St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-10
Highly Sensational EseapadeS
Of District Attorney Camp
bell Of Neillsville, Wis.
Being an Embezzler He comes
to St. Paul and Attempts
Suicide. q
Saved From Death Only to
Be Ciutehed By the q
Law.


terney of Neillsyille, Grant county,
Wisconsin, arrived at the Merchants
hotel last Thursday night, accompanied
by young and good-looking woman,
from Neillsyille, purporting to be his
wife, and who registered as such. He
was flush with money and anticipated a
week of pleasure in this city. The cou-
pie were given apartments in the hotel
and spent the night there. But the
next day Campbell met some Of his old
friends and fell into we'll
cultivated habit of drinking. He
is man who likes liquor and
he got gloriously full. The s7O0 in
greenbacks which he had in his pockets
he distributed plentifully everywhere.
In saloon where he met a convivial
crowd he tried to distribute 500 bills,
but was stopped by the bartender. He
neglected his fair companion at the
hotel and spent the night walking the
rounds. Saturday morning the young
WON an, who was greatly attached to
him, attempted suicide in her room by
blowing out the gas, and was discovered
after she had become partially aSphyXl-
ated, in time to save her life.
SHE WAS NOT CAMPBELL'S WIFE,
and the affair was kept very quiet. A
friend of Campbell's telegraphed Sheriff
Dwyer of that place to come here. The
young woman SwOre she would never go
home alive, but she was finally pre-
vailed upon to accompany the
sheriff and this friend back to her home.
She is Miss Polls, the daughter of a
wealthy and prominent citizen, who
is the landlord of a hotel
in Neilsville In the publication
of her attempted suicide her
name was not given, but District At
torney Campbell got his full share OF
notoriety. He felt the disgrace keenly
on account of the high official and social
position which he occupied. His wife
mother is lying very ill at her home in
Pine Valley, six miles from NeillSyille.
This was bad enough, but, as is now
known,
HE WAS A DEFAULTER,
and in constant fear of discovery. In
this state of mind he continued on his
spree.
is what he said to a friend Sunday
night, when asked to go back and face
the music. Yesterday morning at $50,
O'Clock he came to the saloon at 26 East
Fourth street, bought several drinks,
and showed three-ounce bottle of
laudanum, which he had just purchased.
The bartender became alarmed, and
called in Officer Godfrey to watch Camp,
bell. He remained at the bar, drink
ing occasionally, for over an hour. Sew
eral times he started for the closet-l
and the officer brought him back. The
officer threatened to arrest him. Camp
bell replied very casually that there was
no charge which could be placed against
him and if he was arrested he would
sue for false Imprisonment. At about
1905 o'clock Officer Godfrey was called
to the door for moment only, and
when he came in again Campbell was:
coming towards him, holding out the
laudanum bottle empty. He had seized
the opportunity to swallow the poison.
Officer Godfrey took him in charge at
once and walked him rapidly to the cen
tral station, where DR.. COggsWell adj
ministered sulphate of zinc and Camp
Officer Godfrey walked Campbell up
and down the street, the would-be
suicide getting brewster at every step.
By o'clock he was unable to exert
himself at all, and was taken to Baugh's
European hotel. He sank rapidly into
Inconsistencies, and Dr.. Coggswell
was forced to give him strychnine
to keep his heart in motion. Hypo-
dermic injections of morphine
were administered every few minutes,
and every possible effort made to re-
store, but his sleep became heavier, his
face discolored, and at 6 o'clock death
appeared to be near. He began to re-
viye again, however, and at 8 O'Clock
opened his eyes when an attendant en-
tered, and seemed to make an eff
fort to speak, but in moment he sank
into Inconsistencies again. Shortly
to talk. At O'Clock he was almost en-
|. tirely recovered from the effects of the
poison, but was very weak.
The train from NeillSville last night
brought Capt. Talford, deputy sheriff,
and Sheriff Dwyer. Capt. Talford is
also the agent of an estate from which,
it is alleged, Campbell has embeZZled
$500 entrusted to him, and came here to
arrest Campbell. Sheriff Dwyer is an
intimate friend of the unfortunate
man and came here to act
in that capacity. Requisition papers
were issued to Capt. Talford by the gov
ernor of Wisconsin last Friday, but the
papers were found to be incorrect, and
were T6tuTuou 10 MdQ1SOH lot COT
rection. Fearing that Campbell might
skip, Capt. Talford came on ahead, ex-
pecting to have the papers forwarded.
He brought proper credentials, and De-
tective Sachse, acting under orders, went
to the room where Campbell was lying
unconscious and enjoyed the novel ex-
perience of
PLACING HIM UNDER ARREST.
Officer Tom Casserly was detailed to
remain in the room with the prisoner.
Campbell is a highly educated and
brilliant young lawyer. and has made
more than local reputation in his pro-
fession. He is about twenty-eight years
of age, good looking and a most agreea-
BILE companion. In the last year he has
been drinking heavily, but if his little
intrigue had never been discovered, it
is probable that his reputation would
have remained as it was when he left
NeiIlsville last Thursday. He is as
much the victim of circumstances as of
vices.
A New Trial Wanted.
Special to the Globe.
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