The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-27
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who has just finished the three months
term in prison imposed on him for big
amy by the house of lords, is a patri-
archal citizen of Germantown. Horace J.
Smith, member of the old Quaker family
of that name, and uncle of the wife of
his lOrdship'S younger brother. Bertham
Arthur William Russell Mr.. Smith has
lodged a formal demand for the titled
eX-cOnVict's exclusion with the immigra-
ton commissioners of the port, and
through them notified the commissioners
in New York and Boston.
The information filed by Mr.. Smith was
contained in the following cablegram
from the North Americans London cor
respondent, WIberforce Hay:
Earl Russell is TO become an Amer
lean. He will leave Holloway jail on
Thursday, and as soon as he has ar
ranged "A few private business matters
he and his second wife. who was Mrs.
MOllie Cook, will leave for Nevada, where
the earl obtained divorce from his first
wife. who was the daughter of Lady Tina
Scott and married Mrs. Cook. 1t was for
this latter marriage that the Earl was
tried FOR bigamy at the bar OF the house
of lords and is now serving sentence
In addition, Mr.. Smith cited to Inspec-
tor Robinson section 4 Of the statute COW
ering the case. entitled An act to regu-
late immigration: That all foreign con-
victs, except those convicted of political
offenses. upon arrival shall be sent back
from which they came
Another passage read by Mr.. Smith fol-
lows: The following class of aliens
shall be excluded from admission into
the United States: All idiots insane per
sons paupers or persons likely to become
a public charge; persons suffering from
a loathsome or dangerous contagious dis
ease, persons who have been convicted
of a felony or other infamous crime or
misdemeanor or involving moral terpi-
tude, polygamists, etc"
The complainant says he is getting not
only at his own instance, but a so by re-
quest of the family in England The Of
promised to lay it before the treasury
department.
At his home in Germantown Mr.. Smith
reviewed the case last night. He said:
This titled scapegrace certainly can
become citizen, for he has been adj
judged felOn and served his sentence.
1t won't do for him 70 plead that his di-
vorce from his first wife is legal in Ne
vada. We can't go behind the records.
My niece, Alys, daughter of my late
brother. Robert Pearsall Smith, married
Earl RusselIs younger brother All of
the Russell family are turned against the
earl.
John Francis Stanley, second Earl Rus
sell, Viscount Amberley and Viscount
Ardsalla. eldest son of the late Lord
! John Russell. was born in 1865. He served
! in parliament for Nottingham while Wis
count Amberley and married in 1890 Mabe
! Edith, youngest daughter Of Sir Claude
Scott, baronet. Nine months later Count
/ ess Russell Instituted divorce proceed
/ ings, alleging cruelty, but she lost th'
I case Then the countess sued for a res
I titutiOn of martial rights. but lost again
! the earl getting a legal separation or
l the ground of her cruelty in making GER
/ tain criminal charges against him.
After a long series of lawsuits Ear
/ Russell sued his mother-in-law, LADY
! Selma Scott. for criminal libel and she
/ was convicted and sent to prison. SubSe
/ quently Countess Russell became a music
I hall singer.
/ Lord Russell then came to America and
! secured a legal domicile in Nevada. aftel
| which he brought suit for divorce agafns
/ his countess. and secured a decree. HI
/ Immediately married Mrs. Marion Somer
/ vile, who obtained a. divorce at the same
/ time. The new countess was born
| Marion Cook She married. at D. james
! Watson. a broker. from whom she wa
| divorced in 1889: whereupOn. she married
| George Somerville- She also went upoI
| the stage She is about IS ten year.
! older than the earl, and has a son 2
| years old.
! On the earis return to his native Ian,
I he was arrested upon complaint of hi
| first wife, and elected TO be tried by hi
/ peers in the house of lords. The nobl
| pIeaded guilty. and was II once sen
| fenced to three months in Hollowa!
! Jail.