YOUNG PEER'S LADY FRIEND
■ *■ LORD OHESHAM OBTAINS AN INJUNCTION. CURIOUS LETTERS. On April 3 Lord Chesham secured an injunction against Daisy Macdonald, restraining her from committing breaches of a deed entered into between them nearly two years ago. Bj- the deed the lady was to receive money amounting to £2,000, and she made e declaration that she had no documents, sucl as letters of the plaintiff, in her possession and 116 persona] or legal claims, of any kinc against him. From the story brought ou in the hearing of the case Lord Cheshan and the defendant met at a restaurant, ant -they continued on intimate relations fo: about a year. He wae only 19 when the; met, and she -will be 30 this year. Afte the separation she went abroad, but wrot repeatedly to Lord Chasham's solicitors, am also to his jeliitives» asking for uiqre money
His Lordship had been married in the later val, > and hV was following upon a letter from, the defendant to Lady Chesham, received within.a few 'days'of the birth of h«r child, that;a.writ was issued. - LETTERS FOR MONEY. Prom the Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg, she wrote:— I want the balance of the money atonce. -..'-. Do understand the of legal papers or anything legal concerning Lord Chesham and myself don't- weigh with me at all. I only did it to get what I needed at the time. Don't you be fool», will get paid out, too. ' On Jaivuarv 21 she wrote from- Kimberley:— _ " . .: - If you care to put it to your clients th«i I have riiet someone I could like, of po position, but a gentleman, and if Cheshant would care, to help me to marry again, I would remain in Africa to do so. On January 26 the lady wrote that s'o» " did not recognise legal documents," and added:— . I have asked Lord Chesham to give mt £I,OOO more to enable me to '. be sway longer, so that I can get stronger. If I have to be in Lonfion I shall only gefe weaker. If your client does this willingly I shan't'have to do unkind things to get it. I must be helped a little to get- to th» Argentine. • , She said in another letter -. " I require tb»A Lord Chesham either gives me the apology I was., told I should gel or gives me wfll« high- £I,OOO to let me" begin life afresh out of Loudon." On May 9 the defendant wired to Lady Chesham's father:— ' Returned' England four weeks ago, Chesham's solicitors won't enable me start life afresh. Worry making me ill again. Then she wrote to Lady Chesham: I still like Chesham, though I tried hard to like others. For that reason'l desil* to get money for a longer period of time. It is not nice to have to ask you tc tut your influence in the matter. Miss Macdonald, who gave evidence on hec own behalf, was asked in cross-examination if she had .not received, altogether, about £3 r OOO. She said she did not know. She attribiited her breach of the covenants to i'.-heaith. In reply'to Mr Justice Darling, she *&id she understood that the result of the -iciicn was that if she again broke the covenant* by molesting any of the persons concerned she would be committed to prison.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 15 June 1917, Page 1
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