The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-22
SCANDAL IN HIGH LIE
MAI. ATHERToN, OF THE PRINCE
OF WALES LANCERS, WANTS
DIVORCE
DUKE IS THE CORRESPONDENT
His Grace of Westminster Charged
With Wrecking the Gallant OFF,
GERS Happiaess-Edward
Wis Name Involved.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-Maj. t. ]. Ather-
ton, second in command of the Twelfth
prince of Wales Royal lancers one of
the crack regiments now in South Africa
has filed suit against his wife, Mabel
Louisa Athertou naming the Duke OF
Westminster as the correspondent.
With the announcement Of the filing
CT the suit of Anterior versus Atherton
and Westminster, the long anticipated
against his wife with the Duke of Man
chester figuring in the role of correspond
ent, have at last materialized. Within
the past thirty-siX hours the lawyer,
who is looked upon as the leader of the
divorce court bar. has been retained in
behalf of the petitioner. The case can
not he 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 compro-
missing the matter and preventing trial.
But as Maj. Anterior is reported to have
already refused a check for e40, 900 as
compensation for the injury he is said
to have sustained the task ahead OF
those who are trying to arrange a set
tlement, among whom is said to be King
Edward himself would seem to be in
superable.
The respondent, Mabel Louisa Ather-
ton, is sister of Sir Aubrey Paul, Bart
She married the major in 1892. They
have one son. born in 1899. Mrs. Atherton
is gcod-looking, stylish woman, about
thirty-five years of age. She belongs to
Londons smart set When Mrs. Ather-
ton went to South Africa her husbands
regiment was with Lord Methuen's COM
mand at Modder river, and she proceed
ed there. Mrs Anterior was at the
Modder river camp with other women
when DR. Treves denounced the plague
of women at the front in South Africa.
The Duke Of Westminster, then Lord
Belgrave, and the brother of we'll
known South African millionaire, whose
name has also been mentioned with that
of Mrs Anterior, were at the same
camp For a long time Maj. Atherton
remained in ignorance of the camp gos-
sip, but finally some Of his brother Of
iicers notified him of the facts in the
case Mrs. Atherton returned to Eng
land in October and stopped off at the
island of Madeira There she took pass
age on IL steamer which was taking the
Duke of Westminster home. They ar
rived in London Nov. 8. Since the re-
turn of Mrs Anterior the Grosvenor
family (the dukes name is Hugh Rich
ard Arthur Grosvenorl has been engaged
in an attempt to prevent the case get
ting into the courts.
DUKE JUST MARRIED.
The Duke of Westminster was married
at st. Pams church, Knights Bridge,
Lendon. Feb. IS, to Miss Sheiagh West
daughter Of Col William CORVALLIS
West.
The Duke of Westminster is still at
Etonton hail. The representative of the
Associated Press learns that citation
has already been issued, but the court
records being unavailable to public in
speetion the details of the citation can
rot yet be learned No English paper
has so far printed a line regarding the
suit, which, according to rurnor, will be
settled out of court Previous to the
Duke of Westminster marriage a cur
rent report credited King Edward with
having had a good deal to Go with max
ing the duke marry Miss West. Even
Sir Alfred Miner has been dragged into
this sensational affair. He was credited
with preventing the Duke Of Westmin-
ster from sailing from South Africa ON
the same boat with Mrs Atherton.