New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
LORD COLIN CAMPBELDS TESTIMONY

ADMITTING HIS vExAriOUs CONDUCT TOWARD HIS
wIFr-sHARP COMMENTS BY THE JUDGE.
LONDON Dec 8.-The trial OF the Campbell divorce case
was resumed to-day. Counsel for Lady Colin Campbell
asked that order issued compelling Lord Colin to
give further security the payment of his wfes COSTS
This the Judge refused TO grant.
Lord Colin Campbell again called to the witness
stand He testified that his wife admitted that in July.
1883. while ILL., she received three letters each day
from the Duke of Marlborough She also confessed to
ceiving letters General Butler When he asked her
show them to him. she replied that she did not keep her
letters. when she left Zion House. she said she go
TO her sisters Beaufort Gardens He asked her why
she Cadogan Place and wrote letters dated Beau
fort Gardens He thought that she dated her letters
On being pressed by the Judge he said he that
he asked her II she took anybody home with her from
ball on the previous Friday night Lady Colin Campbell
denied that there any with her Here Mr. Blood
the father of the plaintiff rose the court and shaking
his fist Ia Lord Collins face. said
"You are making infamous charges against your wife,
and IL is the first time you have lied regarding her.
Lady Colin Campbell said to hin that, unless he signed
a paper binding himself modest her again. she
would 90 her solicitor He expressed his willingness
to submit the question or his health to med
zeal commission. and II the result was favor
able. he would take undue advantage, but
he stipulated that Lady Colin Campbell must abandon
her with the Duke Marlborou Oh His
him alone untrue that he continually made over
lures to his wife, but he did refuse TO bind himself eter
nally to forego treating her as his wife.
The Judge here said that il Lady Colin Campbell was
innocent her husbands questions most insulting.
His Lordshp denied any improper intercourse
with Mary He said that he had taken action In
Paris against his wife under his solicitors advice he re-
fused to swear that had told his counsel that Lady
Miles had said that his wife had had miscarriage His
illness began in 1871 and afterward continuous from
1875 to 1884, when he perfectly we'll DE remem-
bered trial in 1884 the jury was asked to say
whether or not he suffered from disease which could be
communicated his wife. at that time he heard his
counsel say there not a single charge OF any KIND
against Lady Colin Campbell He admitted that he re-
monstr:ted with his wife against her overaxing her
strength with charitable work. When asked II his wife
had ever lied to him. said she had used deception He
admitted that atr his wife left him at Zion House. his
brother Walter had called TO her at Cadogan Place
While absent Lady Colin Campbell cOrresponded with
him until the final rupture He only kept one OF her
letters. This letter written in December leo! IL
began with Darling Boy" and ended with :" Your
Drab" He admitted having said. previous 10 the trial
told his wife precautions to prevent ber
having children This admission caused sensation In
tho courtroom. He admitted at when he asked mis-
wife ia May, 1888 to withdraw the she had sent
~ him in that month she replied
" I will but for Gods sake leave me alone"
He said that the Duke OF Marlborough sent presents 70
Lady Colin Campbell at their marriage and dined Win
her afterward admitted that he twice had an In
tectious disease, the iirst time IN 1870