New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
MRS. darlington
ADMITS ONE KISS
Gave Him Single Caress on Top
Of His Bald Head
CALLS IT HARMLESS ACT
Wife, Who Also is Seeking Divorce
RcciteS Long Tale OF Abuses at
Hands of Her Irritable Hus-
band.


Walsh Darlington testified today that
she kissed her brother-in-law, Camp
bell Darlington. Just once. She told
OF the incident when cross examined
in the divorce suit in which Colonel
Edward c. Darlington named in his
brothers suit as correspondent. Mrs.
Darlington also asks for divorce.
When asked il she ever had kissed
Campbell, who is here ready to tes-
tify voluntarily in behalf OF his sis
terin-la law. Mrs. Darlington at first
said no" Then she amended:
"Oh, yes ] did. must be accur-
ate about this"
She then said that once, when the
colonel was asleep and Campbell
was sitting in the next room. she
tip-toed out and kissed Campbell on
the top OF his bald head.
1t was merely harmless and i'm
pulsive act, she said.
Under cross-eNaminatlor much OF
the testimony already given was
gone over again. Mrs. Darlington
was asked if she ever objected to
the colonel's hunting trips
No. it wouldn't do any good" she
answered.
Afraid OF the Colonel.
She had refused in 1926 TO come
to Chicago to live with the fiery COL
onel. because, she declared. she was
afraid he would kill her.
Warren Walsh, OF Buffalo. her
brother, was called and testified
about the appearance OF the colonel
in Mrs. Carrington's New York
apartment after he and Campbell
had a fight on the street in which
the colonel broke his cane over
Cam pbell's head.
Not Alone Together
Walsh said he left the apartment
in New York Is minutes before the
colonel arrived. after the Gaming
and that Mrs. Darlington and
Campbell had not been alone to-
gether.
Frank Mininger. son-in-law of
Mrs. Darlington. testified that on
Monday, the day of the Gaming. he
left the hospital where a baby was
born TO Mrs. Mininger the previous
saturday. and went to the Caring
ton apartment, arriving about
1925 n. m.
He met the colonel with blood
on his arm, in the hallway, ac-
companied by a man Mining,r then
knew as DAILY, who proved to be
the colonel's investigator. Fred
Dege
Mrs. Darlington. wearing a blue
corduroy bathrobe and slippers.
her hair pushed back. and appar-
emily with cold cream on her face.
was in the doorway and appeared
excited. Mininger said.
The witness testified that he be-
lievcd the colonel had attacked
Mrs. Darlington, and that he started
toward the colonel, but that Mrs.
Darlington said. Never mind.
everything's all right"
The colonel and his companion
then left. Mininger said
Tales of Brutality
That the colonel beat her and
her mother using his cane and his
fists was the testimony OF Elinor
Synder, Mrs. Carringtons eldest
daughter by her first marriage. 1t
occurred at Saranac inn on March
i6, 1926. Elinor said.
The colonel, firing his revolver
and waving 1t. came out OF the
woods shouting. Pm going to find
my brother Campbell"
Mrs. Darlington asked him TO be
quiet. that her mother had n
stroke, Elinor said.
II suppose III get a bill from an
undertaken soon" she said the
colonel rctorted.
The colonel called her vile
name. the young woman testified,
and she and her mother both
slapped him. He then struck her
and also knocked her mother down.
she said.
She summoned doctor and
finally the colonel washed blood
from his hands and left.