LATE CABLE NEWS.
THE DILKE -CRAWFORD CASE. MRS CRAWFORD'S CONFESSION. AN INCOMPLENE ACQUITTAL. BRADLAUGH TO VISIT AUSTRALIA. . (AGE SPECIALS.) (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.") London, Feb. 18. j In thedivorce suit, Crawford v. Crawford, the petitioner had deposed to har- ' ing received anonymous letters accusing Sir C. Dilke of intimacy with Mrs Crawford. On his questioning his wife on the subject she confessed that co-respondent hud seduced her. The divorce was granted. Sir Chas. Dilke was acquitted of the charge of seduction laid againstliina by petitioner, on the ground that the confession' of Mrs Crawford was uncorroborated, the only witness who could have confirmed it being absent on the plea ofillness. Mr Bradlaugh intends to leave England on a visit to Australia/ at the end of the approachins 1 session of Parliament, If at that time there should be no reason to fear an early dissolution of the House of Commons. *■ .'
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1642, 23 February 1886, Page 4
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149LATE CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1642, 23 February 1886, Page 4
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