Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-28
FOREIGN.
The Campbell Divorce Case
Continued.
MORE DISGUSTING DETAILS.
Bold Robbery of Mails Near Brus-
sells-Registered Letters Rifled
of their Contents.

Special to the Herald bv the Associated Prsss
LONDON. November 27.-In the
Campbell divorce case plaintiff 3 counsel
closed her side to-day. Lady Miles vas
cross-examined. Certain letters written
by witness to defendant were produced,
and she was asked if they were hers.
She said they were, and added that
when she wrote them she thought she
was writing to man of honor, not to
such person as Lord Colin Campbell
had turned out to be; that she still
thought woman's letter should be con-
sidered sacred. [Applause.] Lord Colin
had told the witness that he was endeav-
oring to obtain all of the information be
possibly could against his wife, in order
to sue her for divorce, and had subss-
quently told witness that he had failed 10
obtain any. Mr.. Russell. plaintiffs
counsel corrected his opening statement
by adding to it that Lady Campbell
when she married defendant brought
him fortune of 100000 Russell
then gave notice that plaintiffs case was
closed.
Robert Bannallyne Finley opened the
case for the defense. He said 1t afforded
an inexpressible relief to Lord Campbell
to have an opportunity to defend him
self in open court from the gross and
cruel implications which had been put
upon him and from the charge of adult
terry which had been trumped up. Lady
CampbelPs mother mad been told the ma
ture of defendants ailment before mar
riage, but she nevertheless urged on the
union. saying her daughter was willing
to act merely as nurse to her husband,
and even wrote to the Duke of Argyle
to press upon him O fulfillment of the
engagement.
During the Easter season of 1882 the
Duke OF Marlborough, who has been
corresponding with her, was afterwards
seen in Lady Campbell's company. They
visited Leigh Court at the same time
and their bedrooms there adioined.
Doubtless, Finlay contended, the Duke Of
Marlborough and Lady Campbell at this
time were criminally intimate, if they
had not been before. After this Lady
journey she was chaperoned by Lady
Miles. They remained in Paris one
month, the Duke of Marlborough being
there also. When Lady Campbell re-
turned from Paris, she sent her maid to
Switzerland, evidently as before said,
because the maid knew too much, and
that the maid would be called by the
defense and would testify. On the 18th of
August, Lady Campbell went to the
Puerfeet Hotel and remained there with
the Duke of Marlborough until the fol-
lowing Monday.
General Buller visited Lady Clmp-
bell during her husbands absence and
used to remain with her as long as three
hours at time. Once during these in !.
terviews, some one wanted to see Lady
Campbell. She came out of her room
with her hair disarranged and
shouted 'not at home" and
returned to General Butler. In
the mean ime Lord Campbell came
home unexpectedly, and while he was
still in one of the rooms downstairs,
General Butler slipped out on tip-toe
without meeting the husband. That
same evening La ly Campbell was taken
i'll. Lor Campbell remained at Leigh
Court from August, 1882, to February,
1888, and during that time Lady Camp.
bell went to and from London, and COM
mitted adultery with DR.. Bird Lord
Campbell then knew nothing about his
wife's bad conduct, but she had a guilty
conscience, and she got Solicitor Lewis
to write letter, charging Lord Camp.
bell with giving her a loathsome disease
and refusing to live with him as his
wife. Lord Campbell had never heard
of such charge before, and of course
refused to agree that they should not
live as man and wife.
Finlay then made long argument,
showing that Lady Campbell had been
guilty of improper relations with the
Duke of Marlborough, General Butler
and DR.. Bird