The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-28

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brought up with proper care. Her
mother died when Katherine was in
early childhood. and she was turned
over to an old doWagar duchess. In
the duchess splendid mansion she was
left with tie waiting women and occu-
pied the sleeping apartments common
10 them all, Here temptation was
thrown in her way. especially by two
of theS'' w.men, Dorothy Berwicke and
tdary l.asseiis. The former led the lit
tie girl just coming to womanhood into
an Intrigue with her music teacher,
Hcnry Manox, while Mary Lassells led
her into another with Francis Derham.
Il member of the household troop of
Katherine's uncle. d powerful duke.
Derham succeeded in ~persuading
Katherine to become betrothed to him.
y trOth plight, as it was called in those
days. was equivalent to d marriage
and SO recognized by the church. Der
ham called her WIFE" and she called
him husband" In time this relation
ship was discovered by the dowager
duchess. who. after giving Katherine a
beating. placed her under duress. The
matter was huShed up; the women who
had fostered the intimacy were sent
away, while Ibnrham fed from the
blight he had brought upon one of the
noblest families In England. escaping
10 ireland, There he shipped with
pirates.
Katherine had only now reached
womanhcnd aud, having been freed
from her evil associates, became re-
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department.. IHprham returned and en-
'ieavored to renew his intimacy with
ner. but Katherine would have nothing
10 do with him.
Reports of Katherinp'S attractions
pread till they reached the court. Her
'amily, indeed her relationship by blood
10 the royal house of England, rende
cd Der fully eligible to an appointment
IN the royal service. and she was made
maid of honor TO the queen. The king
noticed aud admired her. Then he be
gan to pay her attention, and she be-
came the queens rival. AT last the
queen was divorced, and Katherine be
anne queen of England.
Meanwhile Derham had vanished,
while Dorothy Berwicke, Mary Las
sells and the others who had known of
Katllerine'S temptations and their re
suits We're scattered. But no sooner
was it known that she was to become
queen than these birds of prey began
20 hover over the woman they had
ruined as q child One of the women
wrote her demanding to be taken into
her service, and Katherine did not dare
of,,r, l,.. Ic NuL, h,1 A-cf
tempered with her. became Que of the
royal musicians. and the terrible ord
hat was drawing about her was at
last knotted by Dprham's receiving an
appointment i'll her suit.
Mysterious reports about the queens
past life began to be circulated, but the
King. who was desperately i'll love with
Ter, either did not hear or ignored
them. In those days Catholic and Prot
nstant We're struggling for The mas
cry, anG il was not possible that any
C:andal about the queen should escape
he opposite party. Mary Lassells re
vealed the Whole matter, aud the kings
confidential minister informed his maj
asty of the facts. He at first treated
he accusation as a calunIuy designed
COR the destruction Of the queen, New
ertlIeIeSS he could not rest in doubt and
took steps to know the truth Derham
was arrested on Il Charge of piracy. He
acknowledged the troth plight of years
before and that he and katherine had
lived rs man and wife, but denied the
slightest familiarity between them
since her marriage with the king.
TlorJ,o ms confession 1,ior4.,1 tho I-in,r
to the heart and was the queens death
warrant Katherine was made IL pris-
oner. her household discharged and her
glory taken from her. The king, WHO
loved her devotedly. would have been
glad TO save her life, but there were
reasons why it was not to her interest
or to the interest of the realm. These
reasons were magnifcd by those who
were striving to get rid of one who had
supplanted a former queen and was
of a different religion. The king in his
desire to save her from the block en-
dea vored to force her to acknowledge
her %precontract with Derham, for the
Church of Rome allowed no divorce ex-
would not admit this troth plight, and,
III SDC tOlllO nOt Ut QISOTGPu. i0efe ]
was no way of ~srvering her matrimo
NAL status excpp: by executions.
Katherine was transferred to the Tow
er of London. that prison of so many
political offenders and objects of the
displeasure of the sovereign. Two days
after the royal assent to her execution
she was led to the scaffold. There was
great dissatisfaction on the part of the
people at her illegal execution, for even
In those ba-barnus days the laws of
England provided that no one should
be put to death without n fair and open
trial. which had beer denied RATHER.
inc. She was led like a sheep to the
slaughter without being permitted to
make any defense. She submitted to {
the headsman's stroke with meekness
and courage. l
Many others suffered a like fate. but
none so well deserved as Derham. who 8