Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-02
COUNTESS RUssELL's SUIT.
Particulars Of Her Husbands Alleged Bru-
tally Related to the Court.

Particulars of Her Husbands Alleged Bru-
tal;ty Related To the Court.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The proceedings in the
suit of the Countess Russell for separation
from Earl Russell continued in court today.
There was a large crowd present. but not
| SO many ladies as yesterday, the testi-
mony having been of 4 revolving nature. In
| her testimony today the countess reiterated her
| destinations of the unnatural relations between
Prof. Roberts and the earl She stated that the
| &c paratlon from her husband had been regarded
| by her only temporary. Ii came about on
advice of a physician and on account of the
state of her health, caused by the earls brutal
treatment Financial considerations were not
the only obstacles to making up with the
| earl Still it was true, as she stated yesterday,
that to avoid publicity she was willing TO with
draw her suit If proper allowance were made.
| In her testimony she further stated that the
earl had tainted her with the fact that he had
paid for her underclothing. She had repaid
| the money to him afterward.
DIR. Godson was the next witness. He testi-
fed that he had attended the countess and
| that at certain periods she was subject TO hys-
| terra. At such periods she might magnify
small matters into important ones.
Mrs. Dick, the countess maid. testified. con-
| frming the evidence given by the countess as
to the earls cruelty to animals and his abuse OF
his wife. He had threatened TO chastlse her,
and had in fact harshly handled her Mrs.
Dick also intimated that the relations between
| the earl and Prof. Roberts were improper.
Mrs Vale who had acted nurse TO the
countess testified that she had known the
countess to be thrown naked from bed by the
earl She had carried her from the floor to an
adjoining room and brought her back to con-
1 seriousness
With the presentation of this testimony the
| evidence for the countess closed.
SIR CHARLES RUssELLs ADDRESS.
4 The audience craned their necks in their en-.
deavor to see Sir Charles Russell as he arose e
present the case for Earl Russell. Great in
1 terest was manifested to hear this celebrated
lawyer defend his noble client from the charge,
\ made against him, and there was not stir IL
| the court room as he eloquently spoke IN de
[ Tense of the earl.
/ Sir Charles in substance said that he would
limit himself to the broad issue of the case. -
| far as the separation of Countess and Earl Rus
seli was concerned all that he would say WA
| that the lady was at liberty TO leave Ler hus
! band when she liked Tho sole object Of thu
present suit was to force the payment Of ali
| mouy by the earl
Sir Charles. referring 10 the Roberts Incl
dent, eclared that the countess, through yeileC
| and obscure inuendo, simply desired 70 wound
| her husband. She was afraid TO strike openly
l Why, Sir Charles asked, had the other sld'
not made that serious allegation honestly
| straightforwardly and directly! Unless thu
| suggestion in connection with Roberts wa
meant to be treated as a grave charge, 70 b'
| gravely considered and dealt with, greater
1 act of cruelty could not have been performed
| than in bringing it forward.
Sir Charles then proceeded TO resent TIA,
cha rges of cruelty. He asked the jury not 10 b'
carried away by a clever and engaging woman
| telling them story that was untrue IN AL ~
essential details-a woman SO perverted as L
! nut forward the Roberts incident IN order u
support & hopeless case by odious imputations
These inrputations, Sir Charles declared
| were mace not only against the earl
but against another man, whose name and repu
tation might have been blasted by them If h'
had not stood high in the opinion OF his col
[ leagues.
| At this point the court adjourned.