The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-24
DILKE's DoINcs.
THE CHECK RETURNED AND DE-
VoRCE PROCEEDINGS
COMMENCED.
A History of the Csse-DIIke an the
Commons His Mental Suffering
-Expunged from Speaking iIly
the Electoral Campaign
He Intends to RustIcate
-ASickIy Smile.

Donald Crawford has forwarded Sir
Charles Dilke's check to Earl Granville,
with the request thatit be returned to that
gentleman, and filed petition for divorce
from his wife, citing Sir Charles as CORES,
pondent. The long vacation, of the Judges
will probably =necessitate- a pestpenement
of the trial for six months. It is asserted
that Sir Charles Dixie has been intimate
with other members of the family of Mrs.
Crawford, which is closely connected with
his own by marriage; and efforts are being
made to keep the case within the limits OF
the single issue between Crawford and his
wife. Mrs. Crawford is under 20 years of
age, while her husband is nearly. 3D.. Fred
erick Inderwick, Queen Counsel, has been
retained for the plaintiff, and Sir Henry
James for Dixie.
A History of the Case.
Mr.! Stewart, the plaintiff solicitor, said:
"Ourtclient married the daughter of Eustace
Smith, Member of Parliament. Ashton
Dixie married another daughter Sir Charles
Dixie met the respondent at the house of
his brothers. widow. The respondent, con-
science-stricken, confessed to her husband
her intimacy with Sir Charles. The latter
denied that he had acted improperly, but
when confronted by the respondent with
several damaging letters he had written to
her he acknowledged his guilt. Mrs. Ash
ton Dixie is not in any way affected by it.
Mrs. Crawford has declined to instruct her
counsel aud will appeal to her husband for
his merciful consideration of her feelings.
DiIke's SIcIkIy Smile.
It is believed that the lawyers will sup
press the details of the case and introduce
only sufficient evidence to secure divorce.
Sir Charles Dilke's face, as he sat in the
House of Commons on Friday night, bore
the traces of mental suffering. He sat
quiet and Alone His eyes were bloodshot
and fixed steadily upon an official paper
which he held in his hand for several
hours, and twice, when some friend pass
ing him spoke to him, he smiled in forced,
sickly manner, drew his hat over his eyes
and moved out of the glare of the light.
Shortly before the House adjourned he
stole out and disappeared.
He intends to aRusticaGe.
The Liberals ere circulating statement
that Sir Charles Dixie has denied that he
had criminal intercourse with Mrs. Craw-
ford, and that the lady herself has with
drawn the confession made to her husband,
andgiwhen in the witness-box will declare
that her confession was not true, and was
made under hysterical decisions Mr.
Crawford's friends insist that he has evid-
ence apart from his wife's confession. The
trial will be the last of the heavy list to be
heard in the divorce courts in December.
The name of Sir Charles Dixie has been ex-
plunged from the list of speakers for the
coming electoral campaign. He will pass
the Autumn at his villa, near Toulon. He
has written to his constituents, denying the
truth of the accusation and asking their
forbearanee- until the trial. of the divorce
case, which he says he awaits with confd-
ence.a