The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-02
KINGS TRADUCER
is SENT PRISON
Edward T. Myths Gets Maxi
mum Penalty for Seditious
Libel.
ROMANCE is EXPLODED
Story OF Georges Marriage to
Admirars Daughter Proved
False.

| London, February 1.-THE report,
oft-repeated. that King George, while
cadet in the royal navy, made a
morganatic alliance with the daughter
Of Sir Michael Culme Seymour, was
given complete official denial in the
highest court Of England to day. Ed
ward z. Myths. the local agent and
distributor of the Liberator a Re-
publican paper published in Paris.
which revived the tale last November.
was tried on a charge of seditious IL
bel promptly convicted and given a
maximum penalty OF twelve months.
imprisonment.
In pronouncing sentence Lord Chief
Justics Alverstone said that the pun
ishment was inadequate for one who
had chosen weapon, for a personal
attack upon His Majesty from the use
| OF which every honora bic RAN Would
recoi.
Current for Long rtme.
/ The story OF the now exploded ro-
nance had been current for Il long
time. but it became especially irri .
tatins TO British sensibilities follow
ing King Georges ACCESSION. As pub
ilished by Edward II. James. editor q,
the ltherator. 1t set forth that during
the life time Of the Duke OF Clarence,
his eldest brother. and before George
| became heir 10 the throne. the future
F, King visited Malta. where lie fell in
love. with and married Mary Eliza
beth Culme-Seymour. eldest daughter
OF the admiral, who was then station
ed at Malta as commander III chief Of
the Mediterranean squadron. This va
supposed 10 be in 1890: but the adj
miralty records show that the king
did not hold an appointment on any
ship that visited Malta between the
| fall of lsSS and the summer OF 1892.
| The marriage records OF the island of
Malta were produced to prove that no
such marriage had been recorded
admiral Culme- Seymour sworc that
/ his two daughters one OF whom had
since died, never had ali cpportnnitv
to meet Ills Majesty. The admiral.s;
three sons gave similar testimony. and
! nnally the daughter In question. who
| Is now the wife OF Captain r. Napier.
| entered the witness box and declar-
! ed that she had seen the King but
! three times In her life. OH the first
/ occasion she was seven years ii age.
/ She saw him again At Portsmouth
/ when he called upon her father in
! 1895 eight years after the alleged
! marriage, and once again ut garden
/ party In 1908. OH which occasion she
| did not have a chance to address him
/ Mylius offered no testimony and did
| not question the Crowns witnesses.
/ He confined his defense. which he con
| ductcd himself. to tcchnicaliIics. as
| sorting that he could not be legally
| tried in the absence OF his accuser (.
| Sir Rufus Isaacs. the attorney gen
/ eral who led the prosecution in his
closing speech denounced the defend
ant as the circulator of a haae Iibel
The attorney general concluded his
fappcal to the jury by saying that il
was not the throne which required de-
Tense, but that His Majesty FAD sought
the protection of the court rs man.
husband and father.
Dramatic Close
The proceedings came to a dramatic
close when after sentence had been
pronounced. Sir Rufus read n letter
from kinS George. in which the writer
set forth that only the advice OF the
officers Of the Crown that such q
course would be unconsti,utlonal had
prevented him from appearing per-
/ sonally in the court room sud puhlicly
branding rs untrue the allegation that
l Continued on Seventh Pagc.)