The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-25
I ,ORD CLANCARTY IN
BANKRUPTCY COURT
NY LA MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
= ORD CI.ANCARTY1 is once more

NY LA aIARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.
IT ORD CLANCARTY is once more
tguring in the Bankruptcy
Court. and would have done much
better TO have married the rich
New York widow whom he Tilted to
wed an Irish girl. Miss Mary Ellis.
whom he believed to be more aftluent.
but who turned out. after marriage. to
nave little or no money. Indeed, what
ne understood her to have as yearly
income constituted her entire capital.
The circumstances Of his second mar
riage attracted almost as much atten-
ton as his first. since the fact was
brought to light that the negotiations.
both with the New York widow and
aged by one Of those matrimonial
agencies which flourish in London and
IN which several people OF moro rank
ana social position than means are!
actively Interested.
Lord Clancarty, who Is the head of the
irish house of Trench, and also Lord
OF kilconnel. Lord Trench and Vis-
count e,, punlo In the United Kingdom
IN the Kingdom Of the Netherlands.
has been in financial hot water ever
since he grew up. AS Lord Dunlo.
10 mis- to the
money-lendcrs, and 1t Is difficult to
| know what would have become OF
him at that time had 1t not been for
wife, the actress. Belle Billion. were
befriended by Isldor Wertheimer. the
brlc, a-brac dealer Of Bond Street, in
lLondon. l .l.5
| lie married Belle Billion on the toss
| OF coin at the time When she was
the favorite of many OF the London
/ music halls. His father thereupon cut
4 off his allowance and only consented
ne would leave for Australia. intima-
4 ting that the girl would be looked af-
Yer during his absence. Before Lord
D 91 had been many weeks in Aus
| had been done for his wife by his pa
rents, but that they had taken ad-
va whhn 1aa Of the power OF { attorney
with his. father to institute proceed
ings against her for divorce. naming
lsidor Wertheimer5 as correspondent.
Lord Dunlo Immediately returned to
drial was IN progress, made a most
dramatic and unexpected appearance.
upon the scene, asked permission to
ADDRESS the court, and then and there
4 lngs had been instituted without his
4 knowledge or consent: that he was
devoted to his wife: had not the slight
ygrGs hsrnd that
|pon Juan who had ruined his home,
mad, on the contrary, been the gener-s
Gus friend who had helped his wife
diflculty, and who had saved Lady
Dunlo from restitution when his faith;
e e; the Earl OF, Clancarty.i had failed to
fulhl his promise to furnish her with
ADEQUATE SUPPORT during the absence
LOT her husband in Australia. The trial
(came to an end then and there. amidst
m;nnifestati ons OF sympathy for the un.;
1l tSe lsa tna ana
correspondents, arm In arm
AS the late earl thereafter refused
to. dozanything for his son. Lady punlo1
a a ff1ns ,%r~r kI4n
iIlivelihood Of her husband and herself
until about q year later, when their
acce ssion to the ,honors and entailed
estates through the demise Of the old
want, True. the old carl had left
I5everything away from the title that
HE could possibly ALLEVIATE therefroms
asains s e the ASi
i earl had lef everything that he could
i disposeS of, and the matter was finally
Isettled by means Of g compromises, acc
lowered much of the unentailed resids
uary property of his father, @ N
AS long as his first wife lived, Lord
Clancarty elataave!y stratEht in.a
With AVE children she managed to win
( the rood will of 5all the county families
(sof Galway by her fondness for sport
Been ease whore
nat natrim1onial alliance between tn q peer
aye and the music hall stage, cons
t ~ y al 3D. under such extremely adverse
ereumstances has turned o Y. a SUCH
g;rl " snictureY Ind figured in every
s sht Window s' as ellel Billion, and who
Vas tie IS heroine nt one Of q he most
ffses beSeot
f IA Whinl,s she had been ut first, sub
Looted Nv 4 the county famtl lies Ct Gal &,
way ana Al innlnE 81 even " {. IA
and respect af ose syary 81