The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
Lady SCOtt'S Behavior
When Sentenced.
The Sensational Climax to q
Criminal Libel Suit.
Eight Months Imprisonment Waa
the Severe Penalty Imposed.

LONDON, Jan. s.-Lsdy Scott, the
mother-in-law of Earl Russell, who
through counsel pleaded guilty yesterday
in the Central Criminal court to criminal
ly libelliDg his lordship in conjunction
with JohnCockerton, an engineer and Will
liam Aylott, q valet was sentenced this
morning to eight months imprisonment
without hard labor. Cockerton and
Aylott, who also pleaded guilty yester-
day, received similar sentences today.
Lady Scott accompanied by her daughter,
Countess Russell, entered the court
room at an early hour. They were both
stylishly dressed In black, and pending
the opening of court, walked up and
down the. corridor, the daughter having
one of her arms around her mothers
waist. Both ladies wsre painfully ner-
vous and Lady Scott was heard to re-
mark, 81 do not dresd going to prison
but feel the injustice Of the way have
been treated"
Justice Hawkins entered the court
room shortly after IL o'clock, when the
room was densely packed. Only one
| womsn was present as q spectator.
| Sir Frank Lockwood, counsel for Earl
Russell made a brief speech, asking that
| all ground for doubts 10 to His Lordship's
character be removed, and counsel for
Lady Scott, addressing the court In turn,
said tnat Her Ladyship would undertake
never to republish the libels and appealed
to the Judge not to to deprive the daugh-
ter of her mothers protection. Counsel
then asked permission for his client to
Il T..Asf fAA@ -k kt tnn
nodded his consent.
Thsreupon Lady Scott read IN address
saying that she accepted any punishment
the Judge would give her for the sake OF
honest, suffering women, believing that
the men In the dock and the dead man
: frederick Ksst, the groom) who diedof
, consumption in Holloway jail, whore he
} was confined as one Of the three male de-
PENDANTS, had told the truth. Conttnu-
. ing, her ladyship said that she trusted
. that no one in court, iuclu ding the judge
would ever see her daughter suffer. Her
r only fear was thst her daughter would be
$ followed by detectives and somsthing
Q would happen TO her. Lady Scott was
very nervous and trembling, bat she read
her statement clearly. Justice Hawkins
summed up In lucid manner. He re-
viewed the case at length and ~ he pro-
x ceeded Lady Scott, Who was visibly grow
k ing more nervous every moment, stepped
o back ana forth in the dock and when
IS Justice Hawkins continuing said: "Iu
1859 arrived that I'll day when Earl Rus
sell made the acquaintance of Lady Scott,
the original of all his unhappinoss;" hel
, ladyship interrupted with: "Thank you,
e my lord"
T. Justice Hawkins did ot noti"e the iu-
ic terruption but Mr.. Hall, counsel for TIM
I'd male defendants, VINO all along had
OF squabbled with the judge, made an objso-
Us ton, threw down his brief and said: 80
~ abandon the case."
- The incident caused great sensation
u All present in court stood up. Lady scot
to became hystericsl, threw back her head
al pounded the railing of the dock. an
sbrieked: "This Is sbom ina ble."
Counsel tried to pacify her lsdyship en-
7. when quiet was eventually restored. Ju'
he tice hawkins sentenced her to eigh
lrt months impr,son ment without hard laho
-as and afterwsrd imposed the same sentsne
rse upon the two male defendants. Whs
Countess kusGeil nearu tu0 Uenteuco prs
"a nounced she sbrieked. and her mothe
Lady Scott, shouted: " There is not on
word of truth In it."
Then addressing her daughter, appa
,ck emily. she sbrieked: WYou said IL VI
wn impossible to get Justice" Tbersupc
at Justice Hawks exclaimed: 81 will n
hg allow you to thus address me-"
ON. The court officials promptly remove
Lady Scott, who will be taken to Worn
wood Scrubps prison this aftsrpoo
Cockerton and Aylott, who are two col
res mon looking men, stood In the prisons
@ u,, dock throughout the proceedings. E'
:, Russell, who occupied a seat among b
rs counsel, beamed throughout, evident
me deriving considerable satisfaction fro
sars the result of trial.
five Owing to ill-health Lady Scott VIII
accorded in prison the privilege OF n'
class misdsmesnsnt
ON. Contrary to nrst announcemsuu -
Scott was taken to Holloway jail, insts
lue, OF wormwood Scrubs prison, where .
'l.5o will occupy q cell, la which the Duscn'
Pa Of soutberlsnd who spent elk weeks
rue, prison for contempt OF court, wss connne