New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
WAS A CORRESPONDENT
Lord Vivian Named Curphey III
His Divorce Proceedings.
STILL SILENT AS TO ARREST
But He and Kirkoride, Wanted IN
Mellon Case, Firm Against
Return to Pittsburg.

T was learned Yesterday ny The tribune
that Alfred George Curphey. VINO was al
rested on Thursday at the request ol inc
authorities Of Allegheny COUNTY feuiSH =
vania. was named as the correspondent
when Lord Vivian sued Lady HaroaIa
Vivian for divorce in London In l"'' %
,atnine q decree. The former Lady VIVIAN
is niece Of Sir Hugo de Bathe' second
husband Of Mrs Langtry
v-ber I Norris Miller was seen Yester-
dsv and asked for a statement reparoihS
r,,,.-hev.s mast as revealed ny The tribune
,-,-..~ds, no said ne had nothing 70 say
sbkr the matter. Thomas W. Churcnlll'
, ts associated with Mr. Miller in rep
-ese.tirr the Interests Of Curphey ana
Eirkbri6e in resisting the extraditioh asNeu
sor nv the Pennsylvania authorizes was
An close consultation yesterday afternoon
with Mr.. Miller and the two men Nellhel
would consent 10 make any statement al
though the opportunity was onereu 10
them. as IL had been the night previous
before the story Of Curphey's relations Win
LADY Vivian was published
The men will not see reporters To-Day
,a6 NJ Miller ta~tly, and he Went oaoA
INTO his Office
=, the Hotel Ritz Carleton. when IN
,,,i~iss were made ~ the desk for Curphey
end Eirkhride. II was denied repeatedly
o.. the Two men were registered there or
sva- had been there on Friday NJ Miller
ssid that they were registered there anu
that he had Just come from visiting mem
.rere re said that the hotel had oeilleu
their presence without orders from llelh'
Of W.
No explanation was Forthcoming OF why
the same practice was continued Ves'e'Uo
When a note was sent 70 the men ny
messenger. oaNirc for an answer. oiieI'''-
.pe-7 O., opro~tunftv ~ stating their case
the note was accepted hy the Motel 10
vas repo-ted later that the men were ont.
49,. -ba- the note would he given 70 them
r,bar thew came IN In response 70 this
rot. rhe mon did not volunteer 70 make
any statement -..,--
Naarv-nue the Pennsylvania authorities
through George Gordon Battle. are push
,nr ureparatlons 70 present fneT case
AGAINST the two men when the request Ior
e,--rsdition comes before Cover iNN.
The possibility was mentioned al .-. sat
rec ofHce Yesterday that CuruHet --- r-if0-
,~,de rizht consent 70 90 back ro Puts
n,,-g without extradition. r IS known that
NJ Miller has mentioned q compromise "n
,bese grounds 70 those assisting Mr.. Battle
~ n~ena~ire the case against the two men.
From Pirtsourg came the news mat me
notice there and the lawyers representing
Nfr Mellon IN his divorce suit. m Wnlcn
.r-rbev is named as correspondent on &C.
count Of his alleged intimacy with Mrs
Mellon. we're conversart with Curphev
mast history It was not denied IN MI
ps-tIe.e ONCE that such was the case.
1- was said. however. that Mr. Battle n
messing the ext-adiu0n had no interest
IN the past lives NJ either n the men nu-
sirniv fin the legal merits Of the charges
made against them for leaving the iuris-
diction Of PENNSYLVANIA while under sub
pcers n appear as witnesses before the
commissions appointed 70 hear the testi-
-7or, i'm the Mellon case 1t was said that
~ date has been set as vet for the hearing
before tire Governor
IN was also learned last night thar ur-
rbev and LADY Vivian eloped from Cairo
In tbs snring Of 100 n was for this that
Lord vivian brought suit for divorce He
first offered 20 take Lady Vivian back and
,arson her for the he of his children. but
she refused 10 return 20 him. The suit was
-ner pushed and the decree of divorce was
eranted in London on December Il. 1907.