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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-04
Teller's Good AdvIce.

Senator Teller says: II believe now
that all the friends of silver have to do
is to get together. There are friends
enough Of silver to dominate and con-
troll this country and adopt a monetary
system that is an American sys-
TEN, and which is not adopted to suit
Great Britain. This country is big
enough to take care of itself and it's
affairs without the interference of any
other nation. When we are united all
other sections of the country will unite
with us and We will have true, honest
and American system Of finance."-
Herald. st. Paul, MINI. /,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-04

the government wouldn't have been
sufficient to pay one years war ex-
penses. On the 25th of February, 1862,
Abraham Lincoln signed the legal ten
der act. and the money created by that
act paid the annual national expendi-
lures as follows:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-04

Patriotic money furnishers.. 6O,000
Profit on one days deal $14S, 900
Is anybody so silly as to believe that
| the money of these national banks,
secured by government bonds, was
better than the greenback?
III the government had failed, its
money wouldn't have been worth any
thing"
Exactly, and If you will quote the
value Of Confederate bonds at present
It will be easy to tell you the value of
the national bank money which the
patriotic money furnishers" provided
CO our government with had it failed.
"But the national banking system
had to be adopted in order to make a
market for our bonds, which had to be
sold to prevent the further depreciation
of the greenbacks by absorbing the
overplus in circulation"
In the first place, what caused the
greenbacks to depreciate? The excep-
ton clause and nothing else. That
clause did not better the greenback one
mill in the estimation of the people, but
it did make market for the patriotic
money furnisher's" coin, who put it in
place? The patriotic money furnish
en-" of course. In the next place the
national bank money was not any bet
ter than the greenback, and il the
banker issued the 80 per cent to which
he was entitled, the circulation was re-
duced only 10 per cent. But viewed
even from the most charitable stand
point, the money furnisher did not ad-
vance cent until he was placed where
he could almost treble the value of his
money in the event of government
success. So 1t seems that his patriot
ism was of the kind that had to have
good big premium to compensate it for
the awful risk it run"
Oh, yes, there are patriots and pa
triots.
Look at another kind few moments.
We will say that company H, Forty
seventh Illinois Infantry, was composed
of 100 men, who enlisted for three
years or during the war" Uncle Sam
promised them Gas compensation for
the risk they ran (O S13, coin-dollars,
per month OF the original 100 who en-
listed. but % returned at the end of the
three years. The others had taken the
risk" in vain, and their bones were
left to bleach and whiten, and In Gods
good time" to fertilize some sunny
Southern plain. OF the %, one, more
fortunate than SO of every 100 like him,
in that he left boys at home big enough
to provide for the family, had his en-
tire three years wages coming to him
when mustered out How did Uncle
Sam settle his account with this war
worn battle-scarred patriot" About
like this:
UNCLE SAM,
in account with
PRIVATE SMITH.
To three years service q
$13 per month. .......... $46S |
By deprecated greenbacks
at so cents on the dollar. 1894 234 |
Balance due ............... 1924 |
In other words, according to the gov !
ernment's promise to Private Smith, it |
only paid him half Of what was his due,
and by every moral right it still owes
him 1894 with interest from, say jan
uary 1, 1865. Compare the treatment
which patriot Private Smith received
az the hands of the government with
that accorded to the money furnishing
(O bondholdar. and 1t will readily be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-04
.$4,662,457,210

