The Cambria Daily Leader

LADY SACKVILLE IN TEARS. I —————. COURT SCENE. TELLING OF WHOLESALE LIES NOW SUGG^STcD. SCOTT WILL CASE. As briefly reported yesterday, there was a painful scanc during the hearing of the £ i,000,080 will case, Lady Sackville sobbing bitterly in the witness box. The following summary of the case will refresh the minds of our readers; Under his will, dated October 26, 1990, and five subsequent codicils, Sir John Murray Soott, who died in January, 1912, disposed of ostate worth EI,180,000, bequeath- ing to Lady Sackville pictures, plats and I works cf art worth L350,1,100 ami E150,000 in cash. It is alleged by the family of the late Sir John Scott— That for ten years Lord and Lady Sack- ville exercised undue influence over Sir John. That a sixth codicil was prepared in 1910 or 1911 rovuking large bequests made to Lady Sackuillc-, but was not to be. found at Sir John's death. The plaintiff is Mr, F. W. Capron (Sir John's solicitor), who claims probate of the will. The principal defendant is Mr. Donald Malcolm Scott, Sir John's brother, and a member of the Stock Exchange. He op- poses the Sackville haquests. With him are t joined his brothers and sisters- Ceneral Douglas A!exander Scott, the Rev. Edward M. Scott, Mr. Walter M. Scott, Miss Alicia F. Scott, and Miss Mary C. Scott. Mr. Walter Scott was left £ 10,000 and £ 2,003 a year. The other brothers and sistars divide tfta residue, which, according to counsel, may amount to nothing. —■ THE EViDENCE. I Lady Sackville in the Box Again. I The Probate Court was again crowded yesteraay when 8i r Edward Carson con- tinued his examination of his client, Lady Sackville. Counsel: In November, 1908, Sir John made two codicils to his will. Did you see either of them r—Never. j know nothing about them. Did he say anything about the other codicil—the one which we know was brought in an envelope to Mr. Pember- ton. the solicitor?—i'es, that was at Knole. He said he was a little anxious about what would happen if he died, as his family might not like It. "I shall protect you,' he said. I have written a letter which my family wilt respect" I remarked, "A letter is not much good. I went to my husband and spoke to him about it. He said the letter would not be worth the paper it was written on. i I went back to Sir John and told him that the letter was not much good, and if he thought his family would make trouble it would be better to do it in a businesslike way. He answered, "I am a lawyer." I thought he seemed very much annoyed. His Lordship; Did Sir John tell you how much he was leaving your husbandJ — £ 30,000. Counsel: You and your husband were the locusts?—Yes, and my child and any friends of ours. We were collec- tively called the locusts. Daily Threats. I Lady Sackville mentioned that in December, 1909, they had shut up Knole. as they had to economise in view of the death duties. « Early in 1910 she was in London for the Sackville litigation, and stayed at Connaught-place. Sir John took great interest in the case, although when she returned in the afternoon he com- plained that he did not like her to be away so long. When she did not do as Sir John wished she said he used to threaten her with regard to the will. "He was always threatening me" said Lady Sackville, every day of his life and many times a day when he was put out about anything." Seerv was a pet name for Sir John-" my childs invention." It came from the servants in Paris who called him Seer" John. She treated his threats as a joke. On one occasion she refused to go to Letton l to go to letton as Sir John was so tiresome, so un- bearable, and wanted to treat me like a slave." "One winter," said Lady Sackville, we were very hard up, and. Sir Jolm wanted us to spend the whole winter at Conn augb t-place. We much preferred to go to a small hotel and live quietly and pay off our i debts. Matters w ere indeed very serious. My Little Shop." The best way I could see Sir John was for him 'to come to my little shop, where I got work for a number of poor ladies. There be had a corner where he used to sit and be pleasant or growl at me." Sir John wanted her to go and lunch with him. She told him s he was lunch- ing with a friend that day. He said, Very well, I will go and change my will." (Laughter.)