Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-27
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The Testimony In Lady Campbell's Divorce
Subtitle London Sensation.


Subtitle London Sensation.
LONDON, November 26.-The action for
divorce brought by Lady Colin Campbell
against her husband, Lord Colin Campbell,
fifth son OF the Duke of Argyll, came up
for hearing to-day. The court room was
so crowded that the officials had to barli-
cade the corridors to prevent the examining
from becoming dangerous. Lady Camp
bell, her sister and their mother were the
first persons directly interested in the
action TO enter the room. They sat
together beside the plaintiffs solicitor, Mr..
Charles Russell, Q. c. Lord Colin Camp
bell entered soon aiterward and sat near
the plaintiff and at the same table, there
being interposed between the htigants
none but their respective counsel.
Mr.. Russell, in opening the case for
Lady Campbell, said his client petitioned
for decree Of absolute divorce from Lord
Colin Campbell, on the grounds of cruelty
and adultery. The plaintiff the lawyer
continued, was formerly Miss Blood, and
was a respectable and attractive person.
She was sought in marriage by the defend
ant and became engaged to him in 1880
The marriage was delayed at his Lord
ships request until July, 1881, when the
ceremony was performed. The couple
went away on
MELANCHOLY HONEYMOON"
the groom being attended all the time by
hospital nurse. In fact, Lord Colin Cump-
bell was attended by this nurse from the
time of his engagement to Miss Blood down
to the date Of the termination of their mar
ried life. in 1883. He was, declared the
lawyer, never, during this entire period
independent of the special nurses care
This was because his LOrdship was af-
flicted with a disease. OF conrse the
plaintiff could not have any idea of what
allied her betrothed husband. The case
was 30 very horrible, declared the lawyer,
that he would refrain rs far as possible
from ever alluding to it's details At this
point the venerable Duke Of Argyll, the
defendants father, entered the court room
and took seat beside Lord Colin Camp
bell, near whom the Marquis of Lorne,
the defendants eldest brother, had al
ready taken seat.
HER MARRIED LIFE USESDURABLE
Continuing, Mr.. Russell said that DR..
Bird, who had attended both Lord and
Lady Campbell, would testify to show
that the lady's life was we'll nigh unen-
durable, but that she had tried TO do what
she deemed duty required OF her, and
when she became aware Of the nature Of
her husbands malady desired TO remain
with him As a companion, and even TO
nurse him, in order TO hide his misery
from the world. Finally, however, as it
would be shown, the wife found herself
absolutely unable to submit to enforced re-
lationship with him, and she told her
husband 30 and explained her reason.
He replied that she was mistaken
about him, and added the statement that
it was difficult for him to suppose that she
believed anything like she suspected to be
true Of him. This solemn disclaimer by
her husband under the circumstances in
fuenced her. In April, 1S53, Lord Colin
Campbell suggested that she had had i'm
proper relations with their physician, DR..
Bird. When the latter heard of this init
nation he insisted on severing all relation
ship with the family. Upon this the de-
fendant withdrew his accusation and
requested DR.. Bird to attend Lady Camp
bell Lady Campbell thenceforth refused
to permit intimacy on the part of the
defendant, and he.
THREATENED HER WITH EXPULSION
from her home if she persisted in her re-
fusal. She did persist, and her husband
suspended her money allowances She
then applied for q judicial separation. To
her application Lord Colin Campbell made
reply denying all Der charges. The lady's
condition in September 1883, was 50 seri-
Gus that a surgical operation was perform
ed upon her for her relief and, yet her
husband during the period Of her acutest
suffering would crselly account for her
condition by making charges of infdelity
against her. In March, 1884, the plain
tifT obtained decsee of separation. She
repaired to her fathers house at Florence,
and returned to England in the June fol-
lowing. On her way home