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

succeeded in cludug the clutches Of the
law, eX-Ward Man Samuel : Cam bell,
Who Is also implicated IN the system Of
police bribery and hlackmal by the tcs-
,imony Of LeXow Committee Witnesses.
vas not so fortunate.
Campbell was arrested this morning
by Central Office detectives upon
warrant issued by Judge Cowing yester-
da-. 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 q, he Wal arrested, and at ii
O'clock was removed to the Dis
trlct- Attorneys Office hy Detective
t.luk, of tic Central once, TO be ar
raisned before Judge COwing, who is
lifting to-day in Part ].
Campbell was formerly ;'trd nan III
capt. Gunner's precinct, the Twenty
fifth, in East SiXty-scventh street, and
according to tho testincn" Of Joseph
Pospisi, President of the Bohemian
Saloon X eepers' Association, before the
Lcxow Committee, used to collect the
tribute which the Association was
obliged to pay to the "pantata' of the
district
and other officers of the Association,
which was amply ccrroborated 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 SlQQ, levied 1t Is alleged, hy
The Captain of tho 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 We're
considered among the strongest that
we're offered. and Mr.. Weilman selected
yhese to be brought first to the attention
III the Grand Jury.
Mi. Mcintyre said this morning that
The greatest secrecy had been preserved
in regard to the indictment Of Campbell
rs IL was determined that lie should not
escape As Kelly had done.
When Campbell WAS taken TO the
District Att3rnGy,s office Ne had Al
viii, him E,redirick BUS, a deaisr n
Cast River, who was prepared to serve
"a, his ,bondsman. Eepubiean lie Les q
i9hm T. GHnTer aS9 s agS"m5an in,a
assistant District-Attorney pavis,S office
where they remained until Judge Cowtns
was ready to hear the case.
Judge Gowns announced That he would
hold HIM III $500 10 answer any charge
that might he brought against him.
IT vas then learned that although the
Grand Jury had ordered an indictment
for bribery against Campbell Yesterday 1t
had not been iicd. It was also stated that
the Grand Jury had prepared Il present
rnent covering all tho police cases. which
would probably be submitted to the Court
when hat hoiv adjourned for the day.
As 10 whether any oiher m, indictm R'ia IS
or not the. prosecuting officers declined
10 state his afternoon.
After Judge .CoTtng'a deris iom f,redsr-
lex II Sc justified as Campbell's bonds
man, and the latter Waa released.
Gamppen Wa. appointed to the force
Aur. il, 1s7t. lie vas born IN ~. ~
DareIOber 1891 there was shake-ur OF
ward men, and many We're reduced 10
. C am Ili was one Of these. He re
fused TO return to the ranks. and Was
retired under the twenty-Sear limit in
January 1897, with pension.
Since his retirement Campbell has
been in the real estate busine's at lGl
publican lender Of the Twentieth Assem-
bly, District, Bliss-Patterson faction
ana heads the delegation to the County
Tomroittee from that iiS,.i-t.
10 enable the Police Board to carry
out the farce investigation of accused
police o.icers, the B9@Gd Ct eff Estina!e
pended balances OF the Police appro'
"ration to defray the expenses of the
inquiry.
The Police Commissioners in a com
1nunicatiou asked for S2,OT but only
$500 was available. II order also Il
show that he fully, Endorsed TIE actol
OF the. Police Board Mayor Giiroy SAID
Il desire to state that II H,2S Il
not sufficient, | have 81 900 l can spare
ior the investigation from the appro
priation for this office" ,,,u
Lawyer L. J: Grant, called at the DIS,
trict-Attorney's Office this noon to see
Nr " Gilman. Mir. Grant said he rep
resented a number of the police cap
tee, and as their counsel denounced tht
manner in which Mr.. Wrllmnn wac
using the District-Attorney's once t'
"OerCc and terrOri2e witnesses.
lie pronounced the subpoenas used hl
Mr.. Welman as fakes" They, were
Ssued returnable before the Grand jury
n" witnesses never reaChed lhs iran
Jury, he said, therefore the subpoena
wore invalid
Nothing further has been heard O
N'lly, and it is believed that ne Is OF
BOARD IA steamship bound for Europe
Sppt. Byrncs says he is, satisfied OF INA INA
TACT. and says he sailed on "Wednesday
Every effort will be made TO ptlI
Heilv back to this. city" said ACTIN
ina, "as soon as ne Is definitely located
md ! think We small be able 10 get hin
H"r" sooner or later
having gone out 10 Southampton, /" !
to spend Sunday. Assistant Districi-At
lorney Osborne, however, VINO IS men
ms him i'm the prosecution OF ne =.
lice Wy the Police Commissioners. was VI
land ANA busy all the morning exam
ming Witnesses
The work of preparing cases for. tTia
before he Police Commissioners, Il
said lis going right along, ana ther
viii he no cessation whether Mr.. Wen
man IL IN town or not.
The witnesses here to-day are not thoS
10 appeared before the !.rNow CON-
'Wil'c, but they are fIgul-nlnr Nul4~p.
'.irJburalive evidence, which Is nercr
sT in n. king ~ = complete Tas
.FIihst uGS Of a. accused unir!dI'
.lo.l II ~, Lcluw Committees test
opy Is uncorrouorgted, though IT fuI
Nsne3 the most valuable sugg astion
10 the prosecuting officer"
contrary to expectations the Gran
Jury made no presentment when II ad
f0urned AT p. NJ, to-day until Monday
VI Is believed, however. that doct
ment Is in preparation which Will b