The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-27
Ernest Simpson Is
 Guilty or Charges
CContinueu from Page D

Then, it is believed, Mrs. Simpson divorced, may be in the distin. guished strangers gallery as the Rings honored guest when in hi: gorgeous robes of state, after driv. ing to parliament in a state. car riage, he is to read his speech. Ii Britain had 8 queen, she in the priceless crown jewels, would be en- throned beside him at the cere. mony.
 There was considerable doubt whether the British newspaper mer covering the case ever would gel their dispatches in print. The pres: association, which sends reports 0. all such news, arranged to send { dispatch with the bare details treating the case as an ordinary ont with no mention of Mrs. Simpson! friendship with the king.
 Newspapers Silent No newspaper yet has mentioned the divorce and particularly there has been no discussion in print o, the question that is most import. ant: Will King Edward, after Mrs Simpson gets her decree absolute marry her, the only woman tt whom he has shown open favor?
 Today's tabloid Daily Mirror pub. lished-on page three-a dispatch relating part of an article which ap. peared in some American newspa. pers, asserting that the king would marry. But where the dispatch a. published in the United States saic that the king would marry Mrs Simpson, the Mirror omitted hel name. It asserted rightously tha the story had created consider. able indignation" because if thu king intended to marry he wouls announce 1t in the official cour circular.
 London G0ssips Busy
 London gossips continued busy The latest, which was discussed il circles usually most conservative was that the venerable archbishop of Canterbury would decline to of ficiate at the kings formal corona tion next May.
 It has been understod that thu archbishop respectfully approached the king and suggested that ht might not be so frank as to revea his friendship for Mrs. Simpson and that the king rebuffed hin angrily.
 Today's story was that the arch bishop felt that as head of thl church and spiritual adviser tt Queen Mary and the late Kins George he ought to decline to of. ficiate at the coronation on per sonal" grounds. The story was gen. erally discounted because any sucf plea would be an open affort tt the king in a matter which ha! nothing to be regarding his open sincere friendship for Mrs. Simp' son, in which he takes the view ht has nothing to conceal or of whicf to be ashamed.
 Mrs. Simpsons case was the frs of seven on the Assizes calendar
 Legal experts said before thu hearing that the case had beer prepared with extreme care-ever more carefully than had it been case which did not concern. in directly at least, persons in the highest British circles. They pre- dicted, as they awaited Justice Hawkes. arrival, that it woulc take perhaps not even ten minute; to hear. They were not certain even as they waited to see her. that Mrs. Simpson would have to appear at all. It was not necessary fol Ernest Simpson to appear because he did not defend the case. though he was represented by solicitors ane he, ignored, was believed to be ir the country near London witt friends.
 Under Law of l87
 Mrs. Simpsons case was brought