The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-18
BY LA MARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.
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BY LA MARQUISE DE FONTENOf.
ORD NEWPORT. who is now stay
ing at the summer resort bear
ing his name has only quite re-
Gently become invested with that
title, which he takes. not from Newport
in Rhode Island, but from Newport In
Ireland: for, until few months ago
he was known as Robert Jocelyn, with
out even any prefix of Honorable"
But on the death of the sixth Earl OF
Roden. IN the spring. the latter's peer
ages went to his younger brother, Col
onel Robert Orde Jocelyn. who had
commanded the Liverpool Regiment.
and who is veteran of the South
African wars of thirty years ago. His
eldest son. in accordance with English
usage and tradition, adopted one OF
his fathers minor honors, and became
by courtesy Lord Newport, though re-
naming commoner in the eyes of the
law--that is to say, he is lord WITH
out being "A peer of the realm.
Lord Newports mother has achieved
considerable note as a novelist, under
the name of Ada Maria Jocelyn.,'
The Jocelyns hail from the. County
of Essex, whore they were hourishing
already in the reign OF King John and
of Henry III. Sir Thomas Jocelyn is
on record as having been created a
knight at the coronation of Edward
vi. But the first Jocelyn to receive
peerage was Robert Jocelyn, Lord
High Chancellor of Ireland. who was
created first of all Baron Newport. OF
Newport, and then Niscount Jocelyn
His son was for his services as auditor
general of Ireland advanced to the
rank of Earl OF Roden. The loceiyns
have been established In Ireland ever
since they were raised to the peerage
by George II, in the early part OF the
a oh the country
seats OF Lord Newport's parents are
Tullymore Park. in County Down, and
Dundalk House, In County Louth.
II was the daughter OF the fifth Earl
of Roden. namely, Lady Violet Jocelyn.
who, after her divorce from Sir Resi-
nald Beauchamp, underwent such ex-
| traordinary experiences in connection
with her present and perfectly happy
member of Parliament for Glasgow, and
head of the great mercantile house
bearing his name in that city.
Maid MAs as eo.res vs shortly after
wards Mrs. Watt secured divorce
from her husband, on the ground of
his infatuation for Lady Violet. but
purposely abstaned from taking AK eth the
absolute and complete, with the object
of depriving him of the liberty OF we'd
ding Lady Violet In fact. Mrs. Watt.
imbued with sentiments OF resentment
/ anu REVENGE, uiu tSNCi 1it'Hts
power to prosecute both Lady Violet
| and Hugh Watt and wound up by
| charging him with melting certain
| persons to murder her. Evidence was
! furnished by men of infamous char
/ acter, who swore that they had been
employed by Hugh Watt to.murder his
former wife, and although the tale
which they told was on the face OF II
of the most improbable description;
J since no sane man could have proposed
| murder in such a casual fashion to
agents so untrustw orthy. and to be
| carried out by means so ludicrous, YET
| the story, idiotic as 1t appeared. seemed
! to appeal to the jury, who, composed
| of petty tradesnnen, apparently thought
that because Hugh Watt had been d.
| vorced by his own wife, and had inquired
| as correspondent in another case. he
| was capable of every other crime
They rendered a verdict against him
and the judge, Sir William Phillimore
who had but little experience In crimi-
nal cases, instead of attempting to
guide them allowed himself to be
to five years penal servitude.
i were denounced by the press and by all
| sensible people, and had the Court OF
/ Criminal Appeal, since inaugurated
been then in existence would un-
doubtedly have been quashed at once
4 AS 1t was, the Indignation on the part
of the public. OF high and low degree
/ assumed such proportions with regart
to the sentence that the secretary. Of
/ state for home affairs. after few
! months had elapsed, recommended tc
the crown it's reduction to such an en-