The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-19
julie Chappius
Finds Frau In
Man S Embrace
Thinks Wife's Affection Jell-
ed on Him While He Slept
in Stable-She Challenges
Him to Bout, but Court
Acts as League to Enforce
Peace.


Claude McEndree, the liveryman, with
a statutory offense. At the same time
he made the same complaint against
Mrs. Alice Hager and Paul McNeely.
ChappiuS. who has been separated
from his wife for several weeks, has
been sleeping in the livery stable on
North Spanish street. Friday night he
climbed to the roof OF a shed in the
rear of the home of his wife, who lives
Oh the second floor at 119 North Main
street, ant watched his wife and Nc
EnGrec ard Mrs. Hager and McNeely,
he told Judge Willer.
When he saw the man kiss his wife.
he told the Judge, "his blood began
to boil" and he could not refrain from
entering the house. He upbraided his
wife for her conduct, he said, and then
lot the house. He quit sleeping i
the barn after that, he told the Court.
Early in the morning he called on
JEdae Willer and made his complaint.
The Judge then issued the warrants
and had Policeman Freeman arrest ali
four. They appeared before Judge
Willer i'll the presence of ChappiCs
who again renewed his accusations
against his wife. All four were re-
ic,:ed on bond TO await the outcome Of
the trial.
Chappius has had considerable trOu-
bic with his wife. Several months ago
she left him. but ne persuaded her t9
return. On Nov. %, Chappius and hi
--ife We're summoned before Judge
Willer and fined for disturbing tn,
peace of ". II. E. Adams. WI lived
n the same house. Both were paroled
on the promise of good behavior. TIE
re-arrest of Mrs. Chappius viii for
felt her parole, and she will either
have to pay the fine IMPOSED upon he'
at that time or serve { sentence in jail
Policeman Freeman found the two
couples in the room when he entered
They has Just finished q chicken din
Ter when the policeman arrived
serve the warrants. After reading
the warrants, ne took the four in q
sleigh to Judge Willer's office. The
denied the charges brought against
them, although Chappius insisted that
he had watched them for nearly thrc
hours and nearly froze to death while
on the roof of the house.
NcNee1y told the policeman that h
vas boarder at Mrs. Chappius' home
He is employed in McEndree's livery
stable, and has his cot in the Office
where he sleeps. He said he had mere
" gone into the house to get his even
ing meal, but denied that he was guilt
of the offense charged in the warrant
The arrest of Mrs. Chappius and he
friends was the cause of q heated ar
gument between Judge Willer and
Constable Scivally, who have not been
on the best Of terms for the past four
weeks. The Judge has repeatedly re-
buked the constable for not attendin~
10 his duties. and has threatened t
deputize some one else for the purpo5~
of serving the warrants in certain
cases.
When Mr.. Scivally heard that Pc
!iceman Freeman had been authorize
to serve the warrants, he called o
Judge Willer to learn why they wcr
not turned over to him for service
The Judge replied that he (Scivally
had neglected to serve a number c
warrants in the past four months an
that he asked Freeman to arrest these
persons because ne wanted quick serv.
ice.
The constable left the courtrcoT
with threats Of not wanting to both
the Judge much longer, indicatin
that he would not again run for office
Mrs. Chappius and the other three
were given a preliminary hearing be
fore the Judge Immediately after then
arrests. All pleaded not guilty to IL
charge preferred against them an
their case was set for next Friday
The case will be tried before a jury
While in court Mrs Chappius ant
her husband engaged in a very heateI
verbal combat, during which they a.
FUSED each other of various offenses.
Epithets such as thief and liar were
passed between them, and Mrs. Chap
1ius finally invited her husband out
side. Judge Willer and Prosecuting
Attorney Caruthers, who we're present. /
stopped the quarrel as Chappius was
planning TO accept the challenge and !
70 & round OF two with his wife.
One of the accusations made by Mrs. /
Jhappius against her husband was the ,
heft of some eggs. You're thief,
Yrs. Chappius said to him. Didn't