The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-13
A QUEER NEWPORT SENSATION.
A Woman Processes to Be in Dread
of Her Husband.
And Claims That There In a PloS
to Deliver EBer Body to fhe
Medical College.

There is great excitementin Newport tIIis
morning over singular sensation last night.
the actors in which were A. c.. Raipe, the
real estate agent on York street, DR.. Ben
Chambers and his wife.
DR.. Chambers wife is pretty little
blonde, and is the divorced wife of Mr..
Barrett, formerly stock actor at Woods
Theater.
Last night about 10 o'clock while the rain
was falling in torrents Mr.. Raipe, who was
at his office, was surprised by visit from
female thickly yelled.
Mr. Chas. Raipe, who was present, wasrc-
quested to retire, as the lady said her busi-
ness was of private nature, and was with
his brother, Mr.. VIM. Raipe
The veil being thrown aside the visitor
was found to be Mrs. Chambers, who pro-
ceeded to relate very singular story. and
begged him to save her from her husband
She went on to relate to Mr.. Raipe thai
she had discovered plot to murder her.
and take her body to the Medical College.
and that her husband was the principal ac.
tor in the affair.
She said she had come in possession of q
letter from him to q medical student i'm
Cincinnati, in which he said he would
choroform her and then deliver the body
to him at the Medical College. She seemed
terribly agitated, and said to him franti-
cally:
"You see am not insane. am of sound
mind, and know what am talking about
She then begged Mr.. Raipe to protect her
by at once notifying the police. as the plot
was to be consummated at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Chambers was absent from home. and
she returned there saying to Mr.. Raipe, "a
she left, "You know l would not leave my
child and come here on such night as tiis
without some terrible cause"
Mr.. Raipe proceeded to the office of Chief
Cottingham and related the story to him. !
The Chief then selected seven policemen
and proceeded to the residence of Chambers.
179 York street, and posted the officers SO a
to guard every entrance to the house. Mr..
Rape also went 10 the house and Knocked
at the door.
Mrs. Chambers put her head out OF the
window and said "The plot will not be al
tempted tonight, but come and see ms TO-
morrow"
The officers, after waiting an hour, all
left except two, who were given orders 10
guard the place till morning. II. !.
The affair, as far as known, creates ereat
excitement, but there has been little heard
of it outside of police circles and the imsns.
diate friends of those concerned. There arr
any number of theories about the affair, the
most plausible one being that Chambers a1a
his wife had row. and that in her despes-
alton to get even she concocted this storx.
Chambers this morning seems aImost
wild with excitement, and denies that there
is any truth in the story.
The parties have been living in Newpors
about two years, having previously lived
in Dayton, KY. They removed from there
under something of cloud, and afterwani
lived while in Cincinnati.
Chambers is well connected and is man
of decided talents himself, but has never
been very successful In his undertakings.
He at one time played small parts at tis
Grand Opera-house and was also connected
with the business department of the COM
mercial