The times., 1901-06-22
A WIFE's LIFE IMPERILED.
Her Husband Discharges Pistol
and Makes Threats, Ii Is Said.

William f. Campfeld, of 21S e Street
northeast, clerk in the Commissary
| Generals Office, at the War Department,
was arraigned in the Police Court yes
! terday on a charge of assaulting his
wife, Anna A Campfield. Upon demand
| ing a jury trial, he was released on $500
bonds for his appearance when wanted.
Campfield is a little man. who appears
| to be remarkable principally for his in
tense jealousy. He has frequently had
trouble in his house, and his wife stated
yesterday that had it not been for the
publicity attending such a course she
would have applied long ago for a di-
vorce. The trouble is said to have re-
suited wholly from the presence in the
house, when Campfield returned about
o'clock Thursday night, of a youth who
was there to deliver a note to Mrs
Campield, and who only exchanged a few
words with her. When he withdrew a
family fuss resulted. which lasted far
into the night, and waxed warmer as
CampfeId imbibed the contents of a
quart bottle which he kept in the side
board. The three children, all boys, the
oldest one not being over eight years old,
We're upstairs and Mrs. Campfield went
up TO care for them. Hoping TO avoid
further trouble she disrobed and prepared
to retire for the night
Campfeld called to his wife. and She
going to the head of the stairs, saw him
below with q big Smith & Wesson re-
yolver, in the handling of which he had
become expert while in the West. He
ordered her downstairs, but she refused to
go, and becoming enraged he fired two
shots from the weapon, but they few
wide of their mark and did no damage.
He then ascended the stairs and went
into the front room, into which she had
retired and was loudly calling for help.
AS he entered their two-year-oId son,
Frank, who had been aroused by his
mothers cries. called out Don't shoot,
papar Mrs. CampfieId succeeded in
getting the weapon from him. but was
beaten while so doing.
When Policeman Shipley responded to
the distress whistles of the neighbors he
found Campheld waiting for him at the
front door and placed him under arrest.
Il was then shortly before ! o'clock. AS
ne took the man to the patrol box he had
some difficulty with the prisoner who fell
On the concrete pavement and received
several scratches and bruises. Mrs.
Campfield telegraphed to her father, who
is a Brooklyn minister, and he may be
here today TO look after his daughter.
Campfield is about forty years old and
is a native Of Wakeman, Ohio. and was
appointed to the War Department from
that State about twelve years ago. He
has kept two loaded revolvers in the
house, and recently told his wife that
he was going to secure cartridges for a
third one, an Ole army pistol that he Sc
cured as a relic Of the Cuban war.
After his release on bond last night
Campiield returned to the little home
and is said TO have threatened to come
back about midnight and Kill the entire
family. You see they haven't done any
thing to me for what l did last night"
he is said TO have remarked Mrs
campheid appears 20 be stronger than
her husband, but she is greatly afraid
OF him and said that she would barri-
cade the house against him tonight 10
prevent him from entering the place