The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
a Racy Scandal in High Life Re
ported from London.
Lady UampbeI's Side of the Divorce
Suit Closed.
Her Lord Claims HIS Mothsr-in-Law
Insisted on the Marriage.
Fifty Men Injured by a Mine Explosion
at WiIkesbarre.
The Burning of Eight People Traced
to the Murdersr's Home.
Henry George Democrats Exacting an
Iron-Clad Oath.
Thousands of Cattle IN Chicago At
fected With Disease.

0oAHCAOAos AsAS-
sell, III opening the Case IOr Lady Camp
bell, said his client mad petltioned IOT d
divorce Irom Lord Conn CampOSll on :he
grounds of cruelty aid adultery. The
plaintiff the lawyer continued, WAS for
merly Miss Blood, and was = respectable
attractive Person. she was married 20
Lord CampbeH IN July, 1881, and the
couple wens away On q meianchoIy
Honeymoon" the groom being attended
at the time By G h0Ap iLAl nurse. In tAct,
Lord Colin Campbell had been attended
by q nurse from the uuIO OF his engage
ment 70 Miss Blood down - the teEminA-
ton Of their married life, In 1888. he
was, declared the lawyer, uever, during
that entire period, Independent oi = special
nurses care. This was because has lord
ship Was affected with disease. Oh coarse
the plaintiff could not have had any idea
OF what allied her belroIhed HUSBAND. The
case was SO very horrible, Diet Jared the
lawyer, that be would refrain as far as
possible from even allu0lDg to The de-
tails. oRussel SAID DIR. Bird, who had at
tended both Lord and Lady Campbell,
would testify u show that the Iady's life
was we'll nigh unendurable, but That she
had tried to do what she deemed the dulY
rtqu red OF her, and when she
became aware of the nature of her
husbands mAlaGy she desired to remain
with him as a companion, even To nurse
him In order to hiue his misery from the
world. Finally however, as would be
shown, the wife found herself absolutely
unable to submit to the enforced relation
ship with him. She told her husband so
and explained her reason He replied
that she was mistaken about him aud
added that il was difficult for him to sup
pose that she believed anything ike sus-
pected to be true of him. This Solomon
disclaimer, by her husband. under tue
A..
1888, plaintiff mIEcArried. The Lord
Colin Campbell suggested that she had had
improper relations with their physician.
Dr. Bird. When the latter heard Of this
intim alton he insIste1 on sever1pg all re-
latiOnship with the family. Upon this
the defendant withdrew The accusation
and requested DIR. Bird to attend Lsdy
Campbell Lady Campbell IhencefoTth
refused TO permit any intimacy on the
part of the defendant and he threatened
ner with expulsion from the house if che
persisted in her refusal. She did persist
and her husband suspended her money ale
lowances. She then applied for Judicial
separation. To her application Lord Colin
Campbell made reply denying all charges.
The lady's condition in September, 1888,
was so serious that a surgical operation
ives performed upon her for her relief and
yet despne the fact that all
this physical misery had BEEN
communicated To her by him, her hus-
band, during a period OF acute suffering,
would cruelty account for his condition
op making charges of infidelity against
her. In March, 1884, the plaintiff OBJ
tanned q ecRee of separation and repaired
20 her father's house at Florence. but re-
turuee TO England Ia the June following.
On the way home she and her party
! stopped IN Paris. staying at a hotel
" hIle they we're at this hotel the duke of
/ A. =. to Nh-
| visit was made the occasion by her
husband for a charge of adultery.
Lord Colo Campbell even went
| SO tar as to write TO Paris authorities, re-
questInV them TO arrest his wife and lodge
her in prison u.s. for the incaI ce-atiOn
of proslitutes THIS was difficult to be-
| Iieve said Russell, that any man Under
! ordinary circumstances, cohld act THE
way toward his vile, already so itjuTed.
| Bur. added the lawyer Lord Colin Camp.
| bells pride has been lowered into the dust.
| Russell then detailed the grounds OF the
| charge of adultery, which the patntif
| 10 ade against he defendant.
Turning then to a reveiw on the conn
| tar charge made by Lord Colin Camp
| bel against the plaintiff that she had been
| guilty Of criminal conduct with the Duke
| Of Marlborough, Chief Shaw and others,
| Russell said the lady was in position {
| successfully meet all of these charges.
| The Duke of Marlborough aDd Shaw
were old family fTiende, Lady Campbell
and Mrs. Shaw bad lOng been intimate
| acquaintance. General Butler, one OF
those with whom the defendant sought
To connect the plaintiff, was old enough
| to be her father, ana Mrs. Butler was
| Lady CampoelI's dearest friend. DIR.
| Bird had sought protection 20; his char
acter by bringing suit for damages against
Lord Colin Campbell for charging the
1 vssk, al NnVNE NIvAfk
him. In fact, Lady Campbell Was able
10 reiu,e every one Of the foul charges
brought against her.
The first witness called by plaintiffs
COUNSEL was Lady Miles. She tesIifi, q
as fellows: Told Lord Campbell in 1882
that Lady Campbell had resolved to re-
fuse TO live with him As bis wife and her
reason for such decision, but would con-
tinue to maintain the kindliest friendly
relations toward him, and refrain from
all mention Of her separation IN other
respects from him. l. ird Campbell was
checked at the Information, protested
| very hard against E,S Wtfe'S decision,
and said il she would recall II he would
let Lady Cam bell have her own way
for q period OF two Yeas and would
treat her with affection Witness cub
5. q lenily visited Lord ard Lady Camp
beIl in London. She found Lady Camp
bell suffering int nse pain. Lord Colin
Campbell explained by saying: "Fhere
has been foul ply upstairs. Lady
Campbell has had, miscarriage. y
Lady Miles protested that this could
not be 30 Defendant resffirmed that II
was Witness believing Lord ColIn
Campbell that he had kept his promise
relating In the two years, and had beer
deceived, stTaightWAY accused Dr. Bro
of having taken advantage OF the posi-
tiOn. Bird denied the accusation anc
refused % longer attend Lady Campbell
aDless the accusation was withdrawn
Lord Colin AsLnit ed that he had no
meant all that he had said, and asked
Lady Miles TO apClog z for him 20 DIR
Bird. AT the same time he complained
OF the length OF time General Butler re
) manned when he called upon Lady Camp
bell. She SAID, at Lord CAmpbel's re
quest, she had Consented To be his Wit
ness, So far as TO Etate that he hel
not been guilty OF i'll usage O
his wife. but said she urged de
PENDANT not 10 call on her bocsus
], she knew Of his relations with the girl
3 Mary Watson. aud felt sure they woul
| trAnspire und=r ceoss-eXAmtnA Tor
After Lady CAmpsell separated from de
! PENDANT he complained to witness q
o having been badly treated. / retorte,
= that he ouS hit 70 think himself lucky, be
cause his wife had obtained mere eepG
ration, not divorce. Nhich she wO1i
o have got If witness bad been called
Il testify concerning Mary WATSON. Lac
Y Miles testified that the girl was . house
= maid. Witness found Mary Watson l
Lord Colin CampbalFs bedroom i
II Cadogan place. At the time defenqaE
- was sitting on ihe side OF the bed clad {
- his night dress, and the gIFl was lying q
:, the bed vi h her arms around bis necl
LoxDpN, Nov. 27-In the Scion for al
i Vorce brought by Lady Campben again
q Lord Colin Campbell, the plaintiffs cn0r
Il closed the case to-day. LAZY Mil
ySRs cross examined. She MAS not aWal
that cShman bearing letter from y