THE SOCIETY SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1919, Page 2

THE SOCIETY SHOOTING.

DR. RUTHERFORD'S CAREER.. EARLY RU'iVAVVAV MARRIAGE. Some interesting particulars are given oi Lieut.-Colonel .Rutherford, who has been found guilty by a coroner's jury of murdering Major Seton in London, by a Melbourne woman. "I knew Dr. Rutherlord us a boy," she remarked to a pressman. "My brother was a companion ot his at the Brudlord Grammar School, one of the many founded by Edward VI "At school Rutherford was very popular, and was a ringleader in most of the adventures common to scuoool life. He was noted for being highspirited and daring. His father was a doctor at Shipley, near Bradford, ana was very popular, while his mother was a great social worker and a woman of resource. She invented a polish for. cleaning silver, which was a. 'marked' success. ~*."

"Early in life. Dr Rutherford: fell.in. love with the youngest daughter Of SirJames-. Roberts, of the Ssitaire.- works. She was the. beauty of: aaitaiic. stud still, retains her chaa'in' From the. Bradford Grammar School Rutherford entered on his medical, course at, Edinburgh. He retained' all the iinpuUiv-jnoss of his boyhood days, and startled his family by leaving Edin-b-itrgh while still in his medical'o&ttrse,, ■calling to England, and persuading Miss Roberts, who was then'-at a boafdi% school to' elope with him''tb the Continent ' ' ' v '..■■ '

""Nr JaiMes Rolerds, who' was Opposed to the mateh, immediately'set :pfT iiV. pursuit, and' overtook' the couple This, episode created a scrisatjpn in social circles] where the young people had many sympathisers. 'On "returning"' to England Dr. Rutherford completed 'lija' medical course ■ in Scotland,''|arid continued his studies in Ijondon, 'where: ho' obtained the diploma of, the Boiyal C6I-| lego of' Surgeons.. ,' " "'Sir .Tames RoVrts, th> father of Mrs. Rutherford, is a. man''of great ability.Commencing n career hi the mill at Sal-; taire, he rose to the.position of fore-' mat!, then .manager, and is now proprietor Eventually he hecame reconciled to his daughter's marriage, and .we the couple a very comfortable horne at Snltnire. Dr. V." C. Rutherford retained the popularity which he eniuved at school."