THE LIVERPOOL ECHO

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

24 November 1909

(page 8)

“LORD BOLESKINE.”

ADVENTURES OF A GENIUS.

In the Court of Session, at Edinburgh, to-day, Lord Salvesen granted a divorce, with the custody of the child and £52 a year ailment, the latter to Rose Edith Kelly, or Crowley, from Alister [sic] MacGregor Crowley, of Boleskine, Foyers, Inverness-shire, and residing in London. The suit was undefended.

Plaintiff said that in 1902, when she was a widow, she met defendant, who called himself Count Skellet. Later he called himself MacGregor to identify himself with Scotland, where he had bought an estate. After the marriage he called himself Lord Boleskine, saying the people in Scotland called themselves after their estates. In July last she left him, and, by accidentally opening a letter she ascertained he was the father of a child borne by another lady. The plaintiff’s brother said that the defendant was very proud of having, as he thought, Scottish blood in his veins. He invented a new kind of religion. He was a Cabalist, and studied ancient manuscripts.

The defendant got some mark of distinction from an Indian chief, and thereupon called himself Lord Boleskine. There was a lot of land around Boleskine, but it was mostly perpendicular. The defendant’s father was a Plymouth Brother. He had lots of money, but was stupid where money was concerned.

His lordship thought he might assume defendant’s domicile was Scottish, whatever it was originally, and granted the decree.