Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-30
THE CAMPBELL CASE.
The Defense Introduces
its Evidence.

The Defense INTRODUCES
its Evidence.
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Special to the Herald ogths Assoetatsd Press
LONDON, November 29.--In the Camp
bell divorce case to-day, Finley, for the
defense, continued the presentation Of
Lord Colin Campbelis case. II Lady
Campbell had believed, the lawyer
argued, that her husband had communi.
Gated malady to her she would have
mentioned the fact to him, but this she
had never done. The Judge interrupt.
ing, said that the arguments related en-.
tirely to the cruelty alleged in the peti.
ton as one of the grounds for divorce,
and, as said cruelty had been proven in
former trial, in which the plaintiff
had obtained decree Of separation on
that ground alone, he must now re.
fuse to allow the allegation to be con
tested and should direct the Jury to find
that the defendant had given to plaintiff
some kind of q disease.
Finlay .resuming said that all of the
plaintiffs allegations in her petit
tion were false and had been made
to intimidate aud had since been with
drawn except one charge, the truth or
falsity of winch could be known only
to Lady Campbell herself. The de-
fense, however, had evidence that would
shed food of light on Lord Colin g
proceedings in Paris in regard to his
charges. He had the lady arrested be.
cause at that time defeAdant believed
bis wife was living there in adultery
with the Duke of Marlborough. Four
persons, Finlay went op, were accused
of having been criminally intimate with
her. Lady Campbell had ritten to the
Duke of Marlborough as "Dear George. ;"
He had taken her home at 2 o'clock in
the morning. gone up stairs with her
and remained with her twenty minutes.
On one occasion when he came to tea
the servant that took tea up to Lady
Campbell found the door locked and
q little later found it unlocked and saw
that Lady Campbell's face was flushed
and the furniture out of place. On these
occasions, counsel continued, plaintiff
had doubtlessly misbehaved. Lady
CampbelPs maid would be called and
would prove that on more than one oc-
casion, while plaintiff was living alone,
her couch at Leigh court was occupied
by more than one person. The steward
and two independent witpesses would
testify that plaintiff had committed acts
of iniidelity in the Purfsss Hotel. DR..
Bird and Lady Campbell at sone time
were constantly together, aud whenever
be called plaintiff used to give orders
that she was not to be disturbed during
his presence. Once cabman saw DR..
Bird and Lady Campbell, while return
ing from u charitable concert in the East
End, caressing each other in the cab.
On this occasion they were driven to
DR.. Birds house and both went in. The
cabman remained outside and Lady
Campbell tarried SO long that he drove
away. 1t would also be shown that
when DR.. Bird visited Lady Campbell
professionally he would remain for hours
at her bedside In darkened room. Re.
ferring to Chief Shaw, of the London
fire. brigade Finlay said Lady Campbell
met the chief in an unfurnished drawing
room in Cadagan Place in 1881 and re.
mained with him an hour and during
1882 was with him clone in the dining
room under conditions which would
convince the jury that the plaintiff and
Chief Shaw We're doing wrong. Lady
Campbell's connection with General
Butler was largely referred to. Also the
length of time he remained when he
called upon plaintiff. Two shameless
women had concocted the story Of Lord
Collins criminal intimacy with his wife's
ward. Mary Watson.
The defense would produce two sur
geons who could swear that Mary Wat.
son was s.virgo intacta." and that therc-
fore it was i'm possible that the defend
ant could have been guilty Of adultery
with her. s
At this point Mr.. Finlay denounced
with great excitement and passion, what
he called .'the infamous fraud and per-
Jury, and shameless conduct OF Lady
Miles and Lady Colin Campbell" (Sen-
sation.) He accused Lady Miles of de.
basing her prayer book by inecribing
therein the dates of Lord Collins alleged
wrong. doings, for the purpose Of accu.
mulating data upon winch to found the
present suit.
The first two witnesses called in the
Campbell divorce case were two physi-
clans, Both testified that they had ex-
amined Mary Watson and had found
her pure. Neither, however, in cross-
examination could swear that an attempt
to assault the girl had not been maut.
Mary Watson herself was then sworn.
She is tall, slim girl. She denied all
Of Lady Miles testimony concerning the
alleged intimacy between witness and
Lord Colin. The witness further testi.
fed that when the Dukeof Marlborough
called he used to ring the servants bell.
Witness once showed the duke into the
dining room when he called, because her
mistress was with Lord Colin in his bed.
room, witness went mp and called Lady
Colin out, saying the cook wanted to see
her. When Lady Colin came out wit
ness told her it was the Duke and not
the cook, and Lady Colin said: "Thank
you, Mary" Laughter.] Lady Colin,
witness continued, used to receive Cap.
tain Shaw alone, and DR.. Bird on one
occasion took tea with Lady Colin be-
fore going with her to concert. When
carriage arrived witness went to an.
uounce It to Lady Colin and found that
she and DIR. Bird had gone to Lady
Collins bedroom. On cross-examination,
when asked if she had ever seen any i'm
propriety ON the part of Lady Colin,
witness replied that she never had
Witness admitted having written letters
to Lord Colin, but asserted that she had
never signed them ''Your affectionate
Mary, but simply "Mary." The case
then adjourned.