New-York tribune., 1908-06-04
GIVES LIFE FOR son
HTsB4ND KILLS WIFE.
n.est Holds Slayer Uhie He Id
ministers Extreme Cnction.

bs- mother love as much her hus-
n~,,talitv that killed Mrs. Caroline Camp
tanc -icl,t The son. whose life she had
-.s from the onslaught Of his infuriated
ss'e~ ,,sbes 70 get priest o'ccnle ana give
g. ,,nction 10 The dying woman. after his
eK1e-'ls fstallv wounded her with knife. aed
p~sst while engaged IN his holy offices. kept
80 prisoner in the far until the arrival
q the police ,,n,.,.,.,..r ,,.,,or =. :
5,,r he has done little work Of late, and
W George. who 3 only twenty years old.
u =. ,sat his father had been making no ef-
s, end work Last night. while the father
10 ,-ber and two other children, Mary and
81. sA- who are about thirteen years old. were
go in their home al No 500 East 4eth
cso~ce told his father that he was not
- end work. The father said that he
so,ng his best. and the quarrel proceeded
nil tb- father seized some dishes and
.,s-7 81 the son The two little Eirls fed
,-s-,nl.n sought 10 pacify both, but.
-, -sa fight. they ran into the hail AS
ST. 60 -he table the father snatched up
- - knife with nine-inch blade
&" - 3. +r,e han the son sought % close in on
r,,- with one sweep Of the wicked
-. d made Campbell laid his sons forearm
ce,rsa. crippled. and half mad with pain.
,,.k ss hest ne could. bat his father
- din, 10 the head Of the stairs at the end
-[...sn To keep from being forced backward
.,--- the stairs the son made his last
---s oaths and noise Of the fight. with
.---.s-,s c- the mother. had brought out al
[--s.-p,orz. hut none dared to interfere
~ inch The Young fellow gave way be
=. s,.-e-3o- weight Of his father and the
..s of rfls flashing knife The mother hung
.be -,,o seeking To stop the fight As the
..-.,,f,,e5 in an effort 10 step aside from the
=. --e elder Campbell lUnged forward with
:. R7;re Young Campbell seemed doomed 10
=. ,.r, watched. but with scream the
- srran- forward before her son and took
+ss knife in her breast
-.s knife cut through her heart Campbell
- sespe.ate effort to stay the blow. but II
= -, late. and as The woman swayed back
- 20 The 4oor. half OF the blade remained in
=. b,sr The son fell backward down the
.-st-s -surbeu stood gazing at the broken
80 sno the haft Of the knife in his hand,
while his son. who had picked himself up, ram
4-.--i-s11v down the street TO the rectory OF the
r--,.-q5 = oar LADY. in Goth street, and told
Tg.be~ NcGean thar his father had killed his
mother.
Fs-ber NcGear. who was at dinner, stopped
only org enough 10 telephone 10 Police Head
CHARTERS and then broke through the mob and
mn 70 7be third floor Of the tenement house
,rbgre MIS- Campbell lay gasping her life out
T,r Howl. VITO lives next door, told him the
woman could not i've.
Campbell sat al the table in the room where
tie fight started and to which his wife had
beer carried His head was bowed down on
his arm and he was crying.
Campbell said Father McGean. don't try
70 leave the house. You viii have 10 submit
10 arrest"
TIE h-Icklaver is twice the size OF the
prisst. but he obe-ed. and drying his tears sat
s,olidly waiting the arrival Of the police. Kneei-
ing in the blood which flowed from the woman's
bo5y Father arccean then administered ex-
trsne JUNCTION. and q few minutes later Mrs.
Campbell died. freely forgiving her husband
for what re had done But it took two PATROL
rne1 10 save the father from the attack Of
his son
There are six children in the Campbell family.
William the Oldest. being an inspector in the
Department Of highways: Loretta. dress
maker Is twenty-five years old; George, The
soa for whom the mother gave her life last
night is only twenty years old. and is employed
an electrician by the Metropolitan street
Railway Company: Edward is sixteen; Mary
fourteen, and Caroline is twelve.
TIE injuries the hoy received in the fight
rale il necessary 70 take him to the Presby-
tran Hospital Charges Of homicide and felo-
nous assault lie against Campbell at the East
ssth street station. To the lieutenant on the
ossk Campbell said:
That son of mine is The cause Of it ALL
When loretta Campbell, the oldest girl, re-
turned home. a girl friend told her the news
S1a she collapsed in the street and DR.. Hoyt
LAD 10 attend her The oldest son, William,
vas overcome on reaching the house.
When Campbell uas asked how long he had
osen out Of work, the police got no reply from
1e man Father NcGean remained with the
campbell children for a little while, comforting
lie younger ones