The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1891-10-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

LORD MONTAGUE AND THE  CHORUS GIRL.  SAD END OF A. GAY LIFE. Aa *nest was held on Friday week at the Werkhouee, Poland-streak, London, on the body of WM Malden. aged twenty-three, who was mid to have been formerly a chorus pri at the Gaiety Theatre. She was one el the chorus in "Faust up to Date," "Rory rak" and "Carmen up to Data." Latterly, howper, she had had no engagements, and lived in me style at Burlington Mansions, Cork-street. On Thursday night, as was shown by evidence, ele swallowed half a pint of carbolic acid, and I &a shortly afterwards in great agony.—Lord 1 Cisies Montague, brother of the Duke of Manelester, whe was called me a witness, stated that he n 3 aii intimate friend of Miss Manton, and bad egged to lunch with her on the previous day. Be use late in keepigg his appointment, and the ereseed appeared much annoyed at this. Ile nut away in the afternoon, and had an idea she ccntediplated suicide. He never saw her again slile.--The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while suffering from temporary insanity."—ller relatives ere highly respectable: her father, besides carrying on a large business in Loudon, occupying s representative position in the locality in wlsich he resides. It transpires that the young woman's ' none was Millar, and she was 23 years of age. alter tier last engagement abe refused another engagement in "Joan of Arc" because she was mot promoted out of the chorus. It was while connected with the Gaiety Company that deceased male the acquaintance of Lord Montague. Careful enquiries reveal no more than this. The wituesses do were called declined to state what transpired ii the inquest, and the Coroner, on being applied to, refund to allow the depositions to be taken. It is said dist the jurymen were called upon by the coroner to sign a blank sheet of paper instead of the usual record of the proceedings with the verdict amended. When Miss Manton died she , was wearing a diamond ornament, which she had rid was given her as a mark of princely favour. She went to Mcrae Carlo this year with a member of the aristocracy, and sent home all her money to be banked. At, the recent Brighton , races she wore a dress made by Worth of Paris, ' each cost £250. Moreover, her collection of ciemerils was an exceptionably valuable one. * Geo. Lewis, in an interview with a reporter on lenday, said that neitherLordMontagee nor he knew anything about any suppression of the case. They cure not present till the inquest had been proceeding some time. The girl's father eras repreTeed by a solicitor throughout the inquest, ho motive for the suicide transpired, and the ' lamed VW condaeted in the ordinary way. Ile mull not say whether the jurymen were called peon to sign a blank paper, as he did not wait till the inquest closed. There was no truth in the suggestion that Lord Montague was put up to keep someone else out of the case.  lac= child ir the OA*. IWO  ram 1.10 lowa odd sad re or alorag. gad *0  > MidC. J. (Alderow, was walla"  tor kaki, ronde • named &bank *wired tsidered We, he mid awl gpa sea  me/ 20147 a  los gore WA& lib oriarkue_. OW!. ▪ OM AriArlir obi aiiik *WO& obist to Fut— og Gold smith mai, void ord 5 morel Claronao g lari Id es OA A OW 41 jou. M. s proor, for  zrz aid as' p. Unil! e