The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-16
The Duke of Marlborough Emphatically De-
nies the Charges Against Him and Fire
Chief Shaw Follows in Similar Strain.
The English Cabinet Divided on the
Question of Coercion in Ireland.
A Russian Official Journal Says There Is No
Hostility Between Germany and Russia
Division in England's Royal Family.
LADY COLLINS DEFENSE.
Her Mission Werk-TestimOny of the Duke OF
Marlhorough and Fire Chief Shaw.

Her Mission Work-TestimOny of the Duke OF
Marlborough and Fire Chief shaw.
LONDON, Dec. 15-In the hearing of the
Campbell divorce case, to-day, several witnesses
testified that Lady Colin taught factory girls
and engaged in nilsson work among the poor,
and that her engagements of this kind kept her
employed several times week from to 10
o'clock in the evening.
Lady Miles produced book to show that
plaintiff and the Duke of Marlborough occupied
rooms in opposite ends OF the house at Leigh
court and not adjoining. as witnesses for de-
fense had intimated in their testimony.
The two keepers at Queen Anne's Gate,
where the Duke Of Marlborough lives when in
London, testified that they never saw Lady
Colin visit the Dukes house there
An architect swore he was unable to see any
thing through the key-hoie in the diningroom
door in Cadogan Place, through which the man
servant O'Nell testified he saw Lady Colin and
the Duke of Marlborough together. The wit
ness gave it as his opinion that it was absolutely
impossible to see the floor of the dinng-room
through the key hole 1t was decided to have
the jury visit and inspect for themselves the
key -ho,e and dining-room.
The case for Lady Colin Campbell was then
closed.
The Duke of Marlborough then took the
stand, and, in a firm voice. said he never was
guilty of adultery any impropriety with Lady
Colin Campbell. The Duke further testified
that he had never had an assignation with Lady
Colin Campbell, and swore that her ladyship mad
asked him not to call upon her, as Lord Colin
Campbell did not like to have her receive male
visitors. When Lady Colin made this request
the witness remarked that Lord Collins idea of
prohibiting his wife from receiving her friends
at nome was absurd, but he needed her request
and never called thereafter at her house in
Cadogan Place. The witness fatty denied the
testimony offered by Lord Colin, that he had
occupied q room adjoining that of Lady Colin at
Leigh court. He did not know the room she
occupied, and was never in her bedroom at Leigh
fed that he was never with Lady Colin
Campbell at Purfeet, or on the railway platform
at Paddington. as witnesses had sworn. On
cross examination, the witness testified that the
woman who was with him at Purdeet, on Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday, Aug. IL, 13 and H.
1882, was woman of the town. The two re-
mained together at the Purheet Hotel under as
sumed names. When asked the name of the
lady who called for him at Queen Anne's Gate,
the Duke of Marlborough declined to speak it,
but wrote the name card and handed it to
the jury, who afterward passed it over to the
counsel.
Chief Shaw was next examined, and swore he
had known the Blood family intimately for many
years, and that his family and theirs had ex-
changed visits frequently. Captain Shaw de-
nounced O'Neills key hole story as an absolute
lie. and declared that he had never heard a
breath of suspicion against Lady Collins charac-
ter until Lord Collins petition was lodged