The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-26
Campbell Corneejr'el.
How He Tried to Buy a Brewery
For q British Trust,
And to Receive 500, 100000
For His Services.

And to Receive $lOO,OOO.OO
For His Services.
Anidavit Of Albert Garry, Of Washington
City, in which IL Detailed Campbelrs
Part In the Negotiations - Extracts
From Court Records That Challenge
the vsracity Of the Democratic Candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio.
Governor Foraker took occasion in
his Xenia speech to refer to the variety
Of trusts in England and their oppres.
sive character. He said:
They have some trusts in breweries In
England, and last night received Q paper
by mail that gives me . prospectus Of one OF
these brewery trust organizations. I want
10 read you briefly from the prospectus, In
order shat may show you not only that
they have trusts in England, but that they
are recognised and protected by law.
This prospectus sets forth that Q COM
pany with capital Of e700, 900 has been or
eanised for the purpose Of buying the Mt
Vernon brewery, situated In Washington
dty, o. 8. A.
want now to quit that, and that plank
Of the Democratic platform, by simply say
ing to this audience, for tho benefit Of Mr..
Campbell, however, and the Democratic
party, that, II I be not misinformed, he, the
Democratic candidate, who stands on this
declaration that trusts are legitimate pro-
duct Of the tariff, that he, directly or in
directly, was the representative and agent
In this country Of that trust [Applause.
Il am incorrectly informed, Mr.. Campbell
can correct me, and hope he viii not delay
1t too long.
In his Batavia speech Mr.. Campbell,
referring to this portion Of Governor
Foraker's speech, thus denied his CON-
nection with this transaction:
He asked me question. He read pros
pectus Of some brewery pretending to be
floating In the market which he says %
owned by trust don't know anything
shout it. don't know nor don't care who
Knows It But he wants to know II Mr..
Campbell IL agent, directly or indirectly, Of
that trust will answer him that am not.
And then will answer him further. You
may wonder why the governor Of Ohio goes
30 far out Of the campaign issues as to ask
that question Of me. Il u because behind
that question Il little dirty insinuation that
was whispered around the Dayton conven-
ton by Republican "heelers" that were sent
there for that purpose. That is behind II.
And want the governor Of Ohio, II he dare,
to come out and father the story, that I
can brand Thorn and the story as they de-
serve
In view Of this denial Mr.. Campbell's g
friends and the public at large will read
with astonishment from the records Of
the supreme court of the District of Co.
lumbia, not only that Mr.. Campbell
was principal agent in these dealings
with the English brewery trust, but that
the Washington property which was Of
fered to him for $3.50, O0O was represent
ed to the trust to have cost twice that
amount; and further still, that Of this
excess in the supposed cost Mr.. Camp
bell attempted to arrange to receive
800, 900 for his own services in effecting
the sale. and finally secured an agree.
ment that he should have $25,O0O.
The affidavit given below was made
by the Washington owner Of the Mt
Vernon brewery, and it will be noticed
that the correctness Of the document is
certified under the seal of the court.
In the supreme court of the District Of
Columbia, Joseph B. Hughes vs.. Albert
Carry and Wilhelmina Carry, his wife;
John A. Clarke, trustee, and Barbara r.
In equity, No. Il. 1885,
Albert Carry being arst duly sworn, de-
poses and says:
am . defendant in the above entitled
cause I was born in Germany in the year
1852, and emigrated from that country to
the United States In 1862 In 1875 was
naturalixed. My business is that of
brewer carried ON that business as SUPER
tntendent OF large mandatory In Cincin-
natl, o., for fifteen years. In September,
1855, removed to the District Of Columbia,
and purchased the real estate mentioned In
the bill, with the improvements. have
since carried on the said business on said
premises. In February, 1889, was ap-
preached by James &. Campbell to know
whether ! would dispose Of my brewery
property and I informed him I would not.
Shortly afterward and late In said month.
my brother, who had assisted me In the bus
iness, and was interested to the extent Of
one-fourth thereof, left me and returned to
Germany.
After he left sent word to Mr.. Campbell
that I would consider proposition looking
TO the sale Of the property. He called and
told me that in few days he would bring
to my place Of business o party through
whom the property could be sold to British
purchasers, and few days afterward, and
about the 10th of March he came again, bring
Ing with him Joseph B. Hughes, the COM
plainant, whom heintroduced. h4d known
Mr.. Campbell for some eighteen months as
member of congress from Ohio, but had
never met Mr.. Hughes. The latter was rep
resented by Mr.. Campbell to be the consul
Of the United States at Birmingham, Eng
land, and gentleman whose position in
business circles would enable him to find
English purchasers Of my property at fair
price. At this visit the brewery property
was carefully examined by Mr.. Campbell,
but to very limited extent by Mr. Hughes.
Both he and Mr.. Campbell said 1t was
necessary that Mr.. Hughes should have a