The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01
CASE DISMISSED
BY ROYAL COMMAND
Whitewasl,ing of Earl Fitzwil-
liam Most Engrossing Topic
of Society.
WIFE GETS $4,000 A YEAR
Illuminating Letters Between
Parties 10 Suit Set Forth
in Divorce Papers.
WIFE GETS $4,000 A YEAR

Especial Cable to Tho Times Dispatch
London, February 2S.-Tho white
washing of Earl Fitzwilliam by royal
command" In the Divorce Court this
week continues to provide society with
Its most cnsrossinE topic. 1t leaked
out to-day that, under tho deed of sep
aration between AIR. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Frederick Leslie-Melville. who
were the principals In tho divorce
In which Fitzwilliarn was named as CO.
respondent. Melville. who is n wealthy
banker. Is to allow his wife $4,000 Il
year and pay nil tho debts contracted
by her and the children. 1t IS alao
said that in consideration of Melville
not Offering any evidence In support OF
his claim that his wifo had miscon-
Quoted herself with Lord 1'itzwilliam,
the husband is to DO absolved from NIL
costs I'm connection with tho suit.
These costs run into many thousands
of dollars. as soiae of the leading bar
ristcrs OF England were retained.
Some particularly illuminating let
tors passed between the parties 10 tho
suit and are set forth I'm tho divorce
papers. At one time. when n settle
mont OF $4,000 a year upon Mrs Mel
willie WAS being made. shc wrote 10 her
husband:
Il can hardly believe this to be true.
You take and waste tho eight best
years of my life, and then you offer
mo starvation pittance because YOU
know perfectly we'll that I could not
exist for six months on this. My only
recourse would be to go on the stage,
which 1 fully intend doing IL you carry
this out and do not give mo enough
70 live on.
Lots OF managers would DO glad
to have rie for an advertisement alone.
AZ Mrs. Alexander Leslie Melville,
which Is what I shall cali myself. and
have already arranged to SEQ some
ono With view to proposed engage
nlcnt. which l intend to have largely
clear to tho world at large why 1
hnvo boon forced to earn my own liv-
ing and my daughters. You arc maxi
ing bigger fool OF yourself than I
thought possible. Are you not dis
gusted with yourself? Every one
else Is"
Asks Husband for Money.
4 little later Mrs. Melville was APP
parcnt,y short of money. for sho wrote
her husband. asking for some. and
added:
Il tried to make bit Ivy selling that
beautiful piece OF rubbish you gave me
rs nm engagement ring. / was offered
only IS for II. However. j suppose
in a sudden moment OF generosity
you paid fl5 for It, Thank God, there
IS good time coming"
After the scene caused by her arrival
homo Mt o'clock In tho morning, when
she had been dining alono with Lord
Fitzwillian, she wrote her husband:
When YOU have quite recovered
from your drunken orgy, and are sur
ficientiy sober to apologize for your
behavior carly this morning. will
come 10 see you. and not before"
At the same time she wrote Lord
Fit2william:
IF. by any chance YOU get an extra
ordinary letter from Alex ploase do
not take amy notice OF It. am sorry
to say he really seems to havo quite
gone off his head-this between you
and me. l told him he had started n
religious mania somo time ago, and II
really has affected whn- little brains
, he formerly possessed. II has now
suddenly reached Il most unpleasant
climax ana he Is suspicious OF every
thing | say or do. j hope he will not
DO anything SO ill-adrised as to write
and. perhaps. accuse YOU OF unhcard
OF things without any cause; but then
| j know / can trust you to write him
back the letter that he deserves, and
saying that you think that the mere
fact that l was at supper with you and
that j was back too late for dinner IS
nothing. This is only TO forowarn YOU
not TO alnrm You. BAT I cannot hclp
saying that this nonconformist re.