The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-25
GIaseT Named as Correspondent
by n. Y. City Officer.
SERVANTS GIVE TESTIMONY,
Strong Effort Made 10 Prevent Publicity,
but II Was Defeated BY Justice McAdam,
Who Ordered Papers Unsealsd.

beriain John III. Campbell yesterday Sc
cured from Justice McAdam OF the SUI
prcme court a decree OF absolute divorce
from Anna NJ. Campbell. because OF her
alleged misconduct with Ferdinand Gla-
ser a cleIk OF the supreme court.
The evidence In the case was heard by
ex-Judge Charles Donahue. and IL was
upon his report that Justice McAdam
signed the decree. Because OF the prom
inence OF the parties and the nature Of
much or The testimony. every effort was
Jlade TO have the facts kept from the
public
When the papers and the decree were
handed down TO City Clerk Mccall yes
terday they were accompanied by an or
der signed by Justice McAdam directing
that everything save the decree be sealed.
JUDGE BREAKS SEALS.
This occasioned much surprise among
those familiar with Justice McAdams
well-known policy of having tho light OF
publicity thrown ON all court proceed
ings. When his attention was called TO
his order sealing the papers he imme-
diately stated that IL was due 10 a mis-
apprehension. and promptly ordered the
clerk u unseal all the papers and ex-
hibits.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were married
April ~. lsSZ. at ST. Stephens cnurch.
but their married life was unhappy, and
in ioyi articles Oh separation between hus-
band and wife We're drawn up and signed.
Under this agreement Campbell was 10
pay his wife 500 a month ON which TO
live. second agreement. however, was
drawn up and signed, by which Campbell
consented To pay his wife 5000 cash and
Also TO allow her SlOO month, 10 cease
should he be divorced arr marry agatn
or should she be divorced from him.
VvTEE AfIr,rrc or .ctrp
The gist of CampbelPs story is that
wIile he was providing for his wife she |
was introduced TO Glaser in 1897 in a |
saloon on Fourth avenue by Mrs. Mary |
Louise Hall. whose mother keeps board |
ing house at No. l05 East ThIrty-first |
street. At that time CHASER was out of |
work.
Mrs. Campbell was living at No III |
East Twenty y-ninth street, and the evil |
uence tended TO show that she helped |
CHASER financially. even 20 the extent OF |
paying bis room rent, and that she called |
nearly Issry every every day to see Chaser or Mrs.
HALL The deputy city chamberlains |
wife, IT was said. used TO bring Glaser
his breakfast almost every morning and
went directly to his room.
subsequently there was a falling out
between Mrs. Hall and Glaser and Mrs.
Hall became one OF the strongest wit |
nesses on the trial against Mrs. Campbell. |
Mrs. Hall swore that Mrs. Campbell had |
a pass key 10 the house and kept a gown |
IN Giasers room, I'm which she spent "A /
large part OF each day.
In October, 1898. Mrs. Campbell took a 1
fiat at No. % Manhattan avenue. accom- |
panied by Glaser and Mrs Campbelrs /
mother. They all three lived there to-
Campbell and Glaser went TO reside at |
No. Is White Plains avenue. Williams |
bridge. Here they have since resided.
ONLY A "BoARDER." THEY SAID
Both Glaser and Mrs. Campbell con-
tended that he was merely a boarder I'm
Mrs. Campbell's household. but there |
was great mass of Testimony. on the
part OF coachmen. maids and other ser
wants that Mrs. Campbell and CHASER |
were on exceedingly friendly terms and 1
were accustomed to coming down to the
dining room each morning. she In her |
night robe and he In his pajamas, where
they would make and drink milk punches
Considerable testimony was given as TO
the original cause OF the disagreement
between Campbell and his wife one
allegation was that Campbell objected to
the association OF his wife with a woman
known as Jessie Ferris. but who Is now
dead Mrs. Campbell. when on the wit
ness stand. was closely questioned as 10
this woman. whom she said she knew.
did you ever know her to be a COM
panion of Charles Delmonico?"
Il know Charles Delmonico visited
her." she replied, and added that she
first met Charles Delmonico at Mrs Fer
yis' apartments. No. 24O Fifth avenue
When Glaser became a supreme court
Nlcrk nt opidlntu a SdldIN OF e1UVN a year. 1
The evidence showed that at this time
Mrs. Campbell increased her living ex-
penses largely. She had a flat costing
$40 a month. in contrast to S2l a month
she had previously been paying
BOUGHT HIM A CART.
1t was shown that sf1r had purchased
q number OF things for CHASER, including
a cart, and that he had made her a
present OF a beautiful pearl-shaped dia-
mond ring. which she wore In court dur
ing the trial
Mrs. Campbell swore that she became
Interested in CHASER as a friend and that
no paid her so month for his board and
slOU year for the use OF the barn at the
williamsburg place.
Asked about certain improper pictures
her husband found In her hat box, Mrs
Campbell said they were given In her
charge temporarily by a friend This
friend had brought them from Paris
Mrs. Minnie l. Glaser. the correspond
ents wife, testified against her husband
and Mrs. Campbell She said she Was
separated from her husband
Mrs. Margaret Coe gave some interest
ing testimony about Mrs Campbell's at
tention 70 Glaser while he was a resident
OF Mrs. Halls house. and OF her assid-
1lity in preparing for him warm break
fasts. She and Mrs. Campbell had words
because the latter insisted on cooking
IA M clODa the range for Elaaar