STRANGE AFFAIR AT SOUTHAMPTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9455, 10 March 1894, Page 2 (Supplement)

STRANGE AFFAIR AT SOUTHAMPTON.

A VISCOUNT'S MARRIAGE.

Tue Southampton police are making inquiries into the alleged marriage at Southampton of a person described as Viacounb John Hutchinson Vaughan, in the peerage of Ireland. In September lasb a person giving that name was married at St. Peter's Church, Commercial Road, to a widow lady, highly connected, and residing in one of the fashionable quarters of the town. The bridegroom represented that he had large estates in Ireland, and that he had retired from the Indian Medical Service, in which he had held the rank of SurgeonMajor. He also stated that he hud been in several battles, in one of which he was wounded. Ho obtained from his bride a considerable amount of property, jewellery, etc., and disposed of a good many articles, preparatory to retiring to his estates. A fortnight after the marriage tho pair proceeded to London, and the supposed Viscount left the bride there to go to Edinburgh on important business. Subsequently a telegram, addressed to Lady Vaughan, was received, announcing his safe arrival, bub after that she heard nothing from him. VAUGHAN IN CUSTODY AT CROYDON.

John H. Vaughun, fifty, who described himself as of 13, Sb. Aubyn's Road, Upper 'Norwood, was, at the Croydon Borough Police Court, charged, on remand, with attempting to ob tain from Thomas Matthews, a draper, of Church Koad, Upper Norwood, a quantity of underclothing and other articles, valued at £20; further, with having in his possession a watch, a gold ring set with pearls, and other valuables, and nob giving a satisfactory account of the same. Prisoner is said to answer the description of the " Vicounb" wanted at Southampton. William Ewen, a flymaster, of Southvale, Upper Norwood, said he went to 13, St. Aubyn's Road, where he saw the prisoner, who said he had taken the house for three years. W. James Ewen, a son of the last witness, spoke to driving the prisoner and Mrs. Oury to various places on two days. When witness asked him for his card he said., " Don't you know my brother, the Archbiflhop of Westminster?" Detectivesergeant Reed said there was no record at Somerset House of a marriage licence being granted to the prisoner, ana that his name was .not on the Indian list. Alderman Edridge again remanded the prisoner, and said that if Mrs. Oury was nob present on the next occasion a decisive step would be taken.