The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-21
WOOS WIFE Of
BRITISH KNIGHT
SIR MILLER GETS A DIVORCE
CLAIMING FRIEND WON
WlFE'S AFFECTION.
WOMAN IGNORES APPEA
OF Husband to Return, Merely Shrug-
sing Her Shoulders in Response
Many Tell Of Couples
Escapades.

EscapaueS.
London. jan. GA degree for the
dissolution Of his marriage has been
obtained by Sir John Alexander Mil,
Ter, Bart, in The court of session at
Edinburgh Al an early stage Of the
proceedings defen es were filed for
Lady Miller, and a plea was raised
that the pc itioner, who then resided
at Haywood Westbury, in Wiltshire.
was a d3miciltd Englishman and out
de the jurisdiction, but later the
plea was withdrawn; and at the hear
ing neither Lady Miller nor Macmillan
de Ba he, formerly the Eighth Hus'
sars who was mentioned in the petit
ton, was represented by counsel or
pre- ent in court.
The petitioner, man of medium
/ height aad inclined slightly to embOu
point, sa d, in reply to the dean OF
faculty he was 80 years of age. He
was married to Dame Ada Walker in
| the registry office. Strand, Lcndon, by
license on July g. 1901. There are
no children He and his. wife lived
| happily until comparatively recently
| Trouble then arose owing TO the at,
tentlons which Macmillan de Bathe
paid to his wife Mr.. de Battle was
an acquaintance. and used to call
and also stay at their residence al
Westbury Petitioner demonstrated
with ht3 wife, but Mr.. de Bathe's at
tefitions still continued, and she said
there was nothing in it.
Wife Refuses to Give Up Friend.
She then fell into bad habits, and il
was arranged she should TO to Nice
ABOUT March of last year petitioner
went 10 Nice with her He was in
formed that Mr. de Battle had follow
Cd, and suspected that he was calling
upon his wife. He again remonstrat
ed with Lady Miller and asked her to
give 20 Mr. de Battle
What did she say? She shrugged
her shoulders and said she would
think it over" He then returned to
Londor and consulted his solicitors
and arranged fer contract of sep
aration from his wife At that time
he had no evidence against her that
she had been unfaithful
When the negotiations were going
on between the solicitors as to the
adjustment of the terms of the con-
tract of separation. he in May last |
wrote a letter to his wife asking for
a reconciliation. He was averse 10 the
contract of separation. and was anx-
iouS 70" the sake of the family that /
they thould come together again. MOI .
knowing her address. he sent the let /
Ter asking for a reconciliation to her
s licitors H. London From them he
received formal acknowledgment.
adding that the letter had been for
warded to her ladyship. Lady Mil J.
Ter never answered. While the deed 4
Of separation was in course of adjust.
ment he discovered that his wife and
Mr.. de Battle were living together. He
broke off the negotiations for con
.ract of separation, and gave his
ig ntg Instructions to institute this
action cf divorce.
Last Sees Wife With Friend.
He had not lived with his wife since
le left her at Nice in April. 1906.
Since then he had seen Lady Miller
md MIR de Barihe driving together in
ondon. Mr. de Battle was at one
ime in the army, but is MOI now.
Walter Wells. manager Of the II
Whitehall hotel Hampton court. stat {
ID that on the evening of May "a d
adv and gen leman came there. and n
le let them room. They gave their /
lamcs as Captain and Mrs. d Bathe
They occupied the room until July g. .
The gentleman paid the bill, which {
vas made cut in the name of Captain 4
.e Battle $
The chambermaid al he Whit hall
loiei said she thought they were :
i,swl s. 'niarf'iesR ctSapte. = z
Aired Cna les 1sibts sad he hail c
+ N In fS7ss. teITice~e 81 -S5r John Miller d
~ 'vaTet S<iin1s OctofJer. 1901 On f
he Instructions Of Sir John Miller's C
yondon solicitors, he went to Hamp- r
on court on June p, along with Mr.. r
richards an inquiry agent. for the Y
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