An Aristocratic Divorce Suit

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 39, 11 September 1886, Page 4

An Aristocratic Divorce Suit

• \j~ Huron de Worms, who was secretly of the Board of Trade in the la?t Salisbury " Government, brought an ac.lion for divorce against his wife on the ground of adultery. He alleged that, ehe made frequent visits to the Tyrol alone, but he suspected nothing at first, because she is a native of Austiiaj being the daughter of Baron Von TitUaco, of Vienna ; but the latter discovered that the object of those vißis iris neither patriotic nor innocent, but to meet Baron Meeron, who made appointments for her secretly to receive hinii there. Baron de Worms then secured evidence sufficient to base his J complaint on, and made the Baroness surrender the correspondence with Bartin Meerou. The petitioner is fortj' years of age, an hereditary baron of the Austrian Empire. His wife is a handsome, stately women,, a leader of fash.iona,ble circles, and a general social favorite. It was proved that the Baiontss made exceptionally long sojourns on the Continent, obtaining permission to go away from heffie by prefending that she was suffering from ill-health and it required Alpine air to relieve her. She had also managed to conceal the purpose of her vist to the Tyrol. She hired Baron Meeron's castle, given him £20,000 for the use of it for 1 a few years. Before this Baron Meeron was in a state of poverty. There was no defence, and the decree nisi' was grautecl, Baron do Worms being awarded the custody of his three children..