The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-24
DN Ia MAuauIsE DIE rONrENoy.

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~ the Liberal party with having
introduced into the House Of
Commons class OF members with
whom it is difficult TO carry on any
sort OF intercourse outside the legis-
latiNe chamber, yet the Liberals have
never ventured to put '-wdrd for cleo
lion 10 Parliament u man with SO noto-
rious record al Bob" Sievier, who mas
Just been adopted by the Conserva-
tive and unionist associations OF the
HoNton district OF London, as their
ton, OF in the event OF the seat. now
occupied by Liberal, becoming vacant
at earlier date.
Robert Stnndish Sievier. to call him
by his full name. Is man of good
family. being a grandson of the we'll
known sculptor and scientist, Robert W.
Sievier. OF the Royal Society. the most
intimate friend and associate of the
Gred; Lord Brougham. Strictly speak,
ing, he Is entitled to the nobiliary pre-
fix of ''von,' since the family Is of noble
Courland origin. and there are still
some members thereof in the German
title Of count.
Some years ago Sir James Duke. a
we'll known man In London, founu
him figuring as guest in one OF the
clubs In St James Street. and then
and there denounced him az an unfit as
sociate for gentlemen Sevier was
compelled in self-defense to bring a
suit Tor Islander against Sir James, ana
light. II was shown that he had been
engaged In all sorts OF peculiar trans
actions in Australia: that having man
aged after his return to secure cleo
tion to Bootle's Club, in London, he
had been dropped; while. having in
duced Henry Farnham Burke (son OF
the late Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster
king a arms. and founder of "Burke's
Peerage.D to present him at court. at
one Of the levees held by King Ed
ward as Prince of Wales, during the
ton had subsequently been Cancelled
by order of the late Queen. and an in
timation TO that effect published in the
London "Ofcial Gazette" and in all the
London papers. at the instance of the
lord chamberlain.
In July, 1905, he was indicted for
obtaining money, under false prctenses.
in association with an ex-convict OF
was sentenced to term OF penal servi-
tude for the offense. Sievier jumped
his bail. but managed TO square pat
ters with the prosecution. and subse-
uuently returned to England, TO be-
come the editor and proprietor of the
well known London sporting paper,
The Winning Post
II was not long after his unsuccess-
full suit for libel against Sir James
Duke, that Robert Sievicr was warned
Off, Newmarket Heath and the turf.
not on account of any specific bit OF
some years afterwards this decree was
rescinded, owing to it's being urged
in his hchalf that, a all T., he had
the Jockey Club. he had never been
detected in any unfair running with
the horses which he owned. The most
famous of the latter was the race
horse "sceptre." for which he refused
large sum of money from w. X Van
derbit.
In July, 1908, he was arrested at the
al al Il
committed for trial. without bail, on
a charge of libol and attempted black
mail of j. B. Joel. the South African
millionaire and sporting man.
off the turf. that Siover became a
species of popular hero, and was ac-
quilted by the jury, amidst much en-
thusiastic applause by members of the
court The defense which he put up
OH that occasion against Joel, as well
as the caustic comments contained in
his paper, "The Winning Post" con-
corning sporting matters. have met
with the approval of racing men such
as Lord Lonsdale and the Duke of
Beaufort. and 1T Is to this alone that
can be ascribcd their extraordinary
ton by the HoXton Conservatives and
Unionists. as their parliamentary can
didatc. OF course. II Is only the sport
jna. news and comment which the Duke
prove of in THE Winning Post" which
has been more than once seized. ana
its owner arrested and fined, for con-
tanning improprieties
Sievfer, who Is good looking man.
with a cheerful. rather we'll bred man
ner. a fund Of aneedote' and an OK
ceptional knowledge Of horse flesh
Ter of the late and fourth "Coster"
Marquis of Ailesbury. who was also
warned off the turf by the Jockey Club
The marriage, as might be expected
turned out most unhappily, and Lady
Mabel has long been separated from
her husband. bereft of whatever for
tune she possessed.
Great Britain's crack polo players
have sustained heavy loss through
the death of Lord Aberdour, who was
and on steeplechasc tracks. He was
the eldest son and Seir Of the nine-