The Crawford-Dilke Case. Shocking Disclosures.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 163, 31 July 1886, Page 10

The Crawford-Dilke Case. Shocking Disclosures.

The London correspondents of the Australian papers send fuller details of the Crawford-Dilke case than we have already | received. A despatch of the 20th to the Melbourne "Age" Bay 3 :— " Evidence is still being taken in the divorce suit Crawford v. Crawford and Dilke. Yesterday, the respondent, Mrs Crawford, was in the w it-ness-box, and swore that the admissions she had made to her husband, the petitioner, aa to her having visited Sir Charle9 Dilko at his own house for improper purpeses, were quite true, and' in support; of her statement she gave a minute description of Sir Charles Dilke' a* bedroom. The respondent admitted that she was aware that Sir Charles Dike had previously been improperly intimate with her mother," Another despatch to the "Sydney Tde--graph " says :— " The respondent, Mrs Crawford, swore that Sir Charles Dilke aJmitted to her that * Fanny,' Mrsßogerson, and Mrs Smith were all his former mistresses. Mrs Ashton Dilke, 'sister to Mrs Crawford, gave evidence. < She deposed that Sir Charles offered the respondent an annuity provided Bhe retracted the charges she had brougkt against him. — Among other witnesses examined were some of the lodgers in the house where Mrs Crawford stated she committed adultery with Sir Charles. They all confirmed her statements, whicb were'likewise.corroborated by a former servant or Sir Charles." A cablegram of the 219b to the •• Sydney morning Herald" says:- "The evidence of Mrs Aehton Dilke, in the divorce case Crawford v. Crawford arid Dilke, confirms that given by her sister. The case is developing strongly, against Sir- Charles Dilke, who is accused of immoral relations with several of. his servants, maintaining a house ,of assignation. ," The judge is trying to prevent the publication of the diegustiDg details." , ,, t '* <4 -

It4S stated that gold in payable quantities has 9 been t found .near*. Hampderi, .l About 25 miles south of 'Oamaru,'bn^Mr Kitcheuei'd, run. 1 j Men^have'iKeen^proßJ^otiogJin locality for eopae time. : Steps' ore to be\ taken to have the locality deolored a gold--field. ; :; "