Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-11
THE LADYON THE STAND.
Lady Colin Campbell EmphaticaIly
Denies Charges Made by Her Hus-
band and His Witnesses.
She Taught Night Glasses OF Factory
Girls, Visited the Poor ami
SANG at Charity Concerts.
She Helped Go Furnish Her Lords House
and pid aineh TO Piece out uis
Limited Means.
ron nurINK 40 mnn.

OF the Campbell divorce case to-day
Murphy, counsel for Gen. Butler, defend
ed HIS client against the allegation that
he had been criminally intimate with
Lady Campbell. He said Gen. Butler
has visited Lady Campbell but once, April
IL, whom there was not single sugges-
tlon OF IMPROPERLY, either by act or word.
He denounced the witnesses who had
testified for the defense, and declared
that perjury was rife and stalking abroad.
Counsel for DR., Bird then spoke in his
defense. He said the charges brought
against his client including adultery, and
procuring and conceallng miscarriage, II
they we're proved, DR.. Birds credit,
reputation and position would be de-
stroyed. He declared that II was mon.
strous that such charges had been made
on such iiimsy evidence as the defense had
offered.
The witnesses, continued DR.. Birds
counsel, had had three years coaching by
detectives and solicitors, They had be.
come partssans and had testified with an
anxiety 90 convict Lady Colin, thIt was
not exceeded by that displayed by her
husband. In the trial In 1884 medical
evidence showed that Lady Collins con
dition was due TO Lord Colin aud no sug.
gestion was made Of her having mlscar-
riage, DR., Birds counsel said he attend
ed a concert with Lady Colin who was
taken i'll. The counsel could not say
whether u was true whether Lady Colin
leaned her head upon DR.. Birds
shoulder in the cab, but IL would
be discreditable to the doctor II he had
not allowed sick patient to rest her
head upon his shoulder. The counsel al.
luded to DIR, Birds delicate position IN
attending Lady Colin, who was suffering
from disease the nature of which her
servants did not know. When he con.
scented "a attend he risked meeting some
day with Lord Colin Campbell. DR.. Bird
was not accused until he had brought an
action for his fees.
Lady Colin Campbell was then called
She entered the witness box amid pro.
found silence. She was very pale, aud
testified In very slow, distinct voice
She said that until the family meeting Mt
Thurlow Square in 1888 she had ex-
changed letters daily with her husband
when absent. Before their marriage
Lord Colin asked her II she would con.
sent when married to their occupying
separate rooms. She consented and
Lord Colin asked her not to di-
vulge tic fact that he had made
this roquest bu; she insisted upon telling
her mother The nature Of his Illness
was unknown to her until May, 1883,
She never pressed Lord Colin 10 marry
her, but her mother disliked long engage
ments. Continuing she said she was ed
ucated In Italy and spoke Italian and
French before she learned the English
language. She sang, painted and wrote
books She was also journalist, She
sang at forty charity concerts, not
one OF which Lord Colin attended
She taught night classes OF factory girls,
visited the poor IN the day time and
served soup for the house and worked
daily among the poor Of Saffon Hin, Lord
Colin knew Of every engagement and OF
her work among the poor, and he never
objected. She went into society alone at
her husbands expressed wish He or
dered that the fact OF his Illness should
be unknown. lie wished 10 understood that
he was engaged IN the house OF COM
mons. Lord Colin accepted engagements
for both and then desired her TO 60 alone.
Her husband went to Scotland In 1882
without nurse, and she attended him
She left him there IN order TO visit her
pressed her 10 20. She felt Ill the tirst
five days after the contamination OF
marriage In November, 1885, she was
very III and was never free from symp-
toms until 1884. Her sickness
was OF varied intensity. Some.
times she suffered great pain
She spoke TO her husband about her con-
dltion and he said; "Its OF no consC-
quence. All women have that sort Of
thing" In February, 1889, Lord Colin
returned. On one occasion while sitting
beside her couch he began TO cry and said
that people were very cruel In saying he
ought not TO have married on account Of
his health. The same evening Lord Colin
said II was better 10 be on the safe Side
and he told her what precautions 20 take.
She followed his directions and IL gave
her great pain. She consulted DR., Bird
In November, OF 1882, and he examined
her. 10 April OF 1883, she was seriously
IN, and was attended by Or, Bird. DIR. |
Hicks was twice summoned. An opera
tion WAS performed la October, 1883, and
she afterwards improved, She did not
know the nature Of her own or OF her
husbands Illness, Lord Colin urged her
10 dismiss Rose Baer, who, be said
gossiped about him Ia the kitchen.
She Che wltness) objected, because she
thought Rose a good maid. Lord Colin
insisted, and she gave Rose months |
notice, She asked O'Nril what she had
been saying. O'Nelll replied, "She said |
the duke Of Marlborough visited your
room at Leigh court" II was untrue hat
she (tbe wiiness) said to O'Ncili, ~ IL
. damned lie.n Rose denied what she
wss accused OF, cried and said she was
wicked girl. The Witness told Rose ~
she had lied 30 wiokedly, she witness) |
would withdraw the advertisement for d
situation for her, and would refuse 70
give her certificate Of character. She
dismissed Rose forthwith. She never
told the servants how 70 announce
visitors. She never had the duke Of
at supper. Sir Philip J
Miles occupied a room next hers AZ
Leigh court. The room on the other side
was empty, being kept for her husband.
She did not know what room the duke |