Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-26
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LONDON, NOV. 2b.-Ine action for dl-
vorce brought by Lady Colin Campbell
against her husband, Lord Colin Campbell,
fifth son of the Duke of Argyll. came up for
hearing to-day. Lady Campbell, her sister
and their mother, were the first persons di.
rectly interested in the action to enter the
room. The sat together beside the plain
titl's solicitor, Mr.. Charles Russell, Q. C.
Lord Colin Campbell entered soon after.
wards and sat near the plaintiff and at the
same table. The lawyer for Lady Campbell
said when the ceremony had been perform
ed the couple went away on melancholy
honeymoon" the groom being attended all
the time By hospital nurse. In fact, Lord
Colin Campbell was attended by this nurse
from the time Of his engagement to Miss
Blood down to the date of the termination
of their married life in 1883. He was, de.
clared the lawyer, never, during this entire
period, independent of the special nurses
care. This was because his Lordship was
afflicted with disease. Ofcourse the plain.
tiff could not have any idea of what allied
her betrothed husband. The marriage was
not consummated until October, 1881. The
case was so very horrible, declared the law.
yer, that he would refrain as far as possible
from even alluding to its details. Continu-
ing. the lawyer said that DR.. Bird, who had
attended both Lord and Lady Campbell,
would testify to show that the lady's life
was we'll nigh uncomfortable, but that she
had tried to do what she deemed duty re.
CURED Of her, and when she became aware
of the nature of her husbands malady, de.
sired to remain with him as companion,
and even to nurse him, in order to hide bis
misery from the world. Finally, however,
as it would be shown, the wife found herself
absolutely unable to submit to enforced re-
letionship with him, and she told her
husband so and explained her reason.
The defendant had stated that Lady Camp.
bell was mistaken about him and added the
statement that it was difficult for hin, to sup
pose that she believed anything like she
suspected to be true of him. This solemn
disclaimer by her husband under the cir
cnmstances influenced her. In April, 1885,
the plaintiff miscarried. Then Lord Colin
Campbell suggested that she had improper
relations with their physician DR.. Bird.
When the latter heard of this iutimation
he insisted on severing all relationship with
the family. Upon this The defenant with.
drew his accusation and requested DR.. Bird
toattend Lady Campbell. She thencefor,h re-
fused to permit intimacy on the part of the
defendant and he threatened her with ex-
pulsion from his house if she persisted in her
refusal. She did persist and her husband sus-
pended her money allowances. She then ap
piled for judicial separation To her applica.
ton Lord Colin Campbell made reply denying
all her charges. The iady's condition in
September, 1883, was SO serious that sur.
gical operation was performed upon her for
her relief, and, yet, despite the fact that all
this physical misery had been commupica.
ted to her by him, her husband during the
period of her acutest suffering would cruel
ly account for her condition by making
charges of infidelity against her.