The daily Republican., 1902-12-04
SAYS MILLIONAIRE
INFLUENCED WIFE
William Campbell Charges
John L. Mills With Aliena-
.tion of fSpouse's Affection.
MARRIED And LIVED HERE
She Left After Four Days
Bliss Because Her Hubby
Hadn't as Much Mon
ey as Mills.

circus man. Of Frankford. to recover
100000 damages fron. John L. Mills
the President Of tue International
Marine Railway and Shipping Com.
pany of Camden, N. j.. on the charge
Of alternating the affections OF his
wife, Pauline.
According to the story told by
Saudberg, Heymau and Ephraim. at
torneys for Campbell, he was mar
ried on Nov. 18th last 10 this city 10
Miss Pauline Peters, who had been
Mills housekeepsr at his handsome
Oak Lane home.
The couple went to live at POS
West Twelfth street, this city, with
Mrs. e. l.. Thomas, a SISTER Of Mr. =.
Campbell, aud for the first day or
SO were most devoted couple.
PERSONAL CAUSED BREA CH.
On the NOR ming Of Novem5e DER 22nd,
only four days after0the marriage
a personal advertisement was ia
serted in a newspaper by Camp
bells attorn eys claim, Mills.
Mrs Campbell, they say, after
reading this advertisement, told
her husband that she intended
leavlng him. She sent word to IN
express company local! aud remove
her trunks.
Campbell engaged private de-
tective of Wilmington to keep
q watch on his wife, Later in the
day an expressman called and the
trunks were shipped to Philadel-
phia. They were traced by the de-
tective, it is alleged, to the suburb
an home of John L. Mills, at Seven
,ty-first avenue and Broad street,
Oak Lane.
FOLLOWED HIS WIFE.
Mr.. Campbell himself followed
his wife when she left Wilmi mington.
She was seen to meet Mills, Camp.
bell says, at Broad Street Station
and afterwards to dine with him
at down town restaurant. Later
she and Mills took a cab and were
driven to the Oak Lane residence,
where it is claimed, she has been
living every since.
AT Campbel's home here a careful
search Of the bureau drawers aud
closets brought forth a number of
letters said to have been written to
his wife by the defendant. together
with a bank deposit book 10 the
name Of "Pauline Mills" and a
clipping of personal advertisement
in a morning newspaper Of the date
Of November 22nd, which was the day
his wife left him. The personal
read: "Polly. return; all will be for
given signed, Your john
Campbell now charges that the
millionaire wasclandestinely paying
attentions to his wife, whom he in
fuenced to leave the modest home
in Wilmington for the much more
sumptuous dwelling in Oak Lane
and discard her husbands love for
the defendants wealth.
Mrs Campbell is nearly 81 years
old and is said to have known Mills
for number of years. Her hus-
band says that she was formerly q
waitress in restaurant in the CEN
tral section or Philadelphia.
DEFENDANT wELI.-KNowN MAN.
- Mills is one of the best known men
IN shipbuilding circles in the United
States He is widower, IS years
old. His shlpyard is situated at the
foot of Fifth street, Camden, N. j.
/. William J. Campbell, who has
brought the suit against the wealthy
lives shipbuilder, with his mother at
ib0S Church street, Frankford. He
is 2S years old and his occupation
is that of ticket seller in a circus.
a Mr.. Mills could not be seen last
night. AT his Oak Lane residence |
1t was said he was out of town.
LOCAL ATTORNEY INTERESTED.
Julian G. Walker, local attor.
ney, was made acquaint ed on We'd
nesdav of last week of Camp bells
family troubles. On that day tn.
young man, who is refined and in.
telligent, called at Mr.. Walkers
office and asked him 10 60 with him
tol2O6 West Twelfth street. where
Mrs. Campbell when not enter.
tanning a jolly party of friends
around table, was engaged
in packing hor personal be-
longings preparatory to leaving the
city. She would not say, however, |
where she was going. Mr.. Walker
inquired why she had determined to
leave Campbell.
ION, before we were married he
told me lie had plenty of money,
but l have since found out that he
has none,' was her reply.
10 MI. Walker, Campbell said
he had been married here QUE week
previously by the Rev. James l..
Nichols.
! A: the time Mr.. Walker called
tie West Twelfth street house he
A.'t among other persons, Fred A.
Rex. u member of the Camden N. J.
bar, who sald he was there in the
interest'of N. Suclienburg s. Com.
pany OF Philadelphia. from whom
Mrs. Campbell, while Miss Peters
had bought bill of goods to the
amount Of s40O. These, however,
were charged to Mills Mr.. Rex
also said he represented the mil.
lionaire shi pbnilder.
1t being impossible to obtain from
Mrs. Campbell any clue as to where
.he was going to send her personal
Detongings. Mr.. Walker advised
to employ the detective
which was done with the result az
told previously.