Omaha daily bee., 1886-12-16
DRAWING NEAR IFS CLOSE.
The Filthy Campbell Divorce Case Almost
Ready For the Jury.
A DAY OF CONTRADICTIONS.
Comments on the Plans of the Inter-
national Gable Compnny-How
the Royal Mail Monopoly
Was Broken.

tcopwion, 1886 Jv James Gordon Benne't1

tCulWipit 1886 IN James Gordon Bfins'tl
LONDON, Dec. 15.-fNew York Herald
Cable-Specal to the BEE. The Duke of
Marlborough denies everything relating to
Lady Campbell. but acknowledges various
humiliatng incidents connected with other
women. Captain Shaw of the ire depart
ment, also denies everything. Lady Miles
denies Of her own knowledge the great part
OF the testimony against Lady Campbell.
These three points form the leading
features of to-day's hearing OF the Campbell
divorce case. The usual crowd, aristocrattc
and otherwise, was present Lady Miles
gave important testimony with amused in
terest rather than disgust at her position,
The Duke of Marlborough looked grave and,
as he confessed the scandalous incidents in
his career, seemed much more upset by the
discovery of his relations with woman
OF the town than by the illusions to
divorce cases IN which he had
figured. Captain Trolope aide-de-camp to
General Willis, gave his testimony with such
curtness and evident disgust that every sharp
yes or mo- caused the audience to smile.
Several unfortunate charitable women added
TO the amusement of onookers by testimony
regarding Lady Collins charities. An in
scrlptton TO Lady Colin Campbell from the
London cottage mission, thanking her for
kindness to the poor and expressing the sim
cere prayer that Gods richest blessing might
attend her all her life, on bible presented
to Lady Colin seemed, when read by Counsel
Matthews, to especially please the audience.
THE kEYHOIE AGAIN.
keyhole also played leading part in the
proceedings to-day. An architect described
his measurements and experiments with the
keyhole through which q servant had sworn
to seeing Lady Colin Improperly situated.
The architect seemed quite sure that no one
could see through this keyhole in the man
ner described, but his testimony was seri-
ously shaken by the fact that he could not
swear whether he used the left or the right
eye in his keyhole experiments. "rhis
makes all the difference in the world" said
the lawyer.
SEVERAL OTHER FARCES.
There were several other farces enacted
during the day. Sir Charles Russell and
Justice Butt differed as to whether grouse
shot before the 10th of November should be
called Scotch pigeons or prarie chickens.
Encouraged by petty jokes of this sort, the
audience gave full vent to its enjoy yment of
the tiltheness as it was drawn out by counsel.
Mrs. Blood was the first witness called
but she testified only as to the present
location of several entirely unimport-
ant letters between Mr.. and Mrs.
Blood during lady Collins engagement
Miss Moore, of Nine Elms' mission; Miss
Knapton. of Stepney, mission. and Mr..
Austin, of Cottage mission, all bore blushing
witness to the extremely active work done
by Lady Colin in their societies. During the
latters testimony Sir Charles Russell
stopped question regarding Charles Dick
ems connection with those charities by say
ing that so many insnuatons had been made
that he did not know what might follow.
MI Finley graciously put in that hemade no
suggestion against Charles Dickens.
Judge Butts will sum up the case on Mon
day.