St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
Counsel for Gen. Butler Makes a State.
ment for HIS Client in the Camp
bell Case,
And Then Lady Colin Takes the Stand
to Iell Fer Side of the
Story.
~ Woes All SpranS From Her Con-
pection With Her Noble
Husband,
And She Never Committed a Wrong
Act With Any One in the
World.


been criminally intimate with Lady Colin
Campbell. He said that Gen. Butler had
visited Lady Colin but once; that was on
April Is, when there was not single sug-
geStion of improperly. either by act or
word. He denounced the witnesses who
had testified for the defense and declared
that perjury was rife aud stalking abroad.
Counsel for DIR. Bird then spoke in his de-
Tense. He said the charges which had been
brought against his client included adultery
and procuring and cOncealing miscarriage.
IF THEY WE'RE PROVED
DR.. Birds credit, reputation and position
Wonld he DESTROYED. He declared that it
was mOnstrous that such charges should
have been made Oh such fimSy evidence
as the defense had offered. The witnesses
continued DR.. Birds counsel. had had three
years coaching by detectives and solicitors
They had become partiSanS and had testi.
fed with an anxiety to convict Lady Colin
that was not exceeded by that displayed by
ber husband In the trial in 1884 The
medical evidence showed that Lady Colin S
condition was due to Lord Colin. and no
suggestion was made of her having had a
miscarriage. DR.. Bird. counsel said at
tended a concert with Lady Colin. who
was taken ill. He. counsel, could not say
whether it was true that Lady Colin had
leaned her head upon Dr.. Birds shoulder
in the cab. but it
WOULD BE DIsCREDITABLE
if he had not allowed a sick patient to rest
her head upon has shoulder. Counsel al
luded to DR.. Birds delicate position i'll at
tending Lady Colin, who was suffering
from disease the nature of which her ser
wants did not know. When he consented
to attend such a case he riSked meeting
some day with Colin Campbell. SenSa-
ton. DR.. Bird was not accused until he
had brought all action for his fees. Lady
Colin Campbell was then called She en-
tered the witneSS-box amid profound silence.
She was very pale. and testified in a slow,
distinct voice. She said that until the
family meeting at ThurlOe square in 1888
she had exchanged letters daily with her
husband when absent. Before their mar
Tiage Lord Colin asked her if she would
consent, when married, to their occupying
separate rooms. She consented. and Lord
Colin asked her not to divulge the fact tnat
he had made this request, but she insisted
upon telling her mother. The
NATURE OF HIS ILLNESS
was unknown to her until May. 1883. She
never pressed Lord Colin to marry her. but
her mother dislked long engagements.
Continuing. Lady Colin said she was edu-
Gated in Italy, and could speak French be-
fore she could speak the English language.
She sang, played and wrote books. She
was also journalist. She sang at forty
concerts. not one of which Lord Colin at
tended. She visited the poor in the day
time and served soup for two hours. and
worked daily among the poor of Saffron
hill. Lord Colin knew of every engage
ment and of her work among the poor, and
he never objected. She went into society
alone at her husbands request. In order
that the fact of his illness should be un-
known, he wished it understood that he
was engaged in the house of commons
Lord Colin accepted engagements for bpth.
and then des.r red her to go alone. Her hus-
bond went to Scotland in 1889 without a
nurse and she attended him. She left him
there in order to visit her mother. He was
better at that time and pressed her to go.
She was i'll
THE FIRST FIVE DAYS
after the conSummatiOn of the marriage.
In November, 1881, she was very i'll and
was never free from symptoms until 1885.
Her sickness was of varied intensity.
Sometimes she suffered great pain, She
spoke to her husband about her condition,
and he said: Its of no consequence; all
women have that sort of thing" In Feb
ruary, 1892, Lord Colin returned home. On
one occasion while sitting beside her couch
he began to cry and said that people were
very cruel i'll saying that he ought not to
have married Oh account of his health.
Lord Colin said it was better to be on the
safe side. and he told her what precautions
10 take. She followed his instructions and
It gave her great pain. She first met DR..
Bird in November. 1882. and he examined
heI. In April. 1888, she was seriously i'll
and was attended by DR.. Bird. DR.. Hicks
was twice summoned.
AN OPERATION WAS PERFORMED
in October. 1883. and she afterward i'm
proved. She did uOt know the nature of
her own or of her husbands illness. Lord
Colin urged her to dismiss Rose Baer. who,
he said. gussipped about him in the kitchen.
She (witnesS) objected. because she thought
Rose a good maid. Lord Colin insisted.
and she gave Rose a months notice. She
asked O'Neill what Rose had been saying.
O'Neill replied: ''She said the Duke of
Marlborough visited your room at Leigh
Court" 1t was untrue that she (witnesS)
said to O'Neill 1T is a damned lie" Rose
denied what she was accused Of cried and
SAID she was a wicked girl. Witness told
Rose that as she had lied so wickedly she
(WitnesS) would withdraw the advertise
ment for a situation for her and would re-
fuse to give her certificate of character.
She dismissed Rose forthwith. She never
told the servants how to announce visitors.
She never had the Duke of Marlborough at
supper. Sir PnIip Miles occupied a room
next to hers at Leigh Court. The room on
the other side was empty. being
KEPT FOR HER HUSBAND.
She did not know what room the Duke of
MARLBOROUGH occupied. She never was at
Purieet. On the Saturday night on which
she was accused of having been there with
the duke she went to church with lady
friend On the Sunday following she took
tea with Lady Miles and dined with her
mother, Mrs Blood. The meeting with the
Duke of Marlborough at Paris was purely an
accident. She was once taken i'll al a con-
cert and was in great pain. She drove to
DR., Birds house and remained until the
doctor prepared some medicine for her.
when she returned heme, arriving there at II
O'Clock. 1t was untrue that she leaned her
head upon Mr.. Birds shoulder while driv-
ing home She gave an absolute denial to
the evidence OF Rose Baer, Mrs. Duffy,
O'NeilI and other witnesses. and declared
she had never committed adultery with the
Duke of Marlborough or any other man.
The case was then adjourned.
The Queen has forbidden the admission
into the household of Windsor castle or
within the castle precincts of newspapers
containing reports of the Campbell divorce
case. Lady Campbell gave her evidence
with perfect composure and the fullest self
possession She gave ready responses to
the questions asked. She wore plain blue
serge dress and black bonnet Her whole
styIe was that of simple elegance. She Is
tall Iithe and shapely and has full, black,
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