The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Lady Warwick Lays Her Financial
Troubles TO an American Inventor
Countess Explains Debts and
Asks that Facts of Court
Proceedings Be Presented
to the Public.

| American Is at the bottom or all her
financial worries, the Countess of War
wick, who is at present on the Riviera
with her husband, has forwarded to the
London bureau Of The Washington Her
aid the statement printed below con-
corning events which she declares havs
led to her frequent appearances in the
courts recently.
In forwarding the statement from
Villa Roquebrune. Cape Martin. Lady
Warwick mentions that she Is debarred
from giving the true facts Of the case"
as she puts it, for publication in Eng
land. owing to the proceedings against
her being still "sub judice.''
She will return to London in a couple
of weeks and tell her story to the court
! In the meanwhile she Is anxious that
her American friends know her side OF
the story at the earliest possible mo-
I ment
Her Position Defined.
Briefly the position is this: In Feb
ruary, 1911, Mr.. Sturges, a lawyer. OBJ
| tanned judgment against her on promis-
sorry notes for some $4,000 Lady War
wick paid of about 81 500 or s.. 900 Of this
Judgment In February last, she was
examined as to her means. and on April
"a following. on the application Of Mr..
Sturges, q receiver was appointed for the
purpose of trying to satisfy the judg-
ment
The receiver went to Easton Lodge,
Dunmow, the Essex seat Of the War
wicks, to check the inventory Of furni-
tur there, as attached--to a bill of sale
which at that time the london, West
minister Discount Company had over the
furniture and effects, in connection with
picture by Sargent, \ bust by the famous
French sculpture Rodin. an automobile
and all the silver and plate mentioned in
the bill of sale had been removed.
! II turned out that the picture had been
sold by Lady Warwick to Asher Vert
heimer for $4,000 and that she had paid
of the London. Westminster and Discount
Company. and that there remained a
| balance which she had kept of s. 800.
In an endeavor to find out what had
become of the money and other things,
summons was taken out for the ex-
animation of Lady Warwick. She said
she would be delighted to attend court
and explain, provided that the examina-
ton was held prior to November 8. on
which date she was leaving England for
the Riviera, owing to her husbands i'll
health. This could not be arranged and
SO Lady Warwick left for the Riviera
Ordered Back to England.
An application was then made to Mr..
Justice BuckniIl, by counsel for Sturges
for an order directing Lady Warwick to
return and be examined. This was re-
fused, and 1t was against this refusal that
an appeal was entered and recently de-
cided.
Justice Bucknilrs decision was re-
versed and the court ordered Lady War
wick to return to be examined, adding
that although it might well be that she
had complete answer. and was justified,
not only in having the goods removed,
but In keeping the balance from the sale
Of the picture, she must return and give
an oral explanation.
Here is Lady Warwick's statement:
''Such extravagant statements concern
ing my affairs have gone abroad that in
Justice to myself and in fairness to my
many American friendr. I desire to re-
late the real facts which led up to the
recent proceedings in the Court Of Ap-
peals. 1t was stated In those proceedings
that I had concealed assets TO the detri-
ment of the judgment creditor. Mr..
Sturges. This is not so. Here are the
real facts Of the case:
Some years ago an American, Mr..
Martin Kal.mann. arrived in England
with a number of introductions to me,
as well as certain references from people
of high standing in New York. Among
the letters was one from Mr.. William
Ellis Corey then president of the Steel
Corporation.
Mr.. Kallmann claimed to have a won
derful process for converting old iron into
steel. and the object of his visit was to
interest English capital In the invention.
which he wished to push here. Being
impressed by his letters and references,
/ introduced Mr.. Kallmann to Mr.. Tyn-
dale White, my trustee. Mr.. White, in
turn, took min. to a Mr.. Stuart. a financier,
and also to Mr.. Sturges. who was Mr..
Suarts lawyer.
Met at Business Session.
'T only met Mr.. Sturges once, and
that was at a meeting at which were
present also Messrs. White, Stuart. and
Kallmann. All were confident about the
new process and its future success.
"Mr. Kallmann. at a later date, told
me plausible tales about the formation
Of a company to exploit the invention,
but explained he was short of ready
money. As a result o; his plausib!lity,
which took the form of begging me to
back certain bills, foolishly did SO with
out even noticing the amounts they were
for.
1T must be remembered, In extenua-
ton of my foolishness, that am not
business woman and have never
claimed to be one. I trusted implicitly
in the bona fides of Mr.. Kallmann and
his references.
"Opparently Mr.. Kallmann discounted
the bills with Sturges, saying: I cannot
get the bills discounted. SO have DESTROYED
Them The next I heard of Kallmann
was that he had returned to America
and apperertly-convenientl him
self, and, unfortunately for me, remains
lost.
Some time later I was greatly sur
prised-to say the least-when Sturges
and some Of his friends, who had pos
session of these supposedly destroyed
bills. came down on me for the money
they alleged they had advanced to Kali
mann on these bills It Is only perhaps
fair to state that my own opinion is
that Kallmann had deceived Sturgis and
the others.
Had Evaded Publicity.
'T should have fought the action
which was started against me in re-
spect to these bills. but my lawyers
strongly advised me to avoid publicity,
consequent on the matter coming into
court, especially as have always been a
sufferer from this form of annoyance.
"As a result Of this advice, I paid Mr..
Tyndala White the money he had ad-
vanced Kallmann. and also paid Sturges
something.
..sturges was not satisfied. although he
knew-or should have known-I never had