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FRIDAY EVENING, JA:BEAUTY SEES FRIEND ON KNEE OP LORDMrs. Mabel Atherton Says She Pleaded, But Is Ignored.TELLS OF PEBBLEAT HER WINDOWStayed Late at Night Against Her Protest to Mrs. Stirling.EDINBURGH. Jan. 29.-The climax In the trial of the divorce petition* of John Alexander Stirling and wife came today when Mrs. Mattel Atherton, one of England'* famous beauties, and hersel/ a society divorcee, took the stand to clear herself of the charges of niiscon* duct with Stirling.She protested that her relations with Stirling were always honorable and said that she had tried to act as peacemaker between Stirling and hie wife.Hearing that Mrs. Stirling was in love with Lord Northland, Mrs. Atherton said she had tried to induce Northland to cease his attentions to Mrs. St.rliag. She admitted that she had once tried to arrange a private meeting with Stirling. but aald It was for the purpose of a farewell Interview. She was led to this, she said, when she found herself unable to rid Mrs. Stirling of ner suspicions.•*I did not want to destroy Mrs. Stirling's happiness and I intended to tell Mr. Stirling good-by a: this meeting. the witness saJd.The serious allegations made again it Mrs. Atherton by her own maid, Mins Dagnarne, and by Mrs. Morris, the Stirling maid, were warmly denied by the witness. She said her maid s testimony was Influenced by the r'act that she had discovered thefts on tha maid’s part and had discharged her. m I Mrs. Atherton was stunningly dressed y. I and the court of sesa.ons w an packed when she look the stanG. Many well known society people had come from London to hear her testimony.Mrs Atherton said that shortly after Mrs. Stirlings return from America she went In search of her and fot%d her In a restaurant, sitting 011 Lord Northland’s knee.I persuaded Mrs. Stirling to accom-pany me to our country place on the Thames. she testified. That night I occupied the room In which Mrs. Stirling usua.ly slept. Near midnight. I heard a pebble thrown against the windowliooklng out, 1 saw Lord Northland below. He said he had come to set Mrs. Stirling. as Bhe had Invited him.i Advises Lord.id I A moment later Mrs. Stirling ai-e- pea red In a dressing gown. She said she must speak to Northland, and that he must stay at the house.I l Lord Northland t go Iaway, ami when he refused 1 begged Mrs. Stirling not to receive him. When I found that I could alssus.de neither I returned to bed.The next morning Mrs Stirling told me that Lord Northland had left early In the morning.
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Washington Times
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Fri, Jan 29, 1909
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