Evening journal., 1920-09-04
REAL EARL GETS
JAIL SENTENCE
British Nobleman, Draws
90 Days on Evidence of
Pawnbroker

LONDON Sept 3.-The r.. Hon.
William Frederick le poor Trench, J.
p.. Earl OF Cloncariy. Niscoun' nunlo,
Baron Kllconnell. BARON Trench
and Marquis Of Heusden IN the King
dom Of the Netherlands. has hone TO
Jail His meieorlc career In tho
theatrical and sporting world of Lon
don's West End has finally turned him
up In L0ndon's famous Bow Street
Police Court carrying an umbrella
and wearing a hlte-strlped
suit with a big bloom In his button
hole and straw hat worn at an
angle.
Head walters pawnhrokers and
jewelers. testified That his Lordshlp
had obtained credit from them while
sllll an undlsehargod bankrupt and
had also obtained money and goods
under false pretonse
~ gave him credit because 7 knew
/ he was an earl" one head walter
testified. III man Is a lord, nat
urally ! trust him."
Sentence; Three months imprisoB-
ment
And so his Lordship has stepped
iauntily out Of London's West End
and into The sombre' solomnily OF a
barred cell 10 recalls the romance
Of beautiful Belb' Billion. one of the
FIRST London theatrical stars 10 marry
tlth in this country.
She was one Of three sisters. all
OF them we'll known actresses. She
was the daughter of a recruiting serg-
cant In the Royal Engineers and she
began her Stage career as a dancer
at the Woolwich Theatre. Woolwlch
Is mol one OF The cut glass. silk stock
Inc annfInn d IInnHnn
One day the beautiful Belle and the
dashing young Irish Uper, who Is
now In iail sappearcd- ona knew
how or where. The FIRST news OF the
pair was in the form of an announce
ment OF their marriage.
The Earls parents were furious
hut two wears later the runaway lover
succeeded 90 his fathers title and To-
the estates Of some 20000 acres which
the title carries The marriage Great
ed a great sensation and set the fash
ion for many others OF a like ma
turG.
Belle Bllton was 81 when she mar
ried Nisoount Dunlo, as he was then
called Two years later she became
a countess and had presented her
husband with twins She was de-
scribed as singularly beautiful
woman, with clear cut features and
luxuriant NUT brown hair. extremely
fond Of horse riding and outdoor life
generally.
In i90i she died IN a private hos
pital in Dublin. leaving a personal
estate in The United Kingdom OF 81 .230.
TWO years later Lord Clancarty mar
ried the daughter OF a lawyer. Miss
Mary Gwatkin Ellis, whose air OF
distinction and charm had attracted
The attention OF their Maiesiies when
she was presented at court in The
1900 season. ncgrea atarle 30 btaBa.
one OF the charges brought AGAINST
me poble Earl" at Bow street was
tnat ne had obtained from a Bond
street ieweler under false pretenses a
N,leQ bracelet for a woman who was
not Lady Clancarty.
His Lordship had been bankrnnt
three times-once In Ireland and iNvire
IN England. His total Hahiiiiies in
The three bankruptcies amounted to
lover 100000. His only income dur
ing 1911, 1918 and 1919 was from The
trustees Of his Irish estates and
amounted IN an to $1,000.
So the Earl Of Clancarty for the
time being is no longer among us.
Londhn's West End will have to-
waggle along without him for three
months.