St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-27
a Fresh Expose of the Rotten Condition of
Titled "sassiety" in Great
Britain.
Lady Colin Oampbell Begins Action for
Divorce Against Her Husband
for Adultery.
The Defendant One Of the Sons of the
Noted Scotchman, the Duke
OF Argyll.
The Charges and Testimony So Far
Heard of a NJ lost Shocking
= ature.


for hearing to-day. The courtroom was sc
crowded that the officials had to barricade
the corridors to prevent the cramming from
becoming dangerous. Lady Campbell. heI
sister and their mother were the first per-
sons directly interested i'll the action to
enter the room. They sat together by the
plaint ffS solicitor, Charles Russell, .. e.
Lord Colin Campbell entered soon after
ward and sat near the plaintiff and at the
same table, there being interpOsed between
the litigantS none but Their respective coun-
sell Mr.. Russell, in opening the case for
LadysCampbell. said his client petitiOned fol
a decree OF absolute divorce from Lord
Colin Campbell on the grounds of
CRUELTY AND ADULTERY.
The plaintiff. the lawyer continued. was
formerly Miss Blood, and was respectable
and attractive person. She was sought in
marriage by the defendant and became en-
gagged to him in 1880. The marriage was
delayed at his lOrdship's request until July,
1881. When the ceremony had been per-
formed the couple went away Oh ''melan
choly honeymoon" the groom being at
tended all the time by hospital nurse In
fact. Lord Colin Campbell was attended by
this nurse from the time of his engage
mentS to Miss Blood down to the date of
the termination of their married life in
1888. He was. declared the lawyer. never
during this entire period Independent of the
SPECIAL nurses care. This was because his
lordship was afflicted with disease. Of
course the plaintiff could not have had any
idea of what allied her betrOthed husband.
The marriage was not cOnSummated until
October, 1851. The case was so very hOr-
rible, declared the lawyer, that he would re-
frain as far as possible from even alludlng
to its details. At this point
THE VENERABLE DUKE OF ARGYLL,
the defendants father, had entered the
court room and took a seat beside Lord
Colin Campbell near whom the Marquis OF
Lorne. the defendants eldest brother, had
already taken seat. Continuing, Mr..
Russell said that DR.. Bird, who had at
tended both Lord and Lady Campbell,
would testify to show that the Iady'S Life
was well nigh uncomfortable, but that she
had tried to do what she deemed duty re-
Quired 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 his
misery from the world. Finally, however,
as it would be shown the wife found her.
self unable to submit to enforced relation
ship with him. and she told her husband so
and explained her reason. He replied that
she was mistaken about him, and added the
statement that it was difficult for him to
suppose that she believed anything like she
SUSPECTED to be true of him. This solemn
disclaimer by her husband and under the
circumstances. influenced her. In April.
1888. the plaintiff miscarried. Then Lord
Colin Campbell suggested that she had
HAD IMPROPER RELATIONS
with their physician. DR.. Bird. When the
latter heard of the ntimatiOn he insisted on
severing all relationship with the family.
Upon this the defendant withdrew his ac-
cusation. and requested DR.. Bird TO attend
Lady Campbell. Lady Campbell thence
forth refused to permit intimacy on the
part of the defendant, and he threatened
her with expulsion from his house If she
persisted in her refusal. She did persist.
and her husband suspended her money
allowances. phe then applied for separa-
ton. To her application Lord Colin
Campbell made reply denying ali her
charges. The lady's corditiOn in Septem
Der. 1883. was so serious that a surgical
operation was performed upon her for her
relief, and yet. despite the fact that all this
PHYSICAL MISERY
had been communicated to her by him.
her husband, during the period of her
acuteSt suffering, would coOlly account for
her condition by making charges of inf
deIity against her. In March, 1884, the
plaintiff obtained a decree of separation.
She repaired to her fathers house at Flor
ence. and returned to England in the June
following. On her way home she and her
party stopped in Paris, staying at hotel.
While they were at this hotel the Duke of
Marlborough called upon them. This visit
was made the occasion by her husband for
charge of adultery. Lord Colin Camp
bell even went so far as to write to the
Paris authorities. requesting them to ar
rest his wife and lodge her in the prison
used for prostitutes. 1t was difficult to be-
lieve. said Mr. Russell, that any man of
ordinary instincts should act in this way to-
wards a wife already so injured. but. "
added the lawyer. Lord Colin CampbelFs
pride had been lowered into the dust" MI.
Russell then detailed the grounds OF
THE CHARGE OF ADULTERY
which the plaintiff made against the defend
ant Turning then to a review OF the cOun-
ter charges made by Lord Colin Campbell
against the plaintiff, that she had been
guilty of criminal conduct with the Duke
of Marlborough. Chief Shaw and others. Mr.
Russell said the lady was in position to
successfully meet all these charges. The
Duke of Marlborough and Mr.. Shaw were
old family friends. Lady Campbell and
Mrs. Shaw had long been intimate acquant-
ances Gen Butler, one of those with whom
the defendant soug ht to connect the plain
tiff, was
OLD ENOUGH TO BE HER FATHER,
and Mrs. Butler was Lady Campbell's
dearest friend. DR.. Bird had sought pro-
lection for his character by bringing suit
for damages against Lord Colin Campbell
,1o1,,3
timacy with him. In fact, Lady Campbell
was able to refute every one of the foul
charges brought against her. The first
witness called by the plaintiffs counsel was
Lady Miles. She depOSed substantially as
follows: She told Lord Campbell in 1882
that LADY Campbell had resolved to refuse
To live wtth him as his wife and her reason
for such decision, but would continue to
maintain the kindest friendly relations to-
ward him. and refrain from all mention of
her separation in other respects from him.
Lord Campbell was shocked at the infOr-
nation. He protested very hard against
his wife's decision. and said if she would
recall it he would let Lady Campbell
HAVE HER OWN WAY
for neriod of two years and would treat
her with affection. Witness subsequently
visited Lord and Lady Campbell i'll Lon
don. She found Lady Campbell suffering
intense pain. and Lord Colin Campbell ex-
nIained by saying. There has been foul
NAV upstairs and Lady Campbell has had
miscarriage" Lady Miles protested that
this could not be SO. and the defendant re-
affirmed that it was. Witness. believing
Lord Colin Campbell. that he had kept his
promise relating TO the two years, and had
been deceived, straightway accused DR..
Bird of taking advantage of his position.
DIR. Bird denied the accusation and refused
q Innner attend Lady Campbell unless the