New-York tribune., 1907-01-07

England throughout Nfcfoas's courtsh,n of prin-
cess Alex OF Hesse, and there are few men who
enjoyed greater reputation for brilliancy and wit
IN London and in Paris, in St. Petersburg than
Jean Galitzyn. His sister Countess obloton wa.
sho' oeao some years ago by her husband the
e. "a oi 'hat name, while she walking along
e NeVsky Prospect in st. Petersburg. with a
,"ieF alue-de-camp of the general at a moment
"hen the promenade was thronged with all the
~ lahA ana fashion Of the capital. The general be-
sues killing his wife. mortaily wounded the Young
~ ~o--io, Inc late Car. during whose reign this
Tragedy occurred, held that the general had been
temporarily bereft of his reason bv jealousy for
80" 'here was some ground, and accordingly
instead of dealing with him as an ordinary r,1ur
ueiel' consigned him to that terrible Solovetsk
PRISON monastery. near Archangel to- spend .ba
remainder Of his days in prayer and fasting shrt
on from all Communication and intercourse with
the outer world VAIN
<hother Galtzyn, Alexander by name after beinr
extensively entertained In New York C,hicaeo Cd
washington. came to grief owing n the d,sooyerr
OF zeal between himself and certain Nav York
-, &c oeaiers' according TO the terms of which
part OF their stock be sold as
efalltzynsf family herlooms nominally bv his order
10 iao ali sorts of queer adventures afterward
over here. and finally rescued from m. putter
~ tne salvation Army and shipped back by It to
oP' as d hopeless case. Some of the princes of
oaitzyn are In jail and others in pauper insti-
tuuons- There is Prince Galitzyn who e. 8 bscs
driver at Moscow another who 10 . ,onrsbo-a,,an
at ODESSA, a third who is a bareback rider in
,oor1i rate circus. while the Princess Sophia Ga
htzyn Is said TO have died OF starvation in Paris
as WIDOW or the French Due de Chaunes although
he7e are some who claim that she is still living
ana happily married in America
"Hf LORD DELAMgRE WAS ARREsrEn
So much mystery has been aroused ~, .+. ,;,
cao'e dispatch from Mombasa, to the effect that
1roro Deiarnere has oeen committed for tria, at
Narobi. in the East African protsc+ora,. 80
criminal charge brought against him undsr Sac
LUIS No' ana AZ of the Indian Penal Code" that
q" eAp'ahaIlon is absolutely necessary as one has
10 oe lawyer acquainted with the legal procedure
oI briush india In order to know what particular
of1ences are referred by the sections in oues-
uoh- The laws under which Lord Deamere has
peeh committed fog trial provide that whoever
Arauduenhy accepts. receives claims any prop
ery' or any interest therein. knowing that he has
no right or rightfui claim 10 such property or in
terest- shal! be punished with not more than two
years Imprisonment"
1t seems that a Nj Charles Grant bougn. 300
acres in Narobi from Arthur Thomas Smart which
Lord Delamere claimed had been previously sold
to him. Mr.. Smart agreed TO transfer the land
10 Lord Delamere, who gave him indemnity
covering costs and damage in case Grant should
bring a suit against him Grant then brought a
civil suit for breach 9f agreement against Smart,
and obtained Judgment. Smarts lawyer lodged an
appeal. and Immediately afterward. before the ap-
peal had been decided. Grant brought criminal
proceedings again Lord Delamere for having ac-
defective.
The law under which Lord Delamere has been
arrested and charged with crime has been de-
nounced by jurists of every degree enabling the
most random and vexatious charges to be made.
charges that are so seldom proved that according
10 Indian administrators the plaintiffs usually bolt
if not bound in heavy recognizances. In fact.
Lord Delamere could not have been charged with
crime under English law, and nowhere under the
British flag. save in india. could man. such
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what is legally described a tort-fnd himself.
thanks the ntricacies OF the code. entangled in
the meshes Of criminal law.
Lord Delamere is a great landowner. both IN
England and In Africa. In the United Kingdom
his estates extend over 10000 acres OF the finest
land In Cheshire while in British East Africa he
has purchased tract OF some 100000 acres OF
splendid land. near Narobi. where he is growing
cotton and sugar with great success. He has a
beautiful house there and spends portion OF zach
year there. with his p1etty wife. who was Lady
Florence Cole daughter of the Earl and Countess
Of Enniskilen. who by the bye have been spend
Ing Christmas with Lord and Lady Delamere at
Narobi. Lord Deamere has done more than any
else TO attract attention to British East Africa
and to interest his countrymen in this particular
portion OF the British Empire. Besides this he has
a splendid record explorer. and as big |
game hunter. Indeed, he has larger number of !
dead lions his credit than any other sportsman
now living. After passing unharmed through all j
sorts of perils in Africa he met with very bad |!
accident while following the hounds in Cheshire !
nturing his spine, and 1t whiles being nursed
back to health that he fell In love with the most
IA ascinatng of those friends who were caring for |
him namely Lady Florence Cole. On his recovery
they were married and the union has turned out |
yerv well. as Lady Delamere is quite as passion
ately fond of sport. travel and adventure as her |
husband, who is about thirtyfve years Old
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
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