New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
EARL OF OXFORD DUE
STRANGE Career of Miss Louise
Corbin'S English Husband.

erfE ana interests OF ms American NAAS-
who died with such tragic suddenness last
year and who was Miss Louise Corbin,
daughter OF D g Co-bin. Of New York
The earl has had an adventurous career
He was 2 Il1idsbipInan or the troopship
Tfesira when she was wrecked on St
PauIs Island. a hundred miles south Of the
cane Of Good Hope NOT until three months
later after terrible hardsilipS. did rescue
come 10 hand and then he was transferred
70 the cruiser Blanche. which was con:Tnls-
Stored 10 stop -'bla birding that Is 10
ssy kidnappins-of the Polynesians and TO
suppress piracy in the South Sea Islands.
He visited many Of the latter where no
white man mad ever been seen before. "as
present at the annexation OF the Fiji Isl
srd- and then quit the navy. win the
rank OF Lieutenant subsequently returning
20 the Southern Pacific in 4 non-official ca
rs-it,- for the sake Of exploration, advent
r1-e and also commercial enterprise. While
tie last named vas relatively frUitiess- ne
-ot aU the adventure that he could hancie'
hut had no sooner returned 10 civilization
tran he ioIueS the Ottoman army for ser
viCe throughout the Turco- Russian wa es
sfde-da-carnp 10 SuIeiran Paci1a, being
present ~ the sanguinsry battle of the
SFfpla Pass After having done good Work
~ -re staff Of the late Sir Henry Drum
-7ond Wolf in Turkey in Egypt snd on
'He FaTkan boundary deIinitation commits
sion Fe in 7GSs married Miss Cornin. being
~ the +ir1e KNOWN as Captain Robert Wal
po1e-
Shortly after the marriage he became the
object Of most violent and extraordinary
persecution in England on the part Of an
s6veur1ress Posing IT the role Of an in
-ooent and eufleIess German governess. the
woman charged him with having first
mined her under Z promise of marriage
and then deserted re- in order "a wed an
American heiress. The priu1s facie case
against Captain Walpole was rather strong
and number Of English newspapers took
Ip the v-or1sr's cause The Pail Mall
Gazette indAAd then edited by William
? stead. - fsins = fund Of several thou
sand pounds 70 which even Queen Victoria
contributed sIo0. for tho purpose of defraE-
+n- the legal expenses of the plaintiff n
her suit fo- damages against the captain,
Who uas held NJ TO public 5HloqUy IN the
r-ass IS everything that vas Vie and
rrofiEa+e
through al this tempest of violent and
ev--svsEanr abuse vaIpole's American
vie stood 7oyally bv his SIDE and remained
rfe best friend perfectly Indifferent and
r~5tsbI.- iurrsdulo-s with regard 10 the
charges - 20 his conduct previous 70 her
marriage. she -eaped her reward n last
for one fine da- Captain Walpoe's legal
-dFize-s obtained evidence of the most con
elusive character showing that the plain
IF instead Of being ? EIileless soverneSs,
was in reality = most dangerous advent
-.~ese ana : notorious blacknailer whose
career 1aS Vel known as such throughout
-he Levanf and who rad on one occasion
7aer u.- under arrest at TuniS for haNlng
shot - and wounded Count Crenneville-
formerly attached 20 the Austrian En-
nz=zv q Washington. who had incurr.d the
wrath u rho Ro0an hE declining To con
-7-5e his acquaintance with her owing %
the expense which + ertailed-
~ course. this exposure vas FOLLOWED hT
--e -o17sTsr Of tie ease. hv the flight II
-re woman from England 70 escape arrest
FOR -orSpi-ar.- reri,I-v ana hla"Eu7Hl and
RI. -e-uls5on cf popular feeling n favor
.ss -arrair ZVsipola. who i'm 1874 succeeded
lis yrr1e as rf-- Earl of Orford and as
.rfe< IF rre historic House ~ Walrols.
-5-- -zr trace +te ancestry hack 70 those
remote ages preceding the Norman Con
-rez- and which fo- tho Last fcIr cen
-.-fa= has -TareI veTE important Da-t II
-rE#-n hiSro---
A. LADY Oxford funeral last year TIE
-r.-zr was driven three times around the
~f--r- a AvIshsu. before the bod- vas
ars-E- laid 70 rest in the chuTchyard- This
va -- Difference TO family custom and
IN local rsdItIou- according to which lat
-~ -re second Earl OF Orford DESTROYED
--r tomb - the ScaIuers. former lords of
--r manor. in order 10 make way for the
obstruction or q laSj resting place for the
U rroleS It is said that one Of the IN
.zpn- ladies or this Soalmer family haUnts
rho -egrchza-d- always searching for the
f..-d5ee o. her relatives. and i IS 10 mOilify /
.~~ restless spirit that this drive of the 1
r- arse three times around the churchTa-d |
-eLez place on the occasion OF the funeral 4
oF every Ear and Of every Countess OF 1
C-to-d
rr IS also alleged that just prior 10 The /
totally unexpected death OF Lady Orford /
z-r year the phantom coach and four /
were seen IL the neighborhood Of Vol /
r.-tc~ Park. where she died This phau-
-ew coach and four are g matter of uni I
Ttrsai belief among the people Of the dis 4
r-e-- and are supposed TO make their ap- I
-eararoe just prior 10 the death OF the .
head OF the House Of WaIpole o. Of his I.
..'.so-r Just what the origin Of this ban /
so@ Is supposed 10 be ! am unable TO .
Say with auE degree Of certainty But 1
-.-~e are people who are willing TO swear I
T. having seen IL Just before Lady Orford .
died while there are four old men living .
O. LORD Orford' s Norf0lkshire estate who 4
S... relate WITH lirclmstautial detail how.
returning home one evening in 1894 on the /
night that the fourth earl died. they saw
Tie phantom coach and four turn al the
entrance lodge Of WoIterton Park and
bas7 uS1t through the closed iron gates.
just - Z they offered no obstacle at all"
u may not be amiss TO recall here that
" daughter Of the historic House OF Wal
Isie came very near becoming Queen of
E-s-an- ID the eighteenth century Al
me Hfne when the royal Duke Of Glor5ces-
t+ married TIE Legitimate daughter OF
- edward Wslpoie his elder brother
George III, rad 5aI recently succeeded 10
,.s throne, and had only two small ba bies.
I'oIse who afterWard became King
-ISe ". and Frederick. Duke Of York
--eT lives alone at that moment stood
."eeH me Duke Of GIouceste- ana The
1'-5' and falling them had anything
-~t'sAeo r. George H. The Duke ~
'--eSler Hoa-d have becone ruler ~
'ea5 Britain. and MS uiezitjn.ateI. horn
. -"e natural daughter OF Sir Edward
1'Po-e aid of lie postmaster of Darling
- la-sEser. would have becor,a o,l.-.,
england. Scotland auG Ireland.
I'ils-l-e may 5e said ~ have Begun