New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-20
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SYMPATHY FOR LADY COLIN CAMPBELL.
THE CRUEL CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HER by HER
HUSBAND.
lBY CABLE TO rHE TRIBUSr.l

(BY CABLE THK TRIBUNE
copyrtoati 1894, EorO. american cable Nrrs Co
London, Oct l9-Misleading and inaccurate
accounts of the divorce suit between Lord and
Lady Colin Campbell pending for November
make 1t important 30 state the facts as Obtained
on the highest authority. The suit Is brought by
Lady Campbell not by her husabnd 1he sensa-
tional stories as to correspondents originate IN q
retaliatory cross-suit promoted by Lord Colin to
defend himself against the action brought by his
wife, In 1889 Lady Colin brought suit against
her husband. younger son Of the Duke OF Argyll
and brother-in-law Of the Princess Louise. Tor
judicial separation on the ground OF cruelty. This
suit was heard before the president of the Divorce
Court and q special Jury. Lord Colin was repre-
scntcd by the ablcst counsel. and after thrcc
DAYS trial the Jury without leaving the OoX
unhestatingly gave verdict for Lady Camppeli
and The court pronounced decree judiciallX sep
arating her from her husband.
At that trial Lord Collins leading counsel, DR..
Deane, O. c., said that they had no imputatlon
Of any kind to make against Lady Colin Camp
bell The matter, however did not end with the
decree against Lord Colin. Some months after
ward Lady Colin found it necessary TO institute
suit against her husband for complete divorce on
the ground Of adultery 1t is this suit which Is to
bo tiod in November Lord Colin filed cross suit
four PERSONS one her physician, DR. Bird, another
Captain Shaw of the Fire Brigade, another Colonel
Butler c. b., author of "1hc Great Lone Land
and husband of the woman who painted The
Roll Call" and the fourth the Duke of Marlbor-
ough. All these men accused by Lord Colin IN
dignantly assert their innocence and ady Cohns
They havo long been her friends, ana IL IS AN open
secret that Lord Colin originally attempted 10 IN
dcc his lawyers TO bring similar charges against
no fewer than fourteen other men.
So far from being deferred by tins proceeding
of her husband. Lady Colin has insisted that her
suit shall he set down for trial AMI complete In
vcstigation demanded of the whole subject without
delay She has made every effort 10 get her case
heard before this time. but has met with opposition
and has only now with difficulty succeeded in haV-
ing The trial set for next month. There is gen
eial feeling of symrathy with Lady Campbell III
this among wellinformcd persons in London
and the prOcecdin,s arc awaited with anxious III
tercst 1t may be said that DR.. Dcanc. who as
counsel for Lori Colin Campbell prom lunccd Lady
Colin free OF any imputatlon. viii defend "a. tam
Shaw in the coming tia of the libel suit.
trial of special interest TO newspaper pro
prictors will come off in few
days. Last December The Daily Telegraph pub
lshed communication from the Commissioner of
Police cautioning the public against a firm of
Geneva watchmakers advertising TO sell
watches for 60 which could be pawned
for e. los The publication having efectually
stopped the business the firm brought
libel sult against The Daily Telegraph. The defence
will he that the communication was pnv ileged,
and that the statements in the alleged libel are
true Ihe Telegraph will spare no expense lighting
the suit