Show J fREE rED lITO A WRIT ukeof Manchester on Arrival at Liverpool S Served With Papers in Breachof Promise Suit I p Complainant in the Case an American Girl Residing in London the Daughter of WellKnown Congregational Minister of Salem I OrSensation Promises to Rival J l Westminster ScandalDuke Just Returned From Wedding Tour I Liverpool March 6On his arrival here on the White Star line steamer Oceanic from New York the Duke ot Manchester who with his bride vas a passenger on board was served with a writ for an alleged breach of promise at the Instance of Portia Knight of London Miss Portia Knight Is an American 23 or 24 years old She was on tho stage In Now York for a short time and has been living privately In london lon-don for a year She referred a representative repre-sentative of the Associated Press to her lawyers The writ has been out i I for some time she said and she dd I lot know hcthpp it would be served In America or England Miss Knight I vas glad to hear that It had been served In Liverpool 11 regret that this affair has become public Bald Miss Knight in London ast night I thought it would he don In J camera I do hope It will not betaken taken up by the American papers 1 mvo brought tH suit not because I de Hlrcd publicity but bocatise I felt In duty bound to all my friends here In England For their alc3s well as ny own I have every wish that the proceedings should be as quiet as possible pos-sible 1 only met tile Duk of Manchester Man-chester since I came to England a year ago but really I must refer you to my solicitors When Miss Knights solicitors were called upon thy declined to give any details or to do more than to confirm the report that Miss Knight had com ncnced action 1 Is evident that Miss Knight la in earnest and that the suit was brought without any Idea of gaining publicity She is I about tho same age as the Duke of Manchester possibly a trifle older Their acquaintance began a representative represen-tative of the Associated Press is I informed in-formed when Miss Knight was living In Stirinins Mansions In London where 1 the Duke frequently 1 ilelThc employees em-ployees oC the mansion nay the acquaintance ac-quaintance ripened to n stage whcnA tKcyTjuarrcTod frequently and that th t visits continued up to only about sK I months ago when the Duke no longer called there and Miss Knght took a flat elsewhere She Is now living In London amid friends of position and means Unlike the Duchess Miss Knight is a pronounced brunette with an olive complexion Miss Knight was formerly1 resident of Salem Of ami Is a laughter of Rev P S Knight n wellknown Congregational Con-gregational minister of that city |