, 1891-12-03
The Russell Divorce Suit Be-
comes More Sensational.
Court Room Crowded to Suffo-
cation During the Trial.
England's Nobility Turn Out
by the Scores.
Lord Russell Opens the Case
on Behalf of the Earl.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The interest in the
suit of the Countess Russell against her
husband, Earl Russell, for a judicial sep
aration was enhanced by the publication
of the proceedings Of yesterday. Long
before the opening of the court every
seat was taken. The crowd while waiting
made very audible commsnts upon the
testimony given by Countess Russell yes
terdaY and it was quite evident hat their
sympathy was with the fair petitioner, OF
course.
1t is not known generally what evidence
the earl will submit to offset the charges
of cruelty made against him, but his
friends declare he has a complete defense.
Countess Russell, accompanied by several
intimate friends, were together with her
counsel and others concerned in the case
admitted through the private entrance
and Immediately upon the opening OF the
court the countess reassumed her place in
the witness box and Sir Charles Russell
took up his cross examination at the
point where it was broken of Yesterday
by the adjournment OF the court.
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witness regarding the relations between
the earl and Roberts, and tried in every
way TO lead her to contradict herself. The
witness, however, was persistent in the
statements she made about Roberts. She
also repeated the statements she had
made concerning the information fur
nished her by the Dowager Countess Rus
sell, Lady Agatha Russell and the Hon.
Rollo Russell.
The countess today testifed that these
persons did not say anything about Rob
erts. but they told her things about the
earl's past life that made her think him
capable of the offeuse suggested.
DR.. Godson then took the tar and IL
response to a question of Sir Charles Rus
sell said the countess suffered from spas
modic ~dismenorrhea, a disease often &C
companied by hvsterla. The audience
craued their necks to see Sir Charles Rus
sell as be arose to present the case for
Earl Russell.
Great interest was manifested to hear
thus celebrated lawyer defend his noble
client from the charges made against him,
and there was not a stir in the cour
room as ne eloquently SPOKE in defense o.
the earl.
SIR Charles, in substance, said that he
would limit himself to the broad issue o
the case. SO far as the separation of th'
countess and Earl Russell was concerned
all that he would say was that the liberty
was hers to leave her husband when she
liked. The real object of the present sui
was to force the payment of alimony By
the earl.
Sir Charles referred to the Roberts in
cident, declaring that the countess
through perverted and obscure inuendoe'
simply desired to wound her husband
Sir Charles then proceeded to refute til,
charges of cruelty. He asked the jury
not to be carried away by a clever and en-
gazing woman telling them a story tina,
was untrue IN all its essential details. 4
woman so perverted as to put forward
the Roberts incident in order to support
hopeless case by odious imputatIons. A
this point the court adjourned.
A mob surrounded the law courts a
the close of the proceedings, and as th
earl left he was hooted at an,
attempts were made to strike him
The police endeavored to protect him, bu
the crowd overpowered them and the cal
was obliged TO seek refuge in the temple
Being still followed. however, he jumpe,
into a cab and succeeded in getting ava
amid the ieers and Kisses of the mob.