Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-27
Lady Colin Campbell Sues for an Alb.
sOIute Divorce Euror in En-
gllsh High Life,
The DIXIE Of Argyle and the Marquis Of
Lorne, the Defendants Father and
Brother, Present In Court.
Tho reeiimony Almost ms Rsvolting Rs in
the Noted sutta Following the Pall
Mall Goxette Revelations.
mon rIYKRs ~ COURT.

Drought Dy Lady Colin Campbell agalnal
her husband, Lord Colin Campbell, llf,h
son of the duke OF Argyle, came up FOR
hearing to-day. The courtroom was 80
crowded that officials had to barrlcade
the corridors to proven, the crowdinp
from becoming dangerous. Lady Camp.
bell, her sister, and their mother, were
the first persons directly interested 10 the
action to enter the room. They sat 10 !
gether by the side OF the plaintiffs al
rectory, STR Charles Russell. Lord
Colin Campbell entered soon afterward
aud sat near the plaintiff and at the same
table, there being lnterposed between the
litigants none but their respective conn.
sci. Russell, In opening the case for
Lady Campbell, said his client petltioned
far divorces from Lord Colin Campbell
on the grounds Of cruelty and adultery
The plaintiff the lawyer continued, was
FORMERLY Miss Blood, aud was rerrect.
able and attractive person Sac was
sought 10 marriage by the defendant, and
became engaged 70 him in 1880.
MARRIAGE WAS DELAYED
at bis lordship's request until July, 1881
when the ceremony had been performed.
The couple went away on a "melanchully
honeymoon" the groom heing attended
ail the time by hospital nurse. In fact,
Lord Cplln CampbFll was attended by a
nurse from The time oi his engagement to
Miss Blood down 10 the dntc OF the ter
miuation Of their married lite In 1888.
He was, declared The lawyer, never during
this entire period Independent Of
special nuryes, This was because his
lordship was tilllcted with disease. OF
course, the plalutlif could not have had
any ides of what allied her betrothed hus-
Oand The marriage was not cousum.
mated until October, 1881. The case was
so very horrible, declared the lawyer, that
he would refrain as far as possible from
even aliudng 70 It's details At this
point the venerable dUKe Of Argyle, the
dcfepdanrs father entered the court
room aud took aseat beside Lord Colin
near whom the MARQUIS Of
Lorne, the GyfendaniH eldest brother, had
already taken a seat. Continuing, Rus.
sell said that Dr. Bird, who had attended
both Lord and Lady Campbell, would
TESTIFY to sheG that the laoy's NE was
wELL NfGH UNENDuRApan,
but that she had tried TO do what she
deemed duty required Of her, and witt II
she became aware OF the nature OF her
husbands malady, she desired 10 remain
with him AZ a companion, and even 10
nurse him, In order 10 hide his misery
from the world. Finally, however, as 1t
would be shown, the wife found herself
absolutely unable TO submit TO enforced
relationship with him, and she told
her husband so and explained her reasons
He replied that she was mistaken
about him and added at the same
time that 1t WAS difficult for him 10 sup
pose that she believed anything like she
supposed 10 he true 81 him This solemn
declaration by her husband, undor the
circumstances, ililucuc5d her IN April,
1883, when the plamif miscarried
Then LORD Coin Campbell suggested
that she bad Improper relations With
their physician, Or, Bro, When the
latter heard Of lhis latIaatloh he Insisted
on sgypriug gil relationship with the
family. Upon this the defendant with
drew hi5 accusation and requested pr
Bird 70 Bthnd Lady Campbell. Lady
Campbeli thcHgeiorth felused 70 permit
intimacy on the part OF the de-
PENDANT ind be threatened her
with tXpusion from the house II
she persisted 10 her refusal, She
did perslstaud her husband suspended
her mons y allowance. She theu applied
for judicial scpar alton. To her applica-
ton Lord Colin Campbell made reply de-
gying an her charges. The lady's condi-
ton 10 1888 was SO serious o. surgical
operation vas performed upou her for
her relief end yet despite the fact that
all
Els PHYSICAL MISERY
had been communicated 10 her by him,
her husband, during the period Of her
acute suffering would cruelty account for
her condition by making charges OF IN.
lldGlity against her. on March rs, 1884, |
the plaiulif obtained decree Of separa.
lion She repaired TO her father's house |
June following. On her way home |
she and her party stopped In
Paris staying at an hotel While they |
were staying at this. hotel the duke loi |
Called upon them. This |
visit was made the occasion by her hus.
land for charge OF adultery. Lord |
Join Campbell even went 80 far as 70
write TO the Paris authorities requesting |
hem 70 arrest his wife aud
LODGE HER IN THE PRISON
ANtM Aha Wv N1ANNf RAARh " ENRFfNfNNN'tfF
This was difficult to believe, said Russell,
hat any man under ordinary circum
Itances could act this way toward q wife
already 20 injured. nBut,p added the
awyer, "Lord Colin Campbell's pride
lad been lowered into the duet - Russell
hen detailed the grounds Of the
harge Of adultery which the plaintiff
made against The defendant Turning
hen 10 reyiew Of tbs counter charges
made by Lord Colin Campbell against the
'lainuf that she mad been guilty Of Grim
nal conduct with N duke 81 MARI
,orough, Chief Shaw and othere, Russell
aid the lady was Ia position t9success.
nlly meet all these charges The duke
{ Marlborough aud Shaw were
Ia family fiisnds. Lady Campbell
nd'Aiis. shaw had long been intimate
Gen. Baller, one Of those
fith whom Tho defendant sought 70 con.
ict the pialnuh, was old enough 70 be
" father, and Mrs Butler was Lady
ampbelps dearest friend DR.. Bird had