The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-24
Dirty Dixie.

1N-HNN~Nt tue LILAC NAA1Af
to-day, it was observed that Foster ap-
peared 10 be watching the door Sir
Charles would select for exit. and i.
was thought the Captain might mean
10 follow the baronet and ASA. Ii him.
Sir Charles Dixie has issued the follow
ing address to the Chelsea electors:
GeIlfleme - You are aware that
the. Intervention of the Queens
proctor in the case of Crawford VS..
Crawford on the plea that said divorce
was pronounced contrary to the justice
Of the case, has led TO a verdict in
which the finOing Of Justice Butte. has
ben affirmed This decision has been
come 10 without my being al
lowed 70 appear BY counsel or
10 address the jury; without my
being allowed to crOSs-examine Tor
myself: also without my being supplied
with par iculars or being given in ad-
vance the names of the witnesses, all of
which under order of the ,Our have
been freely supplied 10 the Other side.
he Queens Proctor, who accepted
some Of my suggestions Ior cross
examination. and Sir Walter Phillimore,
who maintained my position with con-
spicuou5 ability. appearing, however,
not as my advocate, but rs the repre-
sentative Of public official. We were
also placed under great disadvantage BY
having practically to disclose the
defense before the evidence in
support of the charge was
given. have always known how
difficult my cause would te even II
it were presented as l had reason to
suppose it would be, by my own ad-
al
from you. but the method of procedure
ordered by the courts intensified the
difficulty. As far as my public life goes,
have no option but 10 accept the YER
dict. While protesting once more against
its Justice, / can only assure you, as
haye already often solemnly assured
YOU. and with equal solemnity sworn in
court. that l am innocent Of the
charges brought against me, and re-
specially and gratefully bid you fare
well.
am, yours faithfully,
CHARLES dixie.
Sir Charles Dixie has ordered the sale
of his house at Chelsea. he will leave
England and reside permanently in
South France.
LoSDoS, July 23.-Justice Hannens
rendered the charge TO the jury o-day.
From beginning 10 end j. was decidedly
against Sir Charles Dixie. The judge al
luded 10 the absence from testimony Of
the confirmation Of the essential portions
of Dilkeis story as certainly remarkable
while Mrs. Crawford was able 10 des-
cribe assuredly the bedroom in Sir
Charles, house in which she said he
spoiled her, although he swoTe that he
had never taken her into the house.
Besides this the evidence given
by those who had testified to the
correspondents visits to the house in
Warren Street remained mistaken. II
the Jury believed these witnesses, the
Justice said that the whole value Of Sir
Charles Dilke's testimony was CeS-
troyed. The formal verdict OF the jury
contains no mention of Sir Charles
bikes meme. 1t simply declares
that no material facts were sup
pressed at the previous trial
at which the decree of divorce was OBJ
tanned Justly. There were no scenes at
tending the declaring the result OF the
trisl, although the people outside tha
court room received the announce
ment with some cheering. Sir Charles
Dix vanished Immediately after the
iury's verdict was rendered. Mr.
left the building. was cheered by the
people in the street.
Justice Hannen's summing up IS pro
nounced by lawyers generallya model OF
clesrness, cOmpactness and Impair
tally. II was delivered in solemn and
impressive tones and held the
audience spell bound. In refer
ence TO the long interval which
elapsed between the first and second
acts of adultery between Mrs. Crawford
and tn correspondent, the justice
thought the lady explanation sufficient
when she said "Sir Charles Dixie was
not well during this period NJ.
Crawford sat throughout the judges
charge with his elbows resting on
3 table. his face bowed on his hands.
Sir Charles Dixie sat ell the time with
his ewes fixed on the ju ge's face, occs-
SOL ally nOdding agreement 70 q judicial
remark. After the verdict vas re1.
dered. Sir Charles lOOsed the picture OF
misery Foster sat near Dixie. eyeing
him closely, and evidently gloating over
his rivals detection.