THE LANGWORTHY CASE.
A TKAGIC END.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, November 1. Mrs. Langworthy, whose famous lawsuit, against her husband was settled in 1887 by the payment of £20,000, died suddenly in a Paris hotel, where the pair were living in reconciliation. The husband, overcome by grief, committed suicide.
This is an extraordinary ending of an extraordinary ease. Mr. Langsworthy was a man cf great wn''h, who married a young lady of good character and considerable talent. After they hao lived together for a time he deserted 'uer, iinci went to South America to evado any legal troubles. Mrs. Langsworthy at length, after many attempts to obtain retires?, was taken up by Mr. Stead, who vigorously advocate.' her cause in the Pall Mall flazctte. At .ast the case was forced to trial, when Mr?, longsworthy was completely successful, iioi husband was compelled to pay her a lnreu sum of money, and to submit to ctinplele humiliation. The curious point is that thy sem to have come together again, »nd tlist he was so entirely devoted to her that life appeared not worth living when she died.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10900, 3 November 1898, Page 5
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