Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-21
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A Verdict i'm the Campbell
Divorce Suit. .
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.
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LONDON. December 20.-Sir Charles
Russell having concluded his argument
for Lady Colin Campbell in her divorce
suit against her husband, the Judge
proceeded at once to submit the case to
the jury. He said Lord Colin denied
his wife's charge of infdelity, which de-
pended chiefly on the testimony of Lady
Miles. Whatever might be said against
Lady Miles by the defense, it must be
admitted she was until lately, Lord
Collins friend, that she had done all in
her power to discourage the bringing Of
an action against him and that she only
took Lady Collins part when she became
convinced that injustice had been done
that lady. The testimony given by the
doctors that Mary Watson was virgo in
tacta, did not negative the testimony
given by Lady Miles that she saw Lord
Colin and the girl in such position a.
to warrant the belief that the pair were
guilty. The suspicion, however, the
Judge said, was insufficient if adultery
was not proved as a fact, and the
Jury were bound to find that Lord Colin
was innocent. At the last trial in which
Lady Colin secured decree of separa-
tion, it was shown that Lord Colin had
given the plaintiff disease in such man
ner as to amount to cruelty, which she
alleges as basis of her petition for sep
aration iu the present case. The evil
dence against Lady Colin depended on
what the family servant said. This
should be received with suspicion. In
regard to the Purfect inc dent, the
Judge said there were SO many impOr-
tant examples of mistaken identity that
the Jury would be compelled to carefully
consider whether sufficient evidence had
been adduced to establish the statement
that the lady who was there with the
Duke of Marlborough was Lady Colin.
If Neptune Bloods testimony was true
that he saw Lady Colin on that day at
home, the Puraect story was demol-
ished.
Butler, the Court thought, should
have come into court and given testi-
mony as to his innocence, but so long as
he chose to remain away thers was no
power in England to compel him to
come. 1t would, however, the Judge
said, be impossible to exaggerate the
meanness exhibited by Gen. Butler, if
he was innocent, in remaining away
from the Court, because, in 30 doing, he
deserted Lady Colin; but the Judge
told the jury they must not take Gen.
Buffers absence as evidence of guilt on
either his or Lady Collins part. Re-
plying to the question of juryman the
Judge said that Gen Butler was beyond
the jurisdiction of the Court, and that .
subpoena could not compel him to attend
and testify, because, being made CO.
respondent, he was protected by clause
of the law which makes it impossible
to ask an discriminating question unless
the witness was voluntary one.
The case was then given to the jury
and they retired. At 10 o'clock they re-
turned with verdict. Tney found that
Lord Colin Campbell had not committed
adultery and that Lady Colin had not
committed adultery with any of the CO.
respondents. The jury added rider
that the conduct of Gen. Butler was un-
worthy gentleman and officer. and had
caused the only difficulty which the
jury experienced in reaching decision.
The announcement of the verdict was
received with applause.