The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-08
The Case of Campbell.


Campbell, the millionaire sugar planter
of Honolulu, who has mysteriousfc
dropped out of sight for two days this
week says he was imprisoned and
robbed by Oliver w. Winthrop, who at
tempted to obtain the capitalists sigma
ture to a $4,000 check as the price of
his liberty. Winthrop, who was tried
and acquitted last year on the charge
of poisoning a woman in Laurel Hill
cemetery of which he was assistant
SUPERINTENDENT has disappeared. No
trace can be found of his confederate.
Campbell says Winthrop decoyed him
to his house on a sI giht preteNt. Sud
denly, he says, masked man rushed
into the room and pointing a revolver
at Campbelrs head, ordered him to
throw up his hands. Campbell says he
leaped at his assailant and felled him
to the floor.
The man was dazed, almost stunned,
but leveling his revolver again at
Campbell, fired. The millionaire says
the bullet gTazed his temple and passed
through his hat into the wall. Camp
bell ,sprang at the man again, but before
he could reach him he was knocked
down by Winthrop, who struck him
over the head with some heavy instru-
ment.
The two men then pounced on Camp
bell and bound, handcuffed and gagged
him. They Lifted him from the floor to a
bed and strapped him to it. His feet
and hands were tied to the -four cor
ners of the bed and a chain was passed
over his body and fastened to staples
driven into the floor Captain of De-
tec1iyes Lees. in HI s investigation after
ward found the evidence of this. Cords
were passed around Campbelps body
and drawn so tightly that he could not
For twelve hours Campbell was
kept in this position, the gag being in
his mouth all the time. On Tuesday
morning the gag was removed with
the caution that he would be k1Iied II
he made any noise. He Was told that
he would have to sign a check or order
for $40, 900 before he would be released
He was shown a document, which
they asked him to sign, and he was
also ordered to write note to his
wife asking her to cash check and
to give the money to the bearer with
out asking amy questions.
CampteW saws he refused to even
read, the paper telling his captOrs that
he did not care what thew did 10 him
He said he was, an Old man and did
not have a great while to live any
way, ana IQal IISy COuIu NIL IINllA DC-
fore he would submit to such an out
rage. He did not care much for $40, 900
he said, but he would not be black
mailed or robbed. His captors re-
Piled that they would keep him
strapped to the bed as he was unit
he did sign the paper.
Tuesday passed with no change ir
the situation. Either Winthrop or the
young masked man guarded Campbell
constantly. They offered him drink
and food, and announced their willing
ness TO give him anything he wanted
but he refused everything for fear
that they intended to poison him. He
was given every attention, but was
kept strapped to the bed adj the time
and no opportunity for escape was al
lowed.
When Campbell was first seized ant
thrust on the bed Campbell says Win
throp took 1905 in coin from his pocket,
and kept it The younger man, az
far as Campbell knows, did not ge'
any of his money. When the news
papers published the fact that Camp
bell had disappeared, the millionairt
says his captors became frightened
and after dark released him. The
police have a description OF Winthrop
confederate, but no cleW to his where
abouts.