The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-28
TIKI SALACIOUS STORY
O. LORD AND LADY COLIN
CAMPBELL,
As fold In Open C0urt Yesterday
BY The Eminent IOunsel ON
Both Sides.

| llAh L VI ulNO Iu VI NukllN Nv Lazy
Campbell a sirs' Lord Colin Camp-
bell, tue plant As C uns clos ID her
side of the case 10 sy. Lady Mics
was or, IS tx mia, d. She taid ST e
was net aware that rabmsn bering
lie ter from the Duke # Marlbor.
ough once en- cred Lady Campbell's
bedroom. A csbna an, wit ess tn ught,
hed handed Lady Campbell letter
indoors los cad OF through a terv-
ant, and might Rave received from her
ply direct, b cane under the cir
Cuns'ancss in which she was placed,
Lady Campbell might have suspected
her servants, especially her husbands
nurse, and fear, d to eLt ust them with
any correspondence,
At this point ceItsin letters written
by WITNESSES to the defendant were
produced and she was asked If they
were hers. she said they were, aud
added that when che wrote them che
thought she was writing to a man of
honor and not to such a person as
Lord Colin Campbell had turned out
to be [sspsat on and that she still
thought q woman's letters should be
considered sscred. [Applause.l Mrs.
Duffy, Lord Oampbel's nurse, Lady
Miles continued, invented the story
that Lady Campbell had miscariied.
The invention was made to conceal the
real nature OF Lady Campbell's afflic-
ton. Lord Colin Campbell had told
witness he was endeavoring to obtain
all the information he possibly could
sgainst his wife in order to sue her for
divorce, and had subsequently told
witness that he had failed ID obtain
any. Mr.. Russell, plaintiffs counsel,
corrected his opening statement by
adding to it that Lady Campbell when
she married the defendant brought
him a fortune of $4,000. Mr.. Russell J
then gave notice that the plaintiffs
cate WIS clio ed.
Mr.. Robert Bsnnatyne Fiplay, @. O.,
opened The case for the defense. He
sid it afforded inexprestible relief to
Lord Colin Campbell to hsve an op.
portuDily to def, nd himself in open
court from the gross and cruel impu.
tations which had been put upon him,
and from the charge of adu terry
which had been trumped up. The |
malay from which the defend mt suf- |
fered was not venereal, although the |
r. suit OF youthful indiscre ion. Lady |
mother had been told OF |
the nature Of the defendants ailment
before the marriage, but she never
theless urged on the union, saying
her daughter was willing to merely act
Is muse 10 her husband, and even
wrote to the Duke Of Argyle to press
upon him q fulfi lment OF the engage
ment. The marriage was au horned
oy a physician, who said it was deeira-
Die that defendant should have the
relationship with the plant
Fl. During the E'ster season Of 1882
he Duke OF Marlborough, who had
been corresponding with her and
Vss often seen in Lady Camp
,ell's company, visited Leigh Court
It the same time she did, and their
, adrooms therein sdjoined. Doubt
ess, Mr.. Finlsy commended, the Duke
# Marlborough and Lady Campbell at
his time were criminally intimate, II
hey bad not been before. After this
.ady Campbell went to Paris, and on
bis journey she was chaperoned by
.ady Miles. They remained in Paris
ne month, the Duke of Marlborough
'eing there also. When Lady Camp
ell returDedifrom Paris she sent her
na'd to Switzerland, evidently, the
awyer said, because the maid knew
DO much. That maid would be called
y the defense, and would test fy. On I
he 18th OF August Lady Campbell
Ient to the Burflset Hotel and re-
lained there with the Duke OF MARI
crouch until the following Monday. /
ZEN. Butler visited Lady Campbell {
urlng her husbands absence, and I
sed TO remain with her as long as
lree hours at time. Once, during {
ne of these interviews, some one I
.lled to see Lady Campbell. She 8
me out OF the room, her hair dis.
ranged, shouted "Not at home" I
I'd returned to Gen. Butler.
| the meantime Lord Colin t
ampbell came home Unexpectedly a
i'd while he was still in one Of the 4
oms down stairs Gen. Butler slipped c
1t on tiptoe without meeting the n
,sbaud. That came evening Lady o
lmpbell was taken i'll. LORD Collin il
.mpbell remained in Leigh Court c
I'm August, 1852, to February, 1888, p
d during this time Lady Campbell Il
ant 10 and from London and com. b
llted adultery with DR.. Bird. Lord "
lin Campbell then knew nothing
out his wife's bad conduct, but she 81
d gui ty conscience, and she got W
licilor Lewis to write letter charg- II
Z Lord Colin Campbell with giving fir
r losthsome disease, and refusing oil
live with him as his wife. Lord re
lin Campbell bad never heard of bl
,h a charge before, and OF course re.
led 10 sgree that they should not al
Q as man and wife. "