St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-23
The Dilke.CrayYford Case.

LONDON, July 22.-Capt. Foster being
sworn as a witness in the Crawford divorce
case to-day, admitted that he had been
guilty of adultery with Mrs. Crawford.
He said Mrs. Rogerson encouraged his re-
lationship with Mrs. Crawford. Once he took
Mrs. Crawford to q brothel. He once quar-
relied with Sir Charles Dixie, called him
liar, q scoundrel and a coward, because he
had secretly attempted to sever the relation
ship between Mrs. Crawford and witness. He
also attempted to thrash Sir Charles, but de-
sisted at Mrs. Rogersons entreaty. Mrs.
Rogerson was here recalled. She denied the
statements just made by Capt Foster. Mr..
Matthews then, addressed the jury on behalf
of the petitioner, Mr.. Crawford, whom the
lawyer described as 1.-THE only one who
EMERGED CLEAN
from amidst this plentiful throwing of the
fouleSt mud The lawyer ridiculed Sir
Charles bikes reasons for remaining silent
during the previous trial, when there was
produced against him strong damning evil
dence of brutal adultery, more betting the
treatment of prostitute in French brothel
than a refined English lady. Mr.. Matthews
did not mince matters. He described things
in the vernacular with such power as
to intensely excite Sir Charles Dixie, who
became livid with rage, and twice jumped to
his feet and essayed to speak, which the
judge sternly prevented him from doing.
intense scorn to 1.-The Frenchified Sloane street
orgies and said that no man. who was not so
brutized as to be lost TO all shame would act
as Sir Charles had done in them. Where "
asked the lawyer lis Fanny, who is accused of
SHARING IN THESE ORGIES,
while this young married woman, who was
betrayed and degraded with them, is be-
ing held up to infamy before the whole En-
glish-Speaking world for mnistering to the
horrible lust of Dixie? Fanny has vanished.
She dared not appear before this jury" Com
menting on the apparent present lack of SEN
sibility manifested by Mrs. Crawford, Mr..
Mathews said: 'Doubtless the last spark of
shame and self-respect in Mrs. Crawfords
heart expired after the three visits she made
to Dilke's house. If she fell again, who is
answerable but the man who destroyed every
vestige of womanly feeling. [Sensation.
The allegation of conspiracy has completely
failed. ask the jury to indorse the judges
decree made on q former trial. l ask the
jury to release Donald Crawford from the tie
which yet binds him to a life of shame and
misery" Applause. Sir Walter Fillmore,
on behalf Of the queens protector, followed
Mathews. Sir Walter contended that unless
Donald Crawl ford proved
HIS WIFE COMMITTED ADULTERY
with Sir Charles, he was not entitled to a de-
cree Of divorce from her in the present case,
because the commission of adultery with CO.
respondent was the particular and sole
ground on winch q divorce was asked. CraW-
ford might obtain divorce on the ground of
his wife's adultery with Capt. Foster, as
shown in this trial, but he would have to OBJ
tain it by bringing another action, in which
Capt Foster was correspondent. Not single
witness had sworn to seeing Mrs. Crawford
either go into or leave Sir Charles house.
although it was always crowded with friends
and officials. Every gentlemanly feeling had
restrained Sir Charles from going upon
the stand and testifying during the previous
trial. There was a dark stain upon his
life, and he was unwilling to submit
himself to a process Of examination which
would be directed towards making exposures
concerning Mrs. Eustace Smith, Mrs. Craw-
ford'S mother. The absence of stFanny," Sir
Walter argued, could be similarly accounted
fer. She doubtless had a dark stain upon her
life and it was enough to keep her out of the
witness box. Concerning Mrs. Crawford, Sir
Walter said the evidence showed she had
been badly reared and that she was a most
bold, abandoned woman.
The jury was visibly impressed by
Mathews crushing Grafton. Court adjourned
until tomorrow, when Sir Walter will con-
clude his address. Judge Hammer will then
sum up and it is expected a verdict will be
rendered in the afternoon.