Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
KING EDWARD BROUGHT
PRESSURE 70 BEAR Upon
DUKE Of WESTMINSTER.
INDUCED HIM TO GIVE UP MAJOR
ATTENTIONS WIFE AND MAR
RY MISS SHELAGH WEST.
A NASTY SCANDAL TO OPEN
REIGN OF THE NEW KING.
MAJOR OF ONE OF GREAT BRIT.
AIMS CRACK REGIMENTS SUES
HIS WIFE FOR DIVORCE.
DUKE MADE A CORRESPONDENT.
ATHERT0N REFUSED TO POCKET
HIS PRIDE AND AVERT SCAN
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LONDON, February 21.-Major T. ].
Anterior, second in command of the
Twelfth prince of Wales royal Lam
GERS, o in South Africa, has filed a
suit for divorce against his wife, Mabel
Louisa Atherton, naming the Duke Of
Westminster as correspondent.
With the announcement of the filing
OF the suit of Anterior versus Ather-
ton and Westminster" the %long-antici-
pated divorce proceedings OF Major
Atherton against his wife, with the
Duke of Westminster figuring in the
role OF correspondent. have at length
materialiZed. Within the past thirty
six hours the lawyer who is looked up-
on as the leader of the divorce court
bar has been retained in behalf of the
petitioner. The case cannot be aired
in court at any rate for some months,
and possibly not before the autumn.
and the friends of the Just married
Duke may yet succeed in compromising
the matter and preventing a trial. But
as Major Atherton is reported to have
already refused a check for G40,0 600
as compensation for the injury he is
said to have sustained. the task ahead
of those who are trying to arrange a
settlement, among whom is said
To BE King Edward Himself,
would seem to he i~nsuperable.
The petitioner in this sensational
scandal belongs TO one of the crack
cavalry regiments of the British army,
the Twelfth prince of Wales Royal)
Lancers. Major Atherton ought to
have succeeded to the command of the
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Earl of Airlie, was killed in South
Africa in June last, but he was pass
ed over in favor of Col. b. T. Mahon,
who commanded the British forces
which relieved Mafeking.
The respondent, Mabel Louise Ath-
erton, is a sister of Sir Aubrey Paul,
Bart. She married the major in 1892.
They have one son, born in 1899. Mrs.
Atherton is a good-looking, stylish wo-
man, about 35 years of age. She belongs
to London's smart set. When Mrs. Attn
erton went to South Africa her hus-
bands regiment was with Lord Me-
thuen's command at the Modder river,
and she proceeded there. Mrs. Ather-
ton was at the Modder river camp with
other ome when DR.. Treves de-
nounced the plague OF women at the
front in South Africa. The Duke OF
Westminster, then Lord Belgrave, and
the brother of a well-known South
African millionaire, whose name a
also been mentioned
With That of Mrs. Atherton
were at the same camp. For a long
time Major Atherton remained In ig-
norance Of the camp gossip. but finally
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of the facts in the case. Mrs. Anterior
returned to England in October and
stopped OFF at the island of Madeira.
There she took passage on a steamer
which was taking the Duke OF West
minister home. They arrived in Lon.
don November 8. Since the return OF
Mrs. Atherton the Grosvenor family
(the Dukes nam Is Hugh Richard
G~rosyenor) has been engaged In an at
tempt to prevent the case getting into
the courts. The Countess of Grosven-
or, the Dukes mother. invited Mrs.
Anterior TO her house. This move ST.
fenced the gossips for some time. Then
came the report of the service OF a CT
tation on the Duke of Westminster the
day Of his marriage. which was dis
proved by the fact that the suit was
not then filed.
The Duke OF Westminster was mar
ried at st. Paurs church, knights
Bridge, London. February 18th,
To Miss sheIagb West.
daughter of Col. William CORVALLIS
West.
f. Hatfield. the Duke of westminster's
lawyers, when interviewed by a
representative of the Associated Press
to-day, said he knew nothing at pres
ent regarding the suit and the citation
had not yet been served Following
the usual procedure, this is the next
step Major Atherton would take.
Yes" Mr.. Hatfield said. IF your
information Is correct, which I suppose
it is, you may be sure we will take
very active counter-measures.'
Mr.. Hatfield expressed his surprise
upon hearing that Mrs. Anterior is at
Rome. de refused either to confirm or
deny the rumor that the Duke Of West
minister's family had already paid any
money to hush up the scandal. de
drew attention TO the fact that II did
not follow because a suit had been
commenced that It would ever come to
a hearing.
The Duke OF Westminster is still at
Eaton Hall with his bride. A repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press
learns that a citation for the Duke has
already been issued, but the court rec
ords being Unavailable 10 public inspec-
ton, the details OF the allegations can
not yet be learned. No English paper
has SC far printed a line regarding the
sniff which according IN a sncf1fw m
NOR. will be settled out Of court.
Previous TO the Duke Of Westmin-
ster's marriage. a current
Report Credits King Edward
with having had a good deal 10 do to-
ward making the Duke marry Miss
West Even Sir Alfred Miner has
been dragged into this sensational at
fair. He is credited with preventing
the Duke Of Westminster from sailing
from South Africa on ne same boat
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