The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-09
THAW'S Sister ASKS
Divorce FROM earl
ON EVE OF NEW YORK TRIAL,
PROCEEDINGS ARE BEGUN
IN LONDON.
Notorlety Gained by Countess Of Var.
mouth and Husband In Connectiei
with Gotham Case Said to Be Rea
son for Notification OF Marriage.

London. Jan. 4.-The countess OF
Yarmouth. who was Mics Alice Thaw
of Pittsburg has begun proceedings
for the notification of her marriage
with the earl of Yarmouth. The
countess of Yarmouth is a sister of
Harry K Thaw. The Yarmouth cas-
Is entered in the defended list for
trial at the coming sttings of the di-
vorce court. 1t will be heard in
camera
II is said here that the estrange.
ment results from two causes. The
first cause is said to be the action OF
the earl Of Yarmouth during the first
trial Of Harry X. Thaw. a half-brother
Of the countess, who is to be tried on
Monday for the second time for the
murder Of Stanford White at New
York.
Yarmouth Wont to Egypt.
II Is said when the trial was about
to begin Yarmouth went to Egypt and
lived In seclusion In the select colony
of English folk who reside there dur.
Ing the winter months. The second
cause is said to be the action of the
Thaw family In determining upon an
insanity plea for Harry Thaw. Var.
mouth is declared to have objected to
insanity figuring in the New York
Thaw trial. On the ground that II
would have . direct influence on the
succession Of the Yarmouth estate In
the event there was an issue from the
marriage. II 10 also said the earl's
parents used every influence to pre-
vent the Institution of proceedings to
mullify the marriage.
'e.J Married In Pittsburg.
Alice Cornelia Thaw, daughter OF
the late William Thaw Of Pittsburg,
was married to George Francis Alex
ander Seymour. earl of Yarmouth, in
Pittsburs. on April 81. 1908. The mar.
riage followed . rather brief court
career. which had begun in private So
ciety theatricals at Newport, and had
later been more or less successful in
q professional way. Yarmouth was
starred in light comedy by New
York manager, his title being thinly
veiled in the programmes and an
nouncements.
Favorlte with Harry Thaw.
Lady Yarmouth has always been
the favorite of the family with her
brother, Harry Kendall Thaw, whose
second trial for the killing of Stan
ford White will begin before Judge
Bowling of the supreme court Of New
York. She went to America from
England, where she made her home
since her marriage. and was present
during the entire three months of the
first trial OF her brother, which re.
suited in a disagreement OF the jury
IL had been given out that Lady Var
mouth would not be present at the
second trial out of Difference to the
wishes Of her husband and other mem.
bers OF his family. 1t was said that
the earl strongly objected to the no
toriety and prominence Of the Var
mouth name in connection with the
first proceedings.
Their married life has been followed
with a great deal OF interest. During
the trial of her brother she attracted
q great deal of sympathy and the com.
plete sadness written upon her fea.
lures was attributed to grief over the
plight Of her kinsman. When she re-
turned to England II was generally
reported that her health had been
wrecked. Later 1t was said she had
gone to Italy with her husband to seek
rest and the restoration of her shat
tered nerves.