THE EVENING EXPRESS AND EVENING MAIL

Cardiff, Wales

25 November 1909

(page 3)

“COUNT SKELLET’S” TITLES.

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

The defendant said in 1902, when she was a widow, she met the defendant, who called himself Count Skellet. Later he called himself M’Gregor to identify himself with Scotland, where he had bought a estate. After 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 born by another lady. The plaintiff’s brother 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 studied 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.