DIVORCE CASE.
REVELATIONS OF SMART SOCIETY IAJK'D NORTHLAND A CO-ltESrilX-J)I£XT.
A recenl cable slated that ihc divorce ease Stirling. Uiird of Kippendavie, Perthshire, against his wile and Lord Northland (eldest son of Lord Hanl'urly. and a lieutenant in the Coldstream tliiiirds), and tin- doss.soil. Mr.-. Stirling against her husband and Mrs. Atherlon. who was connected with the Yaide-lliiller case, was exciting interest in (lie revelations and doings of smart socielv. The' parties chielly concerned are Mr. John Alexander Stirling, of Perthshire, late lieutenant in the 3rd Scots Guards, and his wife. Clara Elizabeth Taylor Stirling. The suits were mentioned recently at Edinburgh Court of Session, when' the Judge- was asked to decide the order in which the petitions should be heard. Counsel'fur Mr. Stirling inci-de-.itallv- nienliuncd that his client had placed' on record that on August 30 Mrs. Stirling unexpectedly called on him and confessed that she had been guilty of misconduct with Viscount Northland (eldest sou of the Earl of Raufurly, and who was formerly a lieutenant in the Coldstream (luards). She asked Mr. Stirling to postpone legal proceeding* pending certain financial arrangements, in which Lord Northland was interested, in connection with the Irish Land Purchase Act, as these arrangements would lie stopped if the. action were brought at once. Mr. Stirling would he put in the box as the first witness, and would put the Court in possession of the family history, which would bo the ■n-oundwork of the two actions and would he mail* to apply to both. From further statements made during the ari'unients it appeared that Mr. Stirling hid been carrying on business in London u s a stockbroker. He was the owner of the estate of Kippendale, Perthshire.
PARK LANE SQUABBLE. SOCIETY LADIES If AYR A TUSSLE IN A l)i;AWlN(!-I!00M. Mrs Louise Tavlor. of 75, St. James Court, Buckingham Chile, was summoned before Mr. Ueninan at Marlborough Street Police Court on Kith December for assaulting Mrs. Mabel Louise Atherlon, of 5, Norfolk Slreel. I'ark Lane, and with threatening her. In consequence of which she went in fear of her hie or
Komi- bodilv li:iriii. There was ;i eross summons fur assault taken old by .Mrs. 'Mr. Vroke J'aliner. who represented Mrs. Athorlou.said thitt the assault and threats, took iilat-1- cm tht- same m-rasion —llii. afternoon nf Monday. J-ttli TV renibei'. Mrs. Taylor was nil Aniorkan. 11, was noeessavv l» mention for the purposes i.f llii' 'ease that she. was the mother of a Mrs. Stirlinj,'. Certain divnrce proceedings had boon commenced in TCdinhurj.li. petitions having loon Inunehod mi two sides willim u few ilnvs. Alioiil a quarter past olio on Miiiul-.iv afternoon "Mrs. Allierlou hail ivlurni-d from a motor vide Mrs. Taylor eallod, Iml gave no name to the servant, and was eventually shown into the drawing-room. Mrs. Atlie.rlo-* came down to soc lior, and slip (defendant) said she lmd enllod In ask n delieato question, and put the iiuestion. "Does Mrs. Stirling drink?" Mrs. Atlierton, verv surprised, said, "T know nothing "bout ifl ' s - Stirling." Then Mrs. Tavlur said, "f am a friend of hers, and particularly want to know if it is Ivne." Mrs. Atlierton said. "Yin j had hotter »o to Mrs. Stirling or tier j relations and lind out." Mrs. Taylor then ,aid. "If von are goliifr to ta)<o that attitude T 'will tell you who T urn. I am the mother nf Mis. Stirling. T tuive come to spoil voiir beauty." Unvinir said' that, she juni|ied from the chair mi wlii.li she sat, put her fingers round' Mrs. Afherton's throat, and dirt her best to clmke. lior.' Mrs. Atlierton tried to gel her fhnrers off. and managed with an olfort to aet at the bell and ring it furiously. Mrs. Taylor rushed downstairs, but, Mrs. Alhertmi had the front door shut, so that she eould not get out. and Mrs. Taylor stamped about and eventually ran into the dining-room. 'Mrs. Atherlo-i sent for a policeman, and Mrs. Taylor tried to get out of the window. Mrs. Atlierton and the servants had to hold on to her to prevent her falling out. Tlic polieeman arrived, and saw the marks on Mrs. Alherton's j
lwck. White running downstairs, Mrs. Tin,or said to .Mr.-,. Athorton, "1 have not finished Willi you yet. 1 will come liiick to do it."
Mrs. Atliorton, hill ami elegantly dressed, then bore out the opening statemiMit. Witness added Hint Mrs. Taylor said: "I was dining last night at the (iirlh.il with M>. and "Mrs. p., who slid it was reported that my daughter went to Led every night with a bottle of whisky." Witness denied having said anything of the kind, and said, "If you will bring Mrs. P. here I will say the same thing." Cross-examined: She was not to'il that actions were to be brought against her for slander. She believed there was a divorce .pending in Scotland taken t>v Mrs. Stirling against her husband, In which she (witness) was eited as corespondent. It was quite untrue that she (witness) was the aggressor in the assault. Mrs. P. was an aetress. She did not know whether her husband was in the Guards or not. On the night of flu> day on which the assault occurred she dined alone, the marks on Her ncek lining then visible. She afterwards went to the theatre with a gentleman.
Mr. Marshall Hall produced a torn skirt, and asked if it had not been put in that state by the witness, who replied
that the tears were caused in holding on to it when Mrs. Taylor was trying to get. out of the window. In reply to further questions, the, witness said she had a photo of Mrs. Stirling's child, but not of Mrs. Stirling. H\- the Magistrate: At dinner on one occasion with Mrs. V. the latter told her n good deal about Mrs. Stirling, and said tliev had acted together. Mrs. Loui-e Taylor, in her evidence, -aid -lie never laid a linger upon Mrs.! Atherton. did not call her an oll'ensive name, and did not say she would spoil her beam v.. She might have got frightened heeause the lady looked like a ii-ress. and her eyes were blazing. "Mr Denman found that assault was committed l.v both parties, and ordered Mrs. Taylor to find two sureties in £25 to keep'the peace for six months. Mrs. Alherton would have to enter into liot own recognisances in the sum of £lO to keep the peace for six mouths.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 12 February 1909, Page 4
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