New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
LORDS WILL LOST
G,rot Lasryers Bungie Their
Orn Affairs.

-. lord seibyis viii should be r1ysteri-
- missing Is quite IN keeping with
~-,c.saut. and need excite no sstonishnent.
-. r.or6 Selby Was one % the sblest law
-. AZ the House % Lords and enjoyed q
-. iarr4 and lucrative legal practice. de-
-. = fortune thsrefrom before beoom-
a., s.esker of the Hous. 81 Commons and
.,.,-,s,,lV = peer Of the realm. Great law
-. sem 70 hs incapable 81 making a
- trstsmentsry disposition % their
- snsirs. end this peculisrity has been
....i,ti, explained by the fact that IN max
-, his oxn Rfu q lawyer does not give 20
-, matter the same conscientious care
-, 10 would feel compelled 10 accord
.A,-,,o II DO had received fee
r,s.ed. s story IL told % ez-Ambssssdor
,-,.,s 70 tho eject that whenever Re hap
rs no transact any legal business for
s,-,s.,f hs invariably transfers = sum of
-.,,sv from one of HE pockets % another
:, IS 70 convey Tao impression that the
A,-sress IL being duly charged ana paid for.
- rhsrefo~c demands the most s-rupulous
cs-e and stteniior-
ro-s s. Heller Who rs sir Francis J~une
,-es'sed Tor many Years over the court OF
p-ohsfs IN London. was found - his death.
= -aas % have lrft viii % 50 faulty
"a. rhe utmost difficulty was experienced
- securing US probate. which would prob
a. never have been obtained had there
N.-n srv contest. T. was tho same with
-. vHl a his predecessors on the bench OF
80 court - Probate tho Lords Hannen
,-s renzsnce. While the peers who have oc.
rvpisd ne voolssck have bern particularly
,,rfo--uas,c ia THIS respect. one az the most
h-aies furist and conveysncer Sir Edward
sursen. who ou being made Lord High
rssneeIor v-as created Lord 81. Leonsrds
p,-irr - closing years ~ his life this
r-sat ,udsc Who was tire son OF n Wei
tror-r harher n Duke street. ST James 3
r.rsnn. conceived the most profound aver
sie- for his grandson and heir. Edward
son ~ his f-sthorn. Henry. who had pre-
deceased h-rl The animosity was que 20
,bs scsraals IN which Young Edward sug-
s.r u-ss constantly becoming involved
so-e t,us before his death the old lord
s--r " vil written on nineteen sheets
:, ordinary quarro paper. in his own hand
.-rirE m vliCh he diverted all his con-
siss-shis property from this grandson and
-sr, hsir 10 lis peerage. bestoving il upon
Ms second son. the Hon. and Rev. Frank
Hor. chs l0tte Sugdeu. now Mrs. Richard
v-lmoi. who for the last quarter of a cen
,srv o. his re had been not only lis con-
slant ccrupsrion. but likewise his trusted
rsafssu;s aud arnsnueusls. Instead Of in-
--ustinr The care of this will 10 his hank.
no soms snl l1ert firm OF LAWYERS. ne left
q ,r,lsr lylaE bout. or else hi6 IL away SO
cs-s,u,'y thst IL could never be found. II
all kzrf
hrv asserted IN court. thar il had been
,so1iousy DESTROYED by the disinheri,ed
grandson. namely, the second Lord -
Isousrds
WhHe ths evidence was insufficient 80
frsbls criuins proceedings 70 he Instituted
sgzinst this peer for the destruction ~ his
Ersndfsthe-'F VIII. -, Il was sufficiently
oo1vfncinS 20 osuse the learned president
- tho Court % Prohsre 20 grant a decision
- tsror 90 the Rev Frank Sugden and OF
rs sister. t'-e Hon. Charlotte Sugden. That
70 say, tho presiding tudge. Lord Han
rsn. for ths first and believe the only
rrs in The annals 80 th~ English Court %
Probate. admitted 20 probate a viii which
10 i0nge- existed IN writing. but only IN the
memory - ,he plaintiffs iu TIE case of
ssra-r 81 surden. and or their witnesses.
% sav. extensive landed estates. and some
- ~ n MONEY. 70 Frank and Charlotte
k1gasu. ~ rho ground that he Vas in that
usHner fu'f 1E fhs intentions of fhe tes-
ntor. despite Tho attempt of THE defendant
-Hsme'~. EdearG SlEden. second Lord 81
lsonards-''to f-ust-uts them. through fslo-
5iNls destruction of the will"
Ihs caz" ls ono celebrated in the annals
O. British ig-sprudsnce. and the govern
nsEt prosecutor - the dsv Was taken 20
isss arc criticised by the leading English
ns7srspers f1r ueCiectiug 20 institute Grim
hsI proceedings against Lord -. Leonsrds.
iasec IN ths decree Of the Court Of Pro-
a's Nor long sfterv-ard The wife % this
second LORD s. L,eonsrds. a member Of IN.
EutEt and historic house Of Eastwood
c'is-ned G ff1icisl separation from her hus-
n1d ~ mo ground Of misconduct ana
cf-lkernes5. and later ne vas convicted ns
ls-lo-iarl- disEracsful assault on q poor
"'Tnnf r-' for which he. m spite Of his
'ans a. az hereditary legislator. was sen
ti.'ef fc term in SAL. he died last yea,
ie'gl 'feIl desp sec and in poverty. in 4 re-
note Welsh Fiisrs the title passing 20 his
.o-sin. Tho uineteeU- year-old son of the
40 Franz s-Eden. who was one OF the
victorious psrties in rhe Sugden viii case.