Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-04-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE MISSING FIEIR.  In the Chancery Division another stage in the mystery attaching to the fate of young Henri De Tourville, the heir to the Brigham estates in Yorkshire, has been reached before Mr. Justice Kay. It will be remembered that a statement was made to the judge that the young man was drowned in the Bay of Naples in 1883, and a few days after Mr. Justice Kay received a letter stating that the rumours that young De Tourvillewasalive and had been seen recently were true. His lordship promptly called for the explanations that are now offered why the statement wail made to the Court. Unusual interest attaches to the fate of the young man in consequence of the tragie circumstances connected with his family history and the murder of Mrs. He Tourville, in 1876. The unhappy lady, who was an Englishwoman of property, was murdered by De Tourville, her husband, who, it is stated, is related to the missing heir by an earlier marriage. On July 16, 1876, Mr. He Tourville returned to his hotel at Trefoj alone, and explained that his wife had fallen over some rocks, and subsequently she was discovered quite dead. Be Tourville was subsequently arrested for the crime and imprisoned in an Austrian fortress, and it is rumoured that he has since died. De Tourville's career contained other matters of striking interest, and art application was made years ago to Vice-Chancellor Wickens to make the missing heir a ward of the Court. On that occasion Mr. Dickinson. Q.C., who has retired from the bar, consulted with Mr. Ince, a well-known QC, who was then a stuff gownsman, as to whether certain matters should be brought beforerthe Court, but alter anxious consultation it was decided that they were Mad missible, and the application failed. If it had succeeded it would have been impossible for young De Tourville to leave England without the cons-nt of the Court of Chancery. For a few weeks before his arrest De Tourville enjoyed nearly £lO,OOO as residuary legatee under a will hie murdered wife had executed in his favour. The case came before the Court recently on a petition for the appointment of a receiver of the estates in Yorkshire, and Mr. Justice Kay directed the petitions to stand over for further information about the alleged death of young De Tourville. Mr. Marten, Q.C., stated that it was not absolutely certain whether Henri De Tourville was alive. It was a mystery. Mr. Justice Kay : No mystery stall. I have put the affair of this infant in the hands of the Official Solicitor, but I require explanation of the statements muds to me. Mr. Renshaw, Q.C., maid that he was instructed to say that young De Tourville was alive and at a school under an assumed name. Mr. Justice hay said he bad been told a manifest falsehood about the death of the infant. Mr. Marten anologieed on behalf of the solicitors, and said they did oot mean to deceive the Court. Mr. Juatice Kay said than the 1713411 who had sworn the affidavit knew perfectly well that ho WaS alive last September, and the solicitors for their owti characters' sake ought to make a proper explanabon. Mr. Marten asked that the matter might stand over until next week for the solicitors to give sworn test, conductm'no n of'jthhdea visoLl i c a,' wLeirosett nalsesurdgi Vntehtattr ta beespire, was only a stupid blunder. Mr. Renshaw said he was asked to appear and announce the fact that young De Tourville was alive, in consequence of statements in the press. Mr. Justice Kay The cas enll be adjourned for a week. The Court believes this infant to be living, and the fact has been kept back from it.  Tun Dungannon Corn Mill took fire the other moming, the building and all the machinery being con. sumed. The damage done is very extensive.  a q Jut I/10 thr  sec tho box like picp lett  COB Arri  _