Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
ID GIT RID OF EARL
Countess of Yarmouth Sues to Have Her Marriage AnnulIed.
CASE ON SECRET CALENDAR.
Arrangement Caused by the Actor Nobeman's Objection to Insanity Plea at Trial of Wifes Brother, Harry K. Thaw, 1t Is Said.

| Nobleman's Objection to Insanity
 Plea at Trial of Wife's Brother,
 Harry K. Thaw, 1t Is Said.
 London, Jan. 4. The Countess of Yarmouth, who was Miss Alice Thaw | of Pittsburg and sister of Harry K. | Thaw, has begun proceedings for the nullification of her marriage with the Earl of Yarmouth.
 | The Yarmouth case is entered in the defended list for trial at the coming Sittings of the divorce court. The SO | licitors concerned in the case are mak- 1 ing every effort to maintain absolute l secrecy regarding all the details of the suit brought by the countess.
 The court has ordered that the pro- 1 ceedings be held in camera, and the 1 papers are being kept secret. The only ferred is a statement to the effect that the nature of the medical evidence to be given makes a public hearing inad- visable.
 The Countess of Yarmouth is stay ing at Park Hall, near Evesham, Worcestershire, a magnificent country seat she has leased, decorated and re- i furnished with lavish expenditure. She declines to comment on the case. The Earl of Yarmouth cannot be found in his usual London haunts.
 Cause of Enhancement.
 It is said here that the arrangement results from two causes. The first cause is said to be the action of the Earl of Yarmouth during the first trial of Harry K Thaw, brother of the countess.
 | It is known that when the trial was about to begin Yarmouth went to Egypt and lived in seclusion in the select colony of English folk who re- side there during the winter months. action of the Thaw family in deter mining upon an insanity plea for | Thaw.
 It is also rumored that Yarmouth
 
 New York Thaw trial on the ground that it would have a direct influence 1 on the succession of the Yarmouth estate in the event there was an issue from the marriage
 The countess is the daughter of the late William Thaw of Pittsburg and married George Francis Alexander 1 Seymour, earl of Yarmouth, in Calvary church. Pittsburg, on April 27, 1903. The marriage followed a rather brief courtship and put stop to the earl's stage career winch had begun in pri- vate society theatricals at Newport and had later been more or less suc- | cessful in a professional way. Var mouth was starred in light comedies by a well known New York manager, his title being thinly yelled in the pro- grammes and announcements. Won't Attend Thaw Trial.
 Lady Yarmouth has always been the favorite of the family with her broth CT. Harry Kendall Thaw, whose sec ond trial for the killing of Stanford White will begin before Judge Victor Bowling of the state supreme court next Monday morning. She returned from England. where she had made her home since the titled marriage, and was present during the entire three months of the first trial of her brother. which resulted in a disagreement of the jury. It has been given out that Lady Yarmouth would not be present at the second trial out of deference to the wishes of her husband and other members of his family.
 Earl a Fortune Hunter.
 The wedding of Lord Yarmouth and Miss Thaw was an event in Pittsburg society It was planned that her eldest brother. Harry. should give her away, but he was absent. The ceremony was delayed several hours to await his coming. but he did not put in an ap- pearance. Josiah C. Thaw. another brother acted in his place. It was also reported that the delay in the cer- emony was due to further negotiations with regard to the marriage dot from the Thaw family. The earl is de- clared to have insisted upon an in- crease. and the papers had to be drawn up before the marriage proceeded.
 Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. who was a familiar figure in the family group at the first Thaw trial. was the matron of honor 10 her sister. Lord Edward Seymour brother of the groom. was best man. A number of the earl's relatives came over for the ceremony
 Beat Her on Wedding Day.
 Within the first year of her married life Lady Yarmouth was compelled 10 deny rumOrs Of a disagreement with her husband. She endeavored tO live as quietly as possible. and any enter taining that was done was on a com parafively small scale.
 It Is we'll known that within an hour after the couple were married the earl struck his bride a stunning blow in the F..f