* Sir John afterwards said, You little rascal, you know I would never do that." (Renewed laughter.) He said he would come to take her to lunch next day, and she told him to bring along a bottle of port wine with him for a poor neighbour of hers who was ill. He never got to me," said Lady! Sackville in halting tones. Sir Edward: He died on the way?- Yes. Had he got the wine with him?- Yes, he had the bottle with him. His laet words on the way were, "Very nice indeed." We were the very best of friends," said Lady Sackville, now on the verge of tears. She praised Sir John extravagantly because she admired him immensely. I Was Sir John a poor creature?—I cannot understand anyone -saying that. It is scandalous. "Did you ever do anything to alien- ate him from his family?" asked coun- j sel. e rep l ie d On the contr&ry/' she replied. I The Library Incident. I You have heard Major Arbuthnot's evidence?" Ah, yes," replied Lady Sackville im- pressively, amid laughter. Were you or your daughter at Con- naught-plaee on the occasion he speaks of?—Neither I nor my daughter. How do you know that?—Beca-use I dined in my daughter's bedroom. She was ill. Ls it true that jou evar went to Sir, John's room after documents?—Cer-1 tainly not. I The suggesti-on is that you were there! to abstract documents?—It is contemp- tible. Mr. F. E. Smith rose to cross- examine. "You first met Sir John in March, 1897?" he asked. j "I know I met him in the spring of that year." I do not want to pry into your private affairs, but what in general was the pecuniary position of yourself and your husband at that time?—1 do not know exactly what my husband had, But I know what I had. What was your joint income?— W e must have had about £ 3,000 a vear. He had E2,000 and I had ;CI,000. In 1899 the acquaintanceship was re- sumed. Were you considerably in debt?—No. Were you in considerable embarrass- ment?—My father was. You lived with your father?—Always. He was in monetary difficiiltiese-Al- ways since the case began in 1897. He was always £ 1.000 a vear behindhand. That was all. (Laughter.) It might hare been £ 1,500," added 'I Lady Sackville. Her Christian Name. I Mr. Smith read an extract from Sir 11 John's diary about this time:" V. is a truly marvellous woman." You had not aiithorised him at that early period of your acquaintanceship to use your Christian name?—No. Did he ever call you Vicky" ?— No, I should be very sorry to think that people called me V icky" behind my back. Yúur other name was Josephine?— Yes. I don't think he called me Jose until about £ ve years after that. He only used it to me before my daughter. When did it first, ii ever, occur to you that it might be possible to obtam money on a large scale from Sir John Scott? It never occurred to me. Do you mean that you never gave it a thought?" "Never," was the reply. Platonic Friendship. I lou would not quarrel with the statement that .your association with Sir John was one of platonic friend- ship —Yes, it was. Mr. Smith asked Lady Sackville about the love-making incident in Scotland with Sir John's brother Waiter. How long had you been there at that time?—About four or five weeks. And you are, of course, a very ex-, perienced woman of the world"-Not in that sort of thing. (Laughter). Well, generally?—1 suppose 1 am. And you suggested that after four weeks Mr. Walter Scott followed you about —Yes, he was very obliging. "He was gazing at me," she said. You have a dreadful temper, haven't you? (Laughter).—That is for all of you to judge. I am quick, perhaps. Perhaps you are on your best be- haviour?—N o, I am not. Anyhow, you agreed with Sir John that you had a dreadful temper?—Oh, I had to agree with Sir John sometimes. it pleased him so much to say I had the worst temper in the world. Regarding Miss Davidson, one of the witnesses, Lady Sackville said: "I do not like to say she is lying, but she is really." (Laughter.) Mr. Smith The witness-box has been filled with liars day after day?