THE CRAWFORD-DILKE CASE. London, February 12.
The dhorce case, Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke, concluded today, when Sir Charles Dilke was acquitted by the jury of the charges brought against him. A Press Association message says: —The divorce case, Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke, has created a good deal of excitement, and the impression left on the public mind is that the facts contained in the allegation have not been disproved, but that the verdict obtained,wag simply a legal acquittal. Mrs Crawfords admissions were unsupported, and complete evidence was not produced by the petitioner's counsel. Acting on the advice of his counsel, Sir Charles Dilke did not present himself for examination. The Times characterises the result of the case as extraordinary, and the Pall Mall Gazette says that Sir Charles Dilke's promised refutation of the charges has not been given. The marriage has been dissolved;
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2123, 16 February 1886, Page 2
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145THE CRAWFORD-DILKE CASE. London, February 12. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2123, 16 February 1886, Page 2
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