The New York herald., 1870-03-08
TIE NORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE.
Testimony at the Trial ON the 23d
Of February.
His Royal Highness the Prince Of
Wales Sworn.
The Prince Explains His Letters and Ac-
qnaintanceship With the Lady and
Bows to the Judge.


Yne mordsunt divorce case trial was resumed De.
fore LORD Penzance and the jury in London on Wed
neslay, the 23d OF February, pursuant TO order or
the Court on the Saturday previous, At the moment
OF adjournment. The entrance to the court was
tnrongeds for considerable time before
the opening Of the doors, the increasing IN
terest in the case having attracted even
q larger number OF persons 10 the nan
IN the hope Of gaining admission 10 tue
court than on the Proceedings days OF the inquiry
In consequence OF the instructions issued by Lord
Penzance but few persons were admitted 10 the gal
lery, Among these were Sir Charles Mordaunt,
General Arbuthnot the Rev. Mr.. Cado2an and q
number OF ladies.
THE TESTIMONY.
The nrst witness examined was Mrs. Rerbert Muir
ray. she aid;My husband is q relation Of the Mon
crene family and he is also connected with the Nor
daunt family; on the 18th OF September last went
10 Buckley to see Lady Mordaunt and stayed IN the
house until the 18th; dIned generally with Lady Nor
Gaunt and spent the whole OF the day with herr went
with her to Crystal Palace on the 2lst December;
said TO her day, al hope you will come 10 Lon
don In the winter 80 that shall see more OF you;
1t will be SO dnl;, she said II hope shall do not
want to be dull;' after further remarks she said,
.What business had Charlie to go jaobering about
TO other ladiess DO You call yourself ladyf" ]
said, az hope so;" said, "What DO you come
1erretIng here forsn said, II do not come ferret
Witness entered into further details, which,
ewing to the almost inaudtple voice IN which they
were given, could not be heard. she lurther SAID
When l said What could make you do such
loolish thngg surely you could not have cared Tor
all those menY' she made no reply; on one occa-
sion i mentioned divorce case which had
been before The public: she said, ''lt Is we
who have TO bear all the ignominy;" mad
numerous Conversations with her; she spoke
quite nationally; never noticed anything
wrong except that she would not answer very
quickly; on the 2sh Lady Mordaunt came TO my
house with her maid; she was with me and my nus.
pand all day; my husband had gone out when she
arrived: ] asked Why she had come In cab and not
in ner carriage; she said nothing about it she went
up stars took or her things and came down again;
they came back General ArbnthnoE mad arrived
J heard Lady Mordault taking with General Ar
bnIhnot; Mr. Herbert Murray and Mr. Fiennes came
into the room; | should think General Arbuthnot
was there quarter OF an hour; heard Lady Nor
daunt say, .How is IL that you dld not introduce
General ArbuthnotP during the whole day
she appeared perfectly rational; on November 23
and afterwards noticed change IN ner
Cross-examlned by Dr. Deane-Lady Mordaunt be-
baved perfectly nationally except IN one particular;
she wished to SIT down IN a weighing chair; she
afterwards sat down on The ground but got up when
iold by Bird; TINS was on the 2lst OF October.
