The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-24
net come, and when he has changed his mind
no power on earth can induce him to unchange
it. Lady Campbell wrote to him this letter:

it. Lady Campbell wrote to him this letter.
Dear General Butler-You viii remember that when
dr. Lewis, in my presence at his office proposed for
your own convenience that should be examined IN
regard to the pending, you said it would be
unnecessary you intended to return TO England and
appear in person at the trial. This obviously
desirable in the interests of your own character that
nothing further could then have been urged upon you
aud it is therefore with profound amasement that
now learn you have changed this intentien You must
know that your failure to appear at the trial will in
hict a monstrous injustice upon me, and pnt me to
cruel and unnecessary trouble in the vndication of
my character from unfounded nferences drawn by my
enemies and yours from the single fact of your having
called upon me in Lord Collins house. These infer
ences can be instantly dssipated by single straight
NAL have the right to expect from you, as friend
as gentleman and soldier. Hoping soon TO learn
that you have resumed your original intention to ap
pear in person, remain yours truly.
He sent this curt answer:
OMAN, France, Dec. %, 1886.
Dear Lady Colin Campbel-I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of the 10Th of November and
in reply can only repeat that my resolution of not
appearing in evidence at the forthcoming trial remains
unchanged.
She next thus implored his wife:
VICTORIA MANSION. /
WESTMINSTER, Dec. Is, 1886.
My Dear Lady Butler--I do not know if you
aware of AL of the efforts have made to induce your
husband to return to his original intention of appear
ing in person at the trial. but those efforts and the
many others [ have caused TO be made on all sides
nave failed utterly in producing any effect, write
now to you to make last appeal to your womanhood
to try and persuade your husband to repeat the denial
which he has already made in his statement and in his
letters to Mr. Lewis Of a year ago. 1t is simply my
life as we'll my honor that at stake for if your
husband does not appear the must go against
him and to lose this would be my death-bow
Will you therefore, stand by and see another woman
done to death before your eyes when you easily
prevent it pray and beseech you to help me in this
darkest hour of my life and get your husband
to reconsider this his last decision and
appear in court. What harm can it possibly
40 to him to deny fact already disproved-nainely
about his two visits to me. have been and am fight
ing as hard a battle any woman had TO fight
Have you then. woman, let alone friend. who
has known you and yours for so long no pity or sor
row for mei If you have you will induce your hus-
band to come forward and do what he can. as any
honorable man would help in battle which,
member, am fighting as much for his honor as my
own. AS You hope for mercy in the last day. show
mercy to and tighten the load which is almost
past my endurance to bear by persuading your hus-
band to appear.
Lady Butler answered it in this sphinx-like
epistle:
LES REHoNEs, OMAN, Dec. Is, 1886.
Dear Lady Colin Campbell-I beg to say am fully
aware OF all the efforts you have made, and have
caused to be made, to induce my husband to ap-
pear and give evidence on oath at your trial Your
appeal to me touched deeply. | would ! could
help you but believe this to have passed of
our hands and TO have gone before tribunal where
human aid is impossible. remain sincerely yours,
ELIZABETH Butt Err.
With this correspondence in full publicity, it
is generally believed that Sir William Butler
must now "enter coventrybso far as club and
military life are concerned.