Show 1 THE RUSSELL CASE The Count Details His Side of the Story r ROBERTS IN THE WITNESS BOX He Denies the Imputations Against llira Th Count Admits Ho Seduced Szveial Servant Girls LONDON Dec Interest in the great Russell Rus-sell separation case shows not the least sign of abatement When court opened this morning the room was densely packed with an eager audience Sir Charles Russell continued his presentation of the case for earl which was interrupted by the adjournment yesterday He declared the pititioner Countess Russell had not only exaggerated such facts as she brought forward but had suppressed others which she thought would be DETRIMENTAL TO HER CLAIMS Sir Charla ridiculed the idea that Russell pta pt-a pistol convenient for the purpose of shooting his wife The Quarrel between the earl and countess which occurred at Albemarlo hotel at the time they came up to London attend a levee was due not to the earls compelling the countess to act as valet to him as the countess testified but to the fact the earl refused re-fused to allow his wife to go to the Ascot races in the company of a man with whom he had every ground to forbid his wife to sociate Immediately upon the conclusion of Sir Charles Russells address he called THE FIRST WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE The witness was Prof Roberts mathematical cal master at Bath who was staying frequently at the residence of Earl Russell Prof Roberts Rob-erts made a very emphatic denial of ibe action imputed to him by tae countess in relation to the earl The letters that passed between the earl and Prof Roberts were then put in evidence dence to show the relations that existed between be-tween them Earl Russell followed the professor on the Hussel folowed stand Witness testified he never heard the slightest objection made to the presence of Prof Roberts in his house He witness objected ob-jected his wife going to a certain ladys house and based his objection on the fact that the lady was divorced Countess Russell was very much put out by his objections to her vie its to the ladys house and in a quarrel that followed witness said to her I you say such things you will soon bo sorry you married me The countess renlicd So I am sorry The earl declared he never insisted the countess should dress him I she had not requested him to allow her to dress him he would not have let her have done so He was very much attached to her and had tried to make things pleasant for her OBJECTED TO HER GOING TO ASCOT for the reason there were several persons there whom he did not wish her to meet With referenco to the charge that when the countess on one occasion asked him after a row for 25 and he ttuew her half a sovereign the earl said it was not true He was about to give her the money she had asked for when she said I dont want your dirty money The earl denied the countess statement upon the occasion when ho had written a letterto her solicitor complaining about her extravagance ho treated her in a brutal manner Sir Charles then drew from the earl his version of the bed room incident when the countess was found nude in a faint on the floor as testified by her maid The earl said after he and his wife retired he declared ho would not go to Lady Salburys owing to the refusal of the countess to go to Auebarley cottage the earls residence The countess got out of bed and fainted on the floor when she came to she THREW THE SOAP DiStTD HIM and made for him with the11 poker She threatened to throw herself out of the window if ho remained in tha room with her The earl declared the statements made by the countess that he left her and went to Prof Roberts bedroom bed-room was absolutely faise There was not the slightest reason to suggest any inpropriety between be-tween himself and Prof Roberts The earl admitted he once used the word barren in conversation with his wile but he only used it in fun He denied the cruelty to cats that had been attribhted to him Further questioned the earl stated he did not think his wifes health or nerves suffered during dur-ing her married life Her ailments were caused by unaccustomed restraints At this point Sir Edward Clarke representing represent-ing the countess asked the witness to give an instance ot unaccustomed restraints The earl replied one instance was his limiting his wife to six cigarettes a day Witness declared he was not unduly anxious to have a son He denied de-nied he had eversworn at his wife or called her a brute or beast He was much annoyed shortly after her marriage by learning many of the countess debts wore unpaid The earl stated he never kept his wife up in the nighttime night-time making up his accounts Once the countess coun-tess told him SHE WAS DAMNED SORRY SHE MARRIED HIM This closed the direct examination and Sir Charles Russell handed the witness over to Sir Edward Clarke for crossexamination Among the first questions put to tho carl which caused the audience to prick up their ears was when he referred to the earls conduct before his marriage and in reply to it the oarl admitted before he was married he had seduced servants but ho said he told Lady Mabel Scott his fiancee all the circumstances and sho found that no reason to discard him The earl said ho paid the Williams girl whom he ruined O down and had since paid herl a week The countess objected to his engaging a man servant named Moyso but he persisted in his determination to take him back saying Moyse was a good servant and not connected with the Williams girl Sir Edward Ed-ward Clarke drew out from the carl the admission admis-sion that he did not finish his college course at Oxford having been sent down on complaint of having written an improper letter Sir Edward Ed-ward To a man or woman The earl To a man I suppose I never saw the letter nor heard what was in it I left England for a time and went to America Sir Edwaad being through with tho witness Sir Charles Russell reexamined him Tho earl said Dr Jowett was master of Balllol college col-lege while he was there Havinn demanded but being refused an examination into the charge made against him in connection with the alleged improper letter witness had taken hid name off the books of the college Since leaving Balliol Dr Jowctt had invited him to visit there and had come to his wedding At this ponit the court adjourned The earl left the court by the side entrance thus escap iogthe crowd of roughs gathered outside to give him I reception |