New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
Lazy Ferr7or Hesk.th's Missing Son.

Much sympathy has been manifested on
moth sizes o. the Atlantic for the Ameri-
can born Lady Fernor Fesketh. whose
second son. Frederick. holding a commits
son as Lieutenant in the 9Th Lancers. n7ys-
serious1y disappeared on Sunday, October
2a in Dublin and of whom. despite all
efforts on the part Of the police and of
private detective agencies. nothing has
been heard since at the time Of writing
his letter.
Why he suddenly left Chadsworth Manor.
near Ranbury where he was staying with
his father and mother for the hunting. and
proceeded 10 Ireland without warning any
one Of mis- relatives OF friends is beyond
their comprehension. His brown leather
valise and his rug we're found on board
the steamer Leinster hy which he crossed
from Holshead 70 KingstoWn, early on
Sunday morning But from The time he
Ianded-he was seen disembarking-he has
vanished, without leaving any trace.
And xet he is not the sort Of man 70 he
saeflv lost or 20 pass unnoticed. For he is
xerv good looking, over six feet one IN
stature. with dark curly hair, slight black
rnustache large bIue-gray eyes. and he Is
extrern y well set up There has been no
--asor whatsoever which his parents and
-alarives have been able 20 think OF that
would cause MIN LIluS 20 AaSdAtkTr1A- d--&
-re-- are disposed 10 attribute The affair TO
q sudden 1T Of mental alteration or Of loss
IF memory. The military authorities have
..cr z-a- taken any action in the matter. as
-ta rofIng lieutenant who IS twenty-six
...-~e old - o., leave ot absence from his
-ey,-,eur which : stationed IN South
Africa
His mother was Florence Sharon dauSh-
-ev Of the late United States Senator
sharon. of Nevada, and Sir Thomas Fer
..-s- T4ssizatD. who was formerly a famous
.-se-1erran first met her during cruise
,r board his yacht the Goshawk. ~hlch
lad mt into the Golden Gate for d rent
r-,-irz its stay there Sir Thomas made
-ls acquaintance Of Miss Sharon At san
Francisco and Won her hand
81 Thomas unites il his person tWo an
cent families. namely that Of hesheth ana
that Of Fermer- His mother Lady ara
bella E,errner was the daughter and ult-
.ls-e beiress OF the fourth Earl Of PoH1free
whose reerage became extinct with the
death o. his son. the fifth and last earl
,gs,e, the estates which had been IN the
E,errr,er family for many centuries. passed
i--e m. g,ossession of Lady Arabella- Her
,.7fshand "a. late Sir Thomas Hesketh. was
al, b,riz4d lyv the crown TO assume the
arms af tie. EarIs Of POmfret and their
rstrorvr9ic Of Ferrner IN conjunction "ltn
hts own
The Hesketks are quite as old family
as tie Formers and at the time when Slr
Robert Hesketh was knishted by Henry
FIII for services IN war had already beeh
titled IN Lancashire for nearly three nun
cred years.
EsasIon Neston, the principal country seat
u Sir Thomas and Lady Hesketh. "fsfe
tney Frequently entertained the Late hi"s
Edward. comes 10 them from the harls "l
Fror.lrret, who MAY be said 10 have owen
irs retention 70 VIII Summers, the fool aiid
ester Of Henry VIII. The Bluebearc hihs
rad been greatly incensed by the hospltai-
ity Nd protection afforded by the Ferrnefs
= his day toward prescribed Cathoiic
nrlest and n consequences thereof cast tfie
master Of Esston Nesron into prison ana
mrs s.ed mis- property- The jester. WHO
ed teen brought Up 1n the FerIner Is
tzres and who was indebted 70 the FER
naers for many kindnesses, srowed MN
self true and grateful friend. AND SO
srectval did mis- influence prove wiki the