Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-21
JUDGE BUTT SUNS UP.
Lady Miles Testimony Is Not Dis
proved by What the Doctors Say
About Mary Watson.
h Neptune Bleed Swears Truly, Then
Lady Colin Campbsil Was Net NJ
Porileet with Marlborough.
Tho Jory Ftnda That Lady Collin uan,pbtn
DID Not commu adultery with
ANY Corr Respondent.

LoSpoN, Dec s0.--Sr Charles Russen
concluded the argument for Lady Colin
Campbell to-day, and the Judge proceed
cd at once to sum up the case for the
jury. He said Lord Colin Camphell de-
nled his wiie'e charges OF inadelily, which
depended chiefly onthe testimony OF Lady
Miles, Whatever might be said against
iNdy Miles by the defense, II must be ad,
mitted that she was until lately Lord
Collins irlendi hat she had done All IN
her power TO discourage the brlnnlua OF
en action against him aud thar
she only took Isdy Collins part
when she became convinced that unjust
charges were TO be brought against taat
lady, The testimony given BY the doc.
tors That Mary Watson was virgo intacta,
did not negative the Testimony given by
Lady Mgles--that she saw Lord Colin aud
the girl In such position as TO warrant
the belief that the pair were guilty. Sns.
p'clon, however, the Judge said, was M
sufficient ltadutery was not proved as
fact the Jury were bound TO ind
that Lord Colin was Innocent.
At the last trial IA which Lady
Colin secured a decree Of separation, /,
was shown thai Lord Colin had giyon the
plaintiff a disease In such = manner as 10
amount to cruelty, which eho alleged as
The basis Of hor petition for separation.
Ia the present ceso thr evidence against
Lay Cailn acpondcd ON what family SER
wants said aud thls should bo received
with suspicion IN regard "a tho pur.
! MNrt ANgftlnph a. a
: ore were 80 maHy Important
/ examples OF mlaaken identity ihat tha
Jury would DE connected 10 carefully con-
sid0r whether sun lieut. evidence had
been addn5ud 70 reliably establish the
stattmun that the lady who waA then
win The duke n marlborough was l.sdy
Coin Campbell. II Neptune Bondg tos.
tihuny WAS ,ruu that ho saw Lady Colin
pa that day at homo the Pntn al story
was demolished
| Referring % the allegations concerning
l.my Collins conduct at Leigh conrt, the
Judge said thpY all depended again on
st0rlea told by Eervauts, and pnntdpally
on those told 10y Rose Baer, who hef
own follows describe AZ chpAter,
aud she bad contradicted hcraolI
aud other witnesses had e,intralielnd her
on important points Sho az nrst swore
that the duke Of Marlborough and l.sdy
Colin occupied tho same apartments for
the entire week az L,igh court and after
ward sue testified That the duke OF MARI
borough WAS at Leigh court only two
nights The Judge declared he believed
Rose Baor had invented tho story abont
lSdy Colin Campbell aud the duke OF
MtrlhOr0nRh siltlpg together like ioyora,
on bench Ia Paddlngton station. H. rd
Colin's conduct towards his wife while
she WIS Ia Paris, on the occasion when
he autographed tho Paris police to arrest
her aud , dgn her inaprostlluts's pnson,
Justice Butt charactcriE q ~ out.
rhgeouA, temarkng that be never had
kn0wn of anything more dishonest Than
Lord Colin allegation 20 tho Paris ON.
ciais that his wife was living no open
adultery with Que oi the COR, gpundents
aud should be arrested and treated Rs n
common woman 81 the town Tho story
told by the man servant, Oihiml, that
be saw through the KY hols OF
the door Oi tue dining room at
Cadogau place, Chief Shaw aud Lady Colin
10 criminal intercourse, the Judge said hu
could not regard with favor. Tho Jury
must consider whether O Neill's letter 70
Lady Colin after his discharge by her,
sskigg for unemployment, was not an at.
t'HAEk NJ Riu'hHfhAif uil tHN Jury hNOUII
further consider the question whether
Chief ShRw's testimony in dc.
nial as the statement Of
distinguished officer was not worth a.
much, Il not more, ,hin the statement OF
such person az O'Nieli. Gen, Butler,
the court thought, should have come into
court and given testimony as 20 his limo.
cence, hut 30 loag as he chose % remain
away there was no power IN England
20 compel him 10 come. II would
howeysr, the Judge said 10 impossible TO
egaggeTate the meanue,g exhibited by
Gen. Butter II he was iunoccnt ia remain
Ing away from court, b cause BY o doing
no deeerteG Lazy Cliin, but the indge told
the Jury they must not take Gen. Buffers
abeeuce AS evidence ~ guilt on either bis
or Lady COiln'e part. Rs
ieTrlng to the question before
The jurSmen the Judge said that
Gen Butler was beyond the Jurisdiction
Of the court, aud that a subpWna could
not compel him 10 attend aud testify be-
cause, being made correspondent, he was
protected by the clause u The law which
makes II Impossible " AK an incrmlna-
ting question, ualess the Witness was
voluntary one.
The case was then given 10 The Jury and
they retired. After rho absence
they returned and reported they could not
agrees upon o verdict, but the Disagree
meni wac not gual and thay again retired
" reconsider The case and returned nc 10
O'Clock With verdict They found that
Lady 6 lin Campbell had not committed
adultery with any of tho correspond
ents. Tic jury added rider
that the Conduct Of Gen Boiler was un-
worthy Of gentleman and IA ofieer and
had caused tho only dillsulty Snich The
Jury experienced IN reaching a decisive
The verdict WAS received
Win applause.