Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-17
DiLKE'S LOVE OF WOMEN,
"A CROWDED COUKE LISTENS TC
THE SCANDAL.

MRS. crawford courts the DIsgrAcs
Her Wiekedness-Her skaters Accom-,
pany Her i'm the Court ROom-Sit
Charles Bears the Cross -FxsminatioS
with Poor Success-A Plain AttemH
TO WhitHwssh.
LONDON, July 16.-The rehearing In tha
| divorce case OF Crawford against Crawt
ford and Dixie, reopened by the Queen't
proctor, was begun to-day. Sir Charles
Dixie, correspondent, was present, as also
were Mrs. Crawford and her sister. The
court room was crowded. The counsel
for the Queens proctor, in opening the
case asserted that the servants mem
toned by Mrs. Crawford IN her confession
as being present or witnessing her meet
ings with Sir Charles Dixie at his house
or elsewhere did not confirm Mrs. CrawI
ford's statements in any particular
Sarah, the maid who Mrs. Crawford said
dressed her In Sir Charles apartment
after his departure from the appointment
there, denied, the counsel said, that shI
ever did as Mrs. Crawford alleged.
FANNY DISAPPEARS.
The French woman, Fanny, who MIRA
Crawford confessed brought her into re
lati0ns with Sir Charles Dixie had, tha
counsel admitted, disappeared, but sin
Charles Dixie himself would tes.
tify and show that he was not
with Mrs. Crawford on the datei
she alleged he was in company with her
and Fanny, The woman who kept tho
house in Warren street wherein Mrs
Crawford said ste met Sir Charles, would
show that the respondent never slept
there as alleged. Sir Charles Difke's
coachman would show that he neves
stayed long at Mrs. Crawford's house
waiting for his master to terminate
his visits to Mrs. Crawford. ThG
cOachman would further testify that
he could have seen If anything wrong
had been done in the room where MRS.
Crawford received Sir Charles in her own
| house, as the cOachman from his box
could easily see over the whole area Ot
the room. The cOncensus OF opinion
makes Of the reheaTing strong attempt
to whitewash Sir Charles Dixie. Mrs
Crawford adhereS to every statement in
her confession.
SIR DILKE's STORY.
Sir Charles Dixie, being sworn, de-
MED totally all the allegations concerning
him made by Mrs. Crawford in her com
fession. Mr. Dixie declared that Mrs.
Crawford's confession wcs an act Of de-
liberate conspiracy against him. He ac,
counted for the anlmus prompting thit
conspiracy by saying that he had once
through friend advised Mrs. Crawford
TO abandon an Intrigue she then had
with Captain Forster. The Captain,
| learning of this advice, charged the wit
ness during an interview in 1885 witt
! trying to blast his (Forster's) character
and challenged the witness to a duel
The witness declined the challenge
and treated the affair as utterly ridicu!
lOus. The witness then proceeded I'd
furnish evidence suggesting that Capt
Forster and Mrs. Crawford, finding that
the discovery OF their liaisOn was immB
nent. concocted the story against SIT
Charles Dixie contained in the lady'4
confession. The court then adjourned.
THE COURT CROWDED.
The court was crowded with notabilt
ties, including many well known LADIES'
The reporters had difficulty in obtaining
seats. Crowds OF people were unable ID
gain admlttance. Mrs. Virginia Crawl
ford was accompanied by her sisters,
Mrs. Ashton Dixie and Mrs. Harrisonl
She arrived early, and cOnversed ami
matedly with her counsel, George LewIsI
Sir Charles Dixie, who was accompanied
by his wife, looked careworn. He foh
lowed the evidence with the keeDest in,
terest. 1t was generally thought thai
Sir Walter PhlllImore, who Tepresented
the proctor, was somewhat biased 10
favor Of the correspondent.
When summoned as "A witness, Sif
Charles Dixie was visibly affected. In
walking to the witness box be almost
staggered, but he soon recovered his self
possession and answered the question:
with clearness and decision. For in,
stance, he replied TO The question "Did
you make love To Virginia CrawfordW
with "No, certainly not" clearly and dis
tinctly, and with good emphasis ON the
"certainly."
Mrs. Crawford and Sir Dixie frequently
exchanged glaDces. The former smiled
amusedly when Sir Charles denied that .
liaison had existed between them.
ANOTHER FRENCH WOMAN
The spec TAI tors i'm tho court room showed
great interest In the narratives Of the witt
nesses regarding Sir Charles alleged intH
mate relations with a French woman whd
was formerly In the service OF his father
and after wards in his own service. SID
Charles, IT. IL stated, allowed her EA
yearly, and when she was In England al
ways visited her at No. 65 Warren street,
Much Interest was also taken in tho
story Of how the mysterious Fanny
vanished, reappeared, vanished again be,
fore the last trial, reappeared afterwards
aud gave evidence to Sir Charles Dilke'a
solicitor, and finally vanished and Is now
not 20 be found. IL IL generally thought
that Sir Charles has not emerged from ths
cross examination with credit.
Boulanger's Duel Postponed.