The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-01
ROYAL SCANDAL.
The NIordaunt Divorce Cnse-The Testimony
What Was seen ut the Hotel-Lady Nor
daunt,s Insanity.

The NIordaunt Divorce Cnse-The Testimony
What Was seen ut the Hotel-Lady Nor
daunt's Insanity.
BY the steamship City OF Antwerp, at New York,
we have report Of the pleadings and testimony
which were had and taken in the celebrated Nor
daunt divorce case, already reported in our cable
kilograms.
THE CASE FOR DIvoRCE-sIR CHARLES HoRDAUNT's
STATEMENT.
The suit instituted by Sir Charles Merdaunt on
the ground OF his wifes alleged adultery with the
correspondents, Sir Frederick Johnstone and Wis
count Cole, came mp for trial in the Divorce Court
before Lord Penzance and special jury. The ques-
tion raised was the alleged insanity of Lady Nor
daunt. The issue submitted to the jury was whether
Lady Mordaunt was was not insane at and since
the Both April when the citation on the petition was
served upon her.
THE TEsTIMoEY--JAEE LANG's EVIDENCE.
Jane Lang, examined by Mr.. Archibald--I have
been companion to Lady MordaHnU for three months;
became 80 in May last; ! was with her ladyship ia
that capacity when she left Belgrave square for
Wortbng during the whole OF the time was with
her ladyship was in almost constant communica-
ton with her; found her to be affected in many
singular and extraordinary ways; she had very
bad memory; her habits were very dirty, and her
mode Of taking food was peculiar; her memory
seemed TO be particularly bad with regard to recent
events: indeed she seemed to have no memory;
have often seen her take her food with her fingers
and conduct herself in other strange ways at table,
have noticed her tear her clothes with pins pick
up any money that might be lying about, and dis
play total want of mOdesty in her personal habits
at home; when the wants OF nature required atJen-
ton she would not hesitate to mention the fact be-
fore others, and would not scruple satisfying those
wants In the draWiDg-rO0m or in her bedroom; she
| WAS in the habit of walking about ut night, and
going into other rooms as well as her own; so much
had this been her ladyshps habit, that the servants
had to lock their doors at night when Lady Nor
discovered the precautions taken against her
entering other persons rooms she displayed some
anger, and on one occasion asked for a hammer
to break one of them open she
used to be under the impression that
her chamber was in the bedrooms of some OF the
| servants; the servants bedroom doors used 10 be
| kept locked day and night: on one occasion Lady
| Mordaunt came into the draWingroom with nothing
| hnf hnr
mum; have often bribed her ladyship with pennies
to go quietly to bed; she slept very badly; have
| been out with Lady Mordaunt in carriage several
| times; her conduct on those occasions was very
strange; she tried to throw herself out Of the car
riage very often; have also been out walking with
her; she at times used to stop on the road we
| walking and would take into her hand mud and
other dirty, things; she used to complain Of pain
in her head very often and the least noise used TO
| annoy her.
MRS cAKUTHERs' EVIDENCE.
| Mrs CarutheTs examined by Mr.. Seari-l have
| been in attendance as nurse ON Lady Mordaunt; l
| have been with her ladyshp constantly since the
9lst OF May 1909 have slept during tnst time IN
| memory TO be very bad, and her manner generally
very strange; she talked very ttle and therefore,
have not been able to come to any definite cGnclu-
sion as to the exact state Of her mind; she seemed
to remember long past events better than events
that occurred recently; we could not get her to take
her food; when induced TO take her food she very
often used her fingers when she should have used
clofSes Win pu pins 6er oonduct when ont in car.
riage has been very strange also; when the horses
were going rapidly she sometimes wanted to step
out OF the carrage her home habits have been even
more strange; know her TO have been dirty about
her person. she has refused to be washed Instances
OF dirty hapts unit for publication were here de-
scrbed when she did things OF this sort she did moi
seem TO be ashamed in the least; she complained
sometimes OF her head being hot and her feet cold
| have noticed her TO look vacanty she has dis
played much anxiety to get possession OF money
| and she would take even the smallest sums she
might notice on the dressing-table or anywhere
else; she would put this money in her pocket; Oh
one occasion she found four pence in this way sht
spent one penny on oothpowder and the other three
/ pence on postage stamps; sometimes she would bt
! ! quite excited and would perhaps box my ears, ant
at other times be quite exhausted; this state o.
things continued during the whole time was IL
attendance on Lady Mordaunt
Cross-examined by Mr.. Sergeant Ballantne-LadI
MOrdaunt had piano, lutte, and drawing mate
Iias 10 herself with, and she drove out once
or twice day; she used 70 play on the piano Occa