The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
Baroness de BazuS' Love
Affairs Told in Old Files

New York. Jan % Long hidden
chapters in the biography Of the
[ lutc Baroness de Bnzus. who was
Mrs Frank Leslie, have just come 10
/ Hight In the Surrogate court through
/ the filing ~ records by James H..
Ncstcutt represents the grandchildren
NJ the late publisher who are cndcn.
oriug to overthrow the will NJ the
Baroness She left the bulk uf her e..
tate, estimated ut S2OOO,OOO. 10 Mrs
Carrie Chapman Cntt. Ia be- used for
/ the promotion Of woman suffrage
The official documents now made
| public for the first time charge that
the baroness In 1854 compelled her
| first husband David Charles Peacock
La jewelers. clerk, Of Maiden lane, to
wed her AT the hehest " deputy shpr
/ itf Her next husband, Ephriam Geo.
Squier journalist, dipIomatist and
nrchaeOlUgist aud an editor NJ Frank
. Ieslics Weekly once was arrested for
debt on sort NJ "frnmeup' 10y the
BarupcsS 1t Is alleged. while the two
and Mir Leslie were travelling In Eu-
rope together Mr Beslic's sister up
pearrd tu be- living together Al the
time
Another feature NJ the testimony
brought to light Is that MIR lcsIic's
nmc was originally Henry Carter Mrs
Mary Anne Juhbcr sister of MIR.
Leslie, Of Shaddon Hall, stony Smf
ford, England, In November 1880. tc~
titled before commissioner In Lon
don who was appointed by New York
county Surrogate She spoke NJ her
brothers changed name and asserted
that seerval " their relatives had died
of insanity. Her testimony was obtain
ed 10y the Sons n Frank Leslie by
his first wife IN cOntestng his will
which left his property tu the bar
oncss.
Sisters Testimony
Mrs. Jubber described IN detail the
relations Of her brother 10 the baroness
when the latter was In Europe with
MIR. SQuier.
The disclosure, concerning the first
marriage of the Barones, um,
through n Judgment roll found by
Mr. WestcOtt In the old records OF
the Court Of Common Pleas of New
York. Ghey show that Peacock. IA,
jewelers. clerk. consented In becum,
the husband Of Mrs leslie who Wa
then Miss Miriam Follln. only when n
deputy sheriff and lawyer for IN,
girls mother Mrs Susan Follin, ~
Corted him to am alderman aud re-
malned by hl, side throughout ia,
ceremony. lie had been arrested In al
action by Mrs Folin. who demanded
the marriage.
Under an agreement by which Mist
Follin was tu receive his name Pea
cock Immediately left her following
the wedding Even two years later
when Peacock asked an Annulment Of
marriage on the ground " duress, IN,
secret Of the wedding was preserved
being buried IN the records Just found
by Mr.. Westcoll
Mrs. Jubhcr testified that an aunt
uncle and graudnuut NJ hers had died
In insane aSNhms and that she had
heard many persons remark that her
own mother was n hit odd She In
sisted TINT her brothers original name
had been Henry Carter
Tells Of European Trips.
She said that Mr. Leslie had gone
TO Europe with the then Mrs SQuier
and her husband both In 1897 and In
1870. Mrs Juhher first saw them
March l. 1857 when Mr.. Leslie aud
Mrs. SQuiers arrived together FROM
Liverpool. They had spent the night
she said, at the Euston Hotel, London
aud on meeting Mrs SQuler Mrs. Iuh
her was informed that Mr.. Suuier had
been detained at Liverpool Tor debt
MIR. Leslie said the debt was 95O
pounds said Mrs Juhher. and would
I lend II Tor bail 1 looking at Mrs
SQuicr said. 'But cannot YOU pay for
YOUR own hushandf She said |
have nothing The only money | have
II Mr. Iesllp's tshe produced n bundle
Of notes from her BOSOM aud keeu
II for the tourney 10 Paris
~ said. 4 win lend you the money
through my solicitor, and | did Ger
tain old friends " Mr. Leslles asked
concerning his family. and he said h,
had two sons In his business and that
thev were very useful
Questioned further concerning Mr.
Leslle md Mrs Spuler, Mrs Juhbcr
said Their conduct wns such M one
would expect between husband and