The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-31
Mrs. Campbell Who Sued for
Divorce Falls TO Got Decree.
NEBRASKA GIRL CONFESSED.
This Upset Wlfs's Case and 0octM Iat-
mates That Hs viii Sue Those Whs
Consplud Against Hin.


lie confessed a verdict for Or. Robert r..
Campbell was returned yesterday in the
Supreme court, Brooklyn, in the suit for
divorce brought by Mrs. Helen T. Camp
bell.
Cora Belle Durham, a Nebraska girl,
who came 1900 miles 20 declare in open
court that she was guilty OF perjury and
as the correspondent named by Mrs.
Campbell has played false part. was lit
Tie less reJoiced az the finding of the jury
than DIR. Campbell
Il would rather be punished for telling
the truth than for telling a lie" she had
said.
The case attracted widespread atten-
tion when the suit was brought last Nav.
The Csmpbels came from Buffalo, where
they move in the best social circles. Both
have independent fortunes, and IL was in
the hope OF avoiding publicity that Mrs
Campbell established a legal rsidence in
Brooklyn so as to bring her suit there
WIFE AN HEIREss.
Mrs. Campbell was before her mar
riage Miss Helen Thornton, daughter
of Thomas Thornton. millionaire -four
merchant of Buffalo She and her sister
Mrs. John b. Sewal, inherited MIR. Thorn
tons fortune. She IL about 80 years old
Dr. Campbell is several years his wife.
senior and Is one OF the best known ply
sicisns in western New York.
When the case was called for trial on
May 20 George r. Waldo, counsel for
Mrs. Campbell, produced a deposition by
Miss Durham telling about her relations
with the defendant at the Derby hotel
In David City, Neb.
In his address to the jury Mr.. Waldo
SAID that DIR. Campbell left Buffalo Oct.
3, 1900 10 go TO David City TO see Mayor
Aldrich, who represented his real estate
interests in that place
Dr Campbell stopped at the Derby
ifotri, where cora Durham was employed
as an extra waitress, and firted with her
EN-sherin Derby, proprietor OF the hotel,
noticed II and spoke To her about IL. She
said IL was the doctors fault
On Oct s." the lawyer continued. "Mr
Derby started up the stairway at IL
O'Clock AZ night and when he reached the
second landing he ssw the door 10 DIR
Campbells room open and Miss Durham
came forth The next morning the de-
fendant left town without having seen
Mayor Aldrich about the sale of his nrop
erty.
Levi y. Naylor. associated as counsel
with Mr.. Waldo, then asked leave 10 read
the deposition by Miss Durham Philip
Carpenter, counsel for DR.. Campbell, as
tonished the attorneys for the plaintin
by objecting Miss Durham Is In court"
he said, and her oral testimony is better
than deposition"
Mayor Aldrich and Sheriff Derby. who
had come all the way from Nebraska 10
testify against -Br Campbell were az
founded when Miss Dunham approached
the bench. They believed her more than
a thousand miles away.
CONFESSED TO PERJURY.
Miss Durham testified that Sheriff
Derby told her he wanted her to get Or.
Campbell TO go 10 her room Il under
stood that the doctors wife wantsd
get a divorce" she swore and they
wished to catch him with her. knew
that | was doing wrong and that 7 was
staying AT the hotel for the purpose of
meeting the doctor. letter had been
written to me telling me when the doctor
would come TO David city. and i'm re-
sponse tn that 1 went there"
Miss Durham said that she had gone
10 DR.. Campbells room on the night in
question To ask him about a medical sub
ject, but that he had refused 10 pre-
scribe for her and she went away. She
had undertaken the long journey from
Nebraska with what little money she
could command 10 purge herself OF the
lie in her deposition. Justice Russell dis
missed the jury and ordered new trial.
When the case was called yesterday be-
fore Justice Garretson there was no re-
sporsr ur ttrr part uf Mrs. cEmpbFff- DR.
Campbell made a general denial OF his
wifes charges and after affidsyfts of
I'm David City had been sub
mitted the case was given TO the Jury
Dr Campbell was overioyed al the ver-
dict THE trouble 10 the result of my
wifc's insane jealouy," he said. MY pro-
fessional duties prevented me from pay
Ing the attention To which she believed
she WAS entitled. She would follow me
and note the time that I spent AT the
homes Of women patients and when re-
turned home. would ohide me for re-
with them so long This case
is far from being settled These perjury
and conspiracy matters vSl be thorough |
lv investigated"
Miss Durham is about - years old and
EX-Sheriff Derby and !
Mayor Aldrich are well known In Ne
5raska.