The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-22
CRAWTORD-DILKE.
Mrs. Crawford Continues Her Testimony
More About Sir Charles's Mistresses.

Mrs. Crawford Continues Her Testimony
More About Sir Charles's Mistresses.
LONDON, July 21.-Mrs Crawford resumed
her testimony to-day in the Crawford divorce
case She said that Sir Charles Dixie declared
that Mrs. Rogerson, at whose house he used to
meet the witness, was his mistress. Mrs Craw
ford asserted that she believed it was Mrs. Rog-
erson who wrote the anonymous letters accusing
the witness of adultery with Captain Foster. and
that her object was to screen Dixie. Mrs
Ashton Dixie, sister of Mrs. Crawford and
sister-in-law of Sir Charles, testified that
Sir Charles Dixie, after Mrs Crawford had
made her confession, suggested quiet separa-
ton between her and her husband aud offered
to contribute to Mrs. Crawford's income.
| number of servants testified that ladies secretly
visited Sir Charles Dixie, and that he made reg
ular designations at the Warren street house.
| While Mrs Crawford was testifying under
| REORGANIZATION, Captain Foster entered the
| courtroom and was seen by her. She became
/, less confident in her manner and her replies
were often made in stamm ering way and after
| long pauses. She said among other
things, that Sir Charles Dixie told her
he had four mistresses Mrs. Rogerson, Sarah,
Fanny and another woman, whose name
| WAS unknown to the witness. Continuing, Mrs.
| Crawford reiterated her belief that Mrs Roger
son wrote the anonymous letters in order to
screen Sir Charles Dixie at the expense of Capt
Foster Mrs. Rogerson had helped the witness
to secure some of the interviews she had at Mrs.
Rogerson's house with Captain Foster Il have
no earthly object" she declared, lin making all
these statements, except to tell the truth The
jury asked Mrs. Crawford to describe the room
| in the Warren street house in which she alleged
Sir Charles Dixie used to meet her. She took
pencil and made diagram of the apartment
Mrs Ashton Dixie, on cross-examination, said
that after Mrs Crawford's confession Sir Charles
Dixie came to the witnesses house and asked for
Virginia Mrs Crawford. and that he urged
her to quietly separate from her husband and so
avoid the publicity and scandal of divorce pro-
ceeding. Sir Charles assured the witness and
Mrs. Crawford that if following his advice
created any financial difficulty ha would find the
money The witness became indignant and re-
fused to assist in influencing her sister to do as
Sir Charles wished
Mrs. Dixie testified that she believed her sis.
ters story, told in her confession, was true,
until she wrote to Sir Charles congratulatine
him his subsequent marriage to Mrs Mark
Pattison.
At this point counsel for Mrs Crawford read
letter charging Sir Charles with having had a
liaison with another servant than any yet men
toned in the case
George Hillyer testified that in 1884 he re-
sided at 90 Warren street He identified Sir
Charles as the person he had seen coming to the
house to meet lady in Sarah Davis's rooms
Mrs. Hilyer testified that Sir Charles met a
lady n Davis's rooms, locked the door after she
had entered, and that after the lapse of three.
quarters of hour Sir Charles and the lady
left separately.
Miss Hilyer identified Dixie but said Mrs
Crawford was not the lady who came to meet
him.
Mary Grey, housemad of bikes, 1deposed
that she went to Dilkes bedroom and found a
woman there and that Sarah angrilv forbade
her to enter the bedroom again unless Sarah ac
companied her. She failed to recognize Mrs
Crawford
Mrs. Rogerson's brother deposed that he pro-
hibited Dixie from visiting Mrs. Rogerson on
learning that Sir Charles and Lady Dixie were
using efforts to influence her evidence. He
was sorry to be constrained to say he believed
that the anonymous letters were written by his
sister.
Donald Crawford testified that Mrs Virginia
Crawford begged not to make Captain Foster CO.
respondent, because. as she said, she did not
want to ruin more than one man. This evidence