The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-08-28
Says He Enjoys Speaking Ac.
quantance With Campbell.
DELAY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS
still Hunting for ''Pere campbell
Identifies winthrop-False Reports
Regarding Plaintiffs Habits-Police
at Work Gathering Evidence, Etc.

Lees added a n0tcn TO MS TecOTu yes
xerday when, after four days of search
ing be put the alleged kidnaper, Oliver
W. Winthrop, behind the steel bars
and heavy doors of the City Prison
He has piled up enough evidence, more
over. to make matters look dubious for
the captive. and has followed out the
clews so we'll that the capture OF Pete,
the man of the mask and revolver, Isl
said to be the next step in this singular
case of crime.
Winthrop was captured by Detective
Cody in Oakland yesterday morning,
and he was taken to the City Prison
in San Francisco before noon. The
arrest was made on Sixteenth street,
near San Pablo avenue, and it is be-
Heyed that Winthrop had been to the
Postoffice a short time before and was
then preparing for an early flight from
the State He had ticket for MoJave
bought on Saturday, and was waiting
only for final word from his family.
In case of alarm he was prepared for
instant departure, and the Chief of De-
tectives thinks he meant to fly last
evening.
Soon after his man had arrived, Lees
served on him two bench warrants, and
at 4:3O D. m. had him taken from the
J detectives room in the City Hall to the
CITY Prison. and there formally charged
with robbery and assault with intent
to commit murder Winthrop was cool
: and unconcerned, but there was ner-
vous twitching OF his clean-shaven lips
which betrayed his emotion and dis
: tress. After being booked, he asked
! to be put in the same cell in which ne
had been previously confined, as he evil
! IDENTIFY thought it would again prove
to be put in the same cell in which he
/. lucky. He will be arraigned Friday
: When Campbell was brought into the
: room with Winthrop the prisoner in
: lquired casually OF his HawkshaW VISA
: Wis who's thar"
And then the Hawaiian patriarch
l lifting his hand dramatically, said
= thrice, "That is the man. That is the
man. That is the man"
= Winthrop did not finch. Instead he
coolly bit a piece from the plug OF to-
= bacco he carried.
; When interviewed his first state
i ment-in fact, the sentence that alter
: mated with every other one-was, I've
n nothing to say
: II. w. Matthews, the attorney who
o defended him successfully on the muir
;, der charge before, had talked with hin
. and he had taken his warnings tC
J. heart.
I'm as mum as an oyster until m!
q attorney releases me" he said.
y yes. 1 know Campbell, he said, il
:, IreSnonse 10 a question. I've seen hin
e twice"
e Have 1 spoken to him? Well, yes
a once"
The name of Donald Archibald Ur
n guhart has been connected with thu
Campbell kidnapping affair, but Captain
Lees processes 10 believe that there i
n nothing in it," The condolences ar,
81 strong enough, however, to provide
e basis for runors that the young min
II ing mans connection with the case di'
J. not end with Winthrop's invitation t
e. assist in the abduction business.
ar The friends of Campbell are indig
f. nant of the reports that he is given t.
IN going on sprees and afterNard tell
"a marvellous stories OF being kidnape,
IN and robbed They denounce thes
stories as part of the plan of the de
le tense of Winthrop.
OF Fred Wundenberg, q well-known He
V. nolulu man. who was formerly Post
at master General OF the Hawaiian Gov
lu eminent. said yesterday: L cannot un
W derstand why these stories are circu
lie lated against Mr.. Campbell. hav
G, lived all my life in the Hawaiian Isl
at ands. and | have known Campbell TO
re twenty-five years or more. neye
j. heard of this man James Douglass VIII
ey pretends TO have been steward on Gov
eminent vessels. This statement show
Il the man liar, as the steamers are nc
Mt Government boats, but belong to tn
ut Wilder Steamship Company, of whic
rs Consul-General Wilder is member
es 4 have asked many people who haV
hit lived in Honolulu if they ever heard {
is Douglass and they say they have no
at l have known all the stewards OF tn
w two steamers in question for man
ke years and no Douglass ever served
ey that capacity on them TO my know
er edge. Though Douglass is not know
at by people from Honolulu, he may hay
ed been a hanger-on around the low Sc
nd looms he mentioned Mr.. Campbe
tel never went to them. The keystone b.
nd came so notorious it had to be close
l up, and the Anchor was of the sam
re class"
no Consul-General Charles Wilder il
ds dorses the statement made by Mr.. WuI
denberg and adds: q never heard {
Mr.. Campbell going on sprees and tel
4 ing wild stories OF his robbery. Ha
l,s Mr.. Campbell been in the habit of d.
:. ing what this man Douglass says
D would have been known all over Hon'
10 lulu. l can truthfully say that l new
d, heard of anything OF the kind"
as James Campbell was seen at the HI
:. tel Vendome in San Jose last eyenin
- He said he did not know Douglass an
ne that there was not word of truth
his story.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15-Wh
IL throp's second season in the crimina
pit court opened yesterday. when Re a.
nd peared before Judge Wallace to be q
ITS raigned for the kidnapping of jam
Campbell.