The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
nBGEN-PAYING EARL.
,rsr,NG CONTEST OVER Sue
u r'' TO THE POULETT TITLE.

claimants Career-The County
at in somcrsetshire i'm a state Oh
sen r,uected That Lord Hinton
' tenant to Take Possession
and Eorce Used.
ID, Letter in New York Mail ana
LN'0' EXDress.
..bieve celebrity or notoriety-oy
--.sr term you like 70 describe the
o,tes OF publicity-in many Gu
s,s aud the death which is an
".5 ,o-I3v of an English earl Of Illus
'''' .,r,.strv is pointed instance. I'm
primary circumstances the dea'h Oh
~ r,~s-.sb peer. unless he happens to be
.rotesman. or a great poet, or
.sreral does not call for more than
e-,,.rsnb of fifty to a hundred lines of
....,,.,, Rut to-day the late Earl Poulett
MOVES no less than three columns oil
n.orvr in the Daily Telegraph. Not be-
..,ss he was a beited earl, or was former
J.. GREAT racins man, or for any other
.,p in partcular except one, and that
.t.,t his eldest son and it is generally be-
80 legitimate successor 10 the title and
...af,s. is a man who has been familiar
am. IN London for several years past as
anorgan grinder
4 The question whether the House OF Peers
eo Be recruited by gentleman who mas
4 t.9 in5ustr.ous!y turning the crank of a
4 nano organ for Ten long years, is natur-
i oil, a problem of much interest TO society,
tBa large. T.
4 elf 81 is a venomous thrust at hereditary
4 Loislat1lres ana will doubtless be one of
/ tte weapons used by that rapidly growing
rsrty i'm this country which would make
tts seats In the upper chamber of Parlia-
ment for a period Of years or at best for
life only There have been, and are stih,
numerous cases where the eminent fathers
successor is either a man of shallow in
teliect Indifferent character or disreputa-
blv connected; and yet that son and sue
cessor unless he happens to be bank
ruut takes his seat without legal demur in
the House Of Lords, and his vote may be-
come the casting one deciding for or
against measure of the utmost import
ance to the nation. There are at least a
score Of men of furnished honor who to-
day are peers of England, or, at any rate,
Of either Ireland or Scotland. If the Hooley
revelations are also taken into considera-
ton as adding blots upon escutcheons, the
number of dishonored peers has been con-
sderahfy increased of late.
In regard TO Lord Hinton, however, or,
as he has assumed his late fathers title
the new Earl Poulett-there is a good
deal to be said in his favor. AT the time
the marriage-which is not disputed-oc-
cured between his father and his moth
er, the bridegroom was only a lieutenant
in the army, and although he was nephew
and heir to the earldom, he had already
acquired a reputation for dissipation, and
the union to the sturdy pilots daughter
seemed, in the opinion of some people, to
be rather a good thing for him than 9TH
erwise. 1t is claimed, however, that the
son was born six months after marriage,
and that the then Lieut.. Poulett repudi-
ated paternity. Shortly afterward he sep
araed from his wife, but he allowed her
an income until she died, in 1871, and never
attempted TO discountenance her calling
herself Countess Poulett. The boy, the
ear always regarded with dislike, although
1t appears that he tolerated his presence
on more than one occasion, and in partic-
uiar at the Thanksgiving service for the
recovery Of the Prince of Wales, when
the alleged "Viscount Hinton was in
Vted 10 be present as the eldest son of a
lett 10 the cathedral The real legal con-
TEST that will now ensue will be in regard
10 the words inscribed on the patent,
helrs OF the body lawfully begotten," and
the legal fraternity are of opinion that
one OF the most extraordinary trials of Ie-
sldmacy Will now ensue. There is anoth-
er claimant styled "Viscount Hinton'-a
Ide Oh li-Who is the son of the late Lord
Fo4letts third wife and present widow.
am Niscount Hinton and 1 do this to
earn living for my wife and myself
Is me legend that the noble organ-grinder
mas Tor years carried in front of his in
81 utleht While her husband worked at
HIS handle, the viscountess would carry
round the tin cup for pennies and make
ooo-courtesy for every donation. The
Vlscount-for unless he is proved to be IL
Iesiumate ne seems to have the best right
~ 'udl utle-Was well educated as a boy,
,"dnks TO the kindness of one of his puta-
I'VE lather connections, the Dowager
Duchess OF Cleveland. So strongly. in
ueed, did that lady believe in the right of
tLe boys birth that she left upwards of
i'WV Tor the benefit of any son that he
iiiSht nave by marriage. He did marry
'o ny alter arriving at mans estate. and
Is now a groWn-up son, who is an
,,-.lSl III the English army, and who, 1
,1 '' lio9 lOliS ago quarreled with
u'soWiied MS organ-grinding father.
iu ms early manhood days Viscount Hin
"H Attempted to make his living as a
'u7eI' out his voice failed him, and he
oo'aihed employment on the stage as A
o"u, IL is while in that capacity that he
''' the lady who is now his wife. The
it'-eSsloh OF organ-grinding was adopted
,rI many attempts had been made to
@'d5 recognition from the old earl. lust
'u ana at first was so lucrative that
all o'ner means of livelihood were relin-
q'ished IN its favor The first organ was
oeauuiuly painted affair, with the Wis
5u,ll eoronet on the panels, and on
e.l occasions the viscount and viscount-
rsr,i'. le invited to perform at garden
d, their titles. Naturally This wss n
b5I51e OF the deepest annoyance to the
.-lII'I OF The earldom and if H. -. a.. -