Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-28
A Lord AND LADY
a
Nothing So Shocking as the Camp
bell Case Remembered IN Any
English Divorce Trial,
The Counter Charges Of the Husband
Equal IN Loaihsomeness only to
Those Brought by the Wife.
Lialsous Charged with the Duke % Mari.
borough, Gen, butter and Dr. Rird.
The circumstances Rsiated,
coLIN cAMrnELL nlyoncr aulr

divorce brought by Lady Campbell
against Lord Colin Campbell, the plain.
tits counsel closed her side Of the case
to-day Lady Miles was cross-examIned.
She was not aware that cabman beAring
letter from the duke OF Marlborough
once entered Lady Campbelps bed
room At this point certain letters
written by the witness TO the defendant
were produced. She was asked II they
were hers, She said thoy were, aud
added that when she wrote them she
thought she was writing to man of
honor, not TO such q person al Lord Colin
Campbell had turned out TO DO sensa.
ton that she stll thought w0man's
letter should be considered sacred.
Applause. Mrs. DnHy, Lord Camp.
bells nurse, Lady Miles continued, in.
vented the story that Lady Campbell
had misc1rried, The inyenii0n wa made
10 conceal the real nature OF Lady
Campbell's afiilotlon, Lord Colin Camp.
bell had told the witness that heasAs en-.
deavoring to obtain all the information he
possibly could against his wife, IN order
10 sue her for divorce. He had subae-
quently told the witness that be had failed
TO obtain any. Sir Charles Russell, the
plaintiffs counsel closed his opening
statement by adding TO It thar Lady
Campbell, when she married the defend.
ant brought him fortune Of $50 900,
Russell then gave notice that the plain
tins case was closed
Mr. Robert Bannative Finley opened
the case Tor the defense. He said 1t Of
Ter lnexpressibls relief 10 Lord Colin
Campbell TO have an opportunity 70 de-
fend himself In open court from the gross
and cruel imputaiions put upon him and
from the charge Of adultery which had
been trumped up. The disease from
which no suffered was not yenereal,
although the result of youthful indlscro-
tlon. Lady CampDelps mother had been
told the nature OF tho defendants ailmeut
before marriage, but she nevertheless
urged on the union, and said her daughter
was willing TO merely act as nurse 10 her
husband, and even wrote to
the duke OF Argyle TO press
upon him the tul1il nent of t1e en-
gapement. The marriage was autaorized
by physician, who said " was desirable
that the defendant should have marriage
relationship with the plaintiff. During
the Easter season OF $50 the duke OF
Marlborough, who had been correspond
ing with her, was often seen In Lady
Campbell's company,
The duke OF Marlborough and Lady
Campbell visited Leigh court at the same
time, and their bedrooms there adioined
Doubtless, Mr.. Flnlay commended, the
duke OF Marlborough aud Lady Campbell
at this time were crlminally intimate, II
they had not been before. After this
Lady Campbell went to PARIS On this
Journey. she was chaperonOd -Jsady
Miles. They remained IN Paris one
month, IRE duke OF Marlborough
being there also. When Lady
Campbell returned from Paris she
sent her maid 70 Switzerland, evidently,
the lawyer said, because the maid knew
too much. That maid would be called by
the defense and would testify. On August
~ Lady Campbell went 10 the Burn OF
hotel and remained there with the duke
Of Marlborough until tho following Mon
day Gen Buler visited Lady Campbell
during her husbands absence and used TO
remain with her as long as three
hours at time, Once during
one OF these interviews some one called
to see Lady Campbell. She came ont OF
the room with her hair dlsarranged,
shouted "not at home" and returned TO
Gen Butler. Ia the meantime Lord Colin
Campbell came home unexpectedly, and
while he was still In one Of the rooms
down stairs Gen. Butler slipped out on
tIp-toe without meeting the husband.
That same evening Lady Campbell was
taken I'll Lord Colin Campbell remained
In Leigh court from August, 1882, TO Feb
ruary, 1883. During this time Lady
Campbell went 20 and Tom
London, and committed adultery
with DR.. Bird Lord Colin Campbell
then knew nothing about HIS wlte's bad
conduct, but she had guilty conscience
and she got Solicitor Lewis 10 write
charging Lord Campbell with giving
her loathsome disease and refusing 70
live with him as his wife. Lord Colin
Campbell had never heard OF such a
charge before. OF course no refused 10
agree that they should not live as man
and wife.
TnR PRINCIPALS IN COURT
ST.. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 27.--The follow
ing description OF the principals In the
Colin Campbell divorce suit now going
on In London Is taken from special dis
patch The hands OF the clock had
reached 1910 when Lady Colin Campbell
entered, attended by her cousin, Lady
Miles, her father, mother, sister, ana
some OF her council. She looked
slight and pretty, dressed In a.
short wrap OF wine colored
plush trimmed with black fur
cloth dress OF the same shade and
stylish black bonnet and blac veil. She
has very black hair which had evidently
been arranged with artistic care and
naturally pale face made 80 by the pain
full fate that awaited her. She entered
into conversation With her solicitor, Mr..
George Lewis, and began looking over
some papers In an altogether business
Ike manner.
Lazy Miles, tall, dignfhed, de-
termlned looking woman, dressed IN a
suit Of brown plush, sat next 70 her,
while next adjoining we're Lady Collins
parents, Mr. and Mrs Blood, both quite
plain and firmer-llke, the mother being d
small woman.
Dr Bird, one Of the correspondents,
AMI for some time Lady Collins physician,
was also Of the party
a sister Of Lady Colin took a seat with
her husband further back. Ladies were not
allowed 70 remain. Two who came into
The correspondents gallery were asked 20
leave the court, and were compelled 70
10 80,
While Lady Colin was absorbed with
Hr Lewis 10 looking over his papers, l
Lord Colin Campbell came In fccOm- 4
ianif by biz secretary. The husband 4
ind t-f bsd can ia from different 4
ioorss but rcW foati themselves side ~ |