The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-07

/ OF succession 10 the tue OF Lord
Hon. Henry Beresford. formerly cap
tain of the Thirteenth Hussars, who
also married one or The Girls from
Rays who as Kitty. Gordon. was
great favorite with London theatre
goers. She is now in New York. ap
Theatre In cAlma. Where Do You
Live?' AS there are no children born
OF this union, it would seem as II the
ultimately to the youngest OF the
brothers, namely. the Hon. william
Beresford, who is married TO an Amer
lean girl, MISC FLORENCE e Miller.
r.. l. They are living together now
on the Bowness ranch near Calgary.
In Canada.
We're. married a little over week
ago. in London. within twenty-four
hours after the judicial pronunciation
as absolute of the decree Of divorce
granted to Sir Morgan George Crofton
against her last spring. In that d.
vorce case James Montagu figured as
correspondent. and 1t may be recalled
that the romance which eliminated
the elopement of LAZY crotton with
James Montagu. first OF all TO Algeria.
and then to New York. where they
were, tinaily discovered, staying At s one
! rontagu's elder brother, Fred. and
the abandoned husband both came
/ over with the object of putting an END
! to and suppressing the scandal. and
! induced the couple to separate, Sir
! Morgan being eager TO induce MS
| wife to return to him and ready to
forgive her The whole party. thar "a.
/ Morgan and Lady Crofton. sailed for
! England on the same boat. After their
arrival in England. however, Lady
| Crofton again left her husband. who
/ then Instituted proceedings for d.
| vorce, refusing TO accept any damages
from the correspondent IN consideration
of the latter settling. $4,000 a year
upon the eX-Lady Crofton, who is now
| Mrs. Montagu.
James Montagu is a younger brother
/ OF Frederick j. o. Montagu, formerly
/ of the Coldstream Guards, and OF Lyn.
i ford Hall, in Norfolkshire, and one OF
the sons of the late James Montagu OF
Melton Park, Yorkshire. He is in no
4 way related to Lord Montagu of Beau
/ lieu, who has taken such a Leading
i part in the motoring sport In Englana.
! the London Car. Lord Montagu was
4 subjected to a great deal OF annoy.
ance at the time of the elopement or
James Montagu with Lady Crofton,
j owing to the fact that his particular
painted peculiar green, and that JUST
at the very time when James Montagu
and Lady Crofton Quilted LONDON 70.
gether. Lord Montagu was seen by
J several acquatntances at the railroad
!. station. leaving for Paris. with
! heavily yelled lady. who turned out
to be his daughter, but whom those
who caught sight of him assumed to
have been Lady Crofton. when they
learned that she had bolted with one
) Of the Montagus.
J Sir Morgan George Crofton, who Is
!. an officer Of the Second Life GUARDS an.,,
Z African War was the object OF q
murderous attack made upon him by q
private soldier. who broke into, his
quarters when he was stationed at
E Chatham. as an ofticerof the Lanca-
shire Fusilers, the crime serving to
recall the fact that his grandfather
! Colonel Hugh Crofton. had been muir
5 dered by a. soldier of his regiment.-
the old Thirty-second-at Preston, in
r 1861. The eX-Lady Crofton. now Mrs
flames Montagu, is daughter Of the
! late Colonel Howard lrby: Of the In In;
Boston, and perhaps the best amateur
: woman skater in England.
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