Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-09
rae MOEDAUNT DIVORCE SUIT

tProm Lsndon Oorrsspondsnes n. Y. TImsa.l
LONDON, Thursday, Feb. 24.-The hear
Ing Of the Mordauut divorce suit was 70.
sumed yesterday.
MISCELLANEOUS TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Herbert Moncrisffs, whose husband
Is relative Of the Mordnuut and Moncrleffe
family, gave evidence frst and testified TO
her general belief In the respondents sanity.
Mr. Herbert Murray aud Florence stephen
offered testimony Of no special moment. -
Mr.. +. ]. Oxford, M.R.O.s., had attended
the respondent before her confinement, also
for miscarriage once. She had no symp-
toms OF puerperal mania, or Of any mania,
he said. Excepting certain statements which
abe made, she showed no slgns Of delusion
from the commencement To the end Of my
attendance. She was not hystetlcal.
Mr. Jones, +, r. Q, s., followed Mr.. Or
fond, and gave testimony In the same sense
as he.
DR.. Tyler Smith said that be was con-
nected with several obftetric Institutions.
Puerperal mania was a disease well known.
He had noticed no puerperal mania In Lady
Mordaunt's case. Puerpsral insanity was n
madness attendant upon confinement, bu. IL
was very intractable, and would last year
or two years. The patient would have no
lucid intervals. Taking into account what
az hAh hNAAh nun ME- NIAVNu hhd ME
Jones, he should have no question OF the
absence Of insanity at the period Of connne.
ment. IL was q matter In which the obser-
walton Of competent person could not be
deceived.
rEsTINoNT or THE PRINCE OF WALKS.
The Prince Of Wales then entered the
court and went Into the witness box. Amer
he had been sworn,
Lord PenEance said Before DR.. Deane
asks His Royal Highness any questions, II IL
my duty TO point out to His Royal Highness
his position under the act OF Parliament
passed last session. It provides that no witness
In any proceeding, whether party to the suit
or not, shall be liable 10 be asked, or be bound
to answer, any question tending 10 show
that he or she has been guilty Of adultery.
| Now, from tho course which the case has
taken think II right 10 point this out to His
Royal Hlgbness, and to tell him that he lie
not bound or required by law 10 submit to
any interrogations on that subject.
Ills Royal Highness was thon examined
by DR.. Deane As follows;
believe your Royal Hlghnoss has for
some time been acquainted with the Mon.
crelne famllyi have.
Were you acquainted with Lady Mordaunt
| before her mArriagef was.
On her marriage did your Royal Hlghness
write TO her and make her some wedding
present I did.
Previous to her marriage had she visited
AZ Marlborough House when your Royal
Hlghness and the Princess Of Wales was
there She had.
And has she gone To the theatre with both
your Royal Hlghnessesi She has.
We are told that she was married at the
end OF 1896 In 1850 did you see much Of
her | did.
Aud in the year 1868 ! l did also.
Were you acquainted with Sir Charles
MoTdaunti Twas.
Have you frequently met himi have.
And with Lady Mordaunti With Lady
MordAuut.
Your Royal Hlghness knows Hurliughnm
| do.
Have you been In the habit OF meeting Sir
Charles theTel / have.
On one occasion, think In June, 1868,
there was = pigeon match there between
Warwiekshlre and Norfolk There was.
believe your Royal Highness n-u slr
Charles were captains for eSAi county, I
believe so. s"
Was LAD Aordaunt there She was.
! With her husband With her husband.
Does your Royal Hlghness remember
tlmei think 1t was about June.
Did Lady Mordaunt score for one side
For both sides think.
And In the course Of that match did you
speak TO Lady Hordaunt at times when Sir
Charles was byi believe go.
We have heard In the course OF this case
that your Royal Highness uses Hanson cabs
occasionally. do not know whether It Is
sol II is so.
DR.. Deane-I have only one more ques-
ton TO trouble your Royal HlghnesS with.
Has there ever been any improper familiar.
lily or criminal act between yourself and
Lady MordAuntf
His Royal HlghncsS lin a very nrm touc)
There has not.
There was here burst Of applause, which
was at once suppressed.
Mr.. Sergeant Ballautlne; have no ques-
tion to ask his Royal Hlghness.
The Prince then bowed To his Lordshlp
aud retired amidst another attempt at ap.
PlAuse, which was, as before, promptly sup
pressed.
Sir Frederick tombstone received a similar
eadtion from Lord PenEAnco TO that given
TO the Prince OF Wales. He said; 81 have
known Lady Mordaunt from a child. l
have kept up an acquaintance with her.
often visited Walton Hall In 1868 dined
at tho Alexandria hotel with Lady Nor.
daunt' left there at 10 O'Clock at night.
We sat In the sitting. room. No improper
familiarity or criminal act took place be-
tween us. A more unfounded statement
was never made than that l am suffering
from disease.
by Sergeant BallantlnO Nor have been
for many years previously. / was Invited 10
dine on the Wednesday BY Lady Mordaunt
knew Sir Charles was not Ia London. |
was not visiting At Walton afterwards, nor |
have | since seen Sir Charles Mordaunt. |
Lady Mordauut was quite alone with me |
during the evening. lam not family con.
nectlon OF Lady Mordaunt.
This evidence concluded the case.
DR.. Deane said that there WaA point with |
regard to this case TO which he wished to
call attention. Hla Lordship would be aware
that the letters Of the Prince Of Wales which
bad been put In had not been read, and yet
they appeared In the papen.
Sergeant BallAntine remarked that II was
= most improper proceeding, and one which
he was totally unable TO account for.
Lord PenHancs said that Ii was . most
important proceeding.
Sergeant BAllAntine observed that II was
not bis Intention to have read the letters,
published.
The Judge said that the letters had been
deposited In tho care Of the court, and they
could not have proceeded from the officers
Of the court. There had been very great
lmpropriety, and he very much doubted
whether the court ought not IN take notice
VI - - n VI NOuTts
read.
The court was then adjourned.
append TO this testimony the remarks Of |
the London TINES 10 day on the connection |
Of the Prince Of Wales with the scandal. |
After review Of the case, the writer says
The case Of hls Hoyal Hlghness stands |
BY Itself II Is evident that the Prlnce's err |
Tor was simply this-that he had been too |
careless Of his reputation. He had acted as
! young man who docs not understand the
passion too many have for scandal, and had
given occasion to misconStruction through
,imple heedlessnesS. II IL, indeed, not easy
Tor the young, eyon though they may be
next the Crown, to remember and guard
lgainft the nerce light that beats upon the
Throne Those who know Marie Antol-
netto as we have now the power Of knowing
her, through all the relations Of her check
red life, know how baseless are the calum-
lies which were perslstently heaped upon
Ter name when living; but she-gay, bril-
liant, charming, the radiant vision treas.
red In Burke's mepOry-recked nothing Of
be malice OF the base, aud her lndlscretlon
celebrated at last the catastrophe which
nused her own unhappy death and the