The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-07
DUKE IS SUED FOR
BREACH Of PROMISE
Manchester's Honeymoon is an
Unpleasant One.
JTLTED AN ACTRESS
WOMAN AN AMERICAN GIRL
ONCE LIVED IN OREGON.


Liverpool. March 6.-On his arrival
here today on the White Star line
steamer Oceanic from New York. the
Duke of Manchester. who. with his
bride, was a passenger on board, was
served with a writ for an alleged
breach of promise, at the instance OF
Portia knight of London.
London. Naren 6.-The Manchester
sensation promises to rival the west
Minister scandal. Although the Duke
of Manchester asserts that the VIII
has not been served upon him IN the
suit for alleged breach of promise, this
is quite immaterial, as the writ has
been issued and proceedings have COM
menced-
This entirely new SEQUEL to one Of
the most interesting marriages by an
American heiress and representative or
the British peera ge had its inception
shortly after the Duke of Manchester
so suddenly made Miss zimmerman d
duchess. Miss knights allegations are
not yet obtainable. but il is evident
that she is in earnest and that the
/ suit was brought without any idea OF
/ gaining publicity. She is about the
/ same age as the Duke OF Manchester
possibly a trifie older
/ Their acquaintance began, a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press is
/ informed, when Miss Knight was nv
/ ing in StirminS Mansions, in London,
] where the duke frequently visited. the
I EMPLOYEES of the mansion say the ac-
I quaintance ripened to a stage where
they quarreled frequently, and that the
/ visits continued up TO only about SIX
months ago, when the duke no longer
called there and Miss Knight took a
fat elsewhere. She is now living IN
/ London amid friends of position and
means.
! Unlike the duchess, Miss knight is q
pronounced brunette, with an olive
complexion.
Duke Was Worried.
No one met the duke and duchess or
their arrival at Euston station, London
The duchess looked extremely well anC
very pretty. The duke seemed rather
worried. When asked by representa-
tive of the Associated Press if 1t were
true that he had been served with
| writ. he replied:
TT is quite untrue. 1 know nothing
about the suit. I am feeling quite Il
and had a fine time in America"
Come along" said the duchess, an'
the couple jumped into a cab and droV
off. They had intended TO land
Queenstown and proceed TO their IRIS
home Lut the storm prevented 1t, and
therefore, they decided to come t
London, which they win shortly leav
for Ireland,
. % or "a years Ole. She was on tn
stage in New York for short tim
I and has been living privately in Lon
don for a year She referred repre-
sentative of the Associated Press [
her lawyers. The writ has been on
for some time, she said, and she di
not know whether it would be serve
in America or England. Miss Knigh
was glad to hear that il had bee
served in Liverpool --
Il regret that this affair has becOm
/ public" she said. Il thought it WOul
+. ! be done in quiet. I do hope it will nc
be taken up by the American paper
, I have brought the suit not because
, desired publicity, but because felt
a duty bound to all my friends here
= / England. For their sake, as well {
my own. 1 have every wish that til
proceedings should be as quiet as 20!
= sible.
u 4 only met the Duke of Manchest'
9 since ] came to England a year ag
But really 1 must refer you to my 81
= licitors."
When Miss Knights solicitors we
d called upon they declined TO give ar
details or to do more than to confir
the report that Miss Knight had con
menced action.