The evening world., 1911-02-01

the court forthwith condemned him to
one ears Imprisonment.
The public was admitted to the court-
room. but the police took every pre-
caution to bar Suspicious characters.
Among the notabies present was Home
Secretary Winston Churchill.
After no formalities Of opening tho
proceedings were concluded Myths be-
gan his case by demanding the return
OF his private letters. mentioned above,
which he asserted had been seized In
gross violation of his legal rights. He
then made his demand for the presence
Of the King. as follows:
Il wish to ask whether the King IS
present. l demand his presence BE-
cause every accused person has tho
right to be confronted by his aocuser;
and secondly. because In a libel action
the prosecutor must DO In court in Or
der that the defendant may see him:
and thirdly. because there 10 no proof
that the prosecutor Is at present alive"
Chief Justice Alverstone replied:
That has already been tho subject Of
an application before me and you know
perfectly we'll that the King cannot be
here"
Prosecution Opens.
Sir Rufus then opened the prosecu-
ton. lie aid that the alleged libel at
tackled the Kings honor and wis in
tended TO lower him In the esteem OF
rfght-minded citizens. The libel. he
said. was OF the SrosseSt character and
charged His Majesty with having con-
traoted q shameful marriage at Malta
In 1890 with the daughter OF Admiral
sir Michael Seymour by which there
had haAn m nff~npin1 MAJ mt. NJ
testy had ''foully abandoned" this lady
In order that he might marry the Prln-
cess.
The charge a been repeated thrice.
First on Nov. 20 last In an article en-
l titled 'Sanctifed Bigainy.' which said
we were offered q spectacle Of I'M
morality In its sick1y, beastly. monstros-
!. The IN-g had --.'--~@.-A -. .-s-'S
OF bigamy with the completely Of the
prelates Of the Anglican Church. HI
has n superiority OF wives. Hike a
sultan"
The Libel on King George.
The alleged libel was then read in
full. n was as follows:
During the year 1890. in the Island
OF Malta, the man who IL now the
King OF England was united in lawful
n holy wedlock with the daughte:
OF Sir Michael Culme-Seymour. An ad'
miral Of the British Navy. or THU
marriage offspring were born. At the
time OF hat marriage the Duke O
Clarence. eldest brother Of the presenl
King. was heir 10 the throne. Suisse
quently the Duke OF Clarence died
leaving the present King heir to tn,
throne.
spectacle OF the immortality OF mon8rrh,
in all tfa sickapinR haaQflv mon at RIA -
In order to obtain a woman OF roya
blood for his pretended wife Geors'
Frederick foully abandoned his tru'
wife. the daughter OF Sir Michael Culpie
Seymour OF the British Navv. aud en-
tered into a sham and shameful mar
riage with the daughter OF the Duke o
Teck In 1893.
The said George Frederick. not hav
ing obtained any divorce from his frs
wife. who. by the omino law OF Eng
land. and by the law of the Christian
Church, remained. and II she lives. re
mains his true wife. committed tn
crime of bigamy. N he committed
with the aid completely OF the pre-
lates OF the Anglican Church.
The daughter Of Sir Michael Cuims
Seymour. II she lives. Is by the IN
changeable law OF the Christian Churcf
as well AZ by the ancient common Ia,
OF England. the rightfui Queen of Ems
land. and her children are the right,
heirs Of the English throne"
Raising his voice n with q dramatt
gesture the Acknowledgement exclaimed
II tell you at once that there is not tn
faintest vestige OF truth In those state
ments,"
Law Forbid King.
After producing letters showing My
iius's connection with Editor James. $
Rufus said that no regretted the dlsa1
vantage which His Majesty suffered
not being able under the constitution
appear In court and deny these allegs
tons under oath. This was an absoluI
incapaclty which the King could n,
waive at will. However, the officers
the Crown were in "A position to esta
lish beyond doubt the falslty OF the a
cusatlons. The King, he continued. WI
not at Malta in 1890, He was never thel
after 1888 until some years after h
marriage to Queen Mary.
After formal evidence concerning u
arrest OF Myths had been introduce
Admiral Seymour stepped briskly
the witness-box. After he gave h
testimony. as told above. his daught
followed with hers.
Myths refused to avail himself OF q
opportunity to cross-eNamine the wi
nesses. lie had no witnesses Of his ov
and the testimony OF Bigge thus mark
the end of the trial.
The utter collapse OF the defense ma
the rendition OF the verdict little mo
than a formally. In sentencing I
prisoner Lord Chief Justice AlverstoI
censured him severely for his want