The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-15
La Marquise de Fontenoy
By La MARaUIsE DE IcoNrENoY.
ADY PAlLIA Mhn ha i.aa hau., oax.
WIZ Hao just peen con-
octnned by the English courts

1T ADf PAUL who has Just been con-
oetnned by the English courts
hcr husbands sister, tho fasci
Tmassns but somewhat notorious Mrs
Sir 0' aubr lanes es Athsrton is the wife OF
i tnne. ana is daughter of tho cello
norated Polish vioilnist, Wieniawski
one would havo imagined that after
toriety which Mrs. Athertop aP had no no
celved in connection with her divoroo
e1fen from Colonel Thomas james Attn
anil fo o! inc twelfth Lancers. In her
Lord Churston, and her citation ia a,h 81
least two other divorce cases sbs
Wv .,,, nave been rendered impervious
taken ofense at the remark mnde bs
lsr sister-in-law, Lady Paul to tSs
erect sha that she had been turned out of
dge i and She accordingly sued
Lady Paul for impugninR her charac
Ter associatins In the suit her broth.
ssf. sir Aubrey Paul. as responsible for
MS wite's utterances.
while the jury returned this mint.
,iuli verdict or damages against LADY
p,ani. they still further intimated
c cmets OPP Gpihion that she had much ex-,
enecs TO her sister-in-law, by placing
tne burden OF the costs OF the trial
f ap1n MIS- IFS Attiherton The latter is
Eng Eng a an INDEPENDENT fortune OF some
$4,000 40 year Of her own.
me Iauis. OF Gloucestcrshire. who
similarly baroneted Irish Pauls ' OF
County Carlow, arc Cromwellian IN M
ny, and through the marriage OF DR.,
3 tSa paui' physician OF Salisbury. to
one or-the leading bankers OF Lon,
don, became identified with the firm.
Which from that time forth was known
as Snow, Paul and Company Their
son was created a baronet In 1921 by
reason of his eminence as one OF the
I nsl bankers OF the city of London.
us LIS elaest son, however. the second
Goaronet: brought the fortunes OF the
family to grief. For in 1855 the great
DankinS house of Snow. Paul and Com
pany closed It's doors. With liabilities
latiyely few assets. No sooner had an
ofticial investigation of the affairs of
me bank comm snced than warrants
Paul, oil the charge OF innumerable
frauds. including the forgery of the
sig d tires, 81 many OF his customers
Sir John, who up till that time had
en1oyed very great reputation in
religious, circles. and who had been
London society. county magistrate.
and deputy lieutenant. was arrested at
his fine country seat near Reigate
Driven to the railroad station. ne ar
ing His captors, who were not In
uniform, thrust him into a firsteclass
carriage, and were about to follow,
when the obseQuious railroad employees
thinking that these two rough look
ing strangers were intruding upon
their popular and revered local mag
until the train had gone. The conse-
quence was that Sir John got clear
away, and for forty-eight hours lay
lost In the house of a friend in Lon
q n ha 81 &c J.,
family, he drove down to the Bow
Street police station. and surrendered
himself. He and his partners were
father of the late Warehouses of Sails
bury, to fourteen years transportation
that Is to say, shipment to the con-
Wet settlements In Australia and Tas-
up In iron cages, between decks. like
wild beasts rather than human be-
inEs.
ishment. but on liberation on ticket
of-lcavo. was married. for tho third
time. to lady who is said to have
,ne "a hs 1 one OF the chep
survived until 1865. His dishonesty
had the effect of running not only
most of his former customers. but like
entire fortunes In his hands. One OF
them was married to Edward Fox
Fitzgerald, only son OF Lord Edward
anu duOlHCi ~
George Hare, father of the well known
Augustus Hare, the author. who was
the mentor of the present King OF
Sweden thirty years ago, and who has
left such Interesting "reminiscences.
One of the most extraordinary In
cidents in connection with the Hare
family was the suit for libel brought
against Augustus Hare by his repro
bate brother, Francis Hare. Their sis
ter, Esmeralda Hare, the heroine OF
Edmond Abouts we'll known novel
"Tolla,I member of tho Roman Cath
Ollie Order of the Bleeding Heart. died
at house in Brook Street. London.
with every appearance of having sue
cumbed to poison. and on her death
bed she Is said to have told tho nurse
who was attending her that she owed
her death TO Francis. Augustus re-
peated this charge In private. letters
to some of his intimate friends. One
OF these letters fell into the hands of
Francis. who Immediately began suit
for libel against his brother.
When the case came ND for trial at
Guildford. the Judge declined to try 1t.
on the ground that he had never known
of an action for libel by ono brother
against another brother. arising ont OF
a suggestion that the former had mur-
dcred his sister. TTe insisted on the
affair being settled out OF court Aus
gustus agreed to withdrawals impu-
tations, and the case fell to the
ground.