St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-02
ROSA WAS "RATTLED."
Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS in the NotOri-
Gus Divorce Ccse Now Pending
at London.
Lady Colin Oampbelrs Former Maid Tes-
tifes to Several Sensational
Occurrences,
But on Cross s-Examfnation Retracts
Numerous ScandalOus Assever-
ations,
Although Sticking to the CPinion
That Her Ex-Mistress is a
Wicked Woman.

LONDON. Dec. 1.-The hearing of the
Campbell divorce suit was resumed to-day.
Rosa Baer. formerly maid to the plalntin'
testified for the defense. She sad the
Duke of Marlborough frequently visited
Lady Colin Campbell. He usually came in
the afternoon and was shown 10 the draw
inc room. Witness never saw any famil-
iarity between Lord Colin Campbell and
Mary Watson. Lady Colin had Instructed
witness not to leave letters to her mistress
in the hall but to take them to her. Some
of the letters witness carried to plalntlH
the latter burned. Others she placed i'll
box
UNDER HER BED.
In June. 1882, Lady Colin. who was at
the time in the company of Lady Miles.
called witness. Lady Miles told witness
she had blackened her mistress character
and must leave, and that if she did not 90
at once the police would be called to put
her out. Lady Colin gave her SO, e4 only
being due as wages, and told witness ID tell
the servants in explanation OF her depart
ure that her father was i'll and she was
going home. Lady Colin added. witness
said. that she considered witness a sister
and not a servant and kissed her goodbye,
saying it was Lord Colin Campbell who
had dismissed her. Witness had posted
letters daily to the Duke of Marlborough.
She sometimes took them to his house.
Lady Colin used to leave the house at 8
o'clock in the evening and return as late as
8 o'clock on the following morning. On
some of these uccaSiunS witness would ac-
company her mistress short distance from
the house and there be told to return. On
these expeditions Lady Colin usually car
ried along a felt hat concealed under her
cloak. Sometimes
IN UNDRESSING LADY COLIN
after her return from these absences wit
ness found her dress partially diSarranged.
Once witness found gentleman's handker-
chief in Lady Collins room at Leigh court.
Plaintiff said she knew to whom it belonged
and took it. Once witness heard somebody
after midnight ascending the stars. Lady
Colin coughed. The person then entered
the door of the room adjoining piaintllfS.
The door of the room was shut. and witness
was dism ssed Next day witness found
evidences that the room had been 0ccup
by two persons. Once witness heard the
Duke of Marlborough in Lady Collins room
during the afternoon. On one occasion
while witness was brushing Lady COlln'S
hair after midn ght somebody on the out
side of the room tried the door, and, finding
it locked, departed. Witness saw Chief
Shaw walking outside tne house with
carriage in waiting. The carriage went
away and Chief Shaw entered the house
Witness often mailed letters To Chief Shaw
fIom Lady Colin. Being cross examined.
Miss Baer
ADMITTED THAT SHE CRIED
when she was dismissed from Lady Collins
service and that she said she was sorry she
had talked to the servants. She denied.
however. that she admitted she had been
wicked gossip" She admitted that she
had written to Lady Colin both from abroad
and after her return to England. and that
the plaintiff never answered her letters.
She denied having threatened to EXPOSE
Lady Colin when the latter allowed wit
ness letters asking for money to remain
unanswered. At this point counsel for the
plaintiff croSs-eXamined Miss Baer very
closely. and she admitted that two weeks
ago she had signed statement that Lady
Colin Campbell dism ssed her because she
knew too much about her, and she had
thought it necessary to tell Lady Campbell
that she would expose her. Being asked to
explain how it came that she signed such
statement and now admitted it was untrue,
witness said: Il thought it true then.
think it untrue now" This recantatlOn
caused a sensation among the audience.
Continuing. under close cross examination,
witness admitted that
THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
always called upon Lady Colin during the
usual visiting hours. He came twice,
thrice and some times five times weekly.
Witness posted letters to the Duke of Marl-
borough every day, and some times twice a
day. On three occasions. when she took
the letters to the dukes residence. she put
them into the letter-bOX, rang the bell and
ran aWay home She had been instructed
to do this on three occasions. Witness
then admitted that the statements she had
made on her direct examination, that she
had found in undressing her. that Lady
Collins dress was open at the back her
skirt diSarranged and her petticoatS out of
order. on occasions when the plaintiff left
home early in the evenings and returned i'll
the early morning, were not true. Witness
had not found Lady Collins dress unlaced.
She had found a petticOat unlocked once.
On being further pressed. witness admitted
that it was not petticoat but that the
skirt was simply unlocked so that she
could see the petticoat beneath the skirt
that was all. Under further pressure Miss
Baer admitted that she had never suspected
that anything wrong had occurred between
Lady Colin and any person but the Duke of
Marlborough. Witness admitted that in
1884 and six weeks ago
SHE SIGNED STATEMENTS
alleging that she went to Leigh Court dur
ing the Christmas HOLIDAYS with Lady Colin
Campbell and describing the position of the
rooms occupied by her mistress and by the
Duke of Marlborough as adjoining and
further alleged that the duke paid great at
tention to Lady Colin. Witness. however,
now admitted that that was a mistake, and
it all occurred at Easter. This testimony
caused another sensation. Counsel for
pla ntiff added more pressure. and Miss
Baer finally admitted that the Duke of
Marlborough was not at Leigh Court at
Christmas She also admitted that the
statements she had made in her direct ex-
animation about hearing some one ascend
the stairs after midnight one night and en-
fer the room adjoining Lady Collins, and
finding gentleman's handkerchief in Lady
Collins room next morning, and other indi-
cations that two persons had occupied the
room. were untrue. Witness, lin the Origi-
nal statement, she contended, did not say
that two persons had occupied the room on
the occasion referred to. Witness only re-
membered this incident last week. Nearly
every one of Miss Baers admissions under
cross examination
PROVOKED EXCITEMENT AND SENSATION
in view of their damaging effect upon that
side of the case which was largely built
upon what she had previously stated in
writing. The cross-examinatiOn of Miss
Baer continued at great length. Being
asked to confirm her statement that the
Duke of Marlborough and Lady Colin sat
together like pair of lovers on seat in
the Paddmgton railway station, witness
SIMPLY said she was seated on the plat
form. Being referred to her statement to