WINAN’S ROMANCE.

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1922, Page 5

WINAN’S ROMANCE.

STORY OF A SPORTSMAN. (Rec. July 21. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. The remarkable romance of late Walter Winans, n famous American sportsman, was disclosed before the King’s Bench. An action was brought bv lire administrator of his estate, against a ma ■. rind couple named 1 .yeetl. The action was to recover £125,000 on the ground that it was obtained from Winans by fraudulent representation. Counsel’stated Id rs Lyeett represented herself to Wimins as unmarried, destitute, and as needing money, Winans, whose wife left him years previously, and u < nt ae, ay wit h am" Iler man. met Mrs Lyell, in 1900. when she was 18 years of age, ami was the wife of a man named Wainwright. Av limns became very fond of her. Ton years later Mrs Wainwright made the acquaintance. of Mr Lyeett .a. curate. Wainwright then divorced his wife, in 1914, on the ground of her misconduct with a man unknown. At this stage, she approached Winans, who made, her presents of gifts and money amounting to £155,000. This continued until 1920. Mrs Wainwright was running up bills in all directions, including a sable and skunk fur costing 1250 guineas, and furniture costing £19,000. Winans idolised the woman. A crush ran"' "lieu Winans learned that Mrs Wainwright, within twenty days of the divorce decree being made absolute, had married Mr Lyeett, and was living with him in another village The discovery drove Winans mud. lie. never saw her again. After Counsels statement, the case was settled.