The Northern News. — 1898-11-05 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

LANG WORTHY. END OF A REMARKABLE HISTORY  It was on Monday announoed that Mr. Edward Langworthy, of Greys House Holyport, committed suicide on Friday, at the Grand Hotel, Paris. He had arrived with his wife and daughter a few days before. On Thursday Mr. Langworthy sent the young lady back to England, and early on Friday morning his wife expired suddenly. Some hours afterwards a loud report of firearms resounded from his room and the servants, rushing in, found Mr. Langworthy lying badly wounded on the floor. He had shot himself, his mind having apparently been unhinged by the death of his wife. Every effort to save his life peeved abortive' for the unhappy man breathed his last won afterwards. Mr. Langworthy was 60, and his wife about ten years his junior. The mention of the name of Edward Langworthy calls to mind a remarkable ease. Mr. Edward Martin Langworthy was the son of an opulent Lancashire manufacturer, and he inherited a fortune stated at £150,000, most of which was invested in property in the Argentine Republic. In February, 1891, he was staying at the Hotel Bedford, in Paris, and there met Miss Mildred Sabine Palliser Long, the daughter of an Irish land agent, who was staying in Paris with her brother. When Miss Long returned to London and resumed her occupation at teaching, Mr. Langworthy followed up his acquaintance and ultimately became engaged to,..her. He induced-her in September, 1892, to take a cruise in his steam yacht, accompanied by a lady as chaperon, and they visited various places on the English and French coasts. One day, while the yacht lay at Cherbourg, Mr. Langworthy induced Miss Long to go with him to Caen. On the way he told her he had made arrangements for them to be married that very day, and the carriage stopped at a Catholic Church some miles from Caen. Miss Long, somewhat bewildered, did not know what to do, but finally consented to  Go Through the Ceremony with Mr. Latigworthy. It we oonduoted is Latin before • priest, but no documents were signed; only a ring WWI put on the finger of the bride. The cruise was continued, but Miss Long did not Live with Mr. Langworthy as his wife until after they had returned to England. Then the did, but still she was doubtful about the Frenoh marriage, and in response to her entreaties, another marriage was gone through at Antwerp in January, 1883, before an American Presbyterian minitner. Afterwards, during the voyage, which was oorrtinued for months, Mr. Langworthy 000 led, especially when the oertainty that his wife we about to become a mother presented iteelf, and his conduct towards her became harsh and oruel.,-.Than he repudiated the marriage, and declared that it was only an empty forth.r They had then reached Buenos Ayres, and Mr. tang-worthy shipped the unfortunate lady and her sister on a French yeas.' that was leaving for Havre. Thus Mrs. Langworthy returned home. Mrs. Lang. worthy's etruggie to assert the legality of marriage was a long end painful business. A trial before Sir James Haainen did indeed result in the marriage being declared istYalid, but the court ordered OM Mrs. Langwortilry should be aid alimony at the rate of £1,200 per annum. This order Mr. Langworthy sought to evade. He refused to pay, and being domiciled eat of England, kept the Earfigh courts at defiance even when bankruptcy proceedings were institua.ed against hirn. Then prooeodings breach of prosnies were instituted, and ultimately serried by the pavment of a sum of £20.000 and the making of a handsome apology by Mr. Langworthv, in addition to £5OO a year for the maintenance of the child of the marriage. Thus was one of the most romantic stories in real life of the century concluded.  A desperate murder wee committed on Monday M Saffron We!den Workhouse, where a tramp named Thomas King, attacked Wm. Woothird, superintendent of the atone-breaking department, with sAhammer weighing six pounds. Wooßard, who received four blows on the head, suocunibed shortly afterwards to his injuries. King was arrested and brought before the magistrates, who remanded him on ths cituitel dam.