Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-30
THE DUKE, NOT THECOOK!
Yesterdays Proceeding in the Lady
Colin Campbell Divorce Suit The
Lords Story Continued.
Mary watson, the Maid, Is Pat on the
stand aud Tcstlilps Concerning
Her Mistress Sale Callers.
The Ground on which Ledy Colin was
Granted separation Not 60 bu Gone
Back 81 IN tho Suit Cor divorce.

LONDON, Nov. 2Q.--in the Campbell d.
vorce case to-day Fnloy, for the defense,
continued his presentation OF Lord Camp
BELLS case. II Lady Campbell had be-
lloycd, the lawyer argued, that her hus-
band had communicated malady TO her
she would have mentioned the fact TO
him, but this abe had never done
The judge, inteuupting, said that that
argument related entirely TO cruelty al.
legged ia the petition as one OF the grounds
for divorce, and as said cruelty was
proved in the former trial, in which the
plaintiff had obtained decree OF separa.
ration on that grounds alone, he must
now refuse 20 allow the allegation TO be
contested, and should direct the Jury to
find that the defendant had given TO the
plaintiff some kind OF disease
Finlay rcsuming, said ell of the plain
tins allegations in hor petition were
false and had been made 20 intimidate
and had since been withdrawn except Que
charge, the truth or falsity OF which
could be known only 60 Lady Campbell
herself. Vha defense, however, had evil
donce that would shed food OF light
upon Lord Collins proceedings In Paris
In regard % that charge. Even Sll1w-
anSe must DO made, the counsel coHtln,
ued, for Lord Colln's action IN asking the
police In l'aris 10 arrest his wife aud lock
her ur In prison, heeSuso at :hst time she
defendant believed bic wife was living In
adult1ryF with the duke OF Marlborough.
-Four persans Flnlgy went on, were &c.
cused OF having leon cflmiual!y intimate
With Lady Colir.
Here Sir Challes Russell, the plaiutih's
counsel, Interrupted, saying Give"
"NoL necssearily nye," retortod Fin
lay.
"oa, Mr., Flulay," exclaimed Mr. Rus.
The deifgdmps counsel thon con.
tuned "Lhdy Campbell had written Ia
the duke Of Marlborough as 'DeaI
George He had taken her home ~
O'Clock ~ She morning, gone up stairs
with her aUd remained with her twenty
minutes, on one occasion when he came
TO tea the servant tina took toa up 30 Lady
Campbell had found the drawingroom
door locked and little later found n IN.
locked and saw that Lady Campbell't
hair was dlsgrranged, her face huAhed
aud the furniture out 81 place. On these
occasions, The counsel continued, The
plaintiff .ig.i douDilesslY misbehRved
Lady CGmphell'B maid would be called
and would prove that on more than on,
occasion while the plaintiff was living
alOno her couch at Leigh court was occu
pied by more than one pereon
servant and two independent wit
nesses would testify that the plaintiff had
committed acts OF inadelty In the Pur
feet hotel. DR.. Bird a. d Lady Campbell
at one time were constantly together, and
Whenever he called the plaintiff used 70
give orders that she was not to be- dis.
tuibed during his stay. Once a cabman
saw DR., Bird and Lady Campbell
while returning from L charitable
concert 10 East End careeslpg each
other In The cab. On this occasion they
were driven 30 Or. Bird's house. Both
went in The cahman Tcmsined outside.
lady Campbell stayed so long that be
drove away, IL would also be shown
that when Dr. Bird vl8lted' Lady Camp
bell professionally he would remain for
hours al her bedside IN darkrued room.
Referring 10 Chief Shaw o. the london
Ore brigade, Mr.. Finlay said Ltdy Camp.
bell met the chief IN an uDfnrniehed
| drawing.ronm Ia Cardigan Place, 10 1871,
and remaiped with him on hour, and dur.
| ing lss9, she was with him alone IN a
dinngToom under conditions which
would convince the jury that plsintih aud
| Chief Shaw were wrOnR.d0lpg
Tho evidence connecting Lady Colin
Campbell with Gen BAllcr largely re-
ferred 20 the length Of limo no remained
whom he called upon Tie plalntlh.
Two shameless women had concocted
story Of Lord Cdin's criminal intimacy
with IFS wife's maid, Mary watson. The
defense would produce two surgeons who
woald swear that Mary Wais0n WIS o
virgin intact, that therefore " wes impos.
aibie the defendant could have boon
guilty of adultery with her
At this point Mr. Finlay Denounced With
great excitement and passion Wnat no
called tho famous fraud aud perjury aud
shameless coudnct OF Lady Miles aud
Lady Colin Campbell. Sensational lie
accused Lady Miles 81 prosutniiuR Dor
prayer book by inserting therein the dates
OF Lord Colin CGmpbell's alleged wrong
doings for the purpose OF accommodating
data upon which to found the present
suit.
Two physicians we're called. Both
testified that they had examined Mary
Watson and found her pure Neither,
however, on crose-examination could
swear that an attempt TO assault the girl
had not been made.
Mary Watson herself was then sworn,
Sue Is tall, slim girl. She testified that
ske was housemsld for Lord Colin Camp
bell from 1881 TIL 1853. She denied all
Lady Miles testimony concerning the al
legged Intimacy between the witness aud
Lord Colin. Lady Collins maid used %
post letters for her mistress, and
The witness often saw the names Of tine
duke Of Marlborough aud Chiei Shaw on
he envelopes. When the Duiss al MARI
borough called, he used 10 ring tho aerg-
ants bell. The witness once showed the
duaa into the dinlng-r0om, when he cell
cd, because bis Inistross was with Lord
Colin IN his bedroom. The witness went
% and called Lady Colin, saying the
cook wanted 70 see her. When
Lady Colin came out the Wit
ness told her IL WAS the duke
aud not this cook, and Lady Colin said,
"TbaDk you, Mary tLgugbteyl Lady