The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10
The Duke of Marlborough and Firc-Chief
Shaw Will Appear in Court and Swear that
the Charges Against Them Are False.
Germany's War Minister Urges Passage
of the Bill Increasing the Army.
List ofMenWho Will Probably Consent to Take
Office Under M Goblet-The Bulgarian
Problem Still Unsolved-C Cable Notes.
CAMPBELL DIVORCE SUIT.
The Duke of Marlborough will Deny the
Truth of the Charges Against the Lady.

The Duke of Marlborough will Deny the
Truth of the Charges Against the Lady.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Counsel for the Duke of
the Campbell divorce trial to-day He said that
the Duke would appear and swear that the
charges against Lady Colin Campbell and
against the Dnke as correspondent were
groundless The alleged evidence against them
consisted of incidents and small talk of society,
which perverted into allegations Of
improperly. The only exceptions were the facts
that Lady Campbell and the Duke dined to-
gether at the Purfeet Hotel, and that they bot b
stopped at the same hotel in Leigh court. Some
of the unimportant incidents testified to as oc-
curing on these occasions were true. The testi-
mony as to improper actions untrue. Lady
Campbell's life had been notably devoted to
charity, and her whole course of conduct was in
consistent with the charges against her. Even
granting the truth of the testimony regarding
the occurrences at the Purfeet Hotel and at
Leigh court, they were far from proving adul
terry. Lady Campbell's correspondence with the
Duke related chiefly to the borrowing of
books She had leaning toward literature,
She wrote books. worked more or less at jour
nalism, and borrowed books for reference
Counsel asked the jury to consider whether the
lady's charitable and literary work, occupying a
with the frivolous and lewd career attempted to
be attributed to her by the other side. He also
laid stress upon the fact that the essential incl
dents relied upon by the other side rested en-
tirely upon the evidence of Rose Baer, domes-
tic of bad repute, who had been discharged from
Lady Campbel's employ, and upon the evidence
of other persons, male and female, of obscure
station and untraceable antecedents. No re-
sponsible witness had been produced who could
corroborate these improbable stories against
Lady Campbell. Evidence would be produced
that the Duke and Lady Campbell did not occu-
py adjoining rooms at Leigh court. Lord Camp
bell was aware OF the Purfieet Hotel incident
long before the previous trial, yet on that trial
he stated that he did not suspect Lady Camp
bell of wrong doing Had he then been able to
show that she was guilty of adultery, he could
have prevented her from procuring the judicial
separation. The Duke went to the Purfeet
Hotel alone, and Lady Campbell would account
for every hour between the 18th and 14th of
August. Council trusted that the jury would
not allow themselves to be influenced by the
fact that the Duke had previously appeared in
the divorce court.
Captain Shaw would swear that there never
was any impropriety between Lady Campbell
and himself He was an old friend of the Blood
family, and his life has been unsullied. The
story of ONeill, the servant who swore that ne
saw through keyhole improper conduct by
Chief Shaw and Lady Campbell, would be
shown to be a fabrication. At this point the
court adjourned for the day.