St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-05
TO PAY FOR Her FUN.
Earl Russell Gets a Verdict
and the Countess Must
Settle Costs.
Much Rejoicing by the Vealy
Young Mans Set at the
Outcome.
Her Ladyship's Family Noted
for Freedom Of Life and
Language.
The Earl a Poor Specimen Of
His Raee--Closing TeSti-
mOny.

LONDON, Dec. 4-The jury in the
Russell case has returned a verdict in
favor of the earl, Countess Russell be-
ing condemned to pay the costs of the
action, which are very heavy. The
cheers with which the verdict was re-
eeived, inside and outside of the court
room, were due to reverSion of public
feeling against the countess, who was
unluStly trying to brand Earl Rus
sell and Prof. Roberts. A number of
college chums of the earl crowded
around and congratulated him, and Prof.
Roberts, who, Judging from the scene
presented by the exchange of cordiali-
ties, is held in high esteem.
The countess left before the jury re-
tired. There was a general impression
during the trial that the countess,
though of charming appearance, was
difficult to get along with as wife.
Her family history explains her tend
encle5 to
Freedom of Life
and language. Her father was irS
Claude Scott, a spendthrift son of Bank
er Scott, who had liaisOn with the
wife of Lord Albert Clinton. uncle OF
the Duke of Newcastle. Sir Claude
willed all he possessed to Lady Clinton,
but Lady Scott successfully opposed the
will.
The next time the family figured in
court was in the notorious case in which
Lena, the eldest daughter, obtained an
annuliment of her marriage with Sea-
bright. Lena has since married 'Dick''
Russell. who is no relative of the earl.
Both Lena and Dick supported the
countess in the Snit for separation. The
mother was opposed to the suit on ac-
count of the revelations that would be
made in court.
The dowager Countess Russell was
deeply ehagrined over the proceedings,
and tried to induce the countess to make
a private settlement. The dowager
countess still possesses keen faculties,
band by an active support of the Lib
eral policy. Her daughter. Lady
Agatha, is an ardent Radical and a
working politician. Her son, Hon.
Roilo, is staunch GIadstonian. All
are OF higher type of the ariStOeracy
than is the present earl.
An extraordinary scene was enacted
at the close of the trial. The judge
looked on smilingly, while round upon
round of cheers echoed through the
court. Legal opinion has been very
pronounced in favor of the earl.
Earl Russell dined with a party of
friends at the National Liberal club
after the trial. Prof. Roberts was also
a guest. Vigorous language was used
in regard to the manner in which the
name of Prof. Roberts had been used.
Closing the Case.
The developments in the case yester-
dag whetted the appetiteS of the scan-
dial lovers of London, and there is no
denying the fact that Countess Russell
has the sympathy of the general public,
the ear'S admissions OH the stand
still further tending to turn the tide of
popular feeling in her direction. Earl
Russell takes particular pains to avoid
the outside crowd.
The proceedings today were enliv-
ened by tilt between counsel in'regard
to the Roberts incident. During the
argument on this subject the presiding
justice said that it ought to have been
put into definite shape, as a
criminal charge or charge
of gross indeeancy. He added
that the matter ought not to rest in in
situation. 1t must be regarded as a
distinct abOminable charge or it ought
TO have been stricken out altogether.
The ear'S redirect examination was
resumed this morning. Sir Charles
Russell questioned the earl as to the
Williams incident. The earl said that
until the facts were brought out yester-
day and published the story of his con-
neetion with the servant girl. Williams
was not known at Teddington, where
she lived, except by the members of the
girls family. She was still living at
TeddingtOn, and no public reprOach had
attached to her. This closed the teSti-
mony, and Sir Charles Russell summed
up the case for the defense, c0ntending
that the case should never have been
brought to court, supported as it was by
many cases OF grossly untrue evidence.
Sir Edward Clarke'S address was
characterized by the great emphasis he
laid upon the telling points in the evil
dence for the petitioner. He declared.
however, that the evidence submitted
would have no effect upon the reputa-
ton of Prof. Roberts. The object of
Countess Russell in raising the action
was not to obtain money, her chief rea-
son being that she wished to relieve
herself of the obligation OF living with
man whose treatment had led 10 their
separation. ln connection with the
bedroom incident, the speaker claimed
that there must have been violence on
that occasion, or the countess would
not have sought refuge i'll the nurses
bedroom. lie c0ntended that the eoun-
tess doctor would never have ordered a
temporary separation unless the coun-
tess, who, before her marriage, was a
girl of bright spirits, had since been re-
duced to condition of absolute terror