The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
The Defendant Claims to Have
Five People to Prove
an Alibi.
EVIDENCE OF THE DETECTIVES
The Police Believe They Have
Complete Chain to Prove the
Prisoners Guilt.

Whether it is the sun of Auslerlitz or
that of Waterloo which has risen, Oliver
Winfield Winthrop may know this morn
ing if he cares to fight mis- accusers.
His trial is set for 10 o'clock before Su-
perior Judge Wallace, at which time he
may ask and obtain time to plead; plead
not guilty and have the case set for future
hearing, or else enter the field boldly
without delay and let a jury decide
whether millionaire James A. Campbell's IS
accusations have foundation or his declara-
tion OF innocence is correct.
Captain Lees is positive he has COM
plete chain of evidence to prove VIM
throp's guilt. He claims to have traced
his movements from the time he is said to
have spoken to Donald Urquhart about a
scheme to kidnap Campbell and other
people of wealth, to the time Detective
Cody placed the prisoner under arrest in
Oakland on Monday morning last.
The Chief of Detectives would be surer
of his case, of course, if he could secure
the mysterious "Pete" who is supposed to
have helped Winthrop in torturing Cam D.
bell at the 4109 California-street cottage.
But Pete" as well as "DoIlle," the
writer of the letter found in Winthrop's
possession, insist on remaining uncaught.
Still, that makes no difference to Captain
Lees. He has enough evidence on hand
now to win the fight, so he says.
In the meantime, however, the detective
force is out hunting up past records.
There is an effort being made to show
that a grave mistake was made by the
court that found Winthrop not guilty OF
the murder of Mrs. Jennie Matthews over
one year ago.
There are men who worked in the
cemetery where Winthrop was superin-
tendent at the time, and to whom he
Gently, promised to pay his indebtedness
from a big raise of money he expected
very shortly.
There is Donald Urquhart, the main
witness, besides the complainant, Camp
bell, and there is the circumstantial evil
dence of Winthrop's leaving town in dis
guise after having been seen in the COM
p4ny of Campbell Monday afternoon, the
date of the mlllionaire's disappearance.
Winthrop simply laughs at these accu.
sations. He says he can explain them
away by telling truthful account of ali
his doings. He says he can prove he
never rented the California street cottage;
never took Campbell there, and that
while the millionaire planter says he was
being tortured, he (Winthrop) was miles
away from the place in the company of
reputable people, whose testimony must
be accepted as incontrovertible. In other
words, that he can prove perfect alibi
from the facts.
His acquaintance, Mr.. Hess. Arthur
Porter and D. C. Allen of 927 Market
street, as we'll as Attorney Outflow, were
with him at different times when he is ac-
cused of being with Campbell.
Two respectable ladies also spoke to
him and were in his company Monday
afternoon when he is supposed to have been
tying Campbell to chairs and frightening
him in the hope of having him sign a
$50, 600 check. He will bring up other
witnesses also to show that the Hawaiian's
habits are such that he drinks to excess.
after which he is filed with hallucina-
tions OF robbery, torture and kindred
things not countenanced in reputable
communities.
This is how the position of the two fac
tions can be summed up, and both claim
ing to be ready for battle it is likely there
will be 10 delay.