The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

vate Office of the District Attorney, where
Captain Lees sat while Mr.. Campbell was
in the iury-room. A prolonged confer
ence took place in which Mr.. Hosmer,
Acting District Attorney, Captain Lees
and Mr.. Campbell participated. While
they were engaged in this conference Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. Mcfarland came to
the new City Hall to meet Mr.. Campbell
and escort him home.
In an interview with a CALL reporter
Mr.. Campbell said he was recovering from
the excitement and sufferings of imprison-
ment, but had not fully recovered. In
answer to an inquiry as to when he would
sail for Honolulu he said: 'I am not GO
ing away for some time" When asked If
he would remain here until the present
trouble was finally settled he said: IT
cannot say that I will remain that long,
but will stay long enough"
The bruise. or abrasion of the right
temple, caused by the robbers bullet is
visible, but is healing. There is big lump
behind his ear where Winthrop struck
him. Mr.. Campbell is man who stands
fully six feet two inches high. In his
youth he must have been powerful man
physically, for his frame is well proper
toned and soundly knit. He walks, not
withstanding his rough treatment, with
agile firmness.
Speaking of the planter, Captain Lees
said: "He Is one of the manifest and most
courageous of men that I ever met. He is
modest in his recital of what occurred. He
is not at all given to boasting or self praise.
He simply tells what has happened and
tells it in straightforward and inteili-
gent style. He is a brave man and has
the courage of his convictions. He made
up his mind to die ratner than submit to
the outrage. The robbers finding that
he would not yield dared not commit
murder.
81 first heard Of this disappearance, ("
said Captain Lees, from Mr.. Curtin,
whom happened to meet at the Baldwin
Hotel last Monday evening. told Cur
tin that the matter impressed me as i'm
portant, and so we kept close watch of
the affair.
"At first Curtin was inclined to regard
Campbell's absence as a convivial Incl
dent, but as we discussed the question
more serious side was presented. We as
certained the identity of the two men, and
saw that one was showing up in daylight
and the other at night. We had the pur-
pose in view to save Campbell before we
arrested his abductors. Last Wednesday
Winthrop could have been arrested, but
at that time we knew nothing of Camp
bell, and did not want to take any steps to
imperil the old man.
"You can rest assured" said Captain
Lees, "that all the stories about Mr..
Campbell being out on lark and becom-
ing dazed by wine and women are mere
surmises. He was lured out to that house
on California street, as he describes. Now
as matter of fact did not have time to
hear his story until to-day when he told it
to me in this room. Curtin, Campbell N.Y.
self and one other went out Wednesday
night in a hack to locate the house. All
that Campbell could tell US was that the
scene was near the French Hospital.
HE also recollected distinctly that
there was small palm tree to the left OF
the yard as one entered the house from
the street. Two or three times I got out
of the hack to look for this palm.
FINALLY we located the place, but
Campbell said, 4 did not come out here.
Then we went around the house and
found the rear entrance leading to back
street. This he recognized. We entered