The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-04

his uctcl illuHtlull W tHhc ilHl uuCk lilLu
his employ, saying that Moyse was 4
good servant and was in no way
connected with tho Williams girl.
Sir Edward Clark now went OH q
new tack. llc started by asking:
WHY itE LETT COLLEGE,.
"Whcn did you leave oxiord?'
Tho Earl-In May, 1885.
Sir Edward-IIsd you been there q
full college course?
Tho Earl-No. .Mr
Sir Edwarl-Worc you "sont down%
Tho Earl was.
Sir Edward-What was the complaint
against you?
The sarl-That had written an i'm.
proper letter. tb
Sir EdWard-To u man or woman?
The Earl-To a man | suppose. l
never saw tho letter and never heard
what was in it.
Sir Edward-Do YOU mean to say you
wcre sent down" OH n complaint OF
which you had no details?
The Earl never knew Of any OF the
details. My college was Dalliol. I LETT
England for timo and went to America
Tor seven months. supposed the cir
cumstances connected with my leaving
college were known to my relations.
Sir Edward announced that he was
through with tho witness, and Sir
Charles Russell then proceeded to re-
examine hin. lnroplyto the questions
put to him By his counsel, Earl Russell
stated that DR.. Jowett was master OF
Balliol College while hc wus there.
Having demanded, but being refused
nj examination into tho charge made
against him IN connection with the
alleged improper letter, the witness had
taken his name off the books of tho col
legc. Since leaving Balliol, Dr.. Jowett
invited him to visit him there, and DIR.
Jowett came to his wedding. Before
his marriage he told Ills 1inaMceo's
mother that he had been 'scnt down
from Oxford and the nature OF the
charge against him. lie did not tell his
lu.ure wiic because her mother request
cd him not to do so.
LIMITED HER CIGARETTES.
When questioned, tho earl stated tlnlL
he did not :hink his wiic's haalth or
nerves had suffered during her married
life. Her ailments were caused by un-
accustomed restraints. At this point
Sir Edward Clark, representing the
countess, asked the witness TO give an
instance OF unaccustomcd restraint.
The earl replied that one instance was
his limiting his wife to six cigarettes 4
day.
The witness declared that he was not
undulv anxious to have son. lie
denied that he had ever sworn at his
wife or called her brute or beast.
He was much annoyed shortly after
his marriage by learning that many Of
the countcss's debts were unpaid. Once
u milliner came to the house and Great
ed bother. The countess came to wit
ness and asked him to get her out "for
God sake" adding ''she's screaming III
the hall and cannot get rid OF her"
The earl stated that he had never
kept his wife up in the night time max
ing up his accounts. Once the countess
had told him she was id sorry she
had married him., THIS closed the di-
rect examination, and Sir Charles Rus
sell handed the witness over to his
colleague, Sir Edward Clarke, for cross
examination.
The carfs testimony had been so
spicy that the people in the court room
anticipated much enjoyment from the
ordeal he was about to undergo at the
hands nj SIR Edward .ra
A SHAMEFUL ADMISSION.
Among tho first questions put to the
earl was one which caused the audience
to prick up their cars. He referred to
the carl's conduct before his marriage,
and in reply tho earl admitted that be-
fore his marriage hc had scduced ser
wants, but he said he had told Lady
Mabel Scott, his tancec, all the circum-
stances and she found that no reason to
discard him. At this point the court
adjourned.
During the progress OF tho trial a
large crowd OF roughs had gathered out
side the law courts, and q regular mob
surrounded the entrance, waiting for
the earl TO appear. Much horse play
was INDUCED in by the crowd and had
they got an opportunity to get hold OF
Tic earl he would no doubt, havo been
amost unwilling participant in their
sport. He had been warned, however,
Of the reception the mob prepared to
give him and when the court adjourned
he made his way from the room and
lett tho building bya side door. The
crowd outside, when they learned that
tho earl had escaped them, were highly
indignant that they had missed the
opportunity to let him have practical
illustration OF their feeling for him.
TIE SHIPPING DINNER.