The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
NEWS OF ENGAGEMENT
WILL CAUSE RELIEF

was about fourteen. and In the latter
apscence. Richard Ann.sley. ! distant
cousin. succeeded to the pecrage and
estates mere accident not long after
D-pusH nc new earl ana the lawful
helr together The former did not
SUCK AZ tribes, and found little dlnicul-
- ~ persuadius ship captain 10
snanghai the lad ana u carry him
OIL 10 America. declaring that he was
the natural son Of = nObleman and
had isgracod himself and that IN
was necessary for him 10 he got ont
nl the country The captain took INC
mint and on reach!ng THIS country sold
We laos services 70 Pennsylvania
plantci for torn OF years The home
e'rl Ehier Of his master fcl ia love
er advancea led 1913 To- ,G eo e6 60 ese a5G
made his way TO Jamaica whore he
t.ok service on British man-of-war
before tho mast,
In course of time his story came to
III" cars 81 the admiral ia command.
VINO taxing an Interest in the case.
-fhni"d MS discharge. sent him back
70 europe, and Induced Influential peo-
p1r 10 espoHse his cause. HIS life on
nls return 10 Great Britain furnished
q stil more exciting chapter Of adj
ventures, mainly due 70 tho iutrigues
OF tn" unlawful earl Among other
Things he was Indicted FOR tho murder
90 poachcr ana tho earl sought hv
every means In his power 20 got his
young kinsman hanged Afterwards an
attempt to murder him was made at
Inc Durragh races but here again ne
managed TO escape and at last his
suit for the possession OF the Estates
came UP for hearing at Dublin The
trial lasted fifteen days. and Is said to
have been attended by the hardest
amount OF swearing ever heard in an
irish Court Of Justice. The court de-
cided in favor OF the Wandering Heir.
end having thus escaped from slavery,
shipwrerk. the gailows. and from MUIR
der he was placed in possession OF tho
cntailcd property
Curiously enough he never seems
10 have pursueI his claim TO the carl
dom. nor 70 have taken any steps to
attain IT. and marryin. he had only
daughters Shortly after. the sixth
earl died. and on his son Arthur An
n"slcy attempting 10 take his seat as
the seventh earl in tho House % Lords.
objections We're raised and his right
Questioned His son !u turn sought
the Enrldom OF Anglesey. bu, without
success. owing TO doubts as % his
fathers Legitimacy OF birth .uI dy-
ing without issue. his preiens ons
lapscd. one OF tho minor titles Of The
Earldom of Anglesey: namely tho
taken up by very distant k4nsrnan
descended from the first Viscount Val
entia. whose son was the frst Earl
of Anglesey. The present Lord Val
cntia represents oxford in tho House
Ono word in conclusion about the one
legged Lord UXbridge. first of tho Pa
get Lords AngIescy. He was oven
more remarkable in his domestic ar
rangements than hc was as n com
mnnder in tho field. For after hav-
ing eight children by his first wife.
Lady Caroline Vilicrs,- daughter OF the
Earl of Jersey. he was divorced and
proceeded at once TO marry the divorced
wife OF tho first Lord Cowley. to whom
lie was obliged TO pay $4,000 dam
ages as correspondent in an action for
alienation OF the lady's affections by
Lord Cowley she already had four
children. which he. for n financial
compensation. allowed her to retain.
Then by hcr union with Lord Anelesey
She had six children more; so that the
family omnium gatherum consisted of
eighteen offsprngs. fourteen Pagets.
and four WclleSlcys.
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