The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
PERJURY.
Lady Campbell's Maid Makes Dam
aging Statements,
But Under Cross Examination Admits
they are Untrue.
Great Sensations Follow Each Turn
of the Case.
The Plaintiff Has Decided Advan-
tage Over Her Lord.

LONDON, Dec. The hearing of the
Campbell divorce suit was resumed to-day
Rosa Baer formerly lsdy's maid to the
plaintiff testified Tor the defense. She
said the Duke of Marlborough frequently
visited Lady Colin and usually came in
the afternoon and was shown to the draw
ing room, Witness never saw any famll-
iari,y between Lord Colin Campbell and
Mary Watson. Ia June, 1882, Lady Colin
who was at the time IN company with
Lady Miles, called the witness Lady
Miles told witness she had blackened her
mistress character and must leave. Lady
Colin gave her $40, not due IS her wages,
and tod her to tell the
servants IN explanation 81 her
departure that her father was III and she
was going home. Lady Colin added, the
witness said, that she considered the wit
ness as q sister and not as a servant and
kissed her good bye, saying IL Wss Lord
Colin Wbo.had dismissed her Witness
had posted letters daily to the Duke of
Marlborough. She sometimes took them
TO his house Lady Colin would leave the
house at s O'Clock In the evening and re-
turn as late as on the following morning.
On some OF the these occasions witness
would accompany her mistress q short
distance from the house and there be told
to return. On these expedi-
lions Lady Colin usually carried
along q felt hat, concealed in her
cloak and sometimes, in undressing Lady
Colin after returning from these absences,
the witness found her dress partly dIsar-
ranged, and once witness found gents
handkerchief In Lady Collins room at
Leigh court. The plaintiff said she knew
to whom il belonged, and took it. Once
witness heard some one, after midnight,
ascending the stairs. Lady Colin conghed
and the person then entered room ad-
Joining plaintiffs. The door OF the room
shut and witness was dismissed. The next
day witness found evidences that the
room had been occupied by two persons.
Once the witness heard the Duke of MARI
borough In Lady Collins room during the
afternoon. On one occasion, while the
witness was brushing Lady Collins hair
after midnight, somebody on the outside
OF the room tried the door but finding IL
locked departed and witness saw Chief
shaw walking about. Outside the house
was a carriage waiting. The carriage
went away and Chief Shaw entered the
house. Witness often mailed letters 10
Chlet Shaw from Lady Colin.
Beng cross-eXamined witness admitted
that she cried when she was dismissed
from Lady Collins service, that she said
she was sorry she had talked TO the ser
wants. She admitted that she had written
Lazy OOilu hnO luat
swered her letters. Counsel for plaintiff
cross-examined Miss Bser very closely.
She admitted that two weeks ago she had
signed q statement that Lady
Colin CsUph'ii ha3 dismissed
her because she knew 100 much about her
and that she thought II necessary TO tell
Lady Colin that she would expose her.
Beng asked TO explain how it came that
she signed such q statement and now ad-
mitted that 1t was untrue, witness said !
thought it was true then. | think IL
untrue now. CThis recantation caused
sensation smong the audience Contiu-
uiDg, under close cross examination, the
witness admitted that the Duke of Msrl-
borough always called upon Lady Colin
during the usual visiting hours. He came
twice, thrice, and sometimes five times
weekly. Witness ported letters to the
Duke of Marlborough every day, and
sometimes twice day. On one occasion.
when she took letters to The dukes house
she put them into the letter box. rang the
bell and ran awsy home. She had been
instructed to do This on these OCCASIONS.
Witness admitted that the stRtmeDt she
had made on direct examination that she
found in undressing her that Lady COINS
dress was open at the back, the skirt dis
arranged and her petticOat out OF order on
occasions when the plaintiff left home
early In the evening and returned IN the
early mOEul0R were not uuS.
Witness had found Lady Collins
dress unlaced. She had found the petit
cost unlocked once. Being further
pressed, the witness admitted that IL WAS
not the petticoAt, but that the skirt was
simply unlocked 50 that she could see II Q
petticOat beneath the skirt, that was ali.
Uuder further pressure Miss Baer
admitted that she had never suspected
that anything was wrong between
Lady Colin Campbell and any person but
the Duke Of Marlborough. Witness al
mitted that in 1884 and six weeks ago che
had signed statements alleging that she
went to Leigh court during the Christmas
holidays with Lsdy Colin Campbell, and
describing the position of the rooms oc-
cupIed by bel, mistress and the Duke of
Marlborough as adjoining, and further
alleging that the duke paid great attention
TO Lady Colin. Witness, however, now
admitted that IL was a mistske; that it all
occurred At Easter. This testimony caused
another sensation and the counsel for
plaintiff added more pressure. Miss Baer
finally admitted that the Duke of Marl-
borough was not ct Leigh Court
at Christmas. and also admitted
that the statements made in the direct
examination about hearing some one as
cend the stairs after midningt and enter
the room adjoining Lazy Collins, and
finding q gentleman'e handkerchief in
Ls6y Collins room next morning, and
other indications that two perEons had oc-
cupied the room. we're untrue