The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-27
HERE'S A PRETTY MESS
Criminal Conduct of Lord
Colin Campbell.
4 BEAST IN HUMAN SHAPE!
A Divorce Sought by HIS Injured
Wife-A Swest-Seented
Specimen.
CsmpbeI Dtvorce Case.

Campbell Divorce Case.
LONDON. November 26.-The action |
for divorce brought by Lady Colin |
Campbell against her husband, Lord |
Colin Campbell, the fifth son of the
Duke of Argyle, came up for a hearing
to-day. The court room was so
crowded that the officials had to barri-
csde the corridors. Lady Campbell,
her sister and their mother, were the |
Frst persons directly interested in the
scion TO enter the room. They sat
together beside the plaintiffs solicitor,
Charles Russell. Lord Campbell
entered soon afterward and sat near
the plaintiff, and st the same table.
there being interposed between the liti-
giants none but their respective counsel.
Russell in opening the case for Lady
Campbell said his client petitioned for
q decree of absolute divorce from
Lord Campbell on the grounds of
cruelty and adultery. The plaintiff, the
lawyer continued, was formerly Miss
Blood, and was q respectable and at
tractive person. She was soughtIn mar
rage by defendant and became engaged
TO him in 1880. The marriage was de-
layed at his lordship's request until
July, 1881, when the ceremony was per-
formed. The couple went away on a
melancholy honeymoon, the groom
being attended all the time by hospital
nurse" In fact, Lord Campbell was
attended by this nurse from the time of
his engage nent TO Miss Blood down to
the date OF the termination of their
married life in 1888. He was, declared
the lawyer, never during this entire
period independent of the special nurses
csre. His lOrdship was afflicted with
disease"
OF course, the plaintiff could not have
had any idea of what allied her be
{ throtbed husband. The marriage was
not consummated until 1881. The case
was so very horrible, declared the
lawyer that he would refrain as tar as
possible from even abiding to its de-
tails.
At this point the Duke Of Argyle, the
defendants father, entered the court
room and took seat beside Lord Colin,
near whom the Marquis OF Lorne, de-
PENDANTS eldest brother, had already
taken his scar,
Continuing. Mr.. Russell said that DR..
Bird. who had attended both Lord and
Lady Campbell, would testify to show
that the iady's life was well nigh unen-
durable, but that she had tried to do
what she deemed the duty re-
ouired OF her, and when she became
aware OF the nature of her husbands
maiady, decided 10 remain with him as
& companion, snd even TO nurse him, in
order 10 hide his misery from the
world Finally, however, as 1t would
be shown, the wife found herself abso-
lutely unable to submit TO the enforced
relationship with him, and told her hus-
band so, and explained her reasons.
Her husband replied that she was mis-
taken about him, and added the state
ment that il was difficult for him TO
9 suppose that she believed anything like
she SUSPECTED to be true of him (;
this solemn disclaimer Of her
husband. under the circumstances,
influenced her. In April. 1873, the
plaintiff miscsr-ied; then Lord Colin
Campbell suggested that she had I'M
proper relations with their physician,
DR.. BIRD. When the latter heard OF
this intimation. he insisted on severing
all relationship with the family. Upon
this defendant withdrew his accusation
and requested DR.. Bird 10 attend Lady
Campbell. Lady Campbell from thence
refused TO permit intimacy on the parl
of defendant, and he threatened heI
with expulsion from his house If she
persisted in her refusal. She did per
sist and her husband suspended
her money allowances She then
appealed for a Judicial separation; tc
her application, Lord Colin made re-
ply denying all her charges. The lady
condition in September, 1888, was sc
serious that surgical operation wa:
performed upon her for her relief. Yet
despite the fact that all this physica
misery bad been communicated TO hel
By h'n,, her husband, during the period
OF her scutest suffering, would cruelty
account for the condition by makinl
charges of infidelity against her. II
March, 1854, the plaintiff obtained {
decree OF separation. She repaired
10 her fathers house at Florence
and returned TO England in Jun,
following. On her way home she anC
and her party stopped in Paris, staying
at O hotel. While they were at Ihi
hotel the Duke of Marlborough calieS
upon them. This visis was made tb,
occasion by her husband for the chsrg
u adultery Lord Colin even went 81
far as TO write to the Paris authorities
requesting them to arrest his wife au'
lodge her IN the prison used Tor the IN
generation of prostitutes. 1t was dim
cr,t 20 believe. said Russell, that an,
man OF ordinary instincts could act Il
this way towards a wife already so IN
iured; but" added the lawyer, Lon
Colin Campbell's pride had been lowere
into the dust" Russell then detailed tn
grounds OF the charge of sdulter.
which the plaintiff made a. ainst tn
defendant. Turning from them TO
view OF the counter charges made b
Lord Colin against the plaintiff, wbic
said she had been guilty OF crimini
conduct with the Duke of Marlborough
Chief Shaw and Others, Russell said th
lady vas in j position 70 successful
meet al these charges.
The first witness called by the plain
tiffs counsel was Lady Miles. She d.
posed substantially as follows: Sd
told Lord Campbell in 1882 that Lad
Campbell had resolved 10 refuse to liz
with him as ais wife and her reason 10
suCn decision: but would continue I
maintain the kindest Of friendly rels
tioLs towards him and refrain from q
mention Of her sepal alton in othC
respects from hin. Lord Campbell ws
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