The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
LORD YARMOUTH GETS
NO SHARE OF ESTATE

Harry Thaw. to seoure her freedom
from her husband. She did not apply
for divorce, but for annulmont.
grounds There are very few causes
for annuiment by tho English tri-
bunals and 1t Is unnecessary 10 spe-
city them hero. AS the case was
tried In camera, the speculation as to
the charges made by Lady Yarmouth
aiu not present very wide range.
Inc, Inc rfmarkaoie feature. however. was
mat Lord Yarmouth offered no de-
tense whatsoever. and that the SYM
| pathy OF Lord Hartford and OF the Sey-
mour family In the mutter was with
the pctitioning American wife rather
thun with her disreputable usband.
IL is generally understood that he
mad withheld from her at the time
that he had alienated all hiS prospec-
| tive lie interest in the family estates,
ana that she could mover reign as ms
( tress in Ragley Hall 1t was also ru-
niored in London at the time that Lady
Yarmouth had discovered certain trans
| actions at her bankers. involving a
| husband was concerned. and which. had
| sho cared to carry matters to the bit
ter end. would have placed him In an
extremely awkward position. calculated
5 To stain the family cscutchcon. In
fact. Lord Yarmouth was not in a po-
/ sition to offer amy defense against
! any OF the charges brought against
| him BY his wife, and She still TO this
| day enjoys the gratitude OF mis- rel
atiVes for tbs, on the whole. gener-
GUS manner In which she behaved on
| that occasion.
| On tho new Marquis OF Hcrtfords
! bankruptcy last fall, from which he
| has not been discharged. it was shown
that the liabilities were 100000. with
sets. Until Lord HEREFORD receives his
| discharge in bankruptcy. that Is to
| say, by the payment OF at least ten
| or twelve shillings in the pound, he
/ VIII be precluded from taking his ia
Tiers seat in the House of Lords and
: from awaiting himself save In mare
tttnlar way of the marquisate. the two
baronics, which have como TO him by
! inheritance.
While Lord Hartford is completely
! declassa from social point OF view.
! and can never recover his former po-
sltion III club land, in the great world
OF England. indeed, anywhere at home
or abroad where his evil record is
possibility that some woman with
more money than brains. for the mere
sake OF being able to style herself
| Marchioncss OF HEREFORD and a peer-
ess of the reulm may offer to become
his wife on purely cash basis, sho
providing him with an income. and
ne ne, investing her with his titles. and
| mus transforming her into :, member
| OF the peerage. There have been such
extraordinary unions OF this Kind. in
England alone. such inconceivably afro
cious alliances OF this sort that the an
| nonnccmcnt OF the marriage of Lord
| llertford may DO looked for any day
IND aed, even last Christmas. when
| his father was known to be dying of
CANCER. that dreadful and completely
declasse woman, Lady Abby. widow and
principal heiress of the late Sir VIII
Ham Abby entered into negotiations
| with Lord Yarmouth, with "a view to
becoming I'm due course Warehouses of
| HEREFORD But when confronted with
the facts of certain features of Var
mouths career, even She half crazy
though she was. and devoid Of any So
! cial position, withdrew at the last mo-
ment, realizing that after all she would
be a more Important parsonage as the
| widow OF the dissolutc old Sir Will
| liam Abby, whom she married when
he was completely crippled and paraly-
| mouth.
/! With regard to Lord Yarmouth's in
/ ability to take his seat In the House
OF Lords. owing to his being an un-
| discharged bankrupt, he is likely to
| remain excluded therefrom for the re-
mainder of his days. mainly on the
| ground OF tina particularly unsavory
! character of his last three appearances
| In the bankruptcy court. In the House
OF Commons member also becomes
Incapable of sitting and voting, in the
House. or upon any committees, when
| ire Is finally adjudicatcd bankrupt, but
not merely when his affairs are begin
ming to obtain the attention of the
bankruptcy court.
| II within six months after being so
| adjudicatcd he succeeds In obtaining
| his discharge. together with certi-
| iicata from the court of bankruptcy
! that his insolvency was caused ny mis-
| fortune. without any misconduct OH his
| part, his disqualification ceases ipso
| facto, and he is restored to all his
| rights and prerogatives as "A member
| Of the House OF Commons Ii, how
| ever, during those six months the dis
| charge is not obtained by the bank
| rupt. his seat Is pronounced vacant by
| the Speaker. and fresh election Is
| ordered, the bankrupt at the same
| time being pronounced incapable OF
! election to Parliament during the first
Ave years following his eventual dis
charge
Strangely enough. there is no penal
! ~ provided for Il man when adjudi-
Gated bankrupt from sitting or voting
| in the House OF Lords. nor for the
matter of that in the House of Com
tcrvenc between the adjudication of
bankruptcy and the declaration by the
| Speaker that the seat is vacant; and
/ since there Is no penalty provided II
/ is difficult 10 know just how Parlia-
| mcnt would deal with such a piece of
| impudence on the part OF any Titled
| or untitled bankrupt
| Copyright, 1912. by the Brentwood
| Company.)
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