The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
Giving Short History of Her Married Life
with Lord Colin and Denying Statements
Made in DerOgation of Her Character.
Gladstone Expresses Disapproval of the
Anti-Rent Campaign in Ireland.
Russia Will Continue Her Efforts to Secure the
Establishment of Legal Order in Bull
garia--General News by the Cable.
THE CAMPBELL CASE.


Statements in Behalf of Butler and Bird
Lady Campbell in she Witness Box
LONDON, Dec. 1O.-On the resumption Of the
Campbell divorce case, to-day, Mr.. Murphy
counsel for General Butler, defended his client
against the allegations that he had been Grim
inally intimate with Lady Colin Campbell He
said that General Butler had visited Lady Colin
but once. That was on April 13, when there
not single suggestion of impropriety, eth
er by act or word. He denounced the witnesses
who had testified for the defense, and declared
that perjury was rife, and stalking abroad
Counsel fer DR.. Bird then spoke in his de-
fense He said the charges which had been
brought against his client included adultery, and
procuring and concealing miscarriage. If they
were proved, Dr. Birds credit, reputation and
position would be destroyed. He declared
that it was monstrous that such charges
should have been made on such fmsy
evidence as the defense had offered. The wit
nesses, continued Mr.. Birds counsel. had had
three years coaching by detectives aud solicit
ors. They had become partisans, and had testi-
fed with an anxiety to convict Lady Colin that
was not exceeded by that displayed by her hus-
band. In the trial in 1884 the medical evidence
showed that Lady Collins condition was due to
Lord Colin, and no suggestion was made of her
having had miscarriage DR. Bird, counsel
said, attended concert with Lady Colin, who
was taken i'll. He, counsel, could not say
whether it was true that Lady Colin had leaned
her head upon DR.. Birds shoulder in the cab,
but it would be discreditable to the Doctor if he
had not allowed sick patient to rest her head
upon his shoulder Counsel alluded to DR..
Birds delicate position in attending Lady Colin,
who was suffering from a disease the nature of
which her servants did not know. DR.. Bird was
not accused until he had brought an action for
his fees
Lady Colin was then called. She entered the
witness box amid profound silence. She was
very pale, and testified in slow, distinct voice.
She said that until the family meeting in 1885
she had exchanged letters daily with her hus-
band when absent. Before their marriage Lord
Colin askeE Eer if she would consent, when
married, to their occupying separate rooms.
She consented, and Lord Colin asked her not to
divulge the fact that he had made this request,
but she insisted upon telling her mother The
nature of his illness was unknown to her until
May, 1883 She never pressed Lord Colin to
marry her. but her mother disliked long en-
gaeements. Continuing, Lady Colin said she
was educated in Italy, and spoke Italian and
French before she learned the English language
She sang. painted, and wrote books. She was
also a journalist. She sang at forty
charity concerts, not one of which Lord
Colin attended. She taught night
classes of factory girls, visited the
poor in the daytime and served soup for two
hours, and worked daily among the poor of SAT-
from Hill. Lord Colin knew of every engage
ment of her work among the poor. and he never
objected. She went into society alone at her
husbands express wish. He crderded that the
fact of his illness should De unknown. He wished
it understood that he was engaged in the House
of Commo ons. Lord Colin accepted engagements
for both, and then desired her to go alone. Her
husband went to Scotland in 1882 without a
nurse, and she attended him. She left him
there in order to visit her mother. He was bet
ter at that time, and pressed her to go. She felt
i'll the first five days after the contamination of
the marriage. In November. 1884, she was very ill.,
and was never free from symptoms until 1885, Her
sickness was of varied intensity; sometimes she
suffered great pain. She spoke to her husband
about her condition, and he said 'Its of no
consequences all women have that sort of thing"
In February, 1882 Lord Colin returned home
On one occasion. while sitting beside her couch,
he began to cry, and said that people were very
cruel in saying that he ought not to have mar
ried account of his health. The same even
ing Lord Colin said it was better to be on the
safe side, and he told her what precautions to
take. She followed his directions and it gave
her great pain. She consulted DR.. Bird in No
yember, 1882, and he examined her. In April,
1883. she was seriously i'll, and was attended by
DR.. Bird DIR. Hicks was twice summoned. An
operation was performed in October 1883 and
she afterward improved. She did not know the
nature of her own or of her husbands illness.
Lord Colin urged her 10 dismiss Rose Baer, who,
he said, gossipped about him in the kitchen.
She the witness objected because she thought
Rose good maid. Lord Colin insisted, and she
gave Rose months notice. She asked ONeill
what she had been saying. O'Neill replied:
''She said the Duke of Marlborough visited your
room at Leigh court" 1t was untrue that she
the witnessl said to O'Neill: "It is a damned
le." Rose denied what she was accused of,
cried, and said she was wicked girl. The wit
ness told Rose that as she had lied so wickedly,
she lthe witness) would withdraw the adv ertise-
menr for situation for her, and would refuse
to give her certificate of character. She dis
missed Rose forthwith. She never told the
servants how to announce visitors. She never
had the Duke of Marlborough at supper. Sir
Philip Miles occupied room next to hers at
Leigh court The room of the other
side was empty, being kept for her
husband. She did not know what room
the Duke of Marlborough occupied. She
never was at Purfeet On the Saturday night
on which she was accused of having been there
with the Duke of Marlborough she went to the
theater with lady friend On the Sunday fol-
lowing she took tea with Lady Miles and dined
with her mother, Mrs. Blood
Referring to her visit to Paris. in May 1884,
she said she was on her way to Italy. The meet
ing with the Duke of Marlborough was purely
accidental She was once taken i'll at a concert,
and was in great pain. She drove to DIR. Birds