Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-27
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SUIT FOR DAMAGES
against Lord Colin Campbell for charging
the plaintiff with criminal intimacy win
him. In fact Lady Campbell was able 10
reiuto every ono Of the foul charges
brought against her.
The tirst witness called by tho plain.
] TINS counsel was Lady Mills. She teati.
Ned ~ follows; She told Lord Camp.
bell In 1852 that Lady Campball had
resolved TO refuse 10 live with
him as his wife, and her reason
for such decision, but would continue 10
maintain the kindost friendly relations
toward him, aud refrain from all mention
OF her separation. Lord Campbell was
shocked at the information. lie pro.
tested very hard against his wifeis de.
cision. He said II she would recall Il no
would let Lady Campbell have her own
way for period OF two years, and would
treat her with affection, The witness
subsequently visited Lord and Lady
Campbell In London. sac found Lady
Campbell suffering intense pain, and Lord
Campbell explained by saying, sThere
has been foul play up stairs, and Lady
Campbell has had m;scarriage.n Lady
Miles protested that this
COULD NOT ne so,
and the defendant reUfiltmed that il was
Inc witness, believing Lord Campbeil,
mat ne had kent his promise relating to
years and had been deceived, straight
way accused Or, Bird Of having taken ad.
vantage OF his position. DR.. Bird denied
the accusation and would no longer at.
tend Lady Campbell unless the accusation
was withdrawn. A family counsel en-.
sued Az this Lord Colin adj.
mitted that no had not meant
all that he had said. He asked Lady
Miles to apologize for him 20 DIR. BIRD,
AT the same time he complained 81 the
length Of time Gen. Butler renamed when
he called ON Lady Campbell. The wit.
ness continuing said ut Lord Canphell,s
request she had consented 20 be his wit.
ness 80 far as TO state that he had
not been guilty OF tho M usage
OF his wife, but she urgal the defendant
not 70 call her, because she knew OF his
relations with a girl, Mary Watson and
iolt sure they would tfansp 70 under
cross-eNamiuation. After Lady Camp.
bell had separated from tho defendant ne
complained 20 the witness Of having
been
BADLY TREArED.
She retorsed That he ought 20 think him
SELF lucky, hecaHee his wife bad o3tnina d
q mere separation and not divorce,
which she would have rot II the witness
had been called to testify. Concerning
Mary Watson, Lady Minis testified that
the gill was Q hUusnmaid The wltnesa
found Mary Watson In Lord Colin Camp.
BELLS bedroom. Tho defendant was ait,
ting 0h tho Side OF the bed clad Ia Il night.
dress and The girl was lying on the bed
with her arms sround bin neck
The wlthess continuing sald, whom
she saw Lord Colin Campbell and Mary
Watson, he said, "Mary Ia good little
thing. She IL v ry fond OF me- She has
very nice hair; often take II down end
play with It." The witness had seen
letters from Mary wAtaon TO the De.
fvndRnt signed syotr hfftctionate Marygt
The witness being questioned adj
mitted that she had heard Lady
Campbell say in the presence Of
her husband that there were dozen she
liked better than him. A letter was pro.
duced, written by the witness TO the de-
PENDANT, advising him to got divorce
and then "take nice little woman to be
his companion aud comfort 10 him.
Tho witness admitted that she wrote the
letter, and said that In reply TO II
Lord Campbell asked her whether Lady
Camnbeli would require aiimony II he al.
lowed her to get divorce from him. To
this the witness answered that tho Blood
family would not ask for Hlimony and
would pay Lady Campbell's costs. The
casa was adjourned at this point.