Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-07-29
Sworn into Prison.

The bad men and bad women VIII
| tell falsehoods about people they d
not like live in every community anC
every community has its people wh'
do not hesitate to swear falsel,
against whomsoeyer they are dis
pleased, but il has been left to til,
Chambersburg Repository OF JUL
% TO relate this account of the rob
berry and murder Of former Frank
| lin county man, and the false swear
ing by which the men who commit
ed ths murder succeeded IN 6xine
the crime on another Franklin Co
man, and having sent him to the pen
itontiary for period Of 33 years.
The Repository says in the recent
mysterious murder of Samuel Jones
g former resident Of Franklin Co, in
Colorado some six years ago. The
murdered man was a native of Path
Valley and brother Of Post Master
Robert G. Jones of Fannettsburg
who after the affair went west TO IN
vestigate the case; but did not bring
his brothers body back with him
Campbell the companion of Jones
who was accused Of the murder, but
is now claimed to be innocent, was
also a native of Path Valley. The
following despatch from Denver, Col,
gives fuller particulars of the recent
developments in the case, which will
be of interest TO our readers, espec
tally those in Path Valley.
''In the history of crime that swept
over the Ute reservation in western
Colorado from the removal of the In
diGns to the beginning of 1886, there
was no single instance of lawlessness
and murder that caused greater ex-
citement or aroused such intense in
dignation among partisan friends,
than the murder of Samuel Jones al
legged to have been done by his part
ner, John J.. Campbell on May 10,
1855, near Unaweep, Canon, Mesa
county.
Campbell was active manager fore
ranch. Jones had mining interests
at Silverton, and spent most of his
time in the vicinity Of that place.
In the summer OF 1856 he visited
Campbell, and after stay of several
days the unfortunate Jones left the
cabin in ths afternoon CT EEy 19,
1885 for Silysrt0u, and was never
thereafter seen alive. Two days al
terward Campbell returned home,
leading the horses ridden by Jones.
Two months elapsed before sus-
picien was aroused, and then only
when it became known that Jones
had never reached Silvertor. The
entire population Campbell among
them turned out to scour the coun-
try for the missing man. His body
was at last found at the base of o
hugh perpendicular rock near the
summer ranch Of Campbell and Jones.
There were bullet holes from q A
calibre revolver in the body and
clothing. Near the body at the base
of the cliff was found a pendant to q
watch chain that proved to fit exact
ly upon the chain worn by Campbell.
As motive, the State produced at
the trial Of Campbell two contracts,
one which made Jones and Camp
bell equal partners in everything.
In the other the profits only were to
be divided after the sum originally in
vested by Jones had been paid back.
The first was declared forgery by
the prosecution, and the inference
drawn that crime was committed to
make Campbell sure of his share un-
der the forged contract.
Campbell vas arrested and the
trial is recalled as one in which many
bitter and acrimonious passages at
arms were indulgsd in by opposing
attorneys. Campbell had little ,evi-
dencs to offer further than claim his
innocence. The jury returned YER
dict of murder in the End degree.
Judge Gerry sentenced him Camp
bell 20 80 years in the penitentiarv.
Among the important witnesses for
the prosecution were Bob and Ira
Smith cowboys from Unaweep. They
fairly boiled over to fasten the crime
on Campbell. When the verdict was
rendered Bob and Ira in their indig.
nation thought Campbell should not
escape with his life, proceeded to or
ganize a mob to lynch him. Their
plans we're frustrated.
The Smith brothers two years lat.
er held up Rio Grande mail ex-
press train east Of Grand Junction.
Some weeks after they were arrest
ed while in hiding by Sheriff Cramer.
The brothers We're lodged in jail in
Denver awaiting trial in the Freder.
iok court Tor robbing the United
States Mail. While recruiting their
wasted physical energies in jail they
met the equally famous Newt Verce,
well known as "the terror of Deor
Trail
The Smiths and Veree became
friends and exchanged condolences.
The Smiths were convicted and sent
to Laramie City, Wyoming, to serve
long term. Verce now resides in
Canon City and few days ago con-
fessed that the Smiths proclaimed
Campbeils innocence and admitted
that they had committed the crime.
In excuse they said that Jones was
robbed of $4,000. Csmpbelps re-
lease is now being looked after.
Hold &c to the Light.