1937-04-27 — Page 15

DEATH REVEALS

"DARBY

AND

Two Women “Married”

EVE

For Forty Years:

Three "Daughters"

Paris, Apr.-21.

AVEN more remarkable than the "Col Barker" story in England is one

revealed by a dossier submitted to the Ministry of Justice here. This brings to fight the extraordinary life of two women, who for 40 years had lived together as husband and wife near Juan-les-Pins

They were regarded by neighbours as the local "Darby and Joan."

"Darby" was for all the world.

Monalcur Camille Bertin, a Frenchman of independent means. He came to the Riviera in 1897, accompanied by a young woman, Miss Hilda Mary Joan Scott, n native of Cambuslang, Glasgow.

Miss Scott was presented as "M. Bertin's" fiancee, and, after the unual notice at the local Mairie, they were married.

With a period of six years after the marriage there arrived at the house of the young couple, at intervals, three baby daughters, who were recognised as chlidren of the union.

IN

TN the 40 years of their married lite|his death and the inquiries ordered

the couple entertained lavishly, but by the police,,

it was noted as something peculiar The original birth certificate of that their guests were always women. Camille Berlin has been found in the Never was a man received at their archives of a Mairie of the Allier De- table. Furthermore, the three daugh|partment, and thus it will be possible ters were brought up to avoid the for the local authorliles to issue a opposite sex.

burial certificate for Camille Bertin under her real sex.

Less than a year ago the "wife" dled, and Camille Dertin survived by only a little over 11 months.

But that will not prevent the tomb- sione recording that the body buried is that of "Monsieur Camille Berlin,

Because of the suddenness of the death there was a judiclat inquiry, beloved husband" of the woman who! conducted with unusual secrecy, and lios beside him in the name of Mme.

as the result the amazing discovery Camille Bertin.

was made that Camille Bertin, the

model husband, was a

a woman.

It was not dimcult to carry out the deception at the Matric, where the marriage. took place, because Camille is a name common to both sexes in France, and a simple alteration of the entry under "sex" in the birth cert Acate presented by the smartly- groomed "bridegroom disarmed sus- picion on the part of the official whose duly it was to make the necessary arrangements for the wedding,

It is

now revealed, on the

strength of a sealed leller the dead "husband" deposited with the family lawyer, that the pair had mei in London. Both had had an unfortunate love affair in their

Chinese

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Fleas Executed

Honolulu, Apr. 15.

teens, and had decided to console TIE Customs authorities seized and

each other.

In all the 40 years of their married Ufe no one suspected the truth and even their three "daughters" were in ignorance, and are si myslifled about their own origin.

Nelther the lawyer nor the police can throw any light on this mystery, for, if there was adoption, the records have not been kept.

CONDITION IN WILL

The French law recognises the! marriage and the birth registration as perfectly legal, because, for purposes of legalisation, the only things that carry weight in France are the papers presented by the persons wishing to marry or to register births.

Therefore, in law here there is no- thing to show that Camille Bertin was net a man, and that the three children were noi..bom of his union with Miss Scott.

Kassed to death ten trained fleas belonging to Tong Shong-chang. when he arrived hero from Hong- kong aboard the Fresident Hoover.

An official remarked, "If he wanla to run a les elreus ho will have to use American fleas,"

his flea act in Cantonese and he is Tong is very sad,, as he conducts fearful that American fleas will not understand him.

38th Child

For Man

Carte Berlin Aged 91-

The will of Camille

leaves all the estate to the three

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TUESDAY, APRIL

27,

1937.

Coronation Day Service

COUPLE

EGYPT'S KING IN SWISS ICE AND SNOW

Young King Farouk of Egypt, and his two sisters, the Princesses Falza and Fouza, enjoying the winter sports in the Alps.

Brighton Wife as Dice Stake

HER HUSBAND'S FRIEND WON

ΑΝ.

From A Correspondent

Paris, Apr. 10

A N ENGLISHWOMAN, LEGALLY MARRIED TO

FRENCHMAN, CHANGED HANDS HERE AFTER HER HUSBAND AND ANOTHER MAN HAD THROWN DICE FOR HER. THIS DISCLOSURE IS MADE IN THE PLEAD- INGS PUT FORWARD IN A MATRIMONAL SUIT SHORTLY TO BE HEARD IN THE PARIS COURTS.

The woman is Mme. Henri Foy, against two nees and six (counting native of Brighton. Sho marriedĮ 200) by his rival. Herr! Foy in 1932, after a romantic maceting on the Brighton-front.

