The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-09
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Norfolk Girr1O one Of the Victims
Of Alleged Titled Fsalkkir, Who Who
Took Her West.
A CAROLINA COUPLE T |. :: MARRIED B i:
Blind Woman Attacks Woman
.3 Inmate Of Almshouse and
Nearly Kills Keeper.
A CAROLINA COUPLE. MARRIED

NORFOLK, VA, Nov. s.-The Ledger
prints the following story OF a man who
represented himself to be a member Of
the nobility OF Great Britain, married a
young girl here, took her to California
and the West where he abandoned hels
and the child that was born. and she was
brought home By her relatives while
sick, from New Mexico:
"a story comes from Hot Springs. Ark.
to the effect that the identity OF Lord
Alfred Percival Sholto Reginald Scott
Douglas who has at least five known
wives in different parts Of the country
including Miss louisiana Hobbs, Of
Lamb ert's Point, Va. established as
Lord CavendIsh who less than two
weeks ago married Miss Gladys Simmons.
daughter Of w. 2. Simmons a retired
farmer OF Hot Springs.
"The picture and description Of Doug
las fitted Cavendish 50 well that neigh
Dor called Mrs, Slmmons's attention tc
1T. She Immediately recognized the bign--!s.
NOUS Lord Dougles as her newly ac-
quired son-n-aw.
F.,rJot lang ago mfr. Berthe registered
at Ma enola Hotel, Park avenue. Soon
afterwards he met Miss Simmons and IT
Is said proposed to her the same even
ing and upon revealing his supposed
Identity as an English nobleman. was ac nc
copied. ~, /,
1.-TWO days later, October oath they
we're married at the home or the prlde.s
parents, on Mill street, by KEY, M. =.
Manvill, pastor OF Malvern Ave. NJ. -
church. who has also identified Cayen--
dish as Douglas.
1.-THE marriage license was made out,
j. b. Cavendish, London.
Immediately after the ceremony Cav
endlsh and bride lett ostensiby for Vera
Cruz an route for the interior OF Mexi-
m where he claimed to have rich mining
nronerty. Since then nothing has been
heard of tho pair,
"According to Information on ME IN
the local detective bureau Cavendish or
Douglas has for other wives as follows:5
Miss louisiana Hobbs, Lambert's Point,
Va; Miss Mabel Duncan, Denver. Colo;
Mrs. Scott, South Bend, Ind. and Mrs,
Beatrice Il. Anderson, Fort worm Texas
,rhe board OF governors OF the James,
COLONEL. CAMERON ENGAGED.
town Exposition Company has engaged
Hon. William f. Cameron. former Gov
ornor OF Virginia, to conduct Its campaign
In the states during the winter. he WI!
visit those States which have not pledged
support. He will arrive In Norfolk NO
yember goth, to enter npon his duties.
Mill CAROLINA COUPLE MARRIED..
IT, q. Hayes, Of Gainesville, N O., and
Miss IIulda Parker OF Gates county
N. e., arrived In Norfolk late Yesterday,
ana were married ut st. Paul's Eplscopa1
church. Tho couple had written to Key.
Or, Tucker, rector OF the church, telling
him that they Intended coming 70 Nor
folk to bs married. and asked that ne
perform tho ceremony. The doctor was
ready when the couple arrived. Ths
groom is hotel proprietor and farmer
OF Ga tesvi1le.
BLIND MAN ESCAPED,
william Ward, the negro convict who
recently returned home from the epni-
Tertiary. and was reported totally blind,
will not be sent to the Norfolk aims
house. Ward Was formerly III that In
stttutton. While there Keeper II, A. Tar
rail- says he pretended to be blind. but
managed ia get around tho premises as
,ve,l as any OF tho other inmates who
had their sight Following an attempt-
al assault ON ii woman inmate, Keeper
trnrrall rebuked Ward, and for this the
negro attacked the keeper ANA cur MN
on the hand, arms and about his ciotff-
Ing and might have killed him hut Tot
Tho interference by other intna tes The
negro was arrested and tried and sent
for eight years to tile penitentiary. and
recently retutned after serving sever.