Total ........ .........$4, 1852, 457 ,21O
Everybody old enough to remember
that period in our history can recall
the flood of abuse with which the pat
riotic capitalists" received this Issue of
"Lincoln's shinplaster." These Shin
plasters" did contain a weak spot, not
one that the common patriots could
take advantage of, but one which
proved a wonderfully rich harvest to
the money furnishing" kind. They
were made a legal tender for all debts,
public and private, except interest on
the public debt and duties on imports
and when an importer brought goods
to this country subject to import duties
he was obliged to patronize one OF the
coin money brokers and buy enough
coin from him to pay the government
it's import duties. 1t was not until the
war had been going on more than two
years, or in May, 1868, that the govern
ment offered bond for sale, and then
it wasn't done Cor the purpose OF pro-
curing money to continue the war, but
for the purpose of putting the best
banking system on earth" on Its feet.
At this time the exception clause" in
the greenback had got in its perfect
work, and because, and only because
1t was prevented by law from doing all
that coin money would do, 1t depre-
ciated one-half. Please remember,
though, it was a legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and when
one of our patriotic money furnish
ers" wanted to nearly treble his money
in one day all he had to do was to take
$4,000 in coin, buy 100000 Of the
greenbacks, invest them in government
bonds, deposit the bonds with the Sec
rotary of the treasury, receive from
him $4,000 in national bank money,
and $4,000 in coin interest on his bonds
in advance, and invest this coin In
greeenbacks and here is the way his
account stood:
Money invested .............. $5O,OO0
Bonds received ............... 100000
Bank notes received .......... 10000
Greenbacks received for coin
interest ...... minimum. o,VVV
Total ...... @lSo,VuV
Patriotic money furnishers. $4,000
r.. L.. A.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
Millionaire Campbell's Alleged
Assailant Was Arrested
in Oakland.
SAID he WAS AL BRUNS0N
OF SAN JOSE.
Mrs. Dunton Fails to Recognize the
Prisoner, but His Supposed Victim
Picked Him Out at Once.

Oliver Winfield Winthrop has been ar
rested.
This is the first step made so far in clear
ing up the sensational story told last
Wednesday night by millionaire James
A Campbell of Hawaii.
The capture of Winthrop is full of those
little dime-novel details quite be6tting the
story of kidnapping, torturing and starv-
ing which Campbell brought forth when
he returned to his wife after being
away for more than two days and nights.
But whether Winthrop is the bandit he
is claimed to be, or whether the wealthy
planter is endeavoring to hide shortcom-
ings from a com paratively young wife and
a wrathful one, is still to be developed.
Captain Lees continues strong in his be-
lief of CampbelPs truthfulness and in the
guilt of Winthrop. In fact, he booked the
latter yesterday afternoon on the City
Prison register, charging him with rob
berry and assault to commit murder. These
charges are the same as found in the in
dictments by the Grand Jury, upon which
the two warrants were issued.
On the other hand, Winthrop is non
communicative. He sits back in his prison
cell, smiles contentedly, and asks:
What are they going to do about itP"
he is certainly an innocent man, so far
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
THE OLD LADIES ESCAPED
Winthrop SAID to Have Thought
of Capturing
Few.

Detective Curtin is credited with the
possession of document which will be
used effectively by the prosecution. It is
said to contain statement of man who
knew Winthrop very well, but who de-
clares he did not understand the mans
real character. According to the state
ment Winthrop and he were standing in
the lobby of the Occidental Hotel convers.
ing when Winthrop suggested the feast.
bility of KIDNAPPING number of old ladies
and holding them for ransom.
The friend supposed, of course, Win
throp was jesting, and remarked laugh
ingly: 81 guess you wouldn't do anything
like that If you are looking for that kind
OF game why don't you take that old
fellow over there? Indicating Camp belly.
He has more millions than you can count
on your fingers"
Hes my game" remarked Winthrop,
decisively. That was SIX weeks ago.
Campbell declares that when he was
strapped to the beo Winthrop remarked !:
1--WE have been watching you for six weeks.
Do you think we will let you go now ?"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11

want to. I'll not hide myself from you."
That was the rather unusual invitation
extended by Winthrop to a couple OF
newspaper artists who were quietly pencil-
ing the picture of the prisoner while he
was busily guarding off interviewers in
the detectives room at the City Hall.
The man was perfectly cool. and while
comfortably swinging himself in a big
armchair kept up the conversation he was
holding with the reporters. He spoke on
every subject with ease and fuency. but
when the topic once in while reached
close to home he only smiled and said:
Now, look here, 1 don't want to be rude,
but you know do not want to talk about
my case.'
If pressed q little further he would add
My attorneys, Mathews and Kyle, have
instructed me to be as dumb as an oyster,
and SO | will be. There is no use in me
saying anything now. There will be a
time and place when and where l will
prove my innocence. l cannot do that
through the newspapers.
why die run away? Why did I shave
of my whiskers and mustacheP Those are
not fair questions to ask. In the first place
it is assuming that l did run away. l will
show the matter in different light very
soon. AS to shaving off my whiskers, it
may be that they annoyed me by getting
besmeared with soup and coffee"
This answer seemed to amuse Winthrop
hugely, for he laughed quite heartily.
MANY things have been said of me in
the past few days. People who have never
seen me in their lives have given it out
that they know me well. That kind OF
testimony scannot hurt me and 1 rely on
my innocence of crime to carry me
through"
"Do you know Mr.. Campbell?" was
asked. did you ever meet him in San
JOSEF"
"Those are pertinent questions which
do not propose to answer. In fact, it is
useless to ask me anything at all-for l am
bound to follow the instructions of my
lawyers. l will not speak. That set.
ties it,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
HE TELLS WHERE HE WAS.
In Communicative Mood VIM
throp Accounts for His
Movements.

