A STRANGE, TRUE STORY.

The Langworthy Marriage.

CHAPTER XXV

GAGGED IN CODRT.

To appreciate the full significance of the startling admission, "We admit every thing," with which Sir Charles, then Mr Charles Russell opened the case for jactita tion of marriage, which was Mr Lang worthy's reply to his wife's suit for restitu" tion of conjugal rights, it is necessary to state what had preceded it. For two years Mrs Langworthy had claimed to be married to Mr Langworthy. Her claim to alimony had been rejected solely on the strength of an affidavit sworn by one of his solicitors repeating his distinct and em phatic assurance that there had been no form or ceremony of marriage or pretended form or ceremony of marriage. Mr Lang worthy had advertised in the South Ameri can papers that he had nothing to do^ with the person describing herself as Mrs E. M. Langworthy and representing herself to be his wife." This attitude of denyjngthe very existence of any ceremony of marriage had been persisted in down to the last. Even after Dr. Potts had given his evidence there was no weakening in the defence.

' When Mrs Langworthy and her sister Edith were brought over from Belfast to London, it was understood at all the con sultations that the other side intended to dispute the fact that there ever had been any ceremony at all. Sir Hardinge Giffard, who had been retained for Mrs Lang worthy, is said to have remarked that " it was the cruellest case he had ever heard of," and at his suggestion it was decided to rest the whole case on the marriage at Antwerp. The marriage at Caen had been without witnesses, whereas that at Antwerp was duly attested- Everything was in readiness, to prove the Antwerp marriage. Mrs Langworthy was to be the first witness.

The night before the case came on Mrs Langwortny could not rest.. She \va§ feverish and fretful, and tried in vain all appliances to woo if only an hour's sleep, ifow the long hours dragged as she tossed sleeplessly the long night through, while imagination busied itself with all the con ceivable questions which might be expected In cross-examination ! But there was with it all a feeling of exultation. Her hour was near at hand. She would at least dispose of the persistent lie that there had been no marriage. She might lose her suit, but she ■would clear her character, and if the failed in all else she could at least let people know how cruelly she had been treated. At ten o'clock there was a consultation. The case was heard in No. 2 Probate Division in the new Law Courts. Mr ■Willis, Q.C., Mr Bayford, and Mr Rose Innes were there. A consultation is one of the most painful ordeals of litigants. Even the witness-box during cross-examination is often less discouraging than a consultation, especially if your counsel's temper is hot and his sympathy cool. On this score fortunately Mx-s Langworthy had nothing to complain of, and she remembers to this day with gratitude the encouraging words of one of her counsel as she seemed dis tressed, M Don't mind, Mrs Langworthy ; we believe in you." . The. consultation was interrupted by the sudden opening of the door and the cry, "Court's sitting I" Mr Willis went first, remarking, " VVe shall have to fight to es tablish the fact of the marriage, followed by Mr Bayford. Mr Rose Innes and Mrs Langworthy brought up the rear. When they came into Court they found Sir Charles Russell already on his feet addressing Sir James Hannen. Mrs Langworthy had never seen him before. " Who is he?" she asked in a hurried whisper of Mr Robert Lumley. "Charles-Russell," he replied? 3 He had hardly mentioned his name when she heard him make the remarkable de claration : S ." H J ■'" " My lord, we admit everything !" There was a momentary confusion. Mrs Langworthy's mind was so full of proof of the marriage which had been denied, she could hot realise what the admission meant. She saw her counsel exchange glances ; then Mr Bayford sprang up. Ci Do you admit the marriage ?"—" Yes." MDo you admit the petitioner was the lady who went through the marriage at Antwerp?"—<' Yes, yes," said Mr Russell, somewhat testily waving his hand to motion Mr Bayford to his seat: <' we dispute the legality of the marriage," and asked for an adjournment until the Belgian witnesses conld arrive, who had been telegraphed for. The request was granted, and the case was adjourned till Monday. At first she could hardly believe her ears. Aftar two years' persistence in affidavits denying that there had been any ceremony or pretended ceremony of marriage, no sooner does the case come into open day than ''we admit everything." What a commentary upon the solemn denials of re .p«ated affidavits ! What a cynical avowal of the falsehood by which injustice had received a legal sanction ! All these foul aspersions upon her character — aban doned without a single word of apology or of defence. But they had effected partially at least their purpose; they had barred her claim for alimony, and if she had not been fortunate beyond most suitors in finding such staunch supporters m the Messrs Lumley, the affidavits would have utterly destroyed all chance of her eyer bringing the case into Court. A moment's reflection enabled her to see ■why this sudden admission had been made. It averted exposure. Everything being admitted, save the validity of the marriage, all opportunity was taken away from her of telling in the witness-box the shameful story of the toeatment to which she had ■been subjected, Mr Langworthy's lie in short had been persisted in as long as it could only injure her ; it was given up the moment it afforded her a chance of expos ing him. "We admit everything. We only dispute the legality of the ceremony." Down to that moment the fact that there had been any ceremony or pretended ceremony had been denied. Only when Mrs Langworthy h§d at last the opportunity of vindicating her character, of flinging back the foul aspersion of perjury and immorality, and pf describing all the fraud and brutality with which she had been treated, her mouth was closed. Evidence could not be led to prove that which was undisputed. Wit nesses could only be called as to the validity of the marriage—that is to say, as to a technical legal point, and that only. Mrs Langworthy was in effect gagged in court. CHAPTER XXVI. M 3 DANBY TELLS US WHY. But the admission was made, it will be said, and was that npt enough ? Enough for the judge, no doubt; but not enough for the public. Newspapers seldom report purely legal evidence, and in this case the proceedings passed almost unnoticed. That was not all. By keeping Mrs Langworthy out of the witness box, an opportunity was afforded to Mr Langworthy and Mr Lang worthy's friends of which they were not slow to avail themselves. It was not until last week, in the very office of the paper in which this sad and tragic tale is told, that it was clearly made apparent what use could be made of the success which had attended this gagging episode. Thomas Wilson Danby, solicitor, represen tative of the firm of Messrs Bircham and Co., came to the office of the "Pa.ll Mall Gazette," and had conversation in the presence of two witnesses with the Editor of the "Pall Mall Gazette."

