Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-25
ACINCINNATI SCANDAL.
Something Like a Plot to Ruin an
Innocent Woman. a 5a
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Col. 0zro ]. Dodds, the husband
of the lady whose name has been
made a mark for infamous tongues
to rail at, is well-known. in this city
as an able lawyer and a politician
Of note. He has represented Ham
ilton county in the Legislature, and
one Of the Congressional Districts
in the House of Representatives,
besides holding other Offices in the
gift Of the people. His wife is a
daughter Of Hon. Charles N. Lami-
son, ofLima, Ohio, a former member
of Congress, and a fellow-campaign-
er during the late war with Col.
Dodds. 1t was while at Washing
ton with her father during his term
as representative that Miss Lami-
son, then beautiful and accom-.
plished young girls first met and
formed the attachment for Col.
Dodds, which ended in her becom-
ing his wife. The Colonel was a
widower at the time, his first wife
having been Miss De Silva, Of
Brooklny, N. Y, Since their mar
riaga the present Mrs. Dodds and
husband have lived in this city, on
Walnut Hills, uutil about a year
ago,when they broke up hcusekeep-
ing. Mrs. DoddS has since then
lived sometimes at her parents
home, and sometimes with her hus.f
band, accompanying him to Wash
ington, Columbus aud other places
where his business called him. Her
character until her husbands un-
founded jealousy first aroused sus-
picion against her, has always been
unassailable, although his has not
been exactly like that Of C@sar's
wife, above suspicion. He has al
ways ben a bon vivant and has
frequently gone to his home in a
beastly state ofintoxicatiou, con-
duct on his part which has been the
source Of much unhappiness to his
young wife. His jealous watching
and spying of her movements ol
late at length caused her to seek the
shelter Of her parental home, and
this last attempt of himself and
friends to blacken her reputation
will probably be the cause of heI
bringing a suit in the divorce courts.
On hislpart, it is said, a suit .fol
divorce will be Immediately insti.
tuted, and Hon. Stanley Matthew;
has been retained as his counsel,
Col. Dodds has for sometime past
been endeavoring to collect proof
of his wife's in6delity, and recent
trip she made to Portsmouth on th,
Bonanza and another to Dayton,
Ohio, on both of which she was &C
compauied bya young man named
Charles Campbell, are said to AFFORD
him all that is needed. vas
: Young Campbell, who is a son 0
Charles Campbell, of the firm O
Lewis & Campbell, former powde
merchants of this city, also reside
+ on Walnut Hills, and his conduct
} in this affair has shown him up a
a miserable hound, a cowardly pimr
who is either paid to act the par
5 he is taking in this matter, or els
to crafty his own vanity, has place,
0 in jeopardy the reputation Of a viz
1 tuouslwoman who treated him as an
0 lady would treat gentleman anC
D nothing more. By his own ad
t missions he had followed this wo
Q man around for the sole purpose O
{ enjoying her society, and most like
1 ly mistaking her motives, judgin
b them by his own base nature, ha
4 by his own act placed her in a
n equivocal position. On her trip t
q Portsmouth he went aboard tn
' boat and registered under an as
D sumed name, and accompanied hei
which fact coming to her husband
ears he is said to have put detec
tive to work to watch his move
d ments, in hope of finding som
o proof of her infdelity. An Oper
y ing soon presenting itself for Mrs
It DOdds going ODaytOu. This pup
e took on himself to follow her, an,
. the lady, seeing nothing more thai
o accident in the chance meeting