WEST END SCANDAL.
London, March 9. Colonel Montague, of the Horse Guards, states that Sir Dighton Probyn told him, after the interview the latter had with Lord Salisbury with reference to the West End scandal, that it was intended to issue a warrant for the arrest of Lord Somerset, who in the meantime had left the country. Montague informed Horsefield of the accusation that had been made against Lord Somerset, whereupon an officer of his regiment, who was also a personal friend of Lord Somerset, urged him to ascertain the true facts. This officer advised Lord Somerset, if innocent, to boldly face the trial with which he was threatened, and if it were otherwise, he had better blow out his brains. Lord Somerset left the officer who thus advised him, promising to return. The officer awaited Somerset’s return for an hour, but Somerset came not, and the officer subsequently found that he bad absconded. Labouchere received the information upon which he moved in the House of Commons in reference to this matter from the Prince of Wales, through Captain Kuollys.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 453, 12 March 1890, Page 5
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180WEST END SCANDAL. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 453, 12 March 1890, Page 5
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