Show TOO MUCH WET Overilows in New York and New Jersey 4 ec MORE WATER THAN SINCE 1857 The London Sroli General Hancock Blown to Pieces Unngd Iba Crawford Divorce Ktc The Crawford Divorce LONDON February 12The trial ot the divorce case of Donald Crawford agams this t-his wife in which Sir Charles DUke Ir co nspondent began today Great interest in-terest is felt in the case and the courtroom court-room was crowded when it was called Duke arrived early and took his seat in the courtroom without being recognized re-cognized by most of the people iu attendance Chamberlain presided t ofiuti local government board and many gentlemen prominent in official and Oiiiil life were present The case being announced petitioners counsels counsel-s at d that the first intimation his clien had of his wife unfaithtulness was 01 i receipt of several anonymous letter the writer of which warned Crawford t o beware of the member from Chtl sea Uilke Crawford thtretipMi made an investigation into his wife b habits and found she had been corres piiding with one Captain Forst > r Thb niensi ne had condoned Receiv we further anonymous letters Crawford taxed his wife with infidelity She admitted her guilt and mad a full confession She said she hat slept two nights In the same bed with Sir Charles Dilke His attention to her she said had commenced directly after her marriage He protessed to admire her because of her resemblance to her mothur The wife of the petitioner peti-tioner attributed the anonymous letters to the vindic ivenes of her mother Petitioners case rested solely on his wifes confession The servants of Crawfords household counsel said would give evidence showing that their mistress had been absent from home 01 the nights she stated she had slept with DUke Petitioner Crawford was called to the witness stand and gave testimony supporting the statements of his counsel fPorn dtas oh sel Crawford ide he had been startled by his wife asking him whether he would forgive her if she had been unfaithful to him His wifes sister had been shown the anonymous jetti rs and had agreed that they were in the handwriting of their mother li her confession witness said Mrs Crawford Craw-ford had declared that Dilke had compelled com-pelled her to enter a bed with canny his mistress Sir Charles himself 1 > ing beside them He then told bur again hTRcetoh h Ifei how much she was like her mother Counsel for petitioner submitted evidence evi-dence against Mrs Crawford but submitted sub-mitted note ag i tat Dilke The court granted Crawiord a divorce from hi wife and dismissed the charges against I Sir Charles Dilke |