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Show uo ( LONDON LAWYERS ARE" J OUTWITTED BY MRS.'ASQUITH l - law A - LONDON, Jan 22. Mrs. Herbert Asqulth, wifo of Premier Asqulth, Is the center of public nttentlon here because of her appearing as a witness in the suit of Mrs. Horace Algernon West, father-in-law of Mrs Horaco West, is charged by her with slander In telling membors of English society that her daughter-in-law wns responsible respon-sible for tho soparatlon from her husband hus-band Mrs. West contends that the circulation of these stories caused her to be cut socially and her name stricken strick-en from tho court list. Mrs. Asqulth has set London society agog with her bright retorts to counsel cross examining ex-amining her on the witness stand. The lawyers wero unable to combat successfully suc-cessfully with her. Mrs. Asqulth made one smart retort when she was asked whether tho fact that the plaintllf had been described as extravagant would Interfere with her social position. posi-tion. "Why," replied Mrs. Asqulth, "1 should think that, on the contrary, It would be her best passport to society so-ciety " Another time she said, "When we came into office;" but, with a smile, she Instantly corrcctod tho slip "I should have said when my husband hus-band came into office." Mrs. Abqulth was dOBcribed by the poet Watson as tho woman of "tho viper's tongue." Sir Algernon West was one of tho lu-tlmato lu-tlmato associates of tho late William E. Gladstone. . |