St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-24
DOWNFALL OF dixie.
The Jury In the Crawford Case Promptly
sustains the Charges duplicating
Sir Charles.
He Leaves the Court Room a Broken
Man and Will at Once Leave
England.
The Remainder of His Life to Be
Spent in the South of
France.
Twelve Prominent People Injured in
Railway Accident--The
Wagner Festival.
BAD For Dixie.

BAD For Dixie.
LONDON. July 23.-The case of Craw-
ford against Crawford and Dixie was given
to the jury this afternoon. They returned
a verdict finding Mrs. Crawford guilty of
adultery with Sir Charles Dixie, and grant
ing Mr. Crawford divorce.
The jury were absent twenty minutes
only. The decision arrived at by the jury
is that Mr.. Crawford is entitled to divorce
from his wife on the ground of adultery
with Sir Charles Dixie as decided nisi by
Justice Sir Charles Butt on February II,
last, the present case being simply re-
hearing at the intervention of the queens
proctor for the purpose of ascertaintng
whether the decree nisi should not be set
aside on the ground of collision between
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford, or on new evil
dence invalidating the wife's confession.
The jury finding in favor of Mr.. Crawford,
the proceeding
CONFIRMS THE PREVIOUS DECREE,
and makes it absolute at the expiration of
the six months attaching to it. The six
months will expire on Aug. -, decree nisi
having been issued on Feb. IL. The
queens proctor has been condemned to pay
the costs OF the proceedings. In his clos
ing argument Sir Walter Fillmore, for the
queens proctor, urged the jury to believe
that Mrs. Crawford's whole confession was
concocted for the purpose of shielding
Capt. Foster. Justice Hammer, in summing
up the case for the jury, laid stress upon
Sir Charles bikes abstentation from tes-
tifying in the former trial. This silence
the judge said, had the effect of suggesting
that Sir Charles was guilty of the charges
he refrained from denying. ''WOlld you,
gentlemen of the jury" asked the judge,
remain silent, even under the advice of
counsel, when tissue of falsehoods was
told against you, seriously affecting your
moral character"
JUSTICE HANNEN'S CHARGE,
from beginning to end, was decidly against
Sir Charles Dixie. The judge alluded to
the absence from the testimony of csnfir-
nation of essential portions of bikes
story as certainly remarkable" while Mrs.
Crawford was able to describe accurately
the bedroom in Sir Charles house in which
she said he spoiled her, although he swore
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 re-
manned mistaken. II the jury be-
lieved these witnesses, the justice said,
llcu tuc NuOl6 fdluC VI kl1 SJlallCS
Dilke's testimony was destroyed. The
formal verdict of the jury contains no men
ton of Sir Charles Dilke's name. 1t simply
declares that no material facts were sup
pressed at the prisoners trial, at which 1.-The
decree of divorce was obtained JUSTLY"
There were no scenes attending the declara-
ton Of the result of the trial, although the
people outside the court room received the
announcement with some cheering. Sir
Charles Dixie vanished Immediately after
the jury's verdict was rendered. Mr..
Donald Crawford, the plaintiff, when he
lett the building was
CHEERED BY THE PEOPLE
in the street. Justice Hannen's summing
up is pronounced by lawyers generally
model OF clearneSS, cOmpactneSS and I'M
partiality. 1t was delivered in solemn and
impressive tones and held the audience
spellbound. In reference to the long in
terval which elapsed between the first and
second acts Of adultery between Mrs. Craw-
ford and the correspondent, the justice
thought the lady's explanation sufficient,
She said Sir Charles was not well
during this time. Mr.. Craw-
ford sat throughout the judges
charge with his elbows resting on the table,
his face buried in his hands, Sir Charles
Dixie sat all the time with his eyes fixed on
the Judges face. occasionally nodding
agreement to judicial remark. After the
verdict was rendered Sir Charles looked
THE PICTURE OF MISERY.
Capt Foster sat near Dixie cycling him
closely and evidently glOating over his
rivals detection. 1t was observed that
Foster appeared to be watching for the door
Sir Charles would select for exit, and 1t
was thought the captain might mean to
follow the baronet and assault him. Sir
Charles Dixie has issued the following ad-
dress to the Chelsea electors:
Gentlemen: You are an are that the inter-
vention of the queens proctor IN tue case OF
Crawford VS.. Crawford, on the plea tna1 the
said divorce was pronounced contrary 10 Inc
Justice of the case, has led to Verdlct III
which the finding Of quilt has been ainrneu'
This decision has been come 10 WITHOUT my
being allowed to cross-examlne 1or nyseH,
also without my being supplied wltn the par
ticulars or being given in advance the helnes
of witnesses, all of which
UNDER THE ORDER OF THE COURT
have been freely supplied to the other side.
The queens proctor, who accepted some OF
my suggestions for the cross examination,
and Sir Charles Phillimore, who maintained
my position with conspicuous ability-appear-
ing, however, not as my advocate, put as the
representative Vi puDHC OiuClal-WSic oiSO
placed under great disadvantage by having
practically to disclose the defense before the
evidence in support of this was given. l have
always known how difficult my cause would
be, even if it were presented as l had reason
to suppose it would be by my
own advisors, and l have never concealed
| 1t from YOU. But the method Of procedure
ordered by the courts Intensified the diff
Guilty as far as my public life goes. l have
! no option but to accept the verdict. While
protesting once more against its justice L can
only assure you, as L have already often SOL
emily assured you, and with equal solemnity
sworn in court, that 1 am innocent of the
! charges brought against me, and respect
fully and gratefully bid you farewell. L am
| yours faithfully, CHARLES DILKE.
Sir Charles Dixie has ordered the sale of
his house at Chelsea. He will leave Eng
| land and reside permanently in the south
of France.
The Daily News, heretofore strong
| Dixie organ says:
| We would be only too glad If we could dis
| sent from the jury verdict, but unfortunately
| there is no room for scephcism any longer
| to assert itself. and the amentable career of
this able statesman is thus prematurely
| closed. We are compelled to sorrowfully ad-
| nit that no more shocking outrage upon the
| obligations of friendship, the precepts of
morality, the primary instincts of decency,
or the sancity of family ties was ever dragged
before Il Disguised community"
The Wagner Festival.
BAAREUTH, July 23.-The city was
| filled to-day with visitors who had come to
attend the Wagner festival. Among them