Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-23
WIFE REMARR|ES
WHILE HE'S IN JAIL
George KampeI, Former Con-
vict, Seeks Arrest of Spouse
for Bigamy.

Out of jail but five weeks, George
KampeL forty years old. made a
strenuous effort today to have his
wife arrested on a charge of bigamy.
Kampel appeared before Judge Herr,
in the Fourth Precinct Police Court.
He said that while he was serving a
term In Trenton for breaking with
intent to steal, Mrs. Kampel had been
married to John Haelbrom, forty-one
years old, Of $40 Littleton avenue, a
driver for local brewery agency.
That Kampel had been in Jail was
brought out only accidentally. He
had told Judge Herr that Mrs. Kam-
pei was married to Haelbrom six
years ago, and had since become the
mother of three children.
WELL then, why didn't you make
the complaint before?" asked Judge
Herr.
1.-THE law prevented me-" Kampel
answered. while / was drunk one
day 1 got into the wrong house and
1 was sent to Trenton"
Have you been there ever since q"
demanded the judge.
when / got out I got drunk again
and got into the wrong house again.
1t happened third time, too"
Kampel explained that he had gone
to Prosecutor Hood with his story
and that the prosecutor had sent him
to the police court. Judge Herr re-
ferred him back to the prosecutor.
Mrs Haelbrom, or Kampel. was
formerly Miss Florence De Sacia, a
member of an old and once wealthy
French family. She said today that
she and Haelbrom were married in
1908 by Rev. William Rieb, Of 70 Riggs
place, South Orange, who formerly
had a pastorate in this city. He had
asked her, so she said, whether she
had been married before, and she
answered that she had and that her
husband was still living. According
to her story, however, he did not ques-
ton her as to whether she had been
divorced
Mrs. Haelbrom also said that when
Kampel had first came out of prison
he had taken her to the Fourth pre-
cinct, but that the desk sergeant had
told her that they both were outlawed,
and Kampel had nothing to do with
her. She took this to mean. so she
says, that she would be allowed to
marry again, and did so.
Pm not afraid of Kampel doing
me any harm" she added, although
he said once that he would get me. "
Kampel says he is an inventor,
with patents pending in Washington.
He has served three terms for break
ing and entering. He was arrested
on January l, 1904, for attempting to
burglarize the home of Robert j.
Geyer, at II West street, and was
sentenced to three years. He was ar
rested again on August 4, 1907. by
Patrolman Koerber, who Is now a
lieutenant, for breaking into the
home of Morris Wolfman, at 172
Waverly avenue, and again received
a sentence of. three years. Patrolmen
Cort and Mclaughlin, of the Sixth
precinct, picked him up in 1910 while
attempting to rob the house at 20
Tracey avenue. He finished serving
time for that offense only five weeks
ago.
Among his other charges Kampel
said that a friend of his had told him
Haelbrom would furnish him with
the money needed to secure his
patents, provided Mrs. Kampel was
allowed to obtain divorce
The Kampels were married on July
81, 1894 They have a son. Joseph,
nineteen years old, who is in the
navy. They were married by Rev.
G. w Mayer. pastor of st. Matthews
German Episcopal Church, at West
Kinney and Charlton streets.