—Yes. This is the first gleam of truth we have had ?—Yes. it is. And everyone of these lies will be knocked on the head?—Yes. ————— .Jfh. OVERCOME BY EMOTION. I Lady Sackville Sobs Bitterly. I Mr. Smith pressed Lady Sackville with reference to Walter's alleged declara- tion of love. She thought Walter asked her to give up Sir John as a friend and "take him on" as a friend. "He went on his knees like this, and followed me to the door" —and Lady Sackville caused great laughter by giving an illustration in the witness- box. "You understand that it is suggested that this statement of yours is an inven- tion on your part without a word of truth in it?" "How dare you say that!" replied Lady Sackville indignantly. It would not be correct to say that for the last ten years of his life you were wearily waIting ?-No. Waiting for what? Waiting for what his death would bring you r-Certainly not. Mr, Smith read a letter of October 26, 1911, from Lady Sackville to Mts. Ralph Cook. It began :— Dearest Ann,—' Seery wrote to me that he had made all his new ar- rangements about his will, which would be made fresh and signed to- morrow, leaving everything he had dangled before my weary eyes for ten years away from us." Lady Sackville (sharply): "Mrs. Cook was one of my very best friends, and she behaved like that, too." Lady; Sackville sank down in a chair, and, leaning on the side of the witness- box with her back to the Court, sobbed bitterly for several minutes. Dreadful Lies." When she stood up to resume her evidence she was still sobbing, and at; times her statements were incoherent, so great was her emotion. Sir Edward Carson, in a reassuring tone, remarked to her: You need not mind, Lady Sackville." I do mind," she responded, sobbing. To listen to those lies is,dreadful." Mr. Smith: I am anxious to make it no more distressing than 1s necessary. He proceeded to read further extracts from the letter. "I notice you say in the first para- graph," commented counsel, that you would be very glad not to be hampered any longer. What had been hampering you?" Lady Sackville: Sir John would never allow us to be out of his sight. Do you mean that as soon as you knew he was not going to leave you his money you would aegain some measure of free- domP-Yes, I certainly meant that. Therefore you had been conducting yourself up to that time in the hope of obtaining money po-No, for the sake of old friendship. That friendship lasted in its integrity until you discovered he was going to leave his money to someone else ?—Oh, no. I told him he could do what he liked with kis money. Then why were you going to be less hampered ?■—Because I should have I more time to myself. I Ovort6,000 a Year. In October, 1900, Sir John gave her E-120 for her birthday. Isn't it a little unusual to take money from a gentleman for a pent -No, I like to choose my own presents. Do they generally give you money ?— Yes. Men ?—Yes. Sir John was the richest friend I had. He told me he had L40,000 a year. Told you that quite early in the ac- quaintance ?;— Yes, I suppose EO. Regarding the £ 150,000 Sir John promised her, Lady Sackville said: That is only £fi,OOO a year. If he had an income of £ 40,000 it would leave C.34,000." You were never related to him by blood?—No, but I was the best friend he ever had. You recognised he was leaving you a stupendous benefaction?—It did n-It r.-t.:ci].:Q me as enormous. The furn:ture left her by Sir John had been insured for £ 350,000. She had received money from other men in tiie same circumstances. "Bear Old Plerpont." There is a reference in these letters to "dear old Pierpont Morgan"?—He) nev vr gave me ,.iiy monev. Sir Edward Carson You sold a pic- ture to him ?—Yes, through a dealer. The C6 000 a year that Sir John pro- mised to leave her was not enormous for the life she led. She promised Sir John to sell some of the furniture for her daughter. The case was adjourned.

