, 1876-02-07
TRAGIC AFFRAY.
4 Divorced Husband Undertakes a
Scheme Of Revenge upon III
Successor.
uo Attacks Him In Tho Dark, and d
Shot. Dead,

AT 1915 this morning a dospcrats and fats
affssy occurred ut No. 1s2 Wseson Bsscot Ia
which man named Ed Campbotl MAS ahot dead
by John uosch. As usual \ wotnsu waa ,bt
causc Of tho tragedy, yet sho avors II M
dono In Rolf-lefenBc. Bono two yean
ago tho domestic infellc'tles which Ah
prevailed bc.uocn Campbell and his vito ws,a
mado tho aub1oct Of IN appeal to ths ooarts, snd
decroe Of separation ras after duo pio
cosa Of law, rendered. boon after Ala
Campbell WAS untoa lp marriage with Hsaeb;
and to-day nournn tho fato to which ehe l.a,
beon committed. bsneo the tnarrisgo with ucash
by Campbell. who avAl1ed himself Of cvoTy On.
poriunity tllas presented itself to troak her In
manhor Tint WAS chtultlatoi TO provoke her dsl,ke
and aronao tbs ire Of her husband Tbs scene OF liz
the first tloor Of which In occupied by 11each tnd
lila family. the nppcr Story bong allotted to
fnn1tly nhrnosl Obey. John atoore, tho landlord
onscflnG in tho roar. Lust evening a. ocloet
Campbell visited tho premises md interroga.ed
Moore M to the whereabouts Of Mrs. Ho.ch.
Tho object Of his Inquiry happened TO bo hbsepi
ylsiting H. relation. and remarknK shai
ho "on'd cali again departed. i1o fulfilled hl.
keops saloon On IIaIstcd street, had not yos
returued home, aud Campbell took up hls quar-.
tcrh In an outhouao. on tho Premises to .azall
!,sssa ''ss thess slo's s' n.e', audi s"s. sss ae'ss
to the door to ascertain rho carse
was met by hcr husband. who, unknown to an5
one, had arrived: 11o told her what 10 had dona
sram @aoh ~ tbs 'Ga Soo6 6'Isd ksheG T n srss sS
and asked lsos to aseas him III dressing hs
won,!t This Bho did, aud insistel that Ls
should either remain or proeeed to ths
tsttoa ssaa opd ,se.ds s,5s91 himself btu n
aud. stating that he would 20 to a surgeon, leti
tho house. Ollera who wqro in Nh adjoining yard
relate that &loir attention MAS altrnctod By
M altorcatlon in tho inclosu:o nttaohcd u
out. house, "TiI fix you now, Tou -" aftet
which tho ti1iug took place. of!lcot LoUortsou,
who uhs travelling that boat. hoard she reports
Of four hhotn. ho says, and haBtenod With ii.
pqos s'e oa to ns iea e f3 2.S SSs s @ hs
search found campbell lyins unier stairway
loading from tho second-s:osy to the yard. gasp
lug Tor breath and ovdoeosly IN tho throca
| OF dooth. 1Io procured o light. which
Was ossily obtuined, as the ncighboIa had heard
tho shots and uere thu alert Of to tho cause,
and found tho deceased doubled up, thu
blood ooziug from . wonnd9in the left
q int.r7sla. DF, Haas WA sannoasdd
to to- respond death enauod. Tho - Officers then hen
turned their attention to aoouring tic murderer.
Gnt nB HAL lied lilo acef1o, hHQ ~
O'Clock this morning had not boon tnkon
Mrs, ueac1 waa tnksu to tlo Chicago Avonua
Station, Ullere gho related tho foregoing account
/ to TIE Tribune reporter: 6ho Is q connolly ap.
pcariug woman Of pleasing address, about 50
yoars OF age, and told her 6tory Of
| tho ttials, abusc. and tnsuta aho bad
boon Obliged to Endure from Campbell ID a man
/ nor thst carried conviction to those
who hoard hcr. Campbell is said
| to have been drunken, ahifsIesu
brute. tho onomy OF al who differed from him,
| and particularly OF the woman who was formerly
| lliH vito. His body was takon to tho Morgue,
| whore an inquest will DO hold to-day.