Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-03
FOREIGN.
Progress of the Campbell
Divorce Case.
THE LADY In A BAD LIGHT.
Irish Tenants Adopt Shrewd Meth.
Ods to Avoid the Payment Of
Unjust Rents.

Especial to the Heartd by the Associated Pyeso.
LONDON, December 2.-In the Camp-
bell divorce case to-day the defense 6xu1
called De Laroche. who was Lord Camp
BELLS indoor servant in 1882. He tssti.
fed that he used to announce visitors VI
Lady Campbell when she was in hjo
Lordship's apartments. Lady Colin tod
tyitness once on no account to announoe|
n arrival of Chief Shaw or the DnEs.
of Marlborough in the hearing Of Lost
Campbell. After this instruction wit-
ness made excuses when he went to g.
nounce the arrival of Chief Shaw OF tn
Duke of Marlborough, such IS saying
that the cook wanted to see her lady.
ship, etc. Witness had shown the Duko
Of Marlborough into the drawingrooa
seven or eight times. Once the witness
saw the Duke sitting beside Lady Camp
bell ON settee with his arm behind her,
but the witness could not say about ~
on her waist. Lady Colin arose whsn
she saw witness, and she was furried.
The Duke acted excitedly. The witness
once saw Chief Shaw and Lady Colin
sitting on the settee. Chief Shaw had
his arm behind Lady Colin.
O'Neill, who was q man servant in the
employ of Lord Campbell in 1883. testi-
fed that once, upon carrying lea to the
drawing, room, he found the door lock-
ed and went away, returning in q few
minutes he found the door open and saw
Marlborough and Lady Colin sitting on
a sofa, both cushions Of which were dr.
arranged. The witness saw note, par
TALLY written, from Lady Colin, arrang-
ing for a meeting at Kimburn. The note
began with the words, "My Dar-
ling George" The same night
Lady Campbell let gentleman into the
room when she returned from Leigh
Court, She asked witness what thu
fuss in the house was about. and wheth-
er Miss Baer had told Lord Colin any.
thing. He replied that Miss Baer had
told the witness that her Ladyship
had passed nights with Marlborough
while at Leigh Court. Lady Colin re-
piled that 1t was lie. Next evening
Mics Baer went away. When the Wit
ness told Lady Colin what Miss Basr
had said he had not mentioned what he
had himself seen. When Lord Colin
was in Scotland. Lady Colin went from
the house on Saturday, August 10. and
returned on the Monday following. Tha
Duke of Marlborough and Chief Shaw
called, each twice a week, during the
whole period of witness employment b
the house. At this period the witness
testified to an act of infidelity on the
part OF plaintiff with Chief Shaw. An
adjournment was then taken.
The Campbell trial will last four days
more. The Duke Of Marlborough hag
been present throughout, accompanied
by secretary, taking copious notes.
The Duke laughs at various poi1fs
more with the air of an amused spect&
tor than one personally interested. Csp-
tain shaw was present to-day while
O'Neil was giving his evidence as to
how, looking through keyhole, he saw
Shaw and Lady Colin in compromis-
ing position. O'Neil's statement was
full and clear and impressed the court,
and Russell's cross-examination failed to
shake his testimony. Some society pa
pers lament the effect of the evidence On
the reputation of the aristocrats among
the people.