The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-14
Actions of Lord Churston's Wife
Follow Those of His
SiSter-in-Law.
ny IA MARaUIsE DE FoNrESoY


by IA MARaUIsE DE FoNTESoY.
ORD CHURSTON. whose actress
wife was last week the subject
or cable dispatches, stating that
she was missing, and that tho police
requested to look ont for her. has
had an American sister-in-law. wire
OF his brother. the Hon. WalterlYarde-
Buller, and second heir to his pcerage
and estates. who at one time figured
largely in the press on this side or
the Atlantic. ana who also for several
years was reported as missing
She was tho daughter of General IT,
W. kirkham. Of california and widow
OF y. d. Blair. Of san Francisco, when
she married In 1856 Waiter Yarde- Bun
Ter. few years later she began
series of suits of the mos. sensational
character against her husband in the
English courts. her charges. never cs-
;ablished. being denounced BY him as
the phantasies OF lunatic.
These assertions OF his received II
certain amount OF confirmation BY the
fact that when she returned TO the
United States. attempts were made by
her relatives IN California to place her
under restraint Calling herself Lady"
Narde Butler. title TO which or
course. she had no right. she furnished
an immense amount or material FOR
stories II n more or less dramatic
character. by her efforts - resist ar
rest and by her repeated escapes
Since last year some Of the standard
pcerages have intimatcd that her
death took place In 1901 But this
statement Of k,r ,.emlsc has not been
verified. aud ii is generally understood
that she is Stiil living. and necessarily
under restraint somewhere, since
otherwise snc would have been UNI
doubtedly heard of again.
Lord Churston is the head OF the
fine old Devonshre family OF Butler.
the first peer OF the lire having been
the grandfather OF tho present peer.
and was described b. Lord Beacons-
field as Sir Robert Peels choice and
pattern country gentleman" Lord
Churston owns about 1000 acres or
land in Dcvonshire and Cornwall. and
his marriage during his fathers life
time TO tn. actress Denise Orme.
whose real name was Jessie Smthcrs.
was foilow..l by n sensational suit for
breach OF promise.
year previous to his marriage.
while serving on the stan OF Lord
Curzon, then Eiceroy OF India, Johnny
Butler. as he was then. eloped with
Tho beautiful Mrs Athcrton. wife IT
Colonel Athsrton. commanding the
j
Athcrton had no alternative but to
sue for 4 divorce from his wife. nam
ing Butler as correspondent. 1t was
naturally expected that Butler would.
as soon as tine decree was made abso-
lutte. marry Mrs. Anterior. But much
10 the dismay OF the lady. he Went
of and married til" actress Denise
Orme" instead. Thercrpon- Mrs. Ath-
erton promptly brought an action
against John Butler for 100000 dam
ages although she did not need any
money. having q fortune to the tune
or about 100000 n year of her own
ssut while she won her case. she OBJ
tanned no damages or costs II being
rightly claimed that the promise to
marry her WAS given by Butler when
she was still the wife OF Colonel Ath-
erton. and tina; II was therefore n
somewhat immoral contract.
Mrs Atherton. who Is Il sister OF
Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, not content
with the notoriety thus attained,
few years later brought n suit for
Islander against her sister-inla law. Lady
Paul. for having asserted that she had
been turned out of one of the loading
hotels at Cairo. owing 10 the refusal
of the principal guests there to re-
main under the same roof with her.
Already in 1901 Colonel Anterior
had instituted divorce proceedings
against her. naming young duke OF
great wealth anG whose matrimonial
affairs have of late been engaging the
attention. of the public on both sides
of the Atlantic, as correspondent. But
tho matter was hushed up. and. In
course OF the evidence given by Col
oncl Atherton in another case some
years later, he admitted under cross
examination that If he had abandoned
the proceedings against his wife and
the peer In question III 1901. 1t was be-
cause friends had interfcrcd. and had
persuaded him TO accept his wife's OK
PLANTATION IF her conduct. lie might
have added that the intervention was
entirely the work Of King Edward.
who was DESTROYS TO avert domestic
scandals. to avoid everything Galou-
lated to impair the reputo OF English
society, and 10 prevent honored and
historic names from being dragged in
the muddy gutter.
Evelyn Grant. Dun. who has just
been appointed British minister ut
Rcrnc must not be COMPOUNDED with
his elder brother Arthur Grant Dun.
now minister at Dresden. and who has
nm American wife. In Katnleen Clay
ton daughter OF General Powell Clay
ton former United States ambassador
in Mexico. Arthur Grant-Duff met his
VITO IN Mexico. and married her while
minister resident in Havana. Evelyn
Grant-Duff'S wife is nm Englishwoman,
n daughter OF Sir George Bonham,
who was for 80 many years envoy in
switzerland. So that In taking up her
residence nj Pprpe with hnr huS IN M