The interview w»s nob of the Editor's seeking. Neither was Me Thomas Wilson

Danby acting under the instructions of jSdward Martin Langworthy. In the course of th§ conversation which ensued, in which Mr Danby stated that he was from Messrs Bircham's, he referred to Mrs Langworthy as Miss Lpng, and was requested somewhat imperatively to describe Mrs Langwoythy junior by her right name. It was 'all very woll, he was told, to call her Miss Long at tWe first, when it was asserted that there had been no form pr ceremony, or pretended form or ceremony, of marriage ; out when that had been proved to have been a lie, he might at least describe her properly. And this is what Mr Danby replied : " Is it not strange that the lady has never been in the witness-box to say that she went through a ceremony at all ?" As a mere matter of fact, this, although it might have been true down to the begin ning of this year, was not true at the time Mr Danby spoke. On March 18, in tjie Bankruptcy Court, before Mr Registrar Hazlitt, Mrs Langworthy was asked in cross-examination by Mr Yate Lee, in structed by Messrs Bircham and Co. : — Q. Your marriage with Mr Langworthy took place on the 10th of January ? Mrs Langworthy : That is sq. But Mr Danby had possibly got into a habit of using this sneer, and it may even be said for Mr Danby that at the Bank ruptcy Court the witness sits at a table and does not go into the witness box. It is a great thing to stick literally to the truth. But reflect for one motyent what was the meaning of such an insinuation under the circumstances.

