The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-02

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Mrs. Campbell. the Woman i'm the
Case.
Yes. 1 found them there she said,
land 1 should say 1 did have proofs.
l have been away in California since
last fall, and was not to return for
month yet, but l knew something OF
what was going on here and 1 came
home Unexpectedly last Monday night.
When I went out to our home at mid
night that night I found Mr.. McCabe
and that woman there (pointing to
Mrs. CampbelD in my room together.
I run her out of the house in her I'M
derclothes. My husband nearly beat
me to death that night. 1 still have
the bruises on my arms and body.
followed my husband down town today
and saw him and that woman enter
the Thompson building together. fol-
lowed them up to the third floor and
saw them enter room IA. Then I
phoned for the officers.
II know that he has been keeping
that woman out at my house good
part of the time the past few months
and carrying her meals to her. He
kept her in my room. I have warrants
for them both and shall prosecute
Them
Mrs. McCabe appeared greatly dis
turbed at her husbands disappearance
and asked the police if they were sure
they would catch him again When
Mrs. Campbell asked to be taken away
from the view of the public and the
turnkey took her out the west door of
the room, Mrs. McCabe started to her
feet at once. She had never taken her
eye off her husbands mistress while
they were in the room. Where are
you taking her?' she demanded of the
jailer. Upon being informed that the
prisoner would be at once turned over
to Matron Thorpe, the outraged wife
was partly satisfied. Her last injunc-
ton to the jailer was: Lock her up
tight, and turn the key good and sure"
When the jailer returned she asked
him If the prisoner was securely locked
uD.
short time after this Mrs. McCabe's
excitement over the successful capture
Of the lovers passed away. She no
longer smiled, but her face became
wan and sad. Her eyes, 1t could be
plainly seen, bore traces Of recent
weeping. Only her will power and the
fact that she was administering JUS
tice for her wrongs kept her up. Mrs
McCabe is a rather stout lady, and
comely of face and form. She appear
ed intelligent and refined behind the
actions caused by her intense excite
ment, and was neither loud nor hys-
terical. She was very determined,
however, and in deadly earnest. She
was the personifcation Of the indignant
wife administering Justice to her re-
calcitrant husband and the woman.
A roomer on the third floor Of the
Thompson building told the State
Journal man that Mrs. Campbell had
occupied room IA on that floor since
last fall. This person stated that Nc
Cabe came there very frequently with
Mrs. Campbell and spent the night
there That lately they had not occu-
pied the room SO often, being absent
days at a time. Tuesday morning
Mrs. Campbell returned to the room.
McCabe and the woman entered the
room together. Thirty minutes later
Mrs. McCabe and the officers arrived
on the scene. This eye witness stated
that in the struggle in the hallway
Mr.. McCabe resisted the officers in
an ugly manner. He struck Mrs. Nc
Cabe in the scuffie, Mr.. McCabe did. !"
When Mrs. McCabe returned with the
officer to get the woman she entered
the. room. Looking around the wife
have owned for 20 years" This wit
ness said that Mrs. McCabe called at
tention to several other articles or
furniture in the room and knick-
knacks that belonged to her and which
! she asserted that her husband had
| brought from their home to adorn the
room of his mistress with.
James McCabe is the son of the late
| Dr. F. s. McCabe, an eminent minis
! ter of this city, and is member of
| one of the prominent families Of Shaw
| nee county. He is also prominent
| club man. He was formerly city en-
| gineer here, and it was against him
| that the charges of the late grand jury
were directed in the charges of graft
| in the matter of city improvements.
4 Two years ago McCabe was found in
Mrs. CampbelPs room by the latter
husband one night and the city engi-
neer escaped out of window. Follow
| ing this episode Mr.. Campbell secured a
/ divorce from his wife. Last summer
| the pair were again caught together
| by Chief Eaton and Detective Judkins
| at a rooming house on Morris avenue.
| McCabe was ousted from his city Of
| flee when the present administration
came into power.
| Said Detective Sauls, speaking of
the arrest of McCabe at the Thomp-
son building: When McCabe came out
! of the door his wife was standing on
| the threshold. My. but she gave him
N.Y. you're slick, but you can't slide.
| came clear from California to do
thisi' She>struck him once or twice on
| the way to the station
! Mrs. McCabe also made the state
ment " lille in the hallway of the
| Thompson building that she had earn
/ ed the money herself with which she
made the trip back to Topeka from
| the Pacific coast.
| Mrs. Campbell was released Wed
nesday night on $500 bond for her ap-
| pearance in district court. Both Mrs.
Campbell and McCabe appeared before