The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-17
TWO AMERICAN MOTHS.
Their PitiabIc Fate Recalled by the Death
Of a Titled BLACKBOARD.

Tottering i'm premature dotage. at an
age when men of healthy mind and
body are just passing out Of their
prime. a titled English s~coundrel died
the other day. This circumstance would
be of little interest here but for the
fact the tragedies OF two American wo-
mems ives are connected with the I'M
savory career OF Henry Paget. fourth
marquis of Anglesey. One was Miss
Mary Livingston King of Georgia, a
famous belle in her day; the other was
Mrs. william Wetmore Of New York.
Mary King was born at ~Sandhills,
Ca. before the civil war. and was the
daughter OF a wealthy planter. At the
age of IS she was a most beautiful girl.
While on a European tour h met
Henry Wodehouse. a brother of the
Earl Of Kimberly, who fell in owe with
her at sight. After a few months OF
ardent courtship the lovely young
American became Mrs. Wodehouse.
This was in 1872. Their married life
was happy but brief. for the husband
died in a little over a ear, leaving
his widow to the care of his brother.
the Earl of Kimberly. A suitable pc
riod Of mourning having passed, Mrs.
Wodehouse was presented at court, no
opportunity for that social necessity
having presented itself previous to her
husbands death, as they had lived on
h continent entirely. On being
launched into society. the young widow
became the rage and soon fell under
the evil eye of the Marquis Of Anglesey.
a man of 40. then married for the sec
ond time. and possessed of one OF the
fines titles n fortunes in England.
So pronounced became his attentions to
the charming American widow that he
was reprimanded by her guardian. the
Earl of Kimberly. This was not until
the wife of the marquis was heart
broken by his conduct. She poisoned
herself i'm her splendid country house
one night In 1877. and three years vter
h marquis married Mrs. Wodehouse.
Even at the time OF her wedding the
villainous BLACKBOARD had been carry
ing on an intrigue with another Amer
lean woman, Mrs. william Wetmore of
New York. daughter of a successful
commission merchant i'm The empire
city. Young. beautiful and ~vivacious,
she loved gayety and admiration. Her
husband, rather a staid man, was do
mestic In his tastes. Mrs. wetmore
during a visit to Europe met the Mar
auis OF Anglesey and never came back.
For a time the noble marquis amused
himself with the silly American moth.
II was even arranged between them
that each hould secure a divorce. and
after hat Mrs. Wetmore was to be-
come his wife. 1t was on hearing of
this scandalous plot that the marchion-
ess poisoned herself, as already stated.
Instead of wedding Mrs. wetmore the
marquis took Mrs. Wodehouse TO wife.
The deserted woman made several ef-
forts to see her betrayer, but was re-
pulsed IN she finally poisoned herself
in Paris. dying in terrible agony. Mean
time the dream of the Georgia beauty
q been realized. She had a title and
all the money h wanted. besides
splendid Jewels and everything in the
way of dress that money could buy.
As to places OF residence. there was
Beaudesert. the magnificent ancestral
estate of the marquis at Litchield
Pla Newydd, a castle in Wales: a
town house in London and another in
Paris-what more could any woman
want? The young marchioness soon
learned that wealth and happiness were
not sufficient to insure happiness. In
less than two years her husband bru-
tally Informed her that he was tired OF
her and that they must separate. He
even advertised hat he would not be
responsible for her debts. but was sub.
%sequently compelled to give her a year.
Iy allowance proportionate to his in.
come. A separation then took place
and the unfortunate American woman
took up her residence in Paris, where
she has since resided.