The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30
THE DEATH OF COLIN CAMPBELL
Removes tho Author of ore OF Englnnd's
Mott Noted Scandals


The death of Lord Colin Campbell.
son OF the Duke of Argyle. in Bombay,
last Tuesday removes the most conspicu-
Gus figure in what vas probably the
most disreputable scandal among the Eng
fish aristOcracy for many years. The no
b..ity Of England has developed some no
tably disreputable characters, but none
ever id more TO merit the general DIS
gust OF tho public than The man who died
this morning in far-away India, where he
had been driven into practical exile b.
his eXcesscs in England.
Although the son Of a Duke and the
brother OF the Marquis of Lorne, the
Queens s0n-in-iaw. Colin Campbclls
greatest claim 10 fame lies in the famous
scandal brought out by his wife's suit
for divorce 1T was at a deer drive in
Scotland that wee Colin" first met Ger
trnde Blood. She had inherited her
fathers dark complexion, with jet-back
tresses and 1.-THE, magnificent figure.
which entitled her to the pet name OF
Arab" Educated abroad, she had learn
ed TO speak French and Italian before
she could lisp English. When she enter
ed London society she had already writ
ten book notices for the Saturday Re
view and published volume of her own,
which, illustrated by Kate Greenaway,
had run through eight editions. This was
the young, splendid, brilliant creature
who captivated young Colin at first sight
and TO whom he proposed on the second
day after he met her. The ambitious
girl could not have loved this understood,
sallow invalid. but he was the son OF
Argyle.
The married life OF this ill-assorted
couple lasted less than two years. and
ended In 1888, when Lady Colin obtained
decree OF separation. Not satisfied with
this limited freedom. she brought the suit
for absolute divorce on the charges
against Lord Colin of infidelity ana
cruelty. and her sole witness was Lady
Miles, who had been mutual friend 10
both her and her husband during their
married life. but who since the separa-
ton had bestowed her affections solely
upon the wife.
In reply to these charges, Lord Collins
lawyers accused Lady Colin of improper
intimacy with the Duke of MARLBOROUGH,
Chief Shaw, OF the London Fire Brigade
and General Butler. Lady Collins case
against her husband was presented in one
day. 1t was the testimony i'm support
OF the charges against her and the tcsti-
mony OF her witnesses in rebuttal that
dragged the Shiny length OF the case
through weeks
The trial was one Of the most memoir
able in the history of the English Courts
and the narrow courtroom was crowd
ed from day 10 day with the titled aris-
tocracy Of England some of them pay
ing as much as 500 for their seats.
Though yereing close on 10 90 years
Lady Miles took warm but mOtherly
interest in Lord Colin after his marriage.
as MY dear Coca" and signed herself
Your Muzzie." Her testimony. on which
the strength of Lady Collins direct case
rested, was 10 the effect that, when visit
ing Lord and Lady Colin IN their house
In Cadogan Place, London. she detected
Lord COIN J., questionable relations with
Mary Watson, the pretty parlor-maii
Upon this testimony Lady Colin rested
her case. and then her noble husband
numbered his guns. His counsel de-
n0lnttU I.4HN a.
c0nspirators and pcrjurers: declared that
the beautiful plaintiff had conducted her
self In mos. unseemly ways with the Duke
of Marlborough a Leigh Court; that from
Leigh Court Lady Colin. chaperoned by
Lady Miles went to Paris. where she met
the wicked Duke again: that on her re-
turn to her London house she oXiied her
maid. Rose Baer. 10 Switzerland, because
the maid had seen too much; That IN
September she and Colin again visited
Leigh Court, where the husband had an
operation performed; that while he was
ill she and the family physician. Dr.
tom" Bird, had been too much together;
that in February, 1883, she returned 10
London, where she received long can
under suspicious circumstances from Gen
eral Butler, the husband Of celebrated
artist; that she received visit from cap
tain Shaw, who was seen with her by
servant through keyhole; and tnat she
was seen by a caDman. WHO looked
DR.. Bird.
In support Of this trraignment witness
es almost numbci,ess were called maids,
footmen. cabhes, the detective who had
watched Lady Colin in Paris. COOKS,
chambermaids--in short, all the low lie
downstairs aired all its discomfort with
the high life upstairs. In all this mess
the most positive evidence was that OF
the butler. who declared he saw Lady
Colin and Chief Shaw througi, a keyhols.
but this was oyerthrown, aside from the
sworn denial Of Captain Shaw, by the
fact that the keyhole was covered by flaps
so that no one could possibly see through
Il.
With the exception OF General Butler,
all the correspondents named appeared
and testified In behalf OF Lady Colin.
Gei eral Butler dio not 20 into Court AT
the end of. the long trial the Court decid-
ed that neither OF the parties was guilty
OF the CT argos. Lord Campbell was, how
ever, disgraced for life. and although IT
was proven beyond the shadow of a doubt
that Lazy Colin was a pure woman, she
was ostracized by English society and has
rec emily returned to her literary WORK
After going through the Bankruptcy
Court, Lord Colin went to Bombay,
where he has since been practicing law.