Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
MUCH INTEREST IN
BACOT DIVORCE SUIT
American Friends All Loyal to
Beautiful BaItimorean.
WAS MISS Lillian MAY
Very Curious Religious Agreement
Caused the Disagreement.
ALLOWED HER $4,000 A YEAR
She Contends That Is Not Enough to
Live on and All London Is
Interested.
ALLOWED HER $4,000 A YEAR
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, June 1 Copyright 190O.-Lady
Bagots suit against her husband, Lord
Bagot Of Rugley, for restitution of her
conjugal rights will be heard in the d.
vorce court at the end Of next week. Lady
Bagot who was Miss Lillian May, a great
belle of Baltimore, was married less than
four years ago. Her American friends here
are SELLING every opportunity to manifest
their loyalty to her and are entertaining
her constantly. At Mrs. Whitlaw Reid 8
Thursday reception Lady Bagot, wearing a
costume Of white cloth. was regally beau
tiful. Your correspondent first told of the
estrangement between Lord and Lady
Bagot. whose wedding at the Brompton
Oratory, July %, 1903, was a brilliant at
fair, at which King Edward was repre-
scented. 1t seemed to be a congenial match,
a happy union. The bride, who. with her
mother, resided outside her native land
for several years, was one Of the loveliest
and most popular American women in
Europe, as she is now.
A Lord-in-W aiting.
Lord Bagot is a member Of the Oldest
family in Staffordshire. He has been a
lord-inwaiting to Queen Alexandria. and
was aid-de-camp to the Marquis Of Lorne
when he was governor general Of Canada.
The life of the newly welded pair was
profoundly quiet and uneventful. Lord
Bagot preferred to live with his wife in the
quiet of his place, Blithfleld, in the seclu
sion of his Rugley estate. In the spring OF
1904 Lady Bagot went to visit some old
friends at Paris, and was absent four
months.
Soon after her return to Stafordshire
Lord Bagot became i'll, nor has he ever
recovered his health.
A Curious Agreement.
A daughter was born to them in London
on New Year day. 1905. The baptism Of
the infant, a month later, disposed Of the
report that the Bagot family insisted that
the girl be brought up a Protestant. 1t
was then reported that before his mar
rage Lord Bagot signed an understand
ing that all children of the union should
be reared in the Catholic faith. He abided
by his agreement, although the highest
EEnglish court has held that SUCH an UNDER
standing is without legal validity should
the father choose to repudiate 1t. Father
Bernard Vaughn christened the little one
Barbara.
Not Enough to Support Her.
Soon after the christening Lord Bagot
separated himself entirely from his wife.
He has allowed her income of about
1900 year. Lady Bagot, claiming the
amount is not sufficient to support herself
and her daughter, brought the present suit,
which society regards as of the highest i'm
portance.
Lady Bagot was present in court but 1t
is expected her husbands illness will pre-
vent his appearance there. His testimony
has been taken by a commission and will
be read. 1t is believed that Lord Bagot's
defense to the suit will be that his wife de-
serted him when she went to France soon
after their wedding. He also alleged that
certain newspaper articles in which he fig
ured originated with her. Lady Bagots
lawyers declare they will prove this charge
is not true.