New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-12

was decided that IL would be ,nnros.hla "a s.l. G.
young sirl " barely eighteen 70 ssgn death war;
rants and 10 review the crimes for which the sen-
fences had been imposed. crimes often Of an tnd.
scribable character. Accordingly the sacr.tsr, =,
State for the Home Department was intr,lstas -,th
the task OF exercising the rights OF the Crown IN
the matter IN her name. and King Edward ha. .ss,
NJ 10 leave IN operation practice which was
IN vogue throughout the thrsescore years OF nj.
mothers reign.
Every capital sentence has TO b. revleuaa b., .b
Aome secretary ana not until ne has shven hts
sanction snd signed the warrant In the mama >, tbo
KING can IL oe executed IL was the Home Secre-
tary who commQted the death sentAncA n..s.a .
Mrs, Maybrick 10 one OF twentv-ona -. -
serKitude after she had been con,tctas - -
murder Of her husband. It was TO the Home So
tary that fell the duty OF ordering the liberetto,
Of the various lrshmen condemned 70 life imprison-
meht TOT 'heir snare IN conspiracies against the
government ana in dynamite outrages ana n e TIE
Home Secretary again who has now vir,ual,,, no.
doned Hugh Watt moved thereto IL is said Nv, ~.
entreaties Of his devoted wife Lady Viole. W.,
daughter Of the late Bari Of Roden.
LADY vIoLErs HUSBAND To sr rp,,r,,,
LADY Violet was formerly the wife OF si- r.t
maid Beauchamp. and was divorced by him HI
Watt, Member of Parliament for Glasgow sra
head n great mercantile house OF that citv being
named as the correspondent. Shortly afterward Mrs
wait secured a divorce from her husband on the
ei'-'H vi Ms ihialuatlon Tor Lady Violet, but I'll
stained from taking the necessary steps TO render
the decree absolute with the object OF dAnri,-,,g
him ~ the liberty Of wedding LADY Violet In fact
Mrs Watt imbued with sentiments Of resentment
and revenge did everything in her power 20 perse-
cute both Lady Violet and Hugh Watt ana 1ast
year prosecuted him on charge Of melting certain
persons 20 murder her. The evidence was flrnisha5
by men Of Infamous character who swore that tbe,
had been employed by Hugh Watt 20 murder his
former WIFE and although the tale which they
told was on the face Of II % the most improbable
description, since no sane man could have eyer
proposed murder in such a casual fashion 10 such
untrustworthy agents and 20 be carried out by such
ludlcrous means, yet the story dotic as Il appears
seemed 10 appeal 70 the jury. who apparently
thought that because Hugh Watt had been divorced
by MS own w-ee and had figured as correspondent
in another divorce case he capable Of every
other crime The jury rendered a verdict against
him, and the Judge Sir Walter PhIllimore who has
had little experience with criminal cases instead
o. attempting 20 guide them. allowed himself 20 be
swayed by them and sentenced Watt 10 five years
penal se-vitude.
Both the conviction and the sentence were de-
nounced by all sensible people. and had II been
for the reluctance felt by secretaries OF state for
the Home Department 10 alter sentences imposed
by judges OF the high court after conviction by
jury, Hugh Watt would have been pardoned long
ere this, for man believes him guilty and
he has been the object OF a good deal OF sympathy
Of which Lady Violet has awaited herself 20 bring
every conceivable pressure 20 bear upon the Secre
tRry OF State
Hugh Watt and Lady Violet VIII row begin nte
afresh. he prematurely aged, broken IN health and
half ruined by the experience which he has under
gone q penal servitude convict. and she like
wise bereft o. her former beauty by the tortures
ana anxieties OF the last two years. But their path
VII be made easier for theri by the knowledge
which they enjoy that the world az large believes
them 20 be the victims. like Mr.. Beck mentioned
above, % Hisoirection of Justice which could not
have occurred had there been criminal Court Of
Appeal which would certainly have reversed Sir
Walter PhillimoTes sentence. account OF the
character OF the evidence upon which II based
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.