Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-25

theticaily remarked. she needed the mon
ey, being then overwhelmed with debt
and paying GU per cent to a Jermyn
street .usurer.
This little incident was followed by the
bankruptcy of Lord Byron the past sum-
ner. His failure was due to the fact
that he had accommodated" Mrs.
Kingscote with S250.000. and the details
OF the transaction were brought out in
court. eAs in the case of the beer lord,
Mrs. Kingscote felt she was not TO blame.
She wrote to Lord Byron-and her letter
was admitted in testimony-that he (By-
ROM is "the biggest cad as well as the
biggest idiot 10 England"
This strong statement, the lady amia-
bly, pointed out, was substantiated by the
facts. When Colonel kingscote was ap-
pointed to his present position, the ques-
ton arose as to where and how the
Kingscotes should buy and furnish a
house. Mrs. Kingscote, in. the emergen-
cy, turned to her friend, Lord Byron, a
collateral .descendent of the poet, and ex-
planned the situation. She reckoned that
S100.000 for the house, $4,000 for the
furniture and 9 margin of $4,000 would
be sufficient.
ID SOiicfIinS tHe SzoO,VUO MTS. hluSs-
cote supplemented her destinations with
a great money making scheme advanced
by DR.. Kingscote, her husbands brother.
DR.. kingscote. she said. had invented a
new material for the manufacture of
boots which would last forever and ban
ish corns frcn the feet of he-earth. 1t
was made of potato parings. cost moth
ing and was sure to prove gold mine.
DR.. Kingscote. being introduced to Lord
Byron. informed him thar patent for
this wonderful invention had been taken
out in every, country in Europe, that the
United States had offered him .S1,500, 600
for the patent in America alone, that he
was in negotiation with the British war
office and that he was about to revolu-
tionize the boot department of the army
and navy. He not only undertook to set
tie all Mrs. kingscote's liabilities the mo-
ment that the United States paid up, but
he held out hopes Of immense profits to
obliging friends who would back her bills
In the mean time.
All the benefit which Lord Byron re-
ceived from the transaction, however,
was dozen of champagne sent him by
Colonel Kingscote. probably bought. as
he pathetically admitted in the bankrupt
CT court, out Of his own money and Civ
en-. the registrar opined, with keen
sense of farors to come; the privilege
of paying S35 for drag ordered by the
Kingscotes to take them to the Eton and
Harrow cricket match in 1897 and on
which Lord Byron was their guest, and
the lady's written testimony over her sig-
nature few weeks ago that he tByron)
is ''the biggest cad as well as the biggest
idiot in England"
One of the many tools which Mrs.
Kingscote kept fashioned to her hand
was her brothers widow. Mrs. Mary
Etephanie Drummond Wolff. In 1894
this lady was 45. was on the verge of
bankruptcy. and. according to her writ
ten admission, had committed 'crimes"
at the instigation and for the protlt of
Mrs. Kingscote. Justice was. in the au-
tumn Of 1894, tracking down Mary Steph-
anie. and it occurred to Mrs. Howard
Kingscote that she might save her tool
for future use-by getting some one to
marry her. The victim Mrs. Kingscote
chose for the sacrifice was Captain Ad-
ans of the Fifth lancers. a handsome
young fellow, % years old. The captain
had never seen Mrs. Drummond- Wolff.
but he was devoted to Mrs. Kingscote.
She invited him to dinner-to the best
little dinner which the head and hand
Of woman could devise-end, as her hus-
band was most agreeable, she piled Ad-
ans with extravagant fiattery. She told
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