Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-23
cAMpBELL,s CASE.
'hr Matrimonial Troubles Of Il Form
YnnktNninn

!
! Ynnktonian.
Most of our readers will remember the
MIR. Campbell who came to Yankton as
Quartermaster Wheeler's clerk and re.
mained few months in the office of that
gentleman, The following, from the st,
Paul Pioneer-Press of the Dist inst, is a
brief sketch of his domestic career:
Q4intin Campbell, a young man who
lived IN st. Paul for about two wears, and
lett here last summer to accept posi-
tion IN the quarterlnaster's department
OF the army, which position he recently
lost, and is now living in Sioux City, Iowa,
has had some rather unfortunate matri-
monlal experiences. A graduate OF West
Point, and possessed of some little natu-
raj intelligence, he served for a few years
Ill the fifth infantry, and involuntarily
terminated his connection with the SER
vice and came to st. Paul, where he en-
tered the field of journalism on a small
scale. He became well known in this
city; and finally married al estimable
lady living here, After his departure
from st. Paul it was whispered that he
had wife living when he married in St..
Paul. but it was subsequently ascertain
ed that his wife had procured divorce
in st. Louis, just before his second mar
riage. On Saturday last Judge Wilkin
entered q decree annulling the second
marriage, on the ground Of fraud and
Misrepresentation on the part OF Camp
bell in procuring the st. Paul lady to
marry him. The wlfe's complaint, which
is not voluminous by any means, but
very iorcible nevertheless, recitcs that
she is resident OF st. Paul and has been
for the last five years; that in July 1919,
ut the special instance of the defendant
she promised to marry him; that he
tried to induce her to marry him
ut once, representing that he was
unmarried, and that he had never been
married; that she relying upon his
statements, promised to and did marry
him january 5, 1880, and up to the Sth
OF Juue last lived and cohabited with
INN; that the representations made by
Campbell were false, as, up to November
y, 1879, lie was and had been married
and that his wife procured q divorce
from him at that time in st. Louis; that
by the terms of said decree of divorce
the defendant, Campbell, was prohibited
from marrying again for period of five
years; that if plaintiff had known the
foregoing facts she would never ,have
married Campbell.
She did not discover the fraud that had
been perpetrated upon her unit, Sep.
tember, 1850; and that since such discov.
cry she has not lived or cohabited with
him.
Further complaining. the plaintiff
alleges that during the time she llveC
with Campbell he treated her in so crue
and inhnman a manner that her healtl
was and is seriously impaired, and thai
she could not now resume such relation.
without imperiling her life.
Mr.. Campbel's answer to the com
plainant consists Of an admission of til.
allegation that he married the plaintiff
As to other allegations, he asked that sh,
be required to prov each and every par
thereof.
Upon an examination of the paper.
Judge Wilkin promptly set aside the
marriage, and directed that the plaintiff
resume her maiden name.