DIVORCE CASE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 7

DIVORCE CASE.

REVELATIONS OF SMART SOCIETY. LORD NORTHLAND A CO-RESPONDENT. (BT'TSLBGRArH— press AssociATioNr<»rim<ifli,V, London, February 8. Tho divorce case Stirling, Laird of Kippendavie, Perthshire, against his wife and Lord. Northland (eldest son of Lord Ranfurly, .and a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards), and tho cross-suit, Mrs'. Stirling against her husband and Mrs. Atherton, who was connected with the Yarde-Buller case, is exciting intereat in the revelations and doings of amart society. Seventy thousand words of reports of the proceedings have been telegraphed from Edinburgh. Lord Alversfcone, Lord Chief Justice; speaking at a Sphinx dinner, said he could not imagine anything worse for public morality than such divorce reporta. STATEMENT BY COUNSEL.

An .outline :;of: the above, case appeared / in: The Domwios: of January r 8.;// The" parties, chiefly concerned are Mr.''John ,, Alexander..Stir-; Hngi , of Perthshire, late lieutenant: in'the-3rd' Scots.; Guards,.' and • his : wife, : Clara; ElizabethTaylor. Stirling. , ; The suits ; were mentibnsd-re-. cently. at' Edintrargli Court of Session, when: the: judge .was asked to' decide the order in the petitionsi'shonld.be heard.'-;:Counsel V; fqr; ; Mr. yStirline/incidentally/ mentioned/that, .his clierit.had placed on the record that on August 30 Mrs. Stirling: unexpectedly called on him and confessed .that she had been guiltyof misconduct with; Viscount; Northland /(eldest son' of the Earl of Eanfurly, and who' wa? formerly a lientehant in the Coldstream: Guards).' She asked Mr.;, Stirling to postpone .-legal , .proceed-' inga/i»nding!- certain financial : i arrangements, in. whioh Lord' Northland was; interested; ; in oonnection.with: the Irish Land Purchase Act, ns these arrangements iwould be stopped if the action: wore/brought at■ once... /Mr. ■'■■■'-. Stirling would.be : put>in.:the;bpx as : .the;'first.-Tritness: and would put ;the Court in' the. .possession' of the family history, which would be the ground-' work'of the two actions arid would berbadeto apply- to. both. From .further/statements' argumentsiit r appeared' that Mr. Stirling has been 1 carrying on business in' London as a stockbroker. -He was the owner.of the estate : 6f : :Eppendale,;Perthshir«.;j/: ;.,;;; ;V/;'://'PARK' : j.itt^iQyABBllE.i^/^ SobIETT LADIES HAVE A TUSSLE IN A : ; ; ; //;. ; " .///,/ i* ; ::Mrs./Louise ! :;Ta , ylor,^fs7s.St. ; :James;;Conrt,' Buckingham Gate, ; was -eummoned , ' before Mr, ? Denman ,'at Marlbarough; Street Police Coutt on pecember.?:l6.for.-'ass"!iulfing/;-Mrs'. Mabel Louise Atherton,: of s..Norfolk. Street,- Park Lane,;[and with threatening Tier,' , in' consequence ° f ' w . hl °h she ; went in fear of her life/or some ooaily harm. :i There was across summons : for assault'taken/outiby Mrs.'Taylor. VfW ■ Preke . , palmer, .who ; tepresented ..Mrs.' Atherton, saic^that-.the'assault-and' threats: took placo.on;the same, ocoasion-the afternoon of Monday,: l) ? cember'.«,: ..Mri"..Tayl6r?w£ an,Amencan..;, It was: necessary for' S essof.the i case^hat/she/ I vas/th e '■■ of i a /j[ s - Sljriin e- Qertaindivorceproceedings had been commenced : in; Edinburgh, ■petitions hanng been-■launched siles Sia 1 A \ a; barter-past one ??r ,?/ ay '' af^rnooll ' Mrs -" ;AthCTt on had "returned from :a/motor ride./ Mrs.- Taylor called but gave.no name to. the-servant and ,eV MrW&' sh^ Vn; into ,^ e drawinTroom. -i ' R r n f,f = a ' nothing about Mr? Sfe ling., .Then Mrs.-Taylor saiH-'i anv a frimd Mγ^ rS c^? ertoll ; e « id -'7f:u/had better' mg to T take;that/attitiide J wiU am... lam the mother :of. Mrs.'Stirline ' I havecora.e to spoil .your beauty ", ;•''■ o™ "°? ? ■'.-:■--. ■; Having.said;that, she jumped from : the'chair' bell; and ring, it furiously. Mrs. • Tavfor rncT,,!" downstairs, Vt.Mrs.; Atherton :h a^the T fSnt' dpor, shut so:thut she; oould not get J out and nick mn SaW th - e Mrs.' Athlrffi. neck. :- TVhile running downstairs/Mrs.' Taylor a»at^ 3^X^Sd kS W S?V tO , Jed every ;ni ß ht -with ■■' s^bottle "'of' ■■$»Xv Y ltDe i S d . e ? ie 4 anything of.-the kind, andisaid-'.'lf.you will bring ! Mrs v ;P. here I will:say the.same thing.",-a^.■■ K£ r o o? wf\T n v d V Sh \Y aq ot told tna':ac--1 S W % r V?' against: her for-slani' der. She believed there:was a divorce pending in. Scotland taken by Mrs. Stirling against he! whioh she (witness) was cited as co-respondent. It: was.; q uite. : untrue that she : (witness) was the aggressor in the assault 'Mrs P.:was.an:aotress. ; She;did not'know whether' her.husbaadwasin the. Guards or-not.'-On the night of the day.on,which the assault'occurred sho dmed alone, the marks on'her neck beingv.then '.visible.' She afterwards went to the theatre with a gentleman; :,-. .:.■■■:■ ' ■.Mr.'Marshall.Hair'pro'duoed a tonvsfciri, and asked .if it had not been: put: in:thatSβ by the witness, replied-that-the tears were caused'in holding on to.it when Mrs. Taylor was trying if get ;but of the window. In ■ reply to .further questions,, the iwitness said she had a photo of Mrs. Stirling's, ohild, but not of Mrs. btirlmg. - :, . . ' . ■ ■ ' - . i.- B f: >% Magistrate:.At;dinner on ; bne f pcca- ; boil with:.Mrs.;P. .the latter told,her a good deal about. Mrs. Stirling,/and said they had acted together. -'; / . ../ :'.-...-':: ... ~" i Mrs. Louise Taylor; in hei , evidence, said she never laid a finger upon: Mrs. Athorton, did not call her:an offensive name, and did notsav Bhe.would spoil her beauty. She:might havei git. frightened because the lady looked like a tigress, and her.eyes were:blazing./ :■;'■.'■;■"■ / Mr. Donman found, that. assault/Vas' committed by bpth,parties, andordored Mrs, Taylor to find-two sureties in jC2S to.keep tho peaon for.six months. /Mrs...Atherton .would have to enter into ..her own "recognisances in the sum of iSIO to keep the peace for six months.. ■ ..;■. /■-./": i<.■; ';'-.; . '■;.■.'■/■:.■■'■