The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-12
SIDNEY BELLS CASE
Chicago Papers Just Awakening
to the Importance OF it.
A PARALLEL TO THE SMELL CASE
Attorney Kings Strange Story-Campbelrs
Confession Information Cooperative De-
tectiye Association"

the Sidney Bell case and the remarkable
parallel between it and
THE CHICAGO TRAGEDY
in which the victim was Millionaire Smell
and the scapegrace Will Tascott. One of
the papers tomorrow will have the follow
ing: A strange story is told by Attorney
John G. King, who acted for Edward w.
Campbell as legal father confessor. Camp
bell was the principal witness against Sid
ney Bell in the latter's recent trial in San
Francisco, and he now makes a voluminous
statement to Attorney King who ayers
that his testimony at the time of the trial
was absolutely false. About the first con-
clusion that an average man would come to
in considering statement OF this kind
ould be that it was made for considera-
ton in cold but influential coin. Tins con-
clu sion is somewhat strengthened by the
cor roborative circumstances of CampbelPs
shadiness as to character and the more i'm
portant fact that Sidney Bell belongs to
prominent and wealthy Ohio family which
protests against
AN EXTRA TOUCH OF GHosTLINESS
being given to the skeleton that the young
man has already erected in its closet by
be guilty of murder. Around this cele
brated case the confession OF Campbell and
the statements of MIR. King have woven an
in tricate story, which if true, proves that
young Bell is in this case an innocent suf
ferer and Campbell an artistic liar as to his
testimony at the murder trial and a repent
ant wretch with just coloring OF honor in
his confession.
The most curious part of the story is told
by Mr.. King in explanation of how he hap
pened to be connected with the case. About
ten days ago Campbell,
THE PENITENT COMPRESSOR,
left California and came to the deserted
village of Truckee, New. Here he made
some brief affidavit as TO Bells innocence
and sent it back to San Francisco. Then
he came on to Chicago, later to Mr.. Kings
| office, and expressed a desire to unload a
story that was getting too heavy to tote"
around. Mr.. King was expecting the young
man, for he had been advised of his coming
| by well-known Chicago business man who
had called on him and showed him tele-
gram from San Francisco " hich requested
the Chicago man to employ an attorney
TO TAKE CAMPBELL's CONFESSION.
Mr.. King knows his retainer well, and
states that he is one of Chicago's wealth.
| est and most inftue initial citizens; that he Is
| member of a most peculiar organization
which has become interested IN proving
| Sidney Bells innocence and is pursuing its
investigation without regard to time OF
money He also stated that members Of
this society are scattered all over the con-
tinent and that the main factor in this
| Pickwickian scheme is j. a. Brown Of
Columbus, Ohio.
| PHILANTHRoPICAL SOCIETY.
The organization has unique end. Or
one side of its business card is printed
international Cooperative Detective AS
sociation, j. A. Brown, general manager
Columbus, Ohio" A parenthetical ''over'
guides the reader to the following rather
startling prospectus printed OF the reverse
side: IF you have been uniustly deal
with by judge on the bench, or by the
false testimony of witness, or by being
betrayed by your attorney, or by the dis
honest juror, or by any person In any way
call on -, authorized agent of this as
ISOLATION. We give special attention Il
looking after the cause of those accused o.
crime and not guilty. many of whom have
suffered false Imprisonment by the
1NTR1aUEs OF coNsP1RAToRs."
From Mr.. Kings description of tn,
character of the Chicago member VIII
employed him it would seem that the con
Germ is combination with lofty ambition
to see that innocent men are not made t
suffer. This may be so, but 1t looks very
much as If some wise man had figured GU
this scheme as fertile meas of swelling
his income, and had barricaded himsel
against criticism by accommodating a lot o
influential members of his society VIII
came in as philanthropists to NIL a loug
y felt want in resculpg innocent men fror
unjust punishment. The reference that i
made to right wrong inflicted by
, THE INJUSTICE OF JUDGES,
the treachery of attorneys, or dishonest
: of Jurors, seems to indicate tha
this society is prepared to pre-
upon the morbidness of the unsut
cessful narrow-minded and ignorant lit
giants who cannot comprehend any othe
+. reason why the other fellow should hav
t won the suit unless he exerted undue il
auence upon the Judge or bribed the OF
Q posing counsel and the jury.
Campbell is not anxious to return
Brown, OF Ohio, who manages this asSoci,
: tion, is said to have been appealed TO b
Sidney Bells relatives to go 10 Californi
4 and make his best efforts to clear tn
v young man. 1t is just possible that Nj
. Brown is doing this work from pure Low
: of humanity, or that he is in California fc
!. his health. But it is hardly probable, cor
sidering the fact that MIR. Brown has live
Sunday Mr.. King stated that it was poss
BILE that Campbell would return to Califo
MIA and
O GIVE HIS CONFESSION IN COURT,
r and that MIR. Pinkerton had offered to sen
S him back to San Francisco free of any e,
f pense if he would swear to his col
fession. 1t seems, however, thu
Campbell is little fearful
an interview with the police of San Fra
!, cisco. Schmidt, who turned states ev
dence in this same case, was soon aftt
g arrested and sent to the penitentiary fl
Q fifteen years. Schmidt committed suiciC
l. the first night in prison. ampbell is
" have an interview with MIR. King tn
: morning Monday and it will probably
decided then whether he returns TO Ca
fornia or emains in the east. If this
v PHILANTHRoPIoAL ORDER OF AMATEUR d.
Q TECTIvEs
70 can produce Henry Schwartz p will
;. more toward proving Bells guilt or inn
, cence than a ton of tissue paper write
over with confessions from Campbe
Some people were of the opinion that Cam
was already on his way west in custody
detectives or in a Chicago sweat be
Sc where the sincerity OF his Chicago COME
in sion was being put to the test.
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