"daughters," subject to the condl-X-SLAVE Ambrose liard band, it is stated, until a year ago,

Douglas, ninety-one-year-old

When the result of the gamble. was explained to Mme, Foy, she agreed to abide by it, and went to live with Reas,

She lived happily with her hus-

tion that they do not marry, They

when she made the acquaintance of

Recently, Foy repented of the have assented to the condition, but Negro, of Brooksville, Florida, has one of his friends, Robert Ross, the it is not binding on them, because become father of his thirty-eighth French-born son of English parents, gamble and asked his wife to return

Ross made violent love to her, but to him. When she refused, he com-- He had twenty-five by hs! there are well-known decisions of child.

One menced the proceedings that have the French law courts laying down first wife, Julle, the rest by Minute, she repulsed all his advances. thirty-two-year-old that clauses of a will restricting her

adopted

night the two men were playing dice now brought the gamble to light, in a Paris cafe close to the Made- possibility of daughter..

The woman marriage and the

is resisting his de- leine.

mand for the restitution of conjugal bringing children Into the world are

Said Ambrose: Ay's had so many against public policy and therefore

rights, claiming that the is huppler chilluns Ah's run out ob names. Ah

with the man who won the gamble illegal

Foy had lost a big sum,

than ever she was with her husband. An amazing thing is that, though thought Ah'd hab start numberin' wid

wanted to get out of the liability.

In the pleadings the husband Camille Bertin was frequently ill india one. But Minnie she says, 'We's

Ross agreed to a final throw, in admits the dice "Butler," but pleads the years immediately preceding his named one child Illinois and anoder

which the womon was staked that he was drunk at the time, and death, the doctors called in had no Louisiana. Git along, dech old man, we ain't run out of States hab we?"

that next morning he regretted what suspicion of his true sex.

against "quits." So No. 38-a girl has been named

When the husband accepted, the he had done, but neither his wife He had made careful arrangements to nvold the possibility of the secret Georgia, and, adds Ambrose, coming out after death, but his plans longer Ah libs de moah chilluns Ah's dice were thrown for the last time. nor Rosa were willing to call off the

Ross threw three aces, counting 300, gamble. were defeated by the suddenness of gwinuh hab."

"De

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THE PRAYERS AND HYMNS

Official Details

The "Telegraph" is able to publish details of the official forms of Divine Service, prayer and thanksgiving commended by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for use on Coronation Day and the preceding Sunday.

A preface to the service for May 12 stales that it is "Intended to be used on the morning of the day of he Coronation, and

to prepare the congregation to listen, If they so desire, to the Coronation Service broadcast from West- minster Abbey."

It can, however, be caslly adapted

to any later hour.

After the hymn "All people that

an say:

earth do dwell," the Minister will "Brethren, we are met together to our prayers to the thoughts of countless multitudes whose minds are turning at this time to one of the most sacred places in the history of

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"Yet it is no mere relic of the past. It speaks stili of Kingship as a trust received from God. It speaks now of the hallowing of the King for the service of God and of the people not only in this land, but in many lands across the seas.

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"In another and far deeper sense The bears his people with him. For he is their representative. With him and through him they, too, are called to consecrute the life of Nation and Empire to the service of the King of Kings."

Prayers for the King and Queen follow, after which the Minister will say:

"Almighty God, who rulest in the kingdom of men, and has given to our Sovereign Lord, King George, a great dominion in all parts of the earth; draw together, we pray Thee, In true fellowship the men of divers races, languages, and customs, who dwell therein, that, bearing one an- other's burdens and working together in brotherly concord, they may fulf1 the purpose of Thy Providence, and set forward Thy everlasting king- dom."

"REJOICE"

The service concludes with the the Lord's General Thanksgiving, Prayer the hymn "Rejoice to-day with obe accord," and, Anally, the singing of the first and third verses of the National Anthem.

In the form of service commended for general use on Sunday, May 9, the first lessons is taken from 1 Kinga, vill, v. 57-02 (The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers") and the second lesson from the Epistle to the Philippians iv, v. 6-8 ("in nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.")

Prayers are offered for our Sovereign Lord, King George, set over us by Thy grace and providence to be our King; and, together with him, bless, we beseech Thee, our gracious Queen Elizabeth, Mary, the Queen Mother, the Princess Elizabeth, and all the Royal Family."

As in the case of the Coronation Day service, the second verse of the National Anthem is omitted.

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No banner headline was carried over Editor Benjamin Towne's scoop. Burled under an 18-line account of a meeting of the Committee of Safety was the following two-line story:

This day the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS declared the UNITED STATES FREE AND INDEPEN- DENT STATES,"

Below it was an advertisement offering a brigantine" for sale. Be- sido il was on nd offering 0 $3 reward for the return of a run- Bway slave.

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