“RIGHT THING.”

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 396, 1 April 1937, Page 5

“RIGHT THING.”

INTERVENTION MOVE Simpson Divorce Echo. London, March 25. ■c.-f'X did it to uphold the honour of the legal profession,” explained Francis Stephenson, whose intervention in the Simpson divorce cjss was formal:iy- struck out by the president of the Divorce Court, Sir Boyd Merriman ” J ‘l was ‘convinced’,? he added, "that Mrs* Simpson was. abusing British legal Institutions.” Stephenson, who is managing clerk to a London and Ilford legal film, told "The Sun” that he had acted independently. He had been a member of the i gjal .profession for 50 years. “I knew King Edward personally,” he said, “and visited him at Sandringham. He was a splendid fellbo.' I acted entirely or my own inspiration occause I believed I w?.» doing tho right thing. Reason for Withdrawal. "I fully intended going on with the matter, and completed the affidavit which It is necessary to lodge In completion of the formalities. "Then I heard King Edward's fareaW! message on the radio, and could not go ana further. I said to tnyseif, 'He is a decent fellow ’ I have always liked him. He m have 40, 1 w-unen if he ukes. “When he said he cofljd not carry on without this woman at- his side. I was finished, and let matters bake their own course," Asked If lie s-as satisfied with the Attorney iCiin ral’t statement that the King’s Proctor had found’ no grounds for intervening, Stephenson hesitated several moments. Then he shrugged his shoulders and said: "I was very glod to hear it."