St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09
THE CAMpBELL DIVORCE CASE.
The Father of the Plaintiff Creates
sen,asion--LOrd COIin's Testi.

mOay.
LONDON, Dec S.-The trial of the Camp
bell divorce case was resumed to-day. Coun-
sci for Lady Colin Campbell asked that orders
be issued compelling Lord Colin TO give fur
Their security for the payment of his wife S
costs. This the judge refused to grant
Lord Colin was again called to the witness
stand. He testified that Lady Colin admitted
in July 1858, while ill, that she had received
two or three letters each day from the Duke
of Marlbough. She refused to show the let
tiers to him. She also confessed to receiving
letters from Gen. Butler. When he asked
her to show them to him, she replied. she did
not keep her letters. When Lady Colin lett
Zion house she said she was going to her
sisters at BEAUFORT Gardens. He asked
her why she went to Codagau place and wrote
letters dated BEAUFORT Gardens. Witness
thought she so daet her letters. On being
pressed by the jude he said he WAS sure he
asked her if sire took an body home with her
from the ball on the previous FRIDAY night.
Lady Colin denied that any one was with her.
Here Blood, the father of the plaintiff, rose
in court and
SHAKING HIS FIST
at Lord Colin, said: you are making in
famous charges against your wi e, and it Is
not the first time you have lied regarding
her." Witness continued; Lady Coin said
to him that unless before he left the room, he
signed a paper binding himself never TO
modest her again, she would go to her solic-
itor. Witness said he repudiated this at
tempt at intimidation and refused to sign
such a paper. He asked Lady Miles to go
with him in o another room, and after con-
versation with her they both returned to the
family council. Lady Miles said to Lad
Colin: Colin desires me to say that he made
no charges against you. Witness expressed
his willingness to submit
THE QUESTION OF HIS HEALTH
to medical commission, and if e result
was favorable he would take no undue ad-
vantage, but he stipulated Lady Colin mus
abandon her correspondence with the Duke
of Marlborough. His wife then referred
him to her solicitor. and refused to see him
alone. 1t wds untrue that he continually
made oyertures to his wife, but he did refuse
10 bind himself externally against cohabita-
ton. The judge here said that if Lady Colin
WAS innocent her husbands questions were
most insulting. Lord Colin denied that he
committed adulter, with Mary Watson. He
said he had taken action in Paris against his
wife under his solicitors advice. He denied
having asked Lady Miles to apologize to Dr.
Bird for having alleged that the doctor
caused miscarriage. Under cross
examination Lord Colin said he had never
studied surgery, but had attended lectures III
the college of surgeons on ginecology and
anatomy. A letter was read from Lord e in
u.
studied for long time in the college of sur
geOns and knew great deal about such mat
ers. Witness admitted having written this
letter He refused to swear that he had not
told his counsel that Lady Miles said his wife
had miscarriage.
HIS ILLNESS BEGAN
in 1871, and was atterward continued from
1876 to 1884, when be was perfectly well. He
rememae cred that at the trial in 1884 the jury
w aslx fO whether suffered
from disease which could be communicated
to his wife. At that time he heard his coun-
Sci sd there was not single charge OF any
kind against Lady Colin. Ellen Brown and
Mrs. Duffy told him in July, 1883, what they
had testified and he believed their state
ments. He admitted having demonstrated
with his wife against her overtaxing her
strength with charitable We K. When asked
il his wife ever lied to him. he said she used
deception. He admitted that after his wife
left him at Zion house his brother Walter
called to see her at Cadogan place. While
absent Lady Colin correspondent with him
until the final rupture. He only kept one of
her letters. This letter was written in De-
cember 1881. 1t BEGAN with Darling boy, "
and ended with "Your Arab" After the
marriage was eosummated Lady Colin never
said she had suffered from something she
was unable rto understand. He did not re-
member having told bis wife TO take precau-
tions He admit ID that he told her to con-
suit with her sister. but not about anything
she told him. When p ressed, he admitted
having said previous to the treal that he told
his wife to take precautions to
PREVENT HAVING CHILDREN.
This admission caused sensation in the
court room. Lord Colin further said his
means were limited. His wife provided
81 900 to furnish their house, and she Bought
furniture at auction sales and decorated the
house at her OWL expense. He admitted that
Rose Baer was dismissed July II, and not, as
she swore, the 4ih of June. He believed his
wife went to Leigh Court July 10. IT his
counsel snid Lady Colin ru Shed back sud-
denly and dismissed Rose Baer, witness was
bound tc believe him. Laughter. Lord Colin
admitted having used violence on Mrs. Duffy.
He further admitted that when he asked
Lady Colin, in May, 1888 TO withdraw the
message she had sent to him that month, his
wife replied: ~ will, but for Gods sake
leave me d one" Lord Colin also said the
Luke of Marlborough sent presents to Lady
Colin at their marriage, and dined with her
afterward Witness admitted that he twice
had an infectious disease, the first time in
1870 AdiOurned.