The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-30
MUST COME BACK
James III. Newell, Wichita Con-
tractor, Finds Trouble.
Vile i'm Topeka Gets Warrant
fos' His Arrest.
HE DROVE HER AWAY.
Charges That" Another Woman"
Is the Cause.
Robert Higgins Fails 10 Explain
Neglect of Wife.
HE DROVE HER AWAY.

James H. Newell, a prominent Wich-
tia contractor. is to be brought to To-
: peka to answer a state charge for
failure to support his four children.
Lille May Newell, the wife. came to
Topeka with the children nearly Is
months ago, when the contractor made
love to another woman and invited his
wife to leave home.
To an assistant in the county attor-
neyS office Mrs. Newell told how her
husband abused her and mixed up his
love affairs and caused trouble in two
happy homes in Wichita. Newell, she
said, was handling a railroad contract
near Wichita when he met another
mans wife. At first Mrs. Newell
thought the new acquaintance was a
real friend of the family. Soon she
learned differently. She was sure her
suspicious were well founded when the
contractor took the other woman to
the theaters, bought her a horse and
buggy and silk dress.
Then Mrs. Newell and the children
were abused. Newell told his wife to
take the Riddles and get right out
Mrs. Newell said she left Wichita on
q morning train and that afternoon
her husband took up his abode with
the other woman" Certainly there
was the other Woman's husband to be
reckoned with. but Mrs Newell says
her former companion is not only
tickle but very crafty. He soon con-
NA4ACC0 lI1c nuSDdIQ OIL the new love
that Wichita was no place for him.
Since that time Mrs. Newell doesn't
pretend to know what courses her af-
finity's love has pursued. She has been
busy trying to earn d living and keep
the children at home.
When Mrs. Newell arrived in Topeka
she was without money and had TO
friends. She found work in a Kansas
avenue store and at odd times Harry,
the elder of the four children helped
living 10 hCT tai icf7f
on the Job, summer, winter, spring and
fall and since she arrived in Tope-
ka, no vacations have come her way.
The OTHER day she picked up bun
die of letters. she said. and thsy
brought back recollections of the days
in W4chita. The letters We're written
by the rother woman to her husband.
She kept them just for old times sake.
Then, again they may be handy when
Newell is tried in the local courts.
1t was not until few days ago that
Mrs. Newell learned of the new della
quent Darer.t law After being told I'll
about its operation, she thinks it SHOULD
be tried on her husband.
Jim earns plenty of money" lie
woman said today. but there's that
other woman: and as long as she IS
hasn't done a thing for me or the chill
dren since he drove us away from
Wichita in the spring of $780,.
The four Newell children range in
y
child went with the mother to The
court house to file the complaint thal
will bring Newell to Topeka to tell
why he hasn't provided for the young
sters.
since coming to Topeka Mrs. Newell
has made her home at 424 Madison
street.
higgins Must Answer.
Robert higgins, resident of the
East side, must stand trial in the dis
trict court for attractions OF the wife
and child desertion act. Much as
higgins tried to explain to Judge Car
Yer this morning, he was bound over
for trial in the district court and held
under $200 bond.
Last spring higgins and his wife
lived on Branner street, where Mrs.
higgins owned a small second hand
store. higgins helped sell goods until
one day Mrs. higgins said her help
meet wasn't needed. Then she filed
suit for divorce and sold the second
hand stock After this proceeding,
higgins was but little in evidence on
Branner street. He seemed to forget
to bring groceries and clothing to the
children and Mrs. higgins profits
from the second hand store were
about exhausted. So higgins was ar
rested for non-support.
In the court of Topeka today Rig
gins made a lusty defense. He as
serted that the desertiOn act was
legalized form whereby his former
wife could collect alimony and club
him with a penitentiary sentence If
he didn't behave. higgins wanted his
release real badly and admitted it,
but the court thought the district
court ought to CUES on the case and
the Branner street paper hanger must
provide a bond or go to jail