The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-13
MARQUIS CAN NOT.
MANAGE HIS
AFFAIRS
THOUGH THE JURY FOUND THAT
IN OTHER RESPECTS HE HAS
A SOUND MIND.
END CELEBRATED CASE
In England in Which a Noted Barrs,
ter Cut An Unenvable Figure
Husband Locked Up For
Fear of Hypnotic Spell

Fear OF Hypnotic Spell.
london, Aug l2-What in legal his.
I tor will be considered celebrated
case was concluded today when a jury
/ in the historic old hall of Lincolns
! Inn nquiring al the instance of the
! official solicitor into the mental con
dtion OF the Marquis of Townshend,
returned a curious verdict that His
| Lordship is capable of taking care of
| himself. being dangerous neither TO
himself nor others, but that he is Of
Iunound mind SO far as managing his
affairs is concerned
The case, which has attracted great
public interest. developed some sen
sat.onal as well as unpleasant testi-
mony. II was marked today by an
extraordinary incident when the jury
against the wish of the Judge, in.
sisted ON hearing Townshends testi-
mony in secret even refusing the re-
IQHe>t of the Marchi1ness for permits
sion to be present Then before the
lawyers closing addresses had been
concluded The members of the jury
announced that they had made up
their minds, ana after the. Judge
change were out only ten minutes.
Under Hypnotic Spell.
II was alleg I'd that the Marquis was
unduly influenced by one Robbins.
whom he had known for IA years. ana
the Marchioness testified chat the in
nuence of Robbins over the Marquis
had brought about a separation be
tween herself and husband soon after
their marriage.
II developed that the young Mar
lduis, fnding bis estate heavily mort
gagged, ives persuaded 20 seek a
wealthy alliance, and one wi ness tes
iifed that his engagement to a rich
American heircss had been nearly
concluded when he became affianced
10 Miss Sutherst. whose father, bar
rister, was an undischarged bank
rupt, but whom the Marquis and his
advisers thought was wealthy
A Somerset House vlerk named
Dunno acted a. the marriage broker
Townshend signing a contract TO pa'
him 10 per cent ont of whatever
moneys were received from the Suth
erst family. The Marquis settled $l2,
500 on his wife, though his direct in
come was only $4,000 and also gnea
a deed giving $3.50 10 Robbins
A Curious Contract.
After the marriage he Marchiones.
and her father agreed TO advance or to !
procure the advance 10 the Marquis
OF Sl35.00o with the Marquis. life in
terest in the Townshend family es.
tates as security and further agreed |
10 release the Marquis without charge |
If there was male issue from the union |
within year
Judge Bucknill severely cond amned |
what he termed tn deceptions OF IN
father and daughter. es
pecially as Mr. Suther-t was bar
ristcr The case was noticeable for |
flashes of Wit and the humorous incl |
dents in which the Ma chiouess. who /
is very pretty woman. was proni |
nont In fact the judge said IL 10 were
not so serious the matter might be /
to a comic opera, recall.ng |
The fact that the Marquis was once |
detained by order Of he lunacy com
mis- toner's and saying that when b
wanted 10 remain away from his wife
as she had testified. he Locked him
IN a room. and that now when all IA
wanted 10 do was 10 stay at home with
bis wife it was alleged he was luna
&c.
The Marquis and Marchionoss were
mo- affect onate during the t.ial. Her
testimony strongly favored his sounG
les Of mind. but was bitter again
he influence e Robbins over him.