The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-07

The following interesting account OF
the mIsadvcntures of Dean Campbell
who was recently the proprietor OF the
Oil Exchange saloon on Market street
lust above tho creek bridge. Is from
Sundays Pittsburgh Dispatch:
Dean Campbell, n well known Butler
man, Is In jail. charged with being q
fugitive from Justice. He Is wanted In
Wheeling to answer to twenty-five
charges. on which he has been indict.
ed. and no win make fight against
being taken back.
His arrest was accomplished by De-
tective William Shore. aIdad by De-
tCctIvc J. ". Short and Frank Church,
Of Wheeling, who have been following
him for nearly week. Mr.. Church Is
on Campbel's bond 10 the amount OF
Si.l00. and DR.. Taylor. of Wheeling, Is
on It for the same sum. They must
bring him before the Ohio county court
or pay $500.
Campbell ia OF prominent Butler
county family and Is married to the
daughter OF 4 well known citizen OF
Butler, who Is now living with her
father. He owned q good farm there.
but sold 1t since his trouble In Wheel
Ing.
lie went to Wheeling n year or so
ago and opened saloon there II Is said
10 have been the toughest dive In that
city 1t was so bad that the police
piled up twenty-five charges against
Campbell for violating the liquor laws,
keeping a dlsreputnble house and other
infractions OF the law.
Drove n Horse 10 Dotth.
When Campbell was given Il hearing
he was unable to get the bail demand
ed. By making promises and pleading
har!l lie induced Mr.. Church and DR..
Taylor to go on his bond. They did Il
10 keep him out OF jail.so TINT he would
have an opportunity OF having his case
fixed up In some why.
After the hearing he re-opened his
saloon and bought his beer, ice and
other things he needed on credit. He
paid for nothing he could get without
cash. When he was at the end OF his
credit he walked out OF the saloon one
aight, left Il 10 run itself and departed.
He owned fast horse and cart He
drove away from Wheeling with this
rIg. Fearing pursuit. he drove so hard
to reach the state line that he killed
the horse, valuable animal. There
he sold tn. cart for $50, and there trace
was lost OF him by the officers for three
months.
When his bond was declared forfeit
ed by the court. his bondsmen gave
Detective Short Instructions to run him
down at any cost He went 10 Butler
this week with Mr.. Church and found
that Campbell had been there.
He had left there for Irwin, where he
Intended 20 buy the Commercial Hotel.
VIII Tight the E.trndition.
They found him there on Thursday,
with the deal closed UP. As the court
was to act on the license transfer soon.
he asked them TO say nothing OF his
Wheeling record. He feared the trans
fer would be refused " Il became
known. He agreed 10 go back TO Wheel
ing without trouble. and try 10 square
matters there. They accepted his word
that he would do SO.
But instead he came to- Pittsburgh
with them and got away from then!
here. Then they got Detective Shore
10 aid them and after days hunt,
they found him again. He refused 10 80
back with them without requls!tion pa
pcrs and Detective Shore made an in
formation against him before Alder
man C. F. Anderson, charging him with
being fugitive from justice.
He was committed to jail without
bail. Papers in'the case have been sent
10 Charleston to get n reQuisit!on from
the governor OF West Virginia. They
will be taken to Harrisburg to-mor-
row. Meanwhile the Wheeling officers
are preparing 10 meet any kabcas cor
pus wrIts that Campbell may have is
sued. They expect that he VIII try 10
prevent extradItIon. but as he has been
indicted, they do not think he VIII sue
coed.
Detective Short says when Campbell
is taken back TO Wheeling he vii! like
ly have many creditors after him. He
owed much money when he left there.