The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-04
The RUSSELL CASE
The Count Details His Side of the
Story.
ROBERTS In THE WITNESS BOX
Count Admits He seduced Several
Servant Girls.

LONDON Dec. 3-Interest in the great Rus
sell separation case shows not the least sign of
abatement. When court opened this morning
the room was densely packed with an eager
audience. Sir Charles Russell continued his
presentation of the case for earl, which was
interrupted by the adjournment yesterday. He
declared the petitioner, Countess Russell, had
not only exaggerated such facts as she brought
forward, but had suppressed others which she
thought would be
DETRIMENTAL TO HER CLAIMS.
Sir Charts ridiculed the idea that Russell kept
pistol convenient for the purpose of shooting
his wife. The quarrel between the earl and
countess, which occurred at the Albemarle hotel
at the time they came up to London to attend
levee, was due, not to the earl'S compelling
the countess to act as valet to HIM, as the
countess testified, but to the fact the earl re-
fused to allow his wife TO go to the Ascot races
in the company of q man with whom ne had
every ground to forbid his wife to associate.
Immediately upon the conclusion of Sir
Charles Russells address, he called
THE FIRST WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE.
The witness was Prof. Roberts mathemati-
cal master at Bath, who was staying frequently
at the residence of Earl Russell. Prof Rob
erts made a very emphatic denial of the action
imputed to him by the countess in relation to
the earl. The letters that passea between the
earl and Prof. Roberts were then put in evil
dence to show the relations that existed be-
tween them.
Earl Russell followed the professor on the
stand. Witness testified he never heard the
slightest objection made to the presence OF
Prot Roberts in his house. He (wltness) OBJ
1ected to his wife going to certain lady S
house, and based his objection on the fact that
the lady was divorced. Countess Russell was
very much put out by his objections 10 her Wis
its to the lady's house, and in quarrel that
followed witness SAID to her: IF you say such
things you will soon be sorry you married me. "
The countess replied: so l am sorry
The earl declared he never insisted the countess
should dress him. If she had not requested
him to allow her to dress him he would not
have let her have done 80. He was very much
| attached to her and had tried to make things
pleasant for her.
he. OBJECTED TO HER GOING TO ASCOT
for the reason there were several persons there
whom he did not wish her to meet.
With reference to the charge that wher the
countess on one occasion asked him after a row
for t25, and he THEW her half q sovereign, the
earl said 1t was not true. He was about 10 give
her the money she had asked for when she said
81 don't want your dirty money"
The earl denied the countess statement upon
the occasion when he had written a letter to hel
| solicitor complaining about her extravaganza
he treated her in a brutal manner Sir Charles
of the bed room incident, when the
| countess was found nude in 6
| faint on the floor, as testified by
her maid. The earl said after he and his wifi
retired he declared he would not go to Lady
Salbury's owing to the refusal of the counties;
to go to Auebarley cottage the earls residence
The countess got out of bed and tainted on the
hoor, when she came to she
THREW THE SOAP DISH AT HIM,
and made for him with the poker. Sht
| threatened to throw herself out of the window
if he remained in tho room with her The ear
| declared the statements made by the countess
that he left her and went to Prof. Roberts bed
room was absolutely false. There was not the
| tween himself and Prof. Roberts, The ear
admitted he once used the word barren il
conversation with his wife, but he only used i
in fun He denied the cruelty to cat
| Further questioned the earl stated he did no
think his wife's health or nerves suffered dur
ing her married life. Her ailments were cause t
| by unaccustomed restraints.
| At this point Sir Edward Clarke, represent
ing the countess asked the witness to give al
| instance OF unaccustomed restraints. The ear
replied one instance was his limiting his wifi
| to SIX cigarettes day Witness declared h
was not unduly anxious to have son. He de
MED he had ever sworn at his wife or called he
| a brute or beast. He was much annoyed
shortly after her marriage by learning many o
the countess debts were unpaid. The ear
| stated he never kept his wife up in the nigh
time making up his accounts. Once the cour
tess told him
SHE WAS DAMNED SORRY" SHE MARRIED HIN
This closed the direct examination and 81
Charles Russell handed the witness over to 81
Edward Clarke for cross examination. Anon
the first questions pul to the earl which cause
the audience to prick up their ears was whe
he referred to the earl's conduct before hi
marriage, and in reply to 1t the earl admitte
before he was married he had Seduced servant
but he said he told Lady Mabel Scott hi
fiancee, all the circumstances and she foun
that no reason to discard him.
The earl said he paid the Williams CIR
whom he ruined, f500 down and had since pei
her 81 a week. The countess objected to hi
engaging man servant named Moyse, but h
persisted in his determination to take hir
back, saying Moyse was a good servant an
ward Clarke drew out from the earl the admis
sion that he did not finish his college course
Oxford, having been sent down. on complain
of having written an improper letter Sir Ell
ward-To man or woman? The earl-To
man. l suppose. | never saw the letter nc
heard what was in it. 1 left England for
time and went to America.
Sir Edward being through with the witness
Sir Charles Russell re-eXamined him. tn
earl said DR.. Jowett was master OF Balliol CO
lege while he was there. Havinn demanded
but being refused an examination into tn
charge made against him in connection wit
the alleged improper letter, witness had take
HIS name off the books of the college. Sine
leaving Balliol, Dr. Jowett had invited him
visit there ana had come to his wedding.
At this ponit the court adjourned. The ca
left the court by the side entrance, thus oscar
ing the crowd OF roughs gathered outside to civ
him reception.