Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-02
ITASHED-OUT EARL.
!, # the Vagariss Of an AristO-
cratic EngliShman
aryUPNTHEDIVORCE COURT.
,,rI His Wife a Barren Brute and
r-t,I 4 Male Guest in the House After
Preparing for Bed---Choking
Cats for Fun---Hs Wife's
Spicy Testimony.

,urnoy. December I'm divorce di
.oNlsS- - Her Majesty's high court OF
'o- l-, y bsiore Mr.. Justice Butt, there
s-y', ,,oeuced to-day a case which has
p VI IN mpcb comment, particularly In
~ ~ walks Of English life. This
rbe application Of Countess Rus
80 iudicious separation from her
.',8 80 Earl Russell, grandson OF the
lord john Russell, on the ground
rle.ty.
lave been public talk for months
80 Ioop Francis Stanley Russell,
y pn.SeU. and ViScount Amberly,
,a-o August 10, 1865, and IS, there
onIv about twenty-siX years old.
4, February g, 1890, the earl married
-1 daughter Of the late Sir Claude
I, and a very short time afterward
yifs left her husband, alleging cru
> While the earl was at college at
IA he wes noted for his eccentric
lo,icsl and political views, and
=, nj, marriage his actions were such
I. tbe countess believed him to be
,,e and was in fear of her life.
III, alleged that he compelled her TO
nh 10 indignities Of a peculiar
~.a and for which upon conviction
criminal court the minimum, pun
.-srr is seven years impriScment.
n evidence for the petitions was
n be OF such a character shat it
believed the case would be lheard
ryate, but the proceedings to-day
n in open court.
T,s Earl denies each and evefy one
,hs Allegations made by his wife and
n, that the whole trouble is lue to
rother-in-law. Sir Charles %uSsell
,,s,rsd for the Earl and Sir Edward
-,a. the Solicitor General, repre-
,.si the Countess.
The petition Of the Countess Estates
r rom the time she was married, in
ssusrv. 1890, until she left hi&, Earl
sell habitually treated het with
IA, hsrshness and cruelty, terrifying
r and injuring her health. The Earl
rysI.ed her to remain up untiF two or
nee o'clock In the morning doing his
O1nts. When she was unSble TO
-DIete them he called her useless, ,un-
lsaied woman and an ungraCeful
III. He also threatened her with a
solver. Not content with abusing
ilsulting her in the privacy Of their
ar,nentS, he acted towards her In
% way that she was humiliated be-
h her servants.
yr Edward Clarke opened the case
rhe petitioner. The court room was
gied with a large number of persons
l listened with close attention to the
,sedingS. Sir Edward Clarke said
d. the parties to the suit had lived to-
.ler for only four months, owing to
conduct Of the Earl. Afterwards
e Countess had been induced to return
ler husband, and they resumed their
Ener marital relations.
Iais continued but a short time, how
Esr, when the Countess found the
-r.S SactiOnS intOlerable, and they again
@l1ted. After this last separation
1 Earl wrote affectionately TO the
l.esS, and implOred her TO return to
-1. The Countess was persuaded
alSt her better judgment to return
1er husband. But his affectiOnate
el,nent Of her was Of short duration.
aagaiu used violence against her, and
-le her life miserable.
The Countess lost all hope OF living
apply with her husband, and she again
g aim.
continuing his presentation of the
'@ior the Countess, Sir Edward Clarke
i.ed that when the Countess married
lad a marriage portion OF 100000.
.S money, however, had moth
70 DO with the troubles. When
COUNTESS was suffering from an at
OF influenza, the Earl, Sir Edward
'Ae declared compelled the Countess
accompany him on reckless drives in
lent weather, more TO her injury.
1-s Earl made it a practice TO leave
ioom and 80 and stay late with q
pa l2med Roberts, who was sleeping
.ae house. he made the Countess
% lhe servants closets to see If they
t provided with the proper re-
sizes.
as an evidence Of the estimation in
-.a The Earl held his wife, Sir Ed
"a stated that he often said he would
70 see her carried out Of the house
IA coffin.
~ show the brutal nature Of the
y S.r Edward cited instances Of how
-ssl 70 drag cats about with strings
''-0 their nec6S. More than once
l--sed himself by throwing a cat at
-s'"ns until be had nearly killed
y'or beast. The Countess remon-
.,S1 with him against his cruelty,
.-slpon the latter said it was neces-
~ ~ lick the cat into shape" add
y, l VIII lick you into shape if you
,.y-dnUing, Sir Edward said that the
r vas much upset by the prospect Of
~, .I-a'eSS not having a child. He
- ler Tor this, and called her a
- y barren woman. When Sir Ed
\. aa0 y, concluded his address he
,r.,1e y. ,1e hrSt witness. This was the
a-.'Ss as Russell. He first asked re-
-S the presence Of the man Rob
- - 'he house and the EarrS visits
,,,,o.t ~ room occupied by him. The
,,r,,.>s ,,,.'> stated in reply that she had re-
,.ss ',-'gu r'',. with the Earl because of
b. a--"ard then asked her if the Earl
4 ses y reasons for going to Roberts
esy 40 this the Countess made no
esir5 cul ~. said that the Earl was more
1,ss u her when Roberts was in the
,s,ss.s s,,s,os to other questions, the
sar, EN- =. Salu the Earl had told her that
EaD,S : 'SVaded pistol convenient and
q Con. snoot her if she annoyed him.
y Ia,S1-.I said that when she left
,elBs.SsD SDe asked him to kiss her, but
oer,le wi Wito an oath. There was a
esa s~'eerlng in the court room
so,ss, ulIhg her examination, the
Gem, - describing a quarrel that
III s,..eu between herself and the