Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-04
THE C0UNTESSuOSES
End Of the Russell Divorce Oase n
London.
FIRE IN JERSEY CITY THIS MORNING.
A Howling Blizzard RACES in the
Northwest.
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E IN JERSEY CITY THIS MORNING.
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IN FANoR OF THE EARL
Countess Russell Lose. Her suit for separs-
tion-Scenes In Court.

Sountess Russell Loses Her suit for eepAro-
tion-scenes In Court.
LONDON, Dec. 4-The jury returned . YER
dict in favor of Earl Russell this afternoon in
the suit of Countess Russell The announce
ment was greeted with loud cheers by the
friends Of the earl
There was big jam Of people this morning
IN the divorce division Of the high court Of JUS
lice. all most anxious for a treat Of sensations
upon this the fourth day of the trial Of the suit
ior h Judicial separation brought by the Countess
kussell against her husband. Earl Russell The
lucky crowds gathered inside the court we're
supplemented by still dcnser throngs Of people
about the Strand and other approaches 20 The
new Law Courts who had failed in their efforts
tce Butt
The countess was present in court. Looking
as II she had passed q feverish and sleeplsss
night, She was dressed in a coarse blue serge
yachting costume. The REFER Jacket of this
toilet being open showed beneath ft a soft
cream coiored bodice. WEAKNESS vas 10 be
seen IN every look and action of the counssss
ana the general opinion expressed was that she
realized the fact that the battle was going de-
cidedly against her.
The earl on the contrary, looked cool. calm
and utterly unruffied by the position he vas
placed In or by the fact that several thousand
him.
Lady Scott. the mother OF the countess. was
absent from court today. but her place BY the
siue OF the petitioner was taken by Miss Vale
the motherly looking old nurse of the countess
VINO burst INTO tears while giving her testimony
during the second day Of this interesting trial
ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES.
Miss. Vale throughout this morning watched
over the countess like an amiable old hen
watching over a sick chick She was continu-
ally murm uring kind words in her ear and was
most assiduous in her attentions She was
once heard to half whisper as the countess said
something TO her with a heavy sigh: '-Oh, nv
darling. this will break my heart
Now and then, however. the countess man.
aged TO conlure up smile, but it soon died
away and gave place to a look Of despair.
THE EARL on THE STAND.
The first witness called this morning was the
young earl himself, whose testimony. Yesterday
practically a series Of fat contradictions or
explanations Of all the allegations brought
against him by the countess won him so much
sympathy that Justice Butt was twice compelled
10 threaten TO have the court cleared il the
applause was renewed. This reyulsion of
feeling IN favor of the earl was manifested a.
he entered the witness box today by a slieht
wave OF applause. promptly suppressed by the
presiding Justice, which swept through the
nized.
The earl today gave his testimony in The
same methodlcal manner as yesterday. He
sald, IN reply TO questions put to him. that he
was ignorant Of the meaning of certain entries
made IN diary which was produced in court
When asked TO explain the meaning of M.
suspicious, he said that he was entirely ieno.
rant as TO whom M" wAs suspicious Of
The foreman Of the jury Mt this stage of the
proceedings arose and informed Justice Butt
that he had received letter addressed 10 him
as foreman and would, he supposed, as usual
In such cases. cast serious and unjust refec-
tions upon one Of the parties TO the present
suit
In reply the presiding justice promptly
ordered that the letter referred to be DESTROYED
by the court officers without being read.
Nmle this was being done a discussion arose
as to the manner In which Prof. Roberto of
Bath College appeared in the case.
Justice ButtSeplying TO question addressed
TO the court by counsel, held that certain docu-
ments ought not to have appeared in the case
unless distinct charge was 20 lie made aRainst
the party they referred TO. IL was wrong said
justice Butt to allow mere insinuations TO be
introduced into the testimony.
lhe earl, who had been an attentive listener
70 THESE legal tilts, was then allowed 20 resume
ms replies TO counseis questions, and after
giving some further testimony. the substance
OF which was TO corroborate the statement that
his intimacy with Miss Williams, his house
maid, was not known at Teddington, where ths
earl resides, until il disclosed in court yse-
terday, the earl left the stand
Several doctors and servants testified to the
countess health and habits after which Sir
Charles Russell addressed the Jury and was
followed by Sir Edward Clarke. The Judge
charged the jury, who then retired and soon
afterwsrd rendered a verdict for respondent