Mr Danby had cpme to the office of a newspaper which was publishing the nar rative of Mrs Langworthy's wrongs. He was talking to the responsible Editor, who was bound if he enter tained the slightest doubt as to the fact that the marriage had actually taken place to suspend the publication of ''The Strange, True Story," leav ing Mrs Langworthy to struggle for life as best she could without his as sistance. And to this man so placed and weighed down with such respon sibilities to the public and to his employers, Mr Thomas Wilson Danby, representing the firm of Messrs, Bircham and Co., whose high reputation piid unsullied record have cast a glamour of apparent decenoy even over the unmitigated rascality of their client, insinuate the doubt whether after all her story was an impudent lie. "Is it not strange "—was the formula —" that she has never been in the box to say that she went through a ceremony at all ?" To anyone who had no knowledge of the case, this innuendo—about as perfect a specimen of the suggestio /aid as could be imagined—might have put a Btpp to any further attempt to bring Mrs Langworthy's case before the public. If the lady had not even dared all these years to swear in the witness-box that she had gone through a marriage ceremony at all, who could believe that there was any truth in her story ? If it were true, then, indeed, her silence was strange, so passing strange as to be practi cally equivalent to an admission that the whole story was false, The Editor replied, with some natural warmth : — " And the reason why ? Because you ad mitted the marriage the moment the case came into court, and " And Mr Danby interrupted with five words which clinched the worst interpreta tion of his previous suggestion. He said, (< For the purposes of argument!" That is what he, Thomas Wilson Danby, representing the firm of Messrs Bircham and Co., actually said to the Editor of the journal in which this story appears. "'For the purposes of argument!'" was the reply, "How dare you say that, after all the lies that have been told all these years ? It was in order to prevent her going into the witness-box, to avert the exposure, that you admitted everything, and now you come to me and ask, 'Is it a marriage at pll?' 'Forpurposes of argument,' indeed!' and then, calming himself b^.an effort, th,e Editor said : " I beg J our pardon : I do not mean for a moment to say that you lied. All that Messrs Birplyun .did, ,WAs/;tp. repeat on affidavit the lies that their client told them."

But what a vista of possible injury in flicted upon Mrs Langworthy for all these years, by innuendoes, insinuation, and sug gestion, these words, ' for the purposes of argument," revealed ! Js it possible that the implied repudiation of Sir Charles Russell's admission had never been heard before ? It would not have been possible to have dealt these blows but for the dexter ous way in which her mouth ha,d been closed when her case came into Court, CHAPTER XXVIL STONG TO THE QUICK. Mbs Langworthy could not be called to prove that which was not disputed. All that could be done was for Mr WilliSj her counsel, to read over the report of the examination on commission of Dr. Potts as to the marriage at Antwerp. Sir James, flannen remarked tha.jjr ft was a very beautiful and impressive service, and contained all the essentials of the contract of matrimony that were required by thq law of England. What was wanted now was the evidence as to the law of Belgium on the subject. On Monday, Sir Charles Russell opened the case for the defence. Everyone knows the singularly impressive eloquence of the great barrister. He states a case more as a judge than an advocate, and presses his points with a force that is all the more vigorous from being held well in restraint. A great forensic gladiator, conscious of his strength, and happily unconscious of the ex istence of any higher law than that of doing the best for his client, he rose with alacrity to demolish Mrs Langworthy's claim. So far as the legal aspect of the case went, it was like using a ISfasmyth hammer to bre,ak a porcelain vase. The hv loci governs the validity of marriages, and Mr Willis did not even venture to call a witness to prove that the marriage performed by Dr. Potts was binding from the point of view of Belgian Jaw. The other side were well provided with experts. They had brought over three eminent advocates from Belgium. The chief expert who was first called was M. Hujp beeek, ex-Minister of Public Instruction in Belgium, an advocate of thirty-three years' standing. With him came two others. They stated that by the Belgian law mar riage was a civil contract which could only be entered into before the Mayor, or other civil officer, and four witnesses. There must also be two previous publications of the intention to marry, eight days interven ing between the two. Anyone could, if they pleased, superadd a religious ceremony to the civil contract; ' but the latter alone was legal. No clergymen had power to celebrate a legal marriage, and Dr. Potts had rendered himself liable to a penalty by what he had done. All the witnesses agreed in this. Then followed a little scene, to under stand which it is necessary to intake the fol lowing rough sketch of the Court, which shows how they sat :— Sir James Hannkn, Judge. Reporters. -r—-. — Jury. Lumley | I Colyer. | Bircham. Mrs Langworthy | Willis. | Russell.' | Thderwick. Bayford | Rose Innes | Middleton Mrs Langworthy, who was closely veiled, and wore a black grenadine dress and a small black French bonnet, sat between Mr Robert Lumley and Mr Colyer, When Sir Charles Russell was speaking, the hand which played with hia watchchain almost rustled the lace 911 Mrs LsngwQrtby!§ b. pn>

