The evening world., 1894-07-13
[sAM CAMPBELL
| UNDER ARREST.
The Former Ward Man Indicted
on Charges Of LeVying
BlaCkmail.
|DNCE THE "PANTATEs" AGENT
Slospisil's Evidence Before the
Le1ov Committee Given to
the Grand Jury.
SWORE HE PAID 500 A MO Nth.
Members Of His Association Taxed
for the Privilege Of Opening
on Sundays.
SWORE HE PAID 500 A MO Nth.

Although ex-Wardman James Kelly
succeeded in eluding the clutches OF the
law, ex-wardman Samuel j. 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.
4 Campbell was arrested this morning
BY Central Once detectives upon
warrant issued by Judge Cowins yester-
day. His case was presented to the
|lsrand Jury and an Indictment for
bribery was found against him.
He was taken to Police Headquarters
Is soon as he was arrested, and at IL
| o'clock was brought down to the Dis
lr!ct. Attorney office by Detective
Frink, of the Central Office, TO be ar
sa!yned before Judge Cowing, who is
N utung to-day in Part /.
!! Campbell was formerly wardman in
Capt. Gunner's precinct the Twenty
NTH. in East Sixty-seventh street, and
according to the testimony of Joseph
Pospisil, 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
II entries made in the minute books OF the
organize ton produced before the COM
mittee, many payments had been made
! to Ward Man Campbell of the monthly
/ tribute of 500, 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
OF the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Mcintyre said this morning that
the greatest secrecy had been preserVed
In regard to the indictment OF SamPpeli
as 1t was determined that he should not
escape as Kelly had done.
Campbell was retired from the force
Jan. %, 1892, and has since been draw
Ing a pension.
Nothing further has been heard OF
Kelly. and it is believed that he Is on
board a steamship bound for Europe
supt. Byrnes says he is satisfied OF tha'
TACT, and says he sailed on Wednesday
Every effort will be made. to brine
bstiict e4IK r9 'At Mc fS this morn
ing, as soon as he is definitely located
Snd think we shall be able to get nj"
" mere sooner or later"
n Mr. Wellman was not in town to-day
having gone out TO Southampton, L. /.
to spend Sunday. Assistant District T.
torney Osborne, however, VINO Is help
Ing him in the prosecution OF ne 70
lice by the Police Commissioners. was or
hand, and buSv all the morning exam
ming witnesses.
The work of preparing cases for tria
before the Police Commissioners, 1t
sad, is going right along, and there
man is in town or not.
The witnesses here to-day are not those
VINO appeared before the LeNow Com
mlttee, but they are furnishing valuable
eorroborative evidence, which is neces
ssry IN making up complete cas-
against ally of the accused officials
Most OF the Lexow Committees testi
mony Is uncorroborated, though it fur
nlshes the most valuable suggestions
10 the prosecuting officer"
,.H Is believed that a number or othel
snolctments will be found against ac
eused police officials before any of then
Gre o brought up for trial before thu
Police Commissioners.
campbell was appointed to the force
avg 4. 1871. He was born in 1872. II
peeember, 1891 there was shate-up Of
s Sard men. and many were reduced t,
pttro duty.
campbell was one of these. He re
fused FUSED 10 return, to the ranks, and was
TIFed under the twenty-year limit II
'dSh,nary,, 1892, with a pension.
hsince his retirement, Campbell ha
Ea .n n the real estate business, at 10
SSo!!Gan leader Of the Twentieth Assem-
sg District Bllss-Patterson faction
sSna heads the delegation TO the Count.
-'hhlttee from that dist.t-t,