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POOR LAW PROBLEMS. I RECLASSIFICATION OF PAUPERS DESIRED. A meeting of the Swansea Board of Guardians was held to-day at the Union Offices, Mr. E. H. Siedle presiding. Arising from a report of representative to a conference of Welsh Boards of Guardians at Llandrindod with refer- ence to the treatment of Poor Law phthisical cases, the Rev. E. O. Evans expressed his regret at having missed his train and thus not having attended. This would, he thought, appeal to the economists on the board. Interposing, Mr. Abe Freedman said he was convinced that the smaller such deputations were, the better. Mr. Freedman was ruled out of order. Marked Improvement. I The Clerk alluded to a man who was deaf, dumb and blind, lie was now at CheddletOn Asylum, and a letter was read from the doctor of that institu- tion to the effect that the unfortunate man was displaying marked signs of improved intelligence. The letter stated that in the opinion of the doctor the man may become of service to society if only he were trained. He is now 36 years of age. The Clerk was directed to write to various institutions where he may be 1 taught. Better Classification. I Mr. E. H. Siedle moved, and Mr. Thornhill seconded (a) that in the opinion of the Guardians it is desirable that better classification of persons re- lieved in workhouses and workhouse infirmaries should obtain; (b) that a combination of unions should be ar- ranged so as to attain this object; (c) that a smajl committee be appointed to enquire into and report on what can and should be done in such a matter. Mr. Meredith supported the motion. "We are making the most of things as we have them," said the Rev. E. O. Evans, also supporting. The proposition was carried, and a committee was appointed. Chronic Cases. The Rev. E. O. Evans moved that it is desirable to make provision other than at the Workhouse for dealing with chronic cases of tubelculosis, and that for considering this matter carefully, a I committee should be appointed to for- I mulate a scheme and to report. Mr. Evans remarked that the National Memorial Scheme touched only the fringe of the matter. Mr. D. Richards seconded, and Mr. W. Arthur Thomas, Mrs. H. D. Wil- liams, and Mr. Thornhill supported. The motion was carried, and the matter was referred to the Sanatoria Committee.

I ACCEPTED WITH REGRET. At a meeting of the Llanelly and District Temperance League held on Thursday night, the Rev. Iona M. Wil- liams tendered his resignation as secre- tary of the League owing to his forth- coming departure for London. The re- signation was accepted with general re- I gret, and it was unanimously decided to show appreciation, of Mr. Williams's services to the temperance cause by the presentation of a testimonial to him. A committee was formed to receive subscriptions, and the treasurer, Mr. Wm. Coombs, Queen Victoria-road, or Mr. Walter C. Davies, 18, Myrtle-ter- race, IAaneHy) will gladly acknowledge any subscriptions sent to them.

I At a meeting of the Committee of LondQn Clearing Bankers, held yester- day, Sir Felix Schuster was elected chairman in place of the late Lord Ave- bury, and Viscount Goschen was elected d??ty çhalrman.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS MARRIACE&. SCALE-BAKER-Ou June 29th. at St. Mary's Church, Swansea, by the Rev.— Thomas, Vicar of St. Luke's, Owmbwrla. Swansea, Robert Scale, of Neatb, to Katherine Bessie Baker, of Nea,th. MITCHELL—BEUJ.—On the 3rd infit., at the Unitarian Church, Swansea., by the Rev, David Reea, Mary Irene, the only I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bell, Swansea, to Alexander John Mitchell, M.D., Norton Bury. Gloucester. DEATHS. ANGERS.—On Monday evening, June 30th. Dr. Thomas Angers, M.B.C.M., of Cwm- llynfeil, Swansea Valley, paeeed away suddenly. Public funeral from Ystrad- owen House on Thursday at 4.30. Friends only intimation. SUMMERS.—At 106. Windeor-road, Nea.th. wife of Charles W. Summers, on June 28. Public Funeral at Llantwil on Thursday at 3.30. JOHN.—David John, late superintendent galvanising department Upper Forest and Worcester Worlis, Morrieton, died July 1st, 1913. Funeral Saturday. July 5th. at 4 p.m. for Sefon Churchyard. Gentlemen OLly. No flowere by request. Age 49 years. GRIFFITH.—On the 29th June. at the residence of her eon-in-law, Thoe. Toft, Solicitor, Belmont. Kendal, Anne, relict of the late Joshua Griffith, Swansea. Deeply mourned. THANKS FOR SYMPATHY. PLANCK.-M-r. and Mrs. Planck, of 7, Jer sey-terrace, beg to th/ank their friends for sympathy in their recent bereavement. BINGHAM.—Mr and Mrs. Bingham and Family beg to thank their friends for sympathy in their recent bereavement.

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