LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN AT HOME. More Discreditable Revelations.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 262, 9 May 1888, Page 6

LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN AT HOME. More Discreditable Revelations.

London, February 22nd. That section ot the middle clashes which revels in tho \ icos of " 'igh and 'nullity huppor .suckles " has had a iaie morsel ot scandal to roll ovei its tongue ever since the Lord Howard Do Waltien case came U])on tlie f((])i\. You ah cad y know something of fcho business His loidship is the representative of one of the oldest families in England, the barony having been created in 1597. He is also heir through his mother, who was a sister of tho late Duke of Portland, to the vast London properties of the Bentineks, and if lie outlives her will be one ot the richest men in England. Lord Howard, on Thursday, put in an appeal. mcc at tho Westminster Police Court, to gi\e evidence against his brother-in-law, j\Ki|or Kildare Burrowes. The Court \v;b ciow ded with ottiecrs and gentlemen, the Duke of Portland, who, it was understood, would be <i witness, occupying a seat upon fcho Bench. Lord Howard said that on the night of the as-ault he had been dining with friends, and returned home about ele\en. He had taken some whisky and watci , but wa-. perfectly sober. Outxrde the house he ■ found hi^ brother in law, Major Burrowes, walking up and down (N.B. evidently on guaid). The Major said, " 1 want a word with\ou.' LoidHowud replied, "Then come into my hou^o. '* They went into the hou-eand had some whisky and water together in the libraiv. When he was leading, an hour or so later, Major Burrowes said, " I'll just tun upstairs and pee if my wife's there,'' upon which Lord Howard replied, " I'll show you the way." " No," -aid the Ma|or. " You shall not go upstairs 1 . " Some angry words passed, and Lord Howard ordeied Bin row c* out of the hou-e. He refused to ieH\e, whereupon bis loulship rang the bell toha\ehim turned out. Major Burro>\e-> then knocked him down, and left the room, locking him in. L^pon recovering his senses Lord Howard opened the window", and seeing the Major walking quietly up and down, bawled for a policeman. Tim i- Lord Howard's account. The family's difleis -omewhat. They u\cv that despite his wife's illness Lotd Howaid persisted in coming; home up-io,niou-ly drunk at all houis, cursing and sweating at the ber\ants, nnging bells violently, and defying the doctor's ordeib. ffis^r-tei, the Hon. Mis Ellis, meeting him at the Victoria Station a few dnys before the assault, begged him to sleep at hoi house whilst his wife was -o ill. Lord Howard, byway of thank>, swoie at her, and alu-ed hci m> violently that the attention of the potter - and bjslandeis wa- attracted to the dwjraeeful Subsequeutly another (Mis Bmrowes) went down on hei kne<.- to him and begged him to let hei nui-e dv.v Blanche " You eun go an i nuise, \ our siller in hell,*' was the gentle ieply. On the Sunday beforo the awurlt, the Duke of Portland and Lord llenij Bentinek called on Lord Howard, and in^t. implored, then ouleied him to be more considerate. "If your wifo dies [ shall call you a murdeiei, ' said the Duke, shaking his list in Ins i el.it iveV face. One night Lord How aid, after kicking up a row in the hou-e at 4 a.m., and being warned that ho was murdering hi-, wife, insisted on the nur--e being sent for. lie kept hei air hour and twenty minutes talking all sort 5 - of mbbi>h, and then told her to go and be damned. On this occasion it is alleged that, his lordship consumed two bottles ot whisky. On the night ot the assault Major Burrowes was on guard afc 100, Eaton Place, Lady Howard's relatives having resolved to protect her from her husband's rioting. Lord Howard, without being drunk, was " well on.'' The Major at tirst endeavoured to keep him quiet by coinciding, and nil went well till about 1 a.m. Lord Howard then grow noisy, and wanted to go up to his wite, shouting out that, he could cure hei better than any doctor. Knowing it would be death to Lad} I Coward to permit this, the Major quietiy blocked the way. The peer- thereupon threatened to ring the boll and rouse the house. " 1 shall knock you down if you do,'" quietly obhoncd tho Major, and when the drunken brute persisted in the outrage he kept his word. A few minutes latei the Major left the room, prudently locking Lord Howard in. He went out into the Square and was walking about reflecting upon the situation, when his brother in -law put his head out of the window and bawled " Police !" The Magistrate (Mr Partndgn) surpri&ed the Court, on Satuiday by announcing that he meant to send the caso for trial. Mr Bcsloy (acting for Major Burrowes) observed caustically that if tho quau el had been between two "costers" His Worship would ha\c settled ib fast enough. The rank of the two parties ought not to make any ditlerencc but to supposed that Mr Partridge shrank from tho responsibility. To this no ieply was vouchsafed ; indeed, it is probable Mr Bosley hit the mark, It is rather odd that such a man as Lord Howard should havo friends, but ho certainly has, for there were a number in Court clearly bent on giving him countenance. The Magistrate, too, seemed to grasp at eveiy possible excuse and explanation for his Lordship's behaviour. The police surgeon who was called in to ovamine Lord Howard's bruises on the night of the assault has boen attending on him ever since. Perfaaps this is why his opinion with rogard to his Lordship's sobriety at that time has undergone a change. At first tho medico said, " Lord Howard appeared to have been drinking." On Saturday he sworo Lord Howard was perfectly sober, which made Mr Bosley so nasty that the Bench interfered. The witnessVlmitted, of course, that his Lordship had had liquor, but he couldn't say how much. The two policemen, fortunately, woro perfectly clear Lord Howard had been drinking, and pretty heartily, too. The I case was eventually adjourned till tomorrow (Thursday).