THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY. Campbell Divorce Case. REVOLTING EVIDENCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 182, 11 December 1886, Page 4

THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY. Campbell Divorce Case. REVOLTING EVIDENCE.

London, November 26. Tek Campbell divorce case eommeueed today ( In this action there are cross suitp. The principals are Lord Colin Campbell (the son of the Duke of Argyle, and the •brother of the Marquis of Lome), and his •wife. Lady Colin Campbell. The " Camptell scandal," as thie caeo ia called, first came before the notice of the public about threo years ago, when Lady Colin Campbell applied for a judicial separation. The application of her ladyship •was tried in camera, but it was publicly announced that the grounr'i for the application were the gross misconduct) of Lord Colin Campbell, his marital infidelity and neglect. Lady Colin Campbell succeeded in 80 far substantiating the charges made against her husband that a judicial separation was granted. Thie order Lord Colin sought, on several occasions?, to have B3t aside. In theso attempts be failed. From that tirao Lord and Lady Colin Campbell have lived apart Subsequently to the order for the judicial reparation, Lady Colin Campbell obt mod what was alleged to be proof of Lord Colin having outraged his matrimonial relatio ahip-*, and a suit for a divorce was entered by Lady Colin. Two days afterwards Lord Colin Campbell entered a petition for divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery and misconduct. When the suit of Lord Colin was entered, it was stated that thu Prince ot Wales was to be made a co-respondent. The allegation as to improper relationships having oxisced between the Prince of Wales and Lady Colin Campbell rea r ed mainly upon the evidence eaid to be cor.taintd in letters which the Prince was stated toha^e written to Lady Colin Campbell. But as tho lottery that have ceen foucd do not cor.ebrate the allegation. The Prince of Wales' n^mo has been withdrawn from the suit Mr Randolph Want is tho solicitor acting on behalf of Lord CoHd Campbell, Sir Charlea R.us?ell is the leading counsel ior Lady Coliu Campbell. The case is arousing greater interest than has any other social event ever yet brought" before thu English law couits. O.i the cafe being called for hearing, it wa^ decided that a? LaHy Colin Campbells petition was filed two days beforo the petition of Lord Colin Campbsll, her ladyship'? <ja=e «hould be fir3t tried. Sir Charles Russt.ll. iv orjoniag the case on behalf of Laiy Colin Campbell, delivered a long and able speech, in tho cou^s of which ru> uvuie some mast 1 evoking ch^r^e. aga'n=t Loid Colin Camnbell, which charges? he sai.l he should, by unque^ionoble r— tirnony, prove right up to the very hilt, hlo =aid tb'ir the conduct of Lord Colin Campb-jll had been disgusting and dngr.icsui! in the extrc-mo. In consequence ot his vilo concuct O o alarming became the condition of L^dy Colin Campbe'l, a 1 * weli a? thai of her husband during: their honeymoon, that a specially trained hospital nurse had to be engaged to be constantly in attendance upon them. vVhen Lady Colin Campbell obtained tho judicial separation, Lord Colin openly vowed vengeance agiinet hor, and threatened her ladyship that he would spare neither money, ?oeial position, nor influence to rake from the very gutter ovidence calculated to irietricvably injure her fair fame Soon after this Lady Coliu Campbell went to Paris, aud there lived wi^h her mother. Lord Colin followed his wife, and tried by every mean 3 in hi:* power to secure evidence against her. He even went so far a3 to try to induce the police to arre*t Lady Colin Campbell on * charge of leading a dissolute IKe although at the veiy Hm-j ho knew that her ladyship was leading a epat lesa life, and was living wirh her mother. Lord Colin Cairpbell had, however charged his wife with having improper re 2ations with the Duke of Marlbo'Cigh.Cjtpt. Shaw, tho chief of the London Fire Brigade, Colonel Butler, the husband of ".Mies Thompson," the painter of the "Roll < all," Dr. Bird, and other? ; but he (Sir Cnarlee Russell) would bo able to dit-prove tlnse charges. Lady Miles was the first witness called, and testified to having seen Loid Colin Campbell in the act of irjtideluy with a housemaid named Watson, who wae one of the servants of Lord and Lady Colin Campbell. Lady Miles did not reveal the knowledge of Lord Colin'3 misconduct until after he had maligned the character of his •wife, who wae, Ludy Miles knew, innocent of the charge 3 made against hor. At the close of Lady Miles's evidence the case was ndjourned.