Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-25
PRcApTURgp AT LAST.
Charles Campbell, the Fugitive, Rear
rested and Brought Back to the City.

rested and Brought Back to the City.
While the circums lance in relation to the
arrest and escape of Charles Campbell. alias
Winfield Scott, alias Charles Bates, alias
Henry Ensign, alias Baker, which occurred
in October last, has probably ceased to be
fresh in the minds of many readers, the case
has been unremittingly followed by the
police authorities, and he has at last been
rearrested near Napa and brought back to
Sacramento. The facts preliminary to his
arrest and escape were that, about the mid
die of October, Chief Karcher received a com.
munication from the Chief of Police of Sar
Jose, notifying him Of an aggravated case Of
outrage committed by this man, and urging
certainty of his arrest at all hazards if he
could be found. Information was also
given that Campbell was a married
man and that his wife had shipped
her furniture in boxes marked to this
city, and hence it was expected they were
intending to make this their home or point
of communication. An officer was detailed
to watch the matter, and the woman came
and located on Nineteenth, between n and U
streets, but her husband did not appear. The
house was watched day and night by the
police. While this was being done, and while
Camobel was en- route to this city, he stopped
at the residence of a man named Coyle, about
eight miles from Sacramento, on the Jack
son road, with whom he was acquainted, and
during a short absence of MIR. Coyle from
the house stole $780, which the latter had hid
in tin box in one of his rooms. Campbell
at once decamped, and Mr.. Coyle, imme-
diateIy noticing that the money had been
taken, notified Chief Karcher. The watch
at the place where Mrs. Campbell lived was
then doubled, and the next day.
THROUGH A LETTER FROM her HUSBAND,
Sent by third party, it was ascertained that
Campbell was ON the lower Stockton road
about four miles from the city. Officer Fra
zee went there and found him upon the ranch
of Mr.. Curtis, where, after hot chase, he
was arrested.
It will further be remembered that while
he was pretending to 90 and point out the
place where ne had hid the money stolen
from Coyle, he struck Mr.. Curtis heavy
blow with wrench and effected his escape
He was followed TO near the st. Joseph Gem
etery and there lost sight of. The whole po-
lice force Immediately went out in search of
him, but he could not be found. The watch
over Mrs. Campbells place of residence was
then resumed with increased diligence. Soon
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to her husband was intercepted by the Chief,
and to prevent the possibility of her com
nunicating with Campbell she was taken to
the police jail and kept there about two
weeks. Meantime the light was kept burn
ing evenings at the house on Nineteenth street,
and Campbelfs dog tied outside, as if Mrs.
Campbell was still there, with the expectation
that he might be thus deeoyed. After OBTAINING
her in Jail couple of weeks, without the de-
sired result, she was released, and her move.
ments watched. About ten days afterwards
it was asceItained that she was making ar
rangements to leave the city. The Chief of
Police managed to get a private mark upon
the boxes in which she was packing her
goods, and by watch set for these at the
freight office it was found she had shipped
them to Napa. When this was ascertained
and Mrs. Campbell started, officer Frazee
was sent upon the same train and
sRADowED HER MOVEMENTS
Until she was settled at housekeeping in that
place, when the matter was placed in the
hands of City Marshal, Mr.. Allen, to work
up the case and keep Chief Karcher posted
in reference to all facts and any clues OBJ
tanned. 1t was believed, and even known
from information obtained while she was still
in this city, that she would con mum
cate with him wherever she was. 1t was
also known that she expected to hear from
him by personals in a San Francisco
paper, as she. each day while in
jail here, would ask to see it, and upon being
watched without her knowledge it was seen
that she at once examined the list of personal
cards and then laid aside the paper without
paying further attention to it. These per-
sonals were watched, and between the I'd Of
November and the sd instant sixteen were
found to have been published by them in
answer to each other, but in so blind a man
ner as to be but as in cypher to others. AS
specimen Of these, one reads as follows:
= Our baby girl is dead send m immedi-
ately. Same name as Ventura, by express.
Don't fail. Napa pop. o. S. r." This
was call from her to have him send her
some money. Another read: "Napa, There's
q spy in the house; be careful how you act.
as you have been spotted" The last card by
him was published on the 23d, and read ::
" Pap. o. S. L. sent m by express.
Eight d; will send more soon. All
well. o. S. L."
BY means of these his whereabouts were
found several times, but as soon as trace
was obtained he would change his location.
He never mailed letter at a postofhce but
would put it on the cars or on a stage, and
thus it would receive a mark at the next or q
distant office from where it was sent. Sew
eral trips were made by officer Frazee and
Marshal Allen to points where it was known
he had been, but his stay was so short and
his TRACKS so WELL COVERED
That he was not gained sight of until two or
three days since. Last Saturday or Sunday
it was ascertained that Mrs. Campbell had
just received some money, and that it was
sent from Oakville, place about sixteen
miles from Napa. A description Of the man
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Marshal Allen from the express agent at Oak
vile, and it proved to be Campbell. The
Marshal at once took his son and another eff.
Ger known as " Bill, and went to that place,
when it was found that Campbell was work
ing upon a ranch as sort of carpenter, about
half q mile away. Plans were at once made
for his arrest, and in such manner as to
avoid possibility of his escape, as it was
anticipated that he would be desperate. The
rancher was seen in town and the facts of the
case stated to him, and he was asked to aid
in the matter by getting Campbell to come
into town. 1t was arranged that Allen
would go and tear off some Of the rancher's
pickets some distance from the house, and
the rancher was to notice and have Campbell
go with him to repair it. 1t was accordingly
done, and when they got to the place where
the fence was demolished, and Campbell was
about to fix it, it was discovered that their
nails were not the right siZe, and so they
drove to town to get some others and called
at the store which had been selected. For
some reason Campbell did not so in, but re-
manned outside ia the buggy. Officer Bill
sat in the store in a pretended sleep, and
finding that Campbell did not come in,
he got up, and, as if half awake and stretch
ing, sailed carelessly out upon the porch, and
in this Indifferent way passed within reach
of Campbell, when he sprung upon him and
made sure work of his prisoner. Marshal
Allen aud his son were also Immediately by
to head off his escape, and fully armed. AS
soon as he saw that he was caught, he re-
marked, "Well, you've got me at last; it's
all right" He was taken to Napa, and yes
terdav officer Frszee and Marshal Allen
brought Campbell and his wife to this city,
and they are lodged in the city jail. The
case has been a very intricate one to work up,
and the success which has finally been
achieved reflects great credit upon Marshal
Allen, of Napa, as also Chief Karcher and
other officers connected with the arrest. The
case has incurred heavy expense, which
has been paid by the officers engaged upon it.
Some three months ago the Chief of Police
received letter from Mrs. Campbell threat
ening to come here in the spring and sue him
for $40, 600 damages for false Imprisonment
having reference to the time she was in ]al I'M
mediately after Campbelps escape. When she
arrived yesterday the Chief met her pleas
antly and asked her if she had come to COM
mence suit against him. She is arrested and
held as an accessory after the fact IN relation
TO the robbery of Coyle.
BURGLAR ARRESTED. Officer Jackson yes