The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
James +. McCabe, City Engineer,
in Embarrassing Position.
F.A. Campbell Makes Sensational
Charges.
NAMES CITY OFFICIAL.
Charges Him With Nrecking
Home.
NAMES CITY OFFICIAL.
Tried to XIII McCabe But Re-
vOlver Didn't Work.

A divorce case, which will be SEN
sational to the extreme. is being pre-
pared today and will be fled either
this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
The principals in the case are f. A.
Campbell. a sign painter, who lives at
200 Quincy street. and his wife. The
most sensational feature is that as CO.
respondent in the suit is James Nc
Cabe, city engineer. Behind it all is
a disgusting story of wrecked home.
the finding of an unfaithful wife with
her lover. and the fight of the man
across the city clad only in his night
clothes. Campbell himself told the
story in detail today. He said:
IT would like to keep this quiet If
I could. It will not help me to have
it become public, but it viii have to.
as am preparing divorce proceed
ings against my wife. Therefore it is
impossible to keep it a secret. The
facts are these: For some time have
suspected my wife of associating with
Jim McCabe. Last Friday night I
came within five minutes of catching
them together. He has been making
meeting place of the Eagles lodge.
One of the oaths taken by members of
families of brother members. He met
my wife at that lodge and made dates
with. her. I have the assurance of a
lot of members of the lodge, Of which
both myself and McCabe are mem
bers, that he will be dismissed from
the lodge
Saturday afternoon I noticed that
my wife was figuring out something.
She seemed too solicitous about get
ting me to North Topeka, where l am
one of the managers of the North To-
peka Athletic association Therefore
I kept tab on her, and at 10 o'clock
Saturday night learned that she vas
! in a room in the rear of the third
/ floor of the Webb building, over my
/ shop on Kansas avenue. I went there
/ prepared to kill Jim McCabe. I was
! excited and in a killing mood. I went
to the room. carrying a revolver, and
/ wearing a pair of slippers to deaden
/ the sounds of my footsteps. I listened
at the door and recognized the voices
/ of my wife and McCabe. Seeing a
/ stepladder at the door in the hall. ]
/ raised it to the transon of his door.
/ climbed up and smashed the glass
! out Then I crawled through and
/ dropped to the floor In doing so I
I cut my hand fearfully on the Jagged
/ edges of glass which still remained in
I the transom sash. As ] dropped to the
floor I drew my revolver, and tried to
I shoot McCabe- Ny right hand was sc
I bloody that the revolver slipped from
my grasp and dropped to the floor.
McCabe ran by me clad only In his
I Undertaking. opened the door and
escaped The door had a spring lock
J and he fastened it behind him. Before
could recover my revolver and oper
the door he had jumped down stairs
and out Of sight. I returned to tbs
I room and beat my wife in the face
She begged me to let her of and take
her home. 7 was in that room with her
an hour before I finally took hei
home.
'McCabe's clothing was in the room
vent through them and got what
4 considered evidence. also kept hi.
trousers, and threw his other clothe:
out OF a back window into the alley
That IS about all. 7 am going t.
get divorce. and think I am en-.
titled to It, It is one of Tnanv. occur,
rences between McCabe and my wife
she has confessed all to me since sat.
urday night
4 am going to name him as co
respondent in nv suit for divorce. sant
} ofer enough evidence to make good.
Both of Campbell's hands are badI
} injured by the glass he encountered
while climbing through the transopls o
the room on the third floor of IN,
webb building. He is perfectly cain
today. and evinces no further desir,
to Kill McCahe, but admits that h,
{ wanted to kill him at 10 o'clock sat
urday night