The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-23
CROWD MODS FORMER
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR

to the hospital at Scutari he was
nursed back to health ard strength
by Miss Theresa Longworth. one OF
the most charming assistants ans Of the
ter of Manchester merchant. II was
only natural that the captain should
fall in love with his beautiful nurse.
After the war was over, they met
dropped quietly down the Carlingford
Tough to Halloween. where in the
picturesque and ancient little chapel
which is one of the features Of that
the rites of the Roman Catholic Church
| by one Father Moody. They subse-
quently lived together at Edinburgh.
where Yelverton. by this time
Of the Church Of England, with view
OF further consolidating the union. He
introduced the lady everywhere in the
Scottish capital as his wife. Subse-
quently he deserted her in France and
Forbes. daughter Of General Sir Charles
Atworth, and by whom he had four
children, one Of them the viscount
who has just died and whose legiti-
macy was in doubt until the validity
tablished. When the fourth viscount
cat the time Major Yelverton) married
Mrs Forbes. the ex-Miss Longworth. or
the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton. as she styled
IL
brought suit for the restitution OF her
conjugal rights, Charles Russell, after
wards Lord Chief Justice Russell. tig-
uring as one Of her counsel and being
petition was denied on the ground that
| Major Ye1verton was an Irishman ana
that the London Divorce Court had no
Jurisdiction In the matter. Thereupor
smother rn0I, !, action was brought. IN the
where Ye1verton denied that either the
I ceremony at Halloween or the union at
Edinburgh. had been OF valid char
acter. adding cynically that he never
had the SLIGHTEST Intention Of making
jury however, found that there had
been legal marriage in ireland and a
common law marriage In Scotland. and
a En- a verdict in favor Of the plain
The major thereupon carried the
There both the Lord High Chancellor
OF the day and the great Lord Broug-
ham gave 1t as their opinion that
a sss h n se sssn sous thy thy Hris
marriage was Illegal. on the ground
that by an old act of Parliament u
marriage between a Roman Catholic
ana hnato 2 protestant -, IN Ireland II ceie;
and void, and that Yelverton's MAJ
rage to the widowed Mrs Forbes was
OF q bigamous character. But the ma
,lority OF the law lords decided againss
BECAME, once more Miss Longworth.
while the marriage of tho major with
MIS- Forbes was decreed tube valid.
i, Major 9elverton was dropred from
me army at the personal instance. OF
been excited bv Florence Nightingale
In behalf OF Miss Longworth. Nor
would the Queen ever consent to re-
celNe MIN at court. Shortly after the
House of Lords he succeeded to his
fathers honors as fourth Viscount
htponmore, and spent the remainder OF
his life abroad, dying at Blarrltz, by
very same day that Miss Longwortf
died at Pietermaritzburg in South
~, ! notice that in the English who's
Wnoa Of the current year, It Is men,
p paonea tha MI, there Is no heir to the
case for while the late,-Lord Avon.
more VIII undoubtedly have left all hi.
PERSONA property to his widow and t.
ms now elghteen-year-old daughter
, or YelVerton have gone to his very
distant and remote cousin, William
, Henry Morgan Yelverton. OF Whltlani
y seey w amd Is nsPhew q the thirt
ylseount He is unmarried. and It /:
only on his death that tho vi variou.
! p,e PEER, of the family will become eX
s s,mI' - uhey We're tlrst created at tn,
o. larry Yelyerton, Attorney Genera
lI6r Ireland and Lord Chief Baron q
Tue EAehequer, who also played yer,
pnion between England and Ireiand
l3l|CppyrlSht, 1910, by the brentwood
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