Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-05
PAPERS ARE KEPT SECRET.
AL information as to Nature of
Inc Charges Carefully With
held from the Public.
'narcnioness of HEREFORD Stood by Her
Daushter-in-Law Through.
out Her Troubles.

london Feb. 5.-slr Birrell Barnes
president of tho divorce court .odor.
granted the Countess Of Yarmouth ,,,S,
,aa MISS Alice Thaw of Pittsburg. n
uecree multiplying her marriage 10 tho
harI Of Yarmouth.
AT the time fixed for the co,,,,a,o,
mont Of the proceedings. every one NOT
actually engaged on the case was ~
Guided from the courtroom. The casa
was practically undefended and Tho
nearing lasted for only half an hour.
inc countess. attired in fashionable
oiack gown, was present, but the Earl
OF Yarmouth was not In court.
only four witnesses were examined.
Ihey were the Countess of Yarmouth
herself, her maid, doctor appointeo
py the court, and an American LAWYER
who proved the marriage. The countess
gave evidence in support of her allega-
ton that the marriage had never been
contaminated and the maid testified
mat the earl and countess had been
llNlng as man and wife. According
TO the evidence of the doctor. the Earl
OF Yarmouth was capable of consum-
mating the marriage. but counsel for
the plaintiff contended that this d,d not
affect the allegation that the marriage
mad not been contaminated and he
pointed out TO the judge that It was
"iluh the discretion Of the court to
ahhul the marriage IL II were nroved
tlat II had not been consummated
INC Earl of Yarmouth did not defeno
tle case, his lawyer satisfying himself
win pointing out that the evidence of
ehe Doctor removed any stigma placed
o vi, lne earl by the evidence of the
plalhtlff, and there was no ground on
which the countess could bave s,,nd ~.
divorce. 'u nave sued Tor
me Judge pronounced his decree. nm
hIIIing the marriage without comment
~, IN the ordinary course OF events II
WI De made absolute In six months
no mention was made OF n ,,,or,.tar-o
settlement and IL was IearncI $50
an authoritative source that. contra,t
20 certain published statements a.
question of revising the settlement has
not peen discussed by the princlpoIs
ar thelr solicitors and that il Is not
lkely TO be discussed The bra,.it,,
of the proceedings came NJ n sI,r,,risS
10 everybody except those engaged IN
the case That the hearing should he
snort was arranged when the annlics-
lion was made last week, and nj mo
trlal To-Day counsel not undertaking 70
usoupy more than an hour. The fact
thht counsel of the Earl OF Yarmouth
decided TO defend the action Of the
countess made this possible ,rhis
change from the previous Intention 10
contest the case is said to have been
Influenced by the evidence given re.
Tehlly IN New York at the trial OF
tlH N, Ihaw. brother OF the coun-
TESS Tor the murder Of stanford White
WIN regard To insanity IN the Tbo,1
family, as well as the verdict If tba
Jury that Harry Thaw was insane ubn,,
he committed the crime.
me papers IN the case are being ken.
secret ana az! Information regarding he
nature OF the charges has been earn
fully withheld. The statement uyas
made however, that the character of
NE medical evidence to be given made
a public hearing inadvisabie
IL mas been well known for two wears
past mat the domestic affairs of tho
,.' az mouths were unhappy. The earl's
companions and his manner OF livinp
[ was said, were such that nc could NOT
yiVe his wife the place In society which,
HE had right 10 expect ''''0"
she supplied large sums OF money ~
Ieiiay ntr husbands cxtravagances
M her friends say that she has
' U.u .t herselt With dignity through
ut the troubles resulting from the nm
lhppy union and the difficulties OF her
,rother, Harry Kendall Thaw. Tho fact
nat the countess had decided definitelv
O seek mn annulment OF her marriasa
vas made known here Jan. 8. when s6s
pplled to the diverse court for de-
rec.
The Hartford family. the head OF
,ihlch Is the Marquis OF Hereford.
nose heir the Earl OF Yarmouth ig
one OF the oldest and proutest Of
ne British nobility, the Marchioness
HEREFORD stood by her daughter-in-
y" throughout her troubles and exert
vain. The family OF the earl h
uoh distressed at the notorlefv
rought upon "a as a result OF the
.uon taken by tho countess.
since her marriage. tho countess has
uue nor homo IN England.