The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
SIR CHARLES dixie
Gets Ont Of His Lattle Ssrape all
Right.
Crawford Granted a Divorce from
HIS Wife.
A Noted Texas Desperate and Horse
Thief Captured.
FOREIGN NEWS.
SIR CHARLES DIIKE.


LoNDoN, Feb. 13.-The trial Of the di.
vorce case of Donald Crawford against
his wife In which Sir Charles Dixie IL
was begun to day. Great
interest IS telt IN the case and the court
room was crowded when the case was
called. Sir Charles Dixie arrived early
asd took his seat in the court room with
out being recognized by most Of the
people in attendance. Chamberlain,
president Of the local board, and many
gentlemen prominent IN official and So
cial life we're present. The case being
announced the petitioners counsel stattd
that the first inumailon his client had OF
unfaithfulness was on the receipt OF
several anonymous letters, the writer OF
which warned Crawford 10 beware of the
member from Chelsea. Sir Charles bike.
Crawford thereupon made an inyestiga
ton into his Wife's habits and found thai
she had been corresponding with Capt
Forster. This offe0se he had condOned.
Receiving further anonymous letters
Crawford taxed his wife with infldelIty
She admitted guilt and made full con.
fession. She said she had slept two
nights in the same bed with Sir Charles
Dixie. HIs attentions to ner she said
commenced directly alter her marriage
| He professed to admire her because 81
her resem biance to her mother. The Pc
titioner, Mr.. Crawford, called to wItnes
stand and gave testimony supporting
Statements Of counsel.
Crawford said he had been startled b.
his wife asking him II he would forgiv
her If she had been uDfalthful to him
His wife's sister had been shown anOBy
nous letters ard had agreed that the
were in the hand writing of their moth
er. IN confession the witness said Mrl
Crawford declared that Sir Charlie
Dixie had compelled her to enter Int
bed with "FannY," his mistress, 81
Charles himself lying beside them. q
taught her every French vice. He the
told her again how much she was Ink
her mother.
Counsel for petitioner submitted e'
idence against Mrs. Crawford, but sui
I mItted none against Sir Charles DIX
The court granted Crawford diVort
from his wife and dismissed the charge
against Sir Charles Dixie.
PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST.
GALWAY, Feb. II lin the paIliamel
: ,ary contest in this city ti-dsy. NJ
n O'Shea received LOTT votes and ~,
!. elected. Mr. Lynch received IS tt
n vote for MIR. Lynch was purely forms
THE eERvIAN ARMY
BELGRADE, Feb. liking Milan b
summoned the entire SeFVlan army
enter the fald fully equipped for va
to undergo Q SIX weeks drill.
n MEASURES FOR RELIEF.
LONDON, Feb. 10-At meeting th
A evening of the mansion house commit
# for the relief of wOrkingmen out of Ell
ployment, the lord mayor announc
that subscriptions had been received
the amount of $500. including ei,0
Al each from Baron KothschIld and NJ
Barring. the banker, aid E1O0 from LO
10 Salisbury.
D AN IRISH PARLIAMENT.
10 4 meeting of EnRlishmen and ScotC
=, men in favor of Irish home rule "
held this evening, Lord Ashburnha
- presiding. Messrs. Joseph Cover, a
NJ justin McCarty members of parIiame
4 made addresses. The meeting adopt
n q resolution to form an association
: the purpose vf advocating the grant,
of q parliament to ireland. Sabscr
lions TO the associations fund were
ceiYed TO the amount of e4OO.
= HEAVY DAMAGES.
a. The damage caused by the mob Mo
n day is now placed at e60.O
AN ATTACK
SUAKIM, Feb. 10 Sir Charles WI
a rem, new commander Of British troO
a has arrived. Osman Dogma occup
n Tamai. A strong attack was made
the rebels upon the British patrols I
a 1900 yards from Suskim to day.