Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-04
WENT OUT by A SIDE DOOR.
Earl Russell Thereby Escaped Rough HI
ding by "A London MOb

| Earl Russell Thereby Escaped Rough Han
ding by London Mob.
After THE STARS report of the Russell sep
aration case in London had closed yesterday
the earl, who was or the witness stand, said
that he did not think his wifes health or nerves
suffered during her married life. Her ailments
were caused by unaccustomed restraints
At this point Sir Edward Clarke, representing
| the countess. asked the witness to give an in
| stance Of unaccustomed restraint.
The earl replied that one instance was his
| limiting his wife to six cigarettes day. A
| cigarette case was one Of the first presents he
gave her.
The witness declared that he was not unduly
anxious to have son. He denied that lie had
ever sworn at his wife or called her a brute or
| a beast. He was much annoyed shortly after his
marriage by learning that many of the countess
debts were unpaid. Once miiliner came to
| the house and created bother. The countess
| came to witness and asked him to Get her out
| for Gods sake, adding. shes screaming in the
hail. and l cannot get rid of her" The earl
stated that he had never kept his wife up in
| the night time making up his accounts. Once
| the countess told him she damned sorry"
| she had married him.
| When the countess tainted in the bed room
he bathed her face with water and eau de
cologne, used burning feathers and tried
|
| She was perfectly rigid. lie was frightened
| When she recovered she went into a violent
historical fit and exclaimed: Damn you"
This closed the direct testimony, and Sir
| Charles Russell handed the witness over to his
colleague, Sir Edward Clarke for cross-exam-
| inatiOn.
the earls 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 of Sir Edward He re-
/ tn fha1 A,1O< hafnv l.
| and In reply to 1t the earl admitted that before
| he married he had seduced servants, but. he
said, he had told Lady Mabel Scott. his hnancee,
| all the circumstances aud she found that no
| reason to discard him.
| The earl admitted that he had been intimate
with girl named Williams. This intimacy
continued until within short time Of his en-
gagement to Lady Mabel Scott The girl
brought an action against him for bi each OF
promise of marriage He paid her $500 down
ing her this latter sum.
The countess objected to his re-engaging q
mar servant named Moyse, but he persisted in
his determination to take him back into his
employ, saying that Moyse was a good servant
and was in NO way connected with the Williams
| girl.
Sir Edward Clarke now wen. on q new tack
He started in by asking: when did you leave
| Oxford?''
The Earl-In May, 1885,
Sir Edward-Had you been there full col
lege course?
The Earl-No.
Sir Edward-were you ''sent DOWN."
The Earl was
Sir Edward-What was the complaint against
you?
The Earl-That had written an improper
| letter.
Sir Edward-To man or a woman
| The Eari-To a man, / suppose. never saw
| the letter and never heard what was in il.
IL VI M
| were sent down" on complaint Of which you
| had no details?
The Earl never knew any of tho details.
MY college was Ralliol. l left England for a
time and went to America for seven months.
l supposed the circumstances connected with
my leaving college were known to my rela-
| tons.
Sir Edward announced that he was through
with the witness. and Sir Charles Russell then
proceeded to re-examine him. In reply to the
| questions put to him by his counsel Earl Rus
sell stated that DR.. Jowett was master of BaIliol
College while he was there. Having demanded.
but being refused, an examination into the
| charge made against him in connection with
the alleged improper letter, the witness had
taken his mans off the books of the college.
Since leaving Balliol DR.. Jowett had invited
| him to visit him there, and Dr. Jowett came 10
his wedding. Before his marriage he had told
his 6ancee's mother he had been ''sent down
from Oxford and the nature Of the charge
against him. He did not tell his future wife.
because her mother had requested him not to
do so.
At this point the court adjourned.
During the progress of the trial Q large
crowd OF roughs had gathered outside the law
courts and . regular mob surrounded the en-
trance, waiting for the earl to appear. Much
horseplay was INDUCED in by the crowd and
had they got an opportunity TO get hold Of the
earl he. without doubt would have been most
unwilling participant in their sport. He md
been warned, however, of the reception he
mob we're prepared to give him and when he
court adjourned he made his way from ths
room and left the building by side door, The
crowd outside when they learned that the esr]
had escaped them we're highly indignant thai
they had missed the opportunity TO let hin
have practical illustration Of their feeling