Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-21
NEITHER ONE GUILTY
OF ADULTERY-THR VERDICT OF THE COLIN
CAMPBELL JURY
General Butler Severely Censured for Not Appearing
HIS Conduct Unworthy a Gentleman and
an 0ffesr-Ths Summing Upof
Judge Butt for the Jury.

Colin Campbell in her divore suit against
her husband to-day. The judge proceed
ed at once to sum up the case for the jury.
He said Lord Colin Campbell denied his
wife's charge of infdelity, which depended
chiefly on the testimony of Lady Miles.
Whatever might be said against Lady Miles
by the defense, it must be admitted that
she was, till lately, Lord Collins friend,
that she done all in her power to prevent
bringing action against him, and
that she only took Lady Collins
part when she became convinced that un-
just charges were brought against that
Lady. The testimony given by the Doctor
that Mary Watson was uirgo intaeta
DID NOT NEGATIVE
the testimony given by Lady Miles that
she saw Lord Colon and the girl in such
position as warranted the belief that the
pair were guilty. Suspicion, however, the
Judge said, was insufficient. If adultery
was not proved as fact the
jury were bound to find
that Lord Colin was innocent. At the
last trial in which Lady Colin secured de-
cree of separation it was shown that Lord
Colin had given plaintiff disease in such
a manner as to amount to cruelty, which
she alleged as the basis of her petition for
separation. In the present case evidence
against Lady Colin depended on what
the family servants said This should be
received with suspicion. In regard to the
Purfleet incident the Judge said that there
were so many important examples of
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
that the jury would be compelled to care
fully consider whether sufficient evidence
had been abducted to reliably establish the
statement that the lady who was there
with the Duke of Marlborough was Lady
Colin Campbell. If Neptune BloOd's tes-
timony was true that he saw Lady Colin
on that day at home then the Purfleet
story was demolished.
Referring to allegations concerning Lady
Campbell at Leigh Court, the Judge said all
depended again on stories told by ser
wants, principally those told by Rose Baer
Her own fellows describe her as chatter
er, and she contradicted herself and other
witnesses had contradlcted her on import
ant points. She first swore the Duke of
Marlborough and Lady Colin occupied the
same apartment the entire week at Leigh
Court, afterward testified the Duke OF
Marlborough was at Leigh Court only two
nights. The Judge declared he believed
ROSE BAER INVENTED THE STORY
about Lady Colin and Duke Marlborough
sitting together like lovers on n bench At
PaddingtOn Station. Lord Collins conduct
towards his wife when she was in Paris,
Oh the occasion when he telegraphed the
Paris police to arrest her and lodge her in
the prostitutes prison, Justice Butt
characterized as outrageous, remark
ing that he never had known
of anything more dishonest than Lord
Collins allegation To Paris officials that his
wife was living in open adultery with one
OF the correspondents, and should be ar.
rested and treated as q common woman OF
the town. The story told by Man-Servant
O'Neill that he once saw through the key
hole of the door of the dining room at
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Colin, in criminal intercourse, the Judge
said he could not regard with favor. Jury
must consider whether O'Neill's letter to
Lady Colin, after his discharge by her
seeking unemployment was
AN ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAH.,
and the jury should further consider the
question whether Chief Shaw's testimony
in denial, the statement of a distin-
guished public servant, was not worth as
much if not more than the statement OF
such persons as O'Neill
Gen. Butler, the Court thought, should
have come into court and given testimony
as 10 his innocence, but so long as he chose
TO remain away, there was no power in
England to compel him TO come. 1t
would, however, be impossible TO eyag-
geratc tie
MEANNESS EXHIBITED BY GEN. BUTLER,
if he was innocent in remaining away from
court, because in so doing he deserted
Lady Colin. But the Judge told the jury
they must not take Gen. Buffers absence
as evidence of guilt on either his or Lady
Collins part.
Replying 10 question OF a Iuryman,
the Judge said that Gen. Butler was beyond
the jurisdiction Of the Court and a sub
pTna could not compel him to attend and
testify because being made correspondent,
he was protected by the clause Of law
which makes it impossible 10 ask an in
eliminating question unless the witness
was voluntary one. The case was then
GIVEN To THE JURY,
and they retired. After short absence
they returned and reported that they could
not agree upon verdict.
The disagreement OF the jury was not
final. They again retired to reconsider the
case, and returned at 10 o clock with a YER
dict They found Lord Colin Campbell had
not committed adultery and Lady Colin
had not committed adultery with any Of
the correspondents. The jury added a
rider that the conduct of Gen. Butler was
unworthy gentleman and officer, and
had caused the only difficulty which the
Jury experienced in reaching decision
The announcement of the verdict was re-
ceiVed with applause.
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