net, so: close were they together. Mr lnderwiek, who sat an the" other side of his leader, for some fame stare,d in a way that made jSJrs Laqgwgrthy gla.d pf hej- double veil. The day has not yet come -when fentlemen with wi'js deem themselves ound to treat' a hviy in court with the same courtesy that they treat ladies in a drawing-room—the more's the pity, or under the present system the most innocent and injured of pefcitipners is spared as little as the most brazen of her sex.

The examination of the Belgian witnesses was oonduoted by Sir Charles Russell, through the medium of an interpreter. Mr Willis more than once objected to Sir Charles Russell's method qf putting leading questions ; but he objected in vain, and at last sat down, somewhat angrily, exclaiming : " I'vs never been treated like this before, Russell." It was all he could do. The law was clear. The judge said that after hearing the evidence of the Belgian advocates, there, could be no doubt, thati although there had been a marriage in fact, the marriage was invalid by the law of Belgium. Mr Willis said that he did not dispute this, but that before the decree waa pro nounced he must raise the question of alimony and the provision for the child.

Sir James Hannen said, M Do I under stand there was an application for alimony?" Mr Middleton ; " Yes, my lord." Sir James Hannen : '\ Then it should not have been refused. I will defer judgment until that question is settled.'1

Then Sir Charles Russell rose, and leaning over until his watch seal almost touched Mrs Langworthy 'a head, said in his blandest tones (Mr Inderwick staring the while at Ivlra Langworthy, who had raised her veil the better to hear the judge's decision)— " My lord, there is something I wish to bring before your loi'dghip about the way |n which the parties met and the birth of |he alleged child !" Mrs Langworthy started as if she had been stung, with difficulty restraining an impulse to give the great Q.C. a back handed blow across the face, so near was he to her and so cruel the insult.

Turning to Mr Colyer, she asked .• " Birth pf the alleged child 1 What does he mean ?'' » Don't know," said Mr Colyer, " unless," he added, laughing, ''he means that it should have been born a man." She turned to Mr Robert Lumley, f«What does he mean ?''

"Nothing," said he, ff it is all bounce ; don't mind him. 1' But the woman who had lost her case felt the sting of that last blow more even than the proof of illegality of her marriage. As she drew down her veil to hide her tears, she heard Sir James Han pen say rather sharply, "Then why don't you bring everything before me ?" The Court immediately adjourned. Mrs Langworthy was as one distraught. What next ? They had denied the ceremony, and f,hen admitted in order the better to de stroy its validity. Were they now to deny the existence of her child, or, worse still — for the warfare against her had been waged without mercy, without scruple—were they going to impute that it was not the child of the man who had promised so solemnly before Almighty God to love and to cherish her as his wife until death did them part ? Who could say ? With such an opponent aa Mr Langworthy anything was possible. And she walked like a wild and speechless thing for hours through the streets of London, unable to open her lips. •< Alleged child '' —(f alleged child ''—the words were burning like molten lead in her dazed brain. M Alleged child ''—and far away in Northern Ireland " the alleged child,'' a little darling girl, with curling golden hair, was playing, all unconscious of the agony and shame and dark despair which wqre preying on the heart of her mother, as she wandered silent in the streets of London town.

(To be Continued To morrow)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1887.

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