The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-24
LADY TINA SCOTT.
CHARGE OF CRIMINAIIsY LIBEL-
ING EARL RUSSELL.
Court Room Was Crowded With
FnshiOnnbies and There Were
Some Exciting Scenes.

IsONuOn, NOV. zJ--Ine trlaI OF Lazy
Tina Scott, the mother of Countess
Russell. and the other defendants,
Cockerton. Kast and Aylott. upon a
charge of criminally HbeIing Earl Rus
sell, Lady SCOTS son-in-law, began in
central criminal court, Old Bailey, this
morning. The courtroom was crowded,
most of the spectators being persons
we'll known in fashionable circles
Sir Frank Lockwood, @. c.. for the
prosecution, stated that KaSlt and Ay-
lott were cabin boys on board Earl
Russeirs yacht in 1888 and that Cock
ertOn was the engineer of the vessel.
Since that time, he said, the earl had
never seen any of them Counsel then
referred TO the earl's unhappy mar,
riage and the disgusting charges which
had been brought against him by
Countess Russell at the instance Of
her mother, Lady Scott. upon the re
ported statements OF the other de-
PENDANTS. Kast, Ayiott and COckeTton.
Sir F. Lockwood called attention tc
the action ar law which Countess Rus
self had brought against her husband
varl Russell. more han a year ago.
for the purpose, as alleged, of obtaining
. resel--..-Ju ~. -Ior oOuJugai .rlgItS.
This litigation, he said, had been in
cited by Lady Scott and through it's
ostens.iole object was the res toratiOn of
Countess RusselIs marital rights. the
real purpose was to eXtort money from
the earl.
At this point in the argument of the
counsel for the prosecution Lady Scott
became greatly agieated and smCte
the front OF the dock violently with her
hands.
Continuing his remarks counsel de-
clared thai no woman could be so
base as 10 desire her daughter to re-
sumo cohabiJatiOn with her husband if
she believed thar the charges of inn
nCralIty and cruelty which Countess
Russell had brought against the earl
and which had not been supported by
the evidence in the countess original
suit for judicial separation were true.
Sir Frank Lockwood then read state
merits made by the prisoner, Kast, al
leging the commission of an indecene
act by Lord Russell on board his yacht
or the night Of June 10, 1888. Earl
Russell, he said. would prove that on
JHe night in question he had slept in
Winchester and did not go on board
his yacht Until June 20. Proof Of Lady
SCOTS antmus and tendency rSW7 ri
blackmail, he said, was shown in the
fact thai circulars containing TIE tsi-
Ttble charges against Earl Russell were
sent to the masters of the schools in
which Lord Russell was educated.
Counsel gave as another instance of
the falsity of the charges by showing
that when Earl Russell took measures
to bring Kast and COckertOn to juctice
they were examined privately as TO the
time and place Of the acts alleged and
they were obliged co withdraw their ac-
cusatiOns- Sir Francis Lockwood con-
Guided by saying that the whole affair
was q horrible piracy.
At this point in the proceedings Lady
Scott was permitted to leave the dock.
upon the understanding that she would
not be permitted to communicate with
any OF the witnesses in the case.
Sir z. Lockwood, reSuming his argu-
ment, said that Lady Scott first came
ward .jP yg ETAOIT AOI TAOAOOI
Kast and Aylott in November 1895.
when Matchmaking designs were ar
ranged with Countess Russell. Then.
he said, Kast's brother wrote to the
earl, saying that an agent of Lady
Scott was searching for his brother
into communication with Cockerton.
view OF getting his assistance in MAX
ing charges against his lordship. Earl
Russell Immediately consulted his So
Ecitors, who wired Kast, warning him
that he was being made a cats paw
in the concOction of filthy charges It
vas eventually ascertained that Lady
Scott agents bought Kast out of me
army in India and supplied him with
rccney- While in Pombav Kast wrote
to private in his old regiment saying
IA as staying at the best hotel
IN Bombay with seven rupees a day
ana everything found except strong
drinks In fact, he was doing the
neavv" at no expense to himself 1t
would be proved. Sir r Lockwood
said, that Lady Scott's detective.
Smith. had supplied Kast with money.
who was in the army in India, with a.
Calling attention to. the assertion Of
Earl Russells yacht his lordship had
sent him Dosal card. addressing him
as Dear Fred inviting him to join
the earl's -Tacht as a cabin boy Sir
Frank said: Il shall call as the first
witness Earl Russell himself who viii
show that the dates involved in the
accusations are impossible and the
facts alleged improbable Meanwhile
ask your worship to hold he de-
PENDANTS hand and foot until this case
is fully heard
The male defendants were not al
lowed out on bail, but Lady Scott was
permitted to go out on bail with the
T itnderSta nding tho sto ry-o~ - '-.--~~
communication with anyone connected
win the case except her counsel
The greatest inteest is being taken in
his case and crowds of people sought
admission to the court room today in
vain. the court being packed to the.<x-
treme limit of its capacity