BY Sergeant balianiine-iier memory did not ape
Mr. Herbert Murray said-I went down to Buckley
on the 25th OF september; saw Lady Mordaunt ON
the doorstep and walked with her round the garden;
i SAID heard tnat she and my wife had been quar-
reiiing; she said they mad; mentioned that they
had found the Scotch Lord Chief Justice Clerk with
there are too many lawyers In the world; Charles
has turned lawyer lately, but ne has not done him
self much good by IT." she also reminded me
OF my finding her playing at croquet the lawn
at Moncrien i've or six years ago, which reinem-
following day went to church with her; we drove
there and then she said she would rather not IN
we drove round the CON common ana Went nome yn sno
know, harret, you can never 90 back there;n
she said, why not" ] said, 'Hon know now
did not Charlie come and tell me sos''
said, .he has done so already by letter." she SAID
said, What can dofn i SAID, Il cannot give you
any advice; you will naturally be suspicious or me-
e e b. ao yS p sne sad laughing
Yes do;' ! said, the only thing can
MIR. Finnes:r she said she Thought she wonld,
she thanked me ana said ~ have never mad any
advice given me before" ms TOOK place last sep
arlvpg from the Crystal Palace she was very
silent; IN the evening Ailss Parsons came, and again
noticed change il her; when Miss Parsons came
sue stood looking at her without saying anything,
and then turned round and went out OF The room;
notlced that she was watching Miss Parsons al
dinner time; | suggested that she should SO with
me TO London next day, anu she assented readily
Ia The morning, however, sae was not disposed to
go; we tossed up, ana she lost we went TO London,
and In q shop WINDOW we noticed dress; some
time after, wDiie walking past that SHOP noticed
dress and said THAT is the same dress we saw here
beiore;o she SAID IL was mol, Tor the Spots were
larger; she was right.
yrossexamned by DR.. Deane--l last saw her
November last, when she was gnite rational: dur
ing tne whole time saw her her manner was quite
rational; in tie conversation which she
toned Bird the butler, ana then turned the
salon TO Cobp, he believed she not straightiOr-
ward: / rather tnnk sue was shamining to oe
rather wrong In her mind; she never slammed with
me, consder, after the fast two days; she was
believe in her senses, and for the greater pars Of
ner time III possession OF her faculties
Florence stephen, the cook at Walton Hall, said
that previously 10 Lady Mordannt's confinement she
USED to receive orders from her daily.
MIR. f. J. Ortord, NJ. X. @. S.:--I am practitioner
at Walton; knew Lady Mordaunt Immediately after
her marriage; attended, her before her confinement
also for miscarriage once; the cnild was an eight
months child; 1t might have been q full time child;
she had no symptoms OF pucrperal mania or Of any
mama; excepting certain statements which she
made she showed signs Of delusion from the COM
mencement TO The end Of my attendance; last saN
her on Thursday last and found That her mind WAS
BY Lord Penzance-Did not consider the words in
the letters OF SIR Charles to be true statement of
Mr. Jones' +. II. c. S., said that IN the course OF
his practice he mad had experience OF puerperal
Inauia; when he nrst saw Lady Mordaunt on the
10Th March, as also the lltn, 18TH, 2esh she
was not suffering from puerpeia mania.
-ruE PRIMES OF WALES swoRN--cAUIIoH FROM THE
COURT.
The Prince Of Wales then entered the court and
went into the witness box. After he had been
sworn,
Lord Penzanee said:-Before DR.. Deane asks
his Royal Highness any questions, it is my duty
TO point out 10 his Eoyat UigbpeSS bis position
under the act OF Parilament passed last session.
It PROVIDES that no witness III any proceeding,
whether party TO the suit or nor snail be
iable to be asked or be bound to answer any ques-
ton tending " snow that he or she has been guilty
OF adultery. Now Irom The course which the case
has taken, think 1t right to point This out TO his
Royal Higiness and 10 tell him that he Is not bound
or required by law TO submit 10 any lnterrogations
that subject.
His Royal Highness was then examined BY Dr.
Deane as foows:--
q. believe your Royal fiighness has for some
time been acquitted VITA The Aioncrellle .milyf A.
j have
q. Were you acquainted with Lady Mofdaunt be-
fore her marriages A. was.
q, On her marriage dd your Royal Highness write
10 her and make her some wedding pgeseui? A.
did.
Marlborough House when your Royal HigDness aud
ihe Princess or Wales were therey A. sue had
q. Aud has she gone TO the theatre WITH Doth yonr
Royal Hlghnessesg A. she has.
q. We are told that she was married at the end OF
1876. La 1861 aid you see much Of herY A. dd.
q. Ana In the year 1865 A. did also.
q. Were you acquainted with Sir Charles Nor
dauntf A. VAS.