Oct. 24, 1905, Miss Gladys Simmons, Hot Springs, Ark., married Lord
Bertie Cavendish after two days' acquaintance. He represented himself
to be of noble birth, son of the late Marquis of Queensbury, and to
have immense possessions in South Africa and Mexico, which he was
unable to obtain on account of his banishment from England for serving
against the British in the Boer war, due to the activity of British
army officers against him.
Miss Simmons' mother received information that her son-in-law's name
was not Lord Bertie Cavendish, but Douglass. By photographs and
further investigation his identity was established as that of an
adventurer.
Following is a partial list of his wives, several of whom have asked
the court to grant them divorces:
Miss Louisiana Hobbs, Lambert Point, Va., near Norfolk.
Mrs. Mabel Duncan, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Scott, South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. Beatrice E. Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas.