The morning call., 1892-01-07

/ ! Lad no idea OF her beng IN the motel.
! accordingly concluded 1t was a good time to
| Interview her in relation to the Bell case if
/ she would SO consent | sent note to her
/ room requesting to meet her in the parlor.
! She replied that she would be there imme-
! diately, where | met her.
THE TOOL ROBBERY.
"She Immediately signfed he willing
ness 20 talk upon the matter w hen / tod
! her | would like to knO something abeut
/ Campbell and SchmidtS connection with
! the burglary OF the caTpenteT-Shop, at which
! time several hundred dollars worth of tools
were stolen. 1t was link that ! very
much desired IN the chain OF the story l
MAS then framing for my own paper.
! isle tod NE that the tools had been
/ stolen. and that her husband and Schmidt
! knew AN about it; that, In fact, a portion of
/ them had been buried IN the Saud-lOts In
/ The vicinity of Golden Gate Park; also that
/ a portion of the tools, in connection with
some paint and printers type, had been
/ brought 90 her rooms by Campbell and
/ Schmidt, and secreted under the bed. But
1 shortly a ter the tools had been placed
there. aud after her demonstrating against
their being placed there, crook came from
the State of " Washington who was an &C
quainjance Of CampbelPs, and purchased a
portion.
HAD SOME MONEY LEFT
After the purchase was made she, in
company with this crook, went to a saloon,
.
him 10 blow himself Afterward he be-
came somewhat intoxicated, and displayed
quite an amount Of money, after which she
elJ HIM, and told her husband that the fell
low had lots OF money lett and she thought
lie (tampDalD should insist upon tie crook
purchasing all the tools. This, however
Campbell failed 10 do leaving the city next
day. She insisted So strenuOuSly upon his
removing all the tools and other stolen
property that Campbell concluded finally,
in company with Schmidt, to take all they
then had left 20 San Jose.
AT SAN JOSE.
After arriving at San Jose Campbell
called upon his uncle, whose name l have
forgotten, but think Is Sanderson, and TO
HIM offered the tools for sale. SandeTsOn
was suspicious after seeing the marks upon
tie tools and asked Campbell where he had
gotten them. Campbell replied that he had
secured them from friends with the under
standing that he was TO receive half the
proceeds The uncle then cautioned him
against any further effort to sell and advised
lin TO return the tools 10 San Francisco,
Campbell stating in reply that he could not
do so until he had conferred with friend
VINO was with him IN san Jose.
He then went out and found Charles
Schmidt. introducing him to his uncle, at
which time 10 was agreed by all parties that
the goods should be returned To San Fran
cisco by way Of Wells, Fargo x Cos Elk
press under an assumed name, and that
upon their arrival In San Francisco Schmidt
/ was 10 hit the goods.
a BLACK CAT.
THE early morning following the day
the goods we're sent. Charles Schmidt leay-
/ ing Campbell in San Jose, arrived in San
Francisco in The neighbOThoOd of 3 o'clock
aud immeG ately went 10 the house of
) Campbell and requested Mrs. Campbell to
allow him the privilege of remaining in her
rooms until such time As he would awaken
ia the morning. She then took a mattress.
/ threw IL upon tie floor and made a bed for
Schmidt.
in the morning when he arose the dis
cOveTy was made that the mattress had
been thrown over black pet cat, and dur
( lng the night she mad been SmOthered Upon
( Schmidt discovering this he seemed to be
/ teTrOr-S tTIcken, and stated 10 Mrs. Campbell
/ that 1t was an omen Of bad luck During
+ tie forenoon Of this day, and, after Schmidt
bad LETT the hOnse, Campbell returned and
tod lis wife Schmidt-Charlie Schmidt
/ would have to be arrested Tor the stealing
/ of the tools When she asked him why he
/ would have 10 be arrested. he informed her
+ that be IN turn had Informed the police Of
I Tie assumed name by which Scnm idt would
receive TIE goods al the express Office, and
. that they should Ue on the watch to catch
him. and that lt was more than likely that
. le. Campbell, would also be arrested simply
/ as a matter Of form.
a MERE MATTER oF FORM
+ Campbell then left the house, returning
In the afternoon under arrest win Captain
F Lees. When she was notified Of his arrest
she very much bewaled her condition and
stated 10 Captain Lees that she aid not
I know how she was 10 live If Ed was to be
/ incaIceTated. Both Captain Lees and
/ Campbell tried 10 convince her thS[ 1t was
only a matter Of form, aud that Ed would
/ soon be with her again.
AT this time she was given $50, and
/ then they all proceeded to the police
| station where she was given $40 more.
| ests would be looked after. She was
/ assigned quarters in the international
/ Hotel and was assured that all her expenses
/ would be paid. She then went TO board
ut the international Hotel with her
! child. After remaining at the hotel a
short time she went to one OF The officials at
| the police station aud stated to him that IL
! il made no difference to him she Won pre-
fer to have him pay her the money that ne
| had agreed to pay the International Hotel
| for her support, and she would use the
money as she pleased, because she thought
she might get better quarters FOR the same
| amount
BLEW N THE CASH"
''She was handed the money, but still con-
tinued to remain at the International Hotel
and. as she termed 1t, blew IN the cash
for baby clothes and other necessary ex-
peuseS, stating that she lived high while at
the International Hotel She stated that
it proved to be her opportunity to have a
good time.
During the time Of her boarding at the
International Hotel, which Is in the neigh
b0rlood of the City Prison, she confessed
to me that she had the run of the place and
that her Nights were spent with her huS-
band whenever she felt like It,
u asked her if she knew Charles Schmidt
well. She said she knew him very we'll; thai
he had often befrended her; that he wa;
very kind-heaTted and that she was so in
dignant al Ed when be 'peached' on Charlie
that she felt like giving the whole thin!
away, and that since that time she had II
| respect for Ell.
SWEARING BELLS LIFE AWAY.
I" She also stated that during the trial Of
Sidney Bell for the murder Of Samue
! Jacobson, and while Schmidt was on tbs
stand teStifying against Bell in zorro bora
ton OF CampbePs testimony, Campbell
turned to her and said, Charlie knows he is
swearing Bells life away"
The reporter asked Mr. Defenderfel
whether during his conversation with Mrs.
Campbell, as given by him, there were any
other persons present.
Yes" lie answered. Detective Brown
sat with US"
Was he the only other person with you
during this interview"
The only person"
Il see that paper asserts that DR.. EastoI
! was also with you"
That is false" quickly replied the gen
tleman.
THE CALL reporter thereupon put thi:
question: "Will you state whether DR.
East0n was present in the parlOr that even
mg?"
REV. DIR. EASTOE.
Yes. during our interview DR.. Easton
stepped through this door right here, when
/ excused myself stepping over to the GEN.
ter Of the room in company with Blr. Brown