South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-11
Mrs. Stella Campbell, NegreSS,
1929 Lawrence ST., Says
the Deed Was Done in
SeIf-defenSe.
CAMPBELL CAME AT HER
WITH AK IN HIS HAND
Woman Telephones Police -
Arraigned in City Court and
Hearing Is Set for Next
Wednesday.

Mrs Stella Campbell, q negress,
.1129 Lawrence St, shot and killed her
husband with a 22 calibre rifle in the
right lury Wednesday morning at 6
O'Clock. A few minutes later she
called the police department and in
formed them of her deed. Campbell
died from an internal hemorrhage of
the Jung four minutes after the bull
let struck him.
To the police the woman claimed
that Campbell had chased her from
her bedroom with a baseball bat, and
later had taken up an AK and threat
ened TO crush her head. She had or
dered him to drop the AK, and upon
his refusal, she fired at him with the
rifle.
Campbell's boast Tuesday night that
he had a white woman, and didn't
need his black wife any more" was
said to have started a quarrel which
lasted thrOug the night. The woman
refused him admittance TO her room,
and spent the night with her Grip
pied daughter, Mildred, II years old,
who was the sole witness TO the shoot
ing.
Used Baseball Bat.
Wednesday morning Campbell is al
legged To have rushed To her room
armed with baseball bat Threats
that ne would kill her followed, un-
til she fed 70 the yard in the rear Of
the house. ye followed. and dropped
his bat to ttke up an AK. With this
in his hand he is said TO have ad-
vanced upon the woman with the re-
mark that he would kill her. She
stepped upon the porch, and picking
up tie rife, pointed il at her hus
band.
IF you come closer will fire"
she cried.
Fire. or 1 will chop off your
head" the husband is alleged TO
have replied.
When ne continued to advance,
swinging the AK, the woman raised the
gun and fired. When her husband
dropped, she ran to the home of a
neighbor and notified the police de-
partment, and Patrolmen Parker and
Miller removed her 10 thes county jail
in the police patrol.
Married Six Years Ago.
According to the wOman's attorney,
j. w. Thomas, the couple have been
married for six years For the past
four years the man is alleged TO have
failed TO provide a home and neces-
sites for his wife and her three chill
dren. all of whom work ard cOntri-
butte TO their mothers support She
herself has served as a domestic in
several prominent homes in the city.
Campbell is alleged to have abused
the woman and to have used rough
Language both to her and her chill
dren. 1t was claimed by a son, AL
bert Kennedy. 10 years old, that last
Sunday he whipped Mildred, the Grip
pied child. because she did not hurry
when sent on an errand. The faith
er's disposition and temper, il was
claimed by Albert, was the cause of
the older son. HarOlds leaving home
for Detroit.
Coroner T. J. Swantz was notified
and started an inquest Immediately.
He said that the bullet had pene-
trated deep into the mans right lung
and had severed the artery that cauS-
ed the severe hemorrhage. Further
examination Of witnesses viii be held
Wednesday evening and Thursday
morning at which time the coroner
viii render his verdict.
Retains Counsel.
The woman is represented by At
tOrneyS Farabaugh and Hagerty,
and J. w. Thomas. Farabaugh and
who was found not guilty OF poisoning
her husband in circuit court last win
ter.
Mrs. Campbell was arraigned in
city court Wednesday morning but
no plea was entered. The prel[Ninary