on the security II
I notes purpcfting 10 be signed By her hus
band Sir Taitua Sykes. The a. AZ
amount OF cash lent. counsel contint ed
was about Eie.sss. the balance Aelna -
sefssf.
Lady sykes admitted the liability pt
Z Sir Tatloa denied thai the signatures = fc
his and alleged that they mere forged hY
Lady sykes The latter. counsel siid.
would testify that her husband signed tae
notes.
Counsel for Sir Tattoa said tha5 i.sdy
Jsssiea apecalated heavily an the ~ e'.
exchange. When the ''ksfitr circus was
smashed her husband had 10 pay - go
/, nsr brokers.
Her iafiysaip admitted size owed Sam
LAWS. the Wall knoWn money lenter
fs,eoo. Later Lady sykos announced ,fat
she bad rot kept account books. AL Tag
thar she kept heF accounts IN her head
Upon further cross-exa minatign I.sdy
ssk9s slid IL was impossible - set III 'i IS
from Sir Tsiton except for churches. IS r
Borrowing she continued were to 81
deh's IN addition to the money she A7d
borrowed from Sem Lewis Lady S.k =
admitted having borrowed kt.eH5 4 IA
sanxuinetu and Gss,eoo from insure Sa
companies.
AT the close az the days proceedings fb,
case was adjourned
IL rae ease Is dccielca la favor OF NiE
Tattan. Their. Is no doubt that ihc co.
fsated piainSiu money lender az ha
name ~ DAY. Will ~ once d. msnd 'hs tr
rest Of Lady Sykes on charges al foygsrY
and likewise Of obtaining money uu -
false pfeterses- II Is didieult 60 see low
the authorities Will he ahle 10 refuse ls
demand. and the mAay titled relatives 81
Lady sykes viii ttnd thomSelNe= ftt- &
face With the alternative az either II t-a-
her under restraint as 4 Iuaatie og eis. ri
paysng her large indebtedness to the nug
ct IN order n avoid her being consigned {
felon's prison. aff8yesi IL yhe Earb eG
4 female convict All this might have r,. z
avoided. ard the public iissrace spare
had Sir Ta,ton bad The good sense ea'
age % piace ms wife = some gette1- .o
+ the Insane Instead 81 fiiak the ueNsHt
pers With Advertisements that re Wosis
s no longer b financially Responsible
1 her ana taking steps a. tho sam" ttsle
secure separation IN order 10 thorau ti1
impress nnoIf every one that he as in ~.
any participation in her h.shiu,les.
IL Ne would not 10 tAis far taC sak, ID
his Wis hr might a. any rstr have Z ga
50 fer She sake uf hls only son Na1k
Z lad nav Ia his flineteeRth year. a. eek 4
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