St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-02
VIOLET CAMERON.

TO the witness some years ago
in Italy. She was to appear Ill the
Casino next Wednesday, but had
been threatened. She had seen the defend
ant but once and that was outside OF Del
monieo's. The witness admitted that she
had been charged with adultery with Lord
LonsdaIe but that the suit had been with
drawn. She refused to answer further
questions on that point.
LORD LONSDADE
then testified that he was 81 years OF age,
and married He continued that he was
Miss Cameron's manager. He saw the
prisoner on Sept. %, when he came and
asked him whether he should send letter
to Miss Cameron that he had written.
81 told him. said the witness, that twas
better to send it through her solicitor, as 1t
was asking tor money. / asked him If he re-
membered telling his solicitor that he would
keep away from Miss Cameron if she came to
this country When the case against him in
London was adjourned he distinctly agreed
to keep away from her. / told him that TO
help him ] had placed myself III false
position. Now to add injury he demands my
aid to get 81, 500 from his wife. He threat
ened that unless the money was given him
before next Monday he would kill, MAIN or
shoot her. so that she would be prevented
from gaining & livelihood. l told him that
did not care to talk to him any further"
'.Were you q correspondent in any action
for divorce brought against Miss Cameron by
her husband?"
Il may have been.''. ..
Don't you know"
mo: have had so much trouble with him.
Miss Cameron --......
BROUGHT SUIT FOR DIVORCE
from him on the grounds of cruel and inhu-
man treatment and abandonment. She sc
4 "a
of the court. The child is now with her
mother."E
Now you SCENT to have met him since you
came to this country. Why did you not avoid
him.
Because of his threats. I wanted to show
the public that l was not afraid
In answer to questions witness further tes-
tilted that he was married; that he CORE
sponded with his wife, but did not
know where she was, as she had
several houses in the country, and his
letters were forwarded; that he met Miss
Cameron about a year ago and came to know
her well about six months ago, when her hus-
band asked witness to become trustee for his
child; was friendly with De Bensaude till he
tried to cut his wife's throat at Ponto Bello.
Ibid you offer him pistol here:'
No. sir; l told him l would let-him take q
pistol if he wanted three shots at me, and
would give me three at him"
This concluded the witness testimony.
DE BENsAUDE TESTIFIED
that he had no occupation, and that he had
never made threats against his wife or Lord
Lonsdaie. Witness went to see LonSdale
at the latters request when Miss Cameron
was turned out of the Hoffman house,
but made no threats. He said that be-
yond going to places Of amusement with
the lord, he knew of no improper
relations between his wife and the earl.
The hearing was then adjourned until Mon
day, but the counsel for the prisoner hay
ing expressed a desire to bring the matter
before higher court. and as this could be
done only while the case was still before a
magistrate, the prisoner waived an eXami-
nation and was held for trial at the court
of general sessions. In default of bal
De Bensaude was locked up. He went away
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