Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-21

cTeulDIe lGdlgnlty during his honey
moon. Here is their actual statement
a most astonishing document:
An Extraordinary Honeymoon.
Lord and Lady Townshend went
straight to Paris after the ceremony,
where they were joined on Friday
August II, by Mrs. Sutherst, and it is
stated that Lord Townshend was very
coolly treated by them until the Mon
day when they went to Wiesbaden.
AT Wiesbaden, where the marquis
and marchioness remained for about
six weeks, his lordship was treated
with the grossest indignities. 1t is
said that he was made to grease his
hair and part 1t down the back, in the
manner of a German officer; that he
was made thus to walk in the streets
and be the butt Of the whole popula
ton of Wiesbaden
cit is stated that when they were
in st. German and Paris Lord Town
shend was treated in shameful man.
ner, that in Paris, for instance, he was
made to black his own boots, and that
he was placed under restraint and
guarded by a black servant.
Statement by Wife's Father.
The allegations made by friends Of
the marquis are denied by Mr.. South.
erst, father of the machioness. Fol.
lowing is his statement of the case:
when the marriage of my daugh.
ter to Lord Townshend was in course
of arrangement and during the dis
cussion as to the marriage settlement
an agreement was come to between
myself and the marquis in which I
agreed to procure to be advanced to
his lordship, upon adequate security,
the sum Of $4,000 ($135, 00O), to be
paid to him on certain terms. The
marquis agreed to charge his life in
terest in the Raynham estates as Sc
curity for this advancement, together
with interest at the rate of four per
cent. per annum, and with the pro-
ceeds of the advance to pay off loan
of about $4,000 and other debts
amounting in the aggregate to 927,-
900. 1t was agreed that il the result
Of the marriage is that a son be born
within a period of II months the
charge upon the estates should be re-
leased and the amount settled upon
Lady Townshend
"They Say 1 agreed to give $4,000
before the marriage. AS a matter of
fact there is a clause in the above
agreement which says: Upon the
marriage taking place a sum of money
to be mutually agreed upon shall be
advanced by the first party to the
second party, which is to be regarded
as on account of the total sum to be
advanced and charged as a loan" But
in case the SGT 900 was not to be paid
until, as the first clause states, the
charge referred to is executed and ali
prior existing charges are dealt with
satisfactorily and all necessary re
leases given. These conditions have
not yet been fulfilled. So that dis
poses of the first story.
81 will now proceed to the time Of
my daughters honeymoon on the con
tinent At first we only had occasion
to consider the marquis conduct per
haps a trife eccentric, and I must adj
nit that my daughter was very as
tOnished when at a simple conjuring
entertainment at Wiesbaden Lord
ToWnshend suddenly got up and de-
nounced the cOnjurer for witchcraft
and had to be taken out of the room.
[ was subsequently assured, however,
that this was merely one of the mar
quis little eccentricities, and that he
felt very deeply on the subject Of
witchcraft
"a short time after his return to
town from the honeymoon the marquis
was not feeling very well, and his
friend suggested that he would like
him to 90 down to Brighton for a few
days. There was nothing more natural
than this, especially in view of the
fact that before his marriage his lord
ship had lived there for some time.
"He returned in a disagreeablt
mood after staying three or four days
cone night, my wife, who was din
ing with the family, and who is mere
Ly a visitor at my daughters request,
protested against money being paid
to a certain friend of Lord Town
shend Wbereupon Lord Townshend
became violent, and rushed at Mrs
Sutherst putting his fists in her face.
Mrs. Sutherst was naturally indignant
and pushed Lord Townshend's fists
from her, and her hand came in con
tact with his head 1t was not blow
merely self-protection. Lord Town
shend has had every comfort, and
has been most kindly and considerate-
ly treated
Lord Townshend afterward apollo
gized, and said he would go to Brigh-
ton again the Saturday following.
He accordingly left most agreeably,
promising to return on the Monday
He did not return for ten weeks-that
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