Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-11
LADY COLIN SPEAKS
IN HER BEHALF ON THE WITNESS STAND
YESTERDAY.
She GIyss the Lie TO All Of Her Husbands Witnesses
and Explains the Various Charges Brought
Against Her-Ths Charges Against
Butler and Bird-Cable News.

LONDON, December 10.-0n the resump-
ton of the Campbell divorce case to-day,
Mr.. Murphy, counsel for General Butler,
defended his client against the allegations
that he had been ciminally intimate with
lady Colin Campbell. He said that Gen.
eral Butler had visited Lady Colin but
once. That was on April l3, when there
not single suggestion of impropriety
either by act or word. He denounced the
witnesses who had testified for the de-
fence, and declared that perjury was rife
and striking abroad.
Consul for DR.. Bird then spoke in his
defense He said the charges which had
been brought against his client included
adultery and procuring and concealing
miscarriage. If they were proved DR..
Birds credit, reputation and position
would be destroyed. He declared that it
was monstrous that such charges should
have been made on such flimsy evidence
as the defence had offered.
The witnesses, ucontinued DR.. Birds
counsel, had had three years coaching by
detectives. They .shad become partisans,
and had testified with an anxiety to convict
| Lady Colin, that was exceeded by that
displayed by her husband. In the trial of
1884,
THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE
showed that Lady Collins condition was
due to Lord Colin and no suggestion was
made of her have had miscarriage. DR..
Bird, counsel said, attended concert with
| Lady Colin, who was taken i'll. He,
counsel, could not say whether it
was true that Lady Colin had
leaned head upon DIR. Birds shoulder in
the cab, but it would be discreditible to
the doctor if he had not allowed q sick pa
tient TO rest her head upon his shoulder.
Counsel alluded to DR.. Birds delicate
position in attending Lady Colin, who was
suffering from disease the nature of which
her servants did not know. When he con-
sented to attend such case, he risked
meeting some day with Colin Campbell
sensation. DR.. Bird was not accused
until he had brought action for his fees.
LADY COLIN TEsTTFIEs.
Lady Colin Campbell was then called.
She entered the witness box amid profound
silence She was very pale, and testified
in aslow, distinct voice. She said that
until the family meeting at Thurloe
Square in 1883, she had exchanged letters
daily with her husband when absent.
Before their marriage Lord Colin asked
her if she would consent, when married,
to their occupying separate rooms. She
consented and Lord Colin asked her not to
divulge the fact that he had made this re-
quest, but she insisted upon telling
! her mother. The nature of his
illness was unknown to her until
May, 1883. She never pressed Lord
Colin to marry her, but her mother dis
liked long engagements. Continuing Lady
Colin said she was educated in Italy and
spoke Italiun and French before she learn
ed the English language. She
SANG, PAINTED AND WROTE BOOKS.
She was also journalist. She sang at
forty charity concerts, not one of which
Lord Gin attended. She taught night
classes of factory girls, visited
the ,oor shiI the daytime, and served
sG for Two hour and worked
d"np, among the poor of Saffron
HfSS Iora edit knew of every engage
men, and Of her work among the poor, and
he n YER Objected. She went into society
alone a. her hushnd's express wish. In
order ,bat the tsg of his illness should be
unknown ne wished it understood
that he was engaged in the House OF
married on account of his health. The
same evening Lord Colin said it was bet
ter to be on the safe side, and he told her
what precautions TO take. She followed his
directions and it gave her great pain.
She consulted DIR. Bird in November,
Commons. Lord Colin accepted engage
ments for both, and then desired her 10 90
alone. Her husband went to Scotland in
1882 without nurse, and she attended
him. She left him there in order to visit
her mother. He was better at this time,
and pressed her to 90.
SHE FELT ILL
the first five days after their consumma-
ton of the marriage. In November,
1881, she was very i'll, and was never free
from symptoms, until 1885. Her sickness
was of varied intensity; sometimes she
suffered great pain. She spoke
| 10 UtT dDOut uSl Sobhi-
tion and he said Its of no consequence,
all women have that sort Of thing" In
February, 1882, Lord Colin returned
home. On one occasion while sitting be-
side her couch he began to cry and
said that people were very cruel in
SAYING that he ought not to
have married. In April, 1883,
she was seriously i'll and was attend
ed by DIR. Bird. DR.. Hicks was twice
summoned. An operation was performed
in October 1883, and she afterward i'm
proved. She did not know the nature OF
her own, or Of her husbands illness. Lord
Colin urged her to dismiss
ROSE BAER
who he said goessiped about him in the
kitchen. She (witness) objected because
she thought Rose good maid. Lord Colin
| insisted and she gave Rose a months notice.
She asked O'Neill what Rose had been
saving. O'Neill replied, ''She said the
Duke of Marlborough visited your room at
Leigh Court" 1t was untrue that she
| (witnes) said to O'Neill, 1T is a damned
| lie." Rose denied what she was accused
of and cried and said she was a wicked
girl. Witness told Rose that rs she had
lied so wickedly, she twituess) would with
draw the advertisement for stu alton
for her, and would refuse to give her q
certificate OF character. She dismissed
Rose forthwith. She
NEVER TOLD THE sEgyASTs
how to announce visitors She never had
the Duke of Marlborough TO supper. Sir
Phillip Miles occupied q room next to
hers at Leigh Court. The room
on the other side was empty,
and was kept for her husband. She did
not know what room the Duke Of MARI
borough occupied. She never was at
Puraeet. On the Saturday night