The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-21
NEITHER FOUND GUILTY.
LORD AND LADY CAMPBELL THE
VICTIMS
or Malicious GOssip-Gen. Butler Is
Greatly TO Blame for His Un-
gentlemanly Conduct.

BonbOuAhAJ NoANuSe
LONDON, December 20.-Sir Charles
Russell concluded his argument for
Lady Colin Campbell in her d.
vorce suit against her husbsnd today.
The Judge proceeded at once to
sum up the case for the jury. He
eaid Lord Colin Campbell denied his
wife's charge OF iDfdelity, which de.
pended chiefly on the testimony OF
Lady Miles. Whatever might be said
against Lady Miles by the defense, 1t
must be admitted that she was until
lately Lord Col ms friend that she
had done all In her power to discour-
age the bringing Of the action against
him, and that she only took Lady
Collins part when she became con-
WINGED that unjust charges were to be
brought against that lady. The tee
timony given by the doctors that
Mary Watson was virgo intdotd did not
negative the testimony given by Lady
Miles that she saw Lord Colin and the
girl in such position as to warrant
the belief that the pair were guilty.
Suspicion, however, the Judge said,
was insufficient. II adultery was not
proven as q fact, the jury were
bound to fnd that Lord Colin
was innocent. At the last trial, IN
which Lady Colin secured decree OF
separation, II was shown that Lord
Colin had given plaintiff a disease in
such q manner as to amount to the
cruelty which che alleged as the basis
OF her petition for separation. In the
present case the evidence against Lady
Colin depended on what the family
servants said. This should be received
with euspicions. In regard to the
Puih cot incident. the Judgesaid that
there were so many important ex-
amples OF mistaken identity that the
jury would be compelled TO carefully
consider whether sufficient evidence
had been adduced TO reliably establish
the statement that the lady who was
there with the Duke Of Marlborough
was Lady Colin Campbell. II Nep-
tune Blood's testimony was true, that
he saw Lady Colin on that day at
home then the Pulaset story was de-
molished.
Referring to the all egations con-
corning Lady Collins conduct at Leigh
Court, the Judge said they all depend
ed again on stories told by servants,
aud principally on those told by Rose
Baer. Her own fellows describe her
as a chatterer, and she had contradict
ed herself, and other witnesses had
oontradicted her on important points.
She at first swore that the Duke OF
Marlborough and Lady Colin occupied
the same apartments for an entire
week at Leigh Court, and afterwards
she testified that the Duke OF MARI
borough was at Leigh Court only two
nights. The Judge declared he be-
lievsd Rose Baer had invented the
story about Lady Colin and the Duke
Of Marlborough sitting together like
lovers on q bench in the
Paddineton Station. Lord Collins
conduct towards his wife while
she was in Paris, on the occa-
sion when he telegraphed the Paris
police to arrest her and lodge her in
the prostitutes prison, Justice Butts
characterized as outrageous, remark
INK iuhL uB u6VGt hhu hhOU vi
thing more dishonest than Lord
Collins allegation to the Paris officials
that his wife was living in open adul-
cry with one Of the correspondents,
and should be arrested and treated as
a common woman OF the town. The
story told by the man servant O'Neill
that he once saw through the key
hole of the door Of the dining room a.
Cadogan Place Ohiei Shaw and Lady
Colin in criminal intereo urse the
Judge said he could not regard with
favor.
The Jury must consider whether
0'Neill's letter to Lady Colin, after
his discharge by her, seeking re.em-
ployment was not an attemptat black
mail, and then the jury should fur
ther consider the question whether
Chief ShaW's statement in denial rs
the statement of distinguished pub
lie servant was not worth as much, il
not more, than the statement OF such
a person as 0'Neill.
Gen. Butler, the Court thought,
should have come into court and
given testimony rs to his innocence,
but 80 long as he chose 10 remain
away, there was no power in England
to compel him to come. 1t would,
however, the Judge said, be impos-
sibla TO exaggerate the M eanness ex.
hibited by Gen. Butler, il he was in
nocent, In remaining away from
court, because in 80 doing he deserted
Lady Colin. But the Judge told the
jury they must not take Gen. Butler's
absence as evidence Of guilt on either
his or Collins part.
Replying to a question OF jury
man, the Judge said that Con, Butler
was beyond the jurisdiction Of the
court, and that q subpoena could not
compel him 10 attend aud testify, be-
cause, being made correspondent,
he WAS protected by the clause OF the
law which makes II impossible 10 ask
an discriminating question unless the
witness was voluntary one. Toe
case was then given 10 the jury and
they retired.
After q short absence they returned
report that they could not agree
upon q verdio.. The disagreement Of
the jury was not Hnal. They again re-
tired 70 reconsider the case, and re-
turned ut 10 o'clock with verdict.
They found that Lord Colin Campbell
had not committed adultery; that
Lady Colin hed not committed adul-
terry with any Of the correspondents.
The jury added a rider that the con-
dut Of Gen. Batter was unworthy Of q
gentleman and an officer, and had
caused the only difficulty which the
jnry experienced in reaching q decis-
ION. The announcement OF the YER
die. ives received with applause.