The evening world., 1894-07-13
SAM CAMPBELL
UNDER ARREST,
The Former Ward Man Indicted
on Charges Of LeVying
BlaCkmail.
RELEASED IN $4,000 BAIL.
Board of Estimate Appropriates
$1,000 for dice Investi-
cation Expenses
LAWYER GRANT MAKES PROTEST
Says WeIIman's Subpenas for
Witnesses Are Clearly
illegal.
LAWYER GRANT MAKES PROTEST

succeeded In eluding the clutches of the
law, ex-ward Man Samuel Campbell,
who Is also implicated In the system Of
police bribery and blackmail by the tes.
timony Of Lexow Committee witnesses,
was not so fortunate.
Campbell was arrested this morning
by Central once detectives upon a
warrant issued by Judge Cowing yester-
day. His case was presented to the
Grand Jury and an indictment for
bribery was found against him.
He was taken to Police Headquarters
as soon a. ne wa arrested. and at IL
o'clock was removed to the Dis.
trlct-Attorney's office by Detective
Frink. of the Central Office, TO be ar
raigned before Judge Cowng, who is
sitting to-day In Part I.
Campbell was formerly yard man in
Capt. Gunner's precinct, the Twenty
fifth. In East Sixty-seventh street, and
according to the testimony of Joseph
Pospigil President Of the Bohemian
Saloon Keepers Association, before the
Lexow Committee, used to collect the
tribute which the Association was
Obliged to pay to the "Pantata" of the
district.
According to the testimony of Pospisil
and other officers Of the Association.
which was amply corroborated by the
entries made in the minute books of the
organization produced before the Com
mittee. many payments had been made
to Ward Man Campbell Of the monthly
tribute Of 800, levied, It is alleged, by
the Captain of the precinct, or the
"Pantata," as he was invariably called
in the records of the Association.
On the evidence taken before the
Lexow Committee the cases against
Ward Men Kelly and Campbell were
considered among the strongest thai
were offered and Mr.. Wellman selected
these to be brought first to the attention
Mr. Mcintyre said this morning that
the greatest secrecy had been preserved
as It was determined that he should not
escape as Kelly had done.
When Campbell was wa, taken to t the
With isf''f him Fredirick Buse, dealer in
kndling wood. at Sixty-first street and
East River, who was prepared to serve
Campbell and they were nshered Into
Assistant District attorney Davis's office
where they remained until Judge Cowing
When Campbell was arraigned In Part
LJu.,e Cows announced tiat he would
hold him in $1,000 to answer any charge
Il vas then learned that although the
Grand Jury had ordered an indictment
for bribery against Campbell yesterday II
had not been HE'D II was also stated mat
Inent covering all the ponce cases, which
would probably be submitted to the Court
when that body adjourned for fhe day
<,f1 1r Ind t..tf tntNt &c
had been found against police officials
to state this after noon.
After Judge Cowing's. decision F'reder-
ick 81 Sc justified as CampoellS bonds
man, and the latter was released.
C,mpoe, Was appointed to the forge
Aug. il. 1871; He was born IN isi2 IN II,
December. 1881 there was asa s re lhynP OF OF
Campbell was one. of these. He re-
fused to return to the ranks ana l was as
January, 1882, with pension.
Since his retirement Campbell has
been in the real estate business at iOl
biy District, Bliss-Patterson faction,
and heads the delegation to the County
Committee from ,pn i pa,ics di nosra 70
out the farce investigate of accused
police officers, the Board Of Estimate
to-day, transferred loo from uneX-
priation to defray the expenses of the
The Police Commissioners in a com.
mnanication asked for 5000; put ,so oh y
show that he fully ndorsed The actor
Of the Police Board Mayor Gilroy sad
II desire to, state that n H'2W IL !.
for the investigation from the appro'
priation for this ONCE =,
Lawyer L. J. Grant. called at the DIS.
MIR wellman. MIR. Grant said he rep
resented number OF the police cap
tains accused before the Lexow Commit,
tee and as their counsel SenGumSsd w sas
using the District-Attorney's once &c
coerce and terrorize witnesses.
He pronounced the subp,ocenas used DI
issued returnable before the Grand Jury
The witnesses never reached the Crane
Jury, he said, therefore the subpoena
We're invalid.
Nothing further has been heard o.
Kelly, and It is believed that he Is OF
board steamship bound for Europe
3upt. Byrnes says he IL satisfied OF ina
Every effort will be made to orinl
Kelly back to this city" said Actinl
District-Atiorney Mcintyre this morn
and / think we sha. be able to get hin
here sooner or later. 49,
Mr.. Wellman was not IN town to-day
having gone out to southampton. L. !
TO spend Sunday. Assistant Dlstrict-At
terrey Osborne, however, who Is help
ing him in the prosecution OF ne y,
lice by the Poll e Commissioners. was oil
hand, ana busy all the morning exam
inirg Witnesses.
"The work OF preparing cases for tria
before he Police Commissioner. n
said. 'is going right along. and Their
Will be no cessation whether MI wen
man Is In town or not.
THE witness, here to-day are not the
who appeared before the Lexow Com
mittee, but they are furnishing valuahl
cor-3borative evidence. which is neces
aary in making up complete cas-
against ally of the accused ofhcia
Most OF the LeXow Committees test
mony Is uncorroborated, though II tuI
nishes the most valuable suggestion
TO the prosecuting officer"
Contrary Ia expectations the Gran
Jury mnGe no pr"scntment when II &C
:1urned at r. NJ. to-day until Monday
II Is believed. however, that doct
ment V In preparation which VIII D