THE NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

24 November 1909

(page 6)

DIVORCE DAMAGES.

RESPONDENT A MAN OF MANY NAMES.

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

Plaintiff said in 1902 when she was a widow she met the 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 that people in Scotland called themselves after their estates. In July last she left him, and by accidentally opening a letter she ascertained that he was the father of a child borne by another lady.

Plaintiff’s brother [Gerald Kelly] said 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 studies ancient manuscripts. Defendant got some mark of distinction from an Indian chief, and thereupon called himself Lord Boleskine. There was a lot of land round Boleskine, but it was mostly perpendicular. 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 that the defendant’s domicile was Scottish, whatever it was originally, and granted a decree.