The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-09
ny Ia MAnoursE DE FoNrENoY.

Lady Dorothy Walpole, his only
child has not visited the United
states In number of years, and is
coming over in connection with the
property interests OF his American wife.
who died with such tragic suddenness
last year. and who was Miss Louise
Corbin. daughter of u. G. Corbin, of
New 9ork. The earl has had an ad-
venturous career. He was a mid
she was wrecked on st. Paul's Island,
100 miles south OF the Cape oil
Good Hope. Not until three months
later, after terrible hardships. did
transferred to the cruiser Blanche
which was commissioned TO stop black
birding" that is to say. kidnapping OF
the Polynesians. and 10 suppress PR
acy in the South Sea Islands. He Wis
tied many of the latter. where no white
man had ever been seen before, was
present at the annexation of the Fiji
Islands and then quilted the navy with
the rank OF lieutenant, subsequently re-
turning to the southern Pacific In a
exploration, adventure and also com
rnerciai enterprise. While the latter
was relatively fruitless, he got all the
adventure that he could handle, but
had no sooner returned TO civilization,
than he joined the Ottoman army. for
service throughout the Turko- Russian
War, as A. d. C. to Suleiman Pasha.
being present at the sansuinary battle
of the Shipka Pass. After having
done good work on the staff of the late
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, In Tur-
key, In Egypt, and on the Balkan
boundary delimitation commission. he
in 1883 married Miss Corbin. being at
the time known as Captain Robert
Walpole.
shortly after the marriage. he be-
came the object of the most violent
and extraordinary persecution in Eng
land, on the part OF an adventures
guileless German governess, the woman
charged him with having first ruined
her. under promise of marriage, and
then deserted her, in order TO wed an
American heiress. The prima facie
case against Captain Walpole was
rather strong, and a number of Eng
lish newspapers took up the woman's
cause. the Pail Mall Gazette, indeed.
then edited by William T. Stead, raising
a fund of several thousand pounds, to
which even Queen Victoria contributed
500, for the purpose OF defraying the
legal expenses OF the plaint'ft In her
suit for damages against the captain.
who was held up 10 public obloquy in
the press as everything that was vile
and profligate.
Through all this tempest of VIC
lent and extravagant abuse, Walpole
American wife stood Loyalty by his side,
remained his best friend. perfectly
indifferent and nrobably lncrcduiou J,
with regard to the charges as 10 ms
conduct previous to her marriage. she
reaped her reward at last; for one tine
day Captain Walpole's legal advisers
obtained evidence OF the most conciu-
sive character, showing that the plain
tiff, instead of being a guileless gov
adventures and notorious black
mailer, whose career was well known
as such throughout the. Leyant, ana
who had on one occasion been put
at and wounded Count Crenneville. for
merly attached to the Austrian embassy
at Washington. and who had incurred
the wrath OF the woman by declining
to continue his acquaintance with her'
owing to the expense which 1t en-.
tailed.
OF course this exposure was fol-
lowed by the collapse of the case. by
the fight Of the woman from England
to escape arrest for eons bY re pull
sion of popular feeling in favor o.
Captain Waipole who In 1894 succeeded
his uncle as NTH Earl Of Orford. ano
as chief Of the historic house or Wal,
Norman Conquest. and which for the
last four centuries has played very
important part in English history
al al<auy OtlOTQ lulc|dl idoS 49,
the hearse was driven three times
round the church, at Aylsham, before
the remains were finally laid to res
| in the churchyard This was In def
erence to family custom and to loca
| tradition. according to which latter
| the second Earl of Oxford destroyed
the tomb of the Scalmers. former lord!
of the manor in order to make way
! for the construction Of last rest
| ing place for the Walpoles. 1t !:
said that one Of the unhappy ladies Q
this Sdalmer family haunts the church
| yard. always searching for the remain!
| OF her relations, and 1t Is to mollif.
her restless spirit that this drive q
! the hearse three times around the
| churchyard takes place on the occa
| sion Of tho funeral OF every Earl ant
| ~ every Countess of Oxford.
III Is also alleged that Just prior 7
/ the totally unexpected death of Lad!
/ Crford last year, the phantom coach
ana four were seen in tho neighbor
hood Of Wolterton Park, where sl,,
died. This phantom coach. and-foul
ara aamatter OF universal belief amont
the neople OF the district, and are sup
nnsed 10 make their. appearance jus
Mar IA the death of the head Of TIL
hn,1sa of Walpole. or OF his consorl
Tust what the origin OF this banshe
~ a,,nnosed TO be ! am unable to sa
With any degree Of certal3nty; PVT thep'
W. neople who are wiling TO sWea
h nan,n po Seen it Just Ecfore Lady 'Orfor