When Captain Lees was informed last
night of the failure of Mrs. Dunton to
identify Winthrop he said that it was sim
ply because the man was clean-shaven.
She had prior to that declared that the
photograph of Winthrop shown her was
that of the man to whom she had rented
her house, and that photograph WAS one
of Winthrop's with mustache.
"She will be able to positively identify
him yet," confidently said the captain.
Last evening Winthrop was rather more
communicative than during the day.
He said his movements could be salts
factorily accounted for from Monday
morning last week till yesterday morning.
He was at his home Wednesday evening
at the time it was alleged he was seen on
Montgomery street with Campbell. He
was seen at a grocery on Tuesday, and on
Wednesday night he was at meeting in
the Foresters' hall, 102 O'Farrell street,
till between 10 and IL O'clock, when he
bad an appointment with q friend. Thurs
day morning he left the City and went to
San Jose, as he had no desire to get again
within the clutches of Captain Lees, who,
he said, kept him in Jail for three months
on former occasion on false charge.
Upon hearing this story Captain Lees
said last night that Winthrop did not at
tend the meeting in Foresters' Hall
Wednesday night. He talked with a
friend in the hall from quarter to till
half past 8, and then went away. The
friend and two or three others looked for
him when the meeting convened, but he
was not there. If he had attended the
meeting be would have been arrested that
night. The meeting was one connected
with the American Protective Association
and was of the council of which Winthrop
was at one time district deputy.
The Captain limited that there were
other matters yet that he knew of in con-
nection with the affair which he would
make public at the proper time. He knew
the name on the blotter In Winthrop's
room, in Oakland, which was only half
distinguishable, but it would serve no good
purpose to make it known now.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
He WAS IN HIDING BEHIND BLUE GOGGLES.
murderers and strangers who have gone
uncaught in the past year.
ARRESTED IN OAKLAND.
Captain Lees Gives a Detailed Ac-
count of Detective Cody'S
Canture.

Captain Lees tells a graphic story about
his magnificent work and the cleverness oil
his officers in effecting the capture oi
Oliver Winfield Winthrop.
TIE veteran detective was quite anxious
to give Charles Cody. his man, due credit
for efficient work; but it must also be
understood that Cody was under instruc-
tions from headquarters to do just as he
did. Hence, headquarteTs-tha is, Lees
must likewise come in for some OF the
bouquets cast over the footlights.
Yesterday" said the captain, 81 got
matters down so close that I concluded to
send two men to Oakland. l picked out
Charley Cody, who has been on the case
from the start, and Patrolman Samuels, a
bright officer.
"SamueIs went off on one end of the
thread that 1 expected would lead up to
important developments. and Cody went
his way on another thread which event.
ually landed him up against Winthrop.
ut was clever piece of work. Cody
was going down Sixteenth street, east of
Broadway, Oakland, when he not iced a
smooth-shaven man, apparently lame,
walking along. The stranger wore dark
Dlue glasses anu LIS SSuSISI dppcdIahCS
gave Charley 'hunch, if you can believe
in such things, that there was the man he
was looking for.
"He drew up to him and in pleasant
tone said:
"'Excuse me, sir; I mean offense
please give me your name, sir
my name? It's Brunson.'
"'Where from?
" San Jose
"'When did you get here?' asked Cody.
yesterday. / came 10 visit my sister,
Ella Brunson, and my brother.
Whats your brothers nameT
"'It makes no difference; let it 60 at
that His name is Brunson.'
LAS much from the tone of the mans
voice and his way of answering questions
Cody was sure he had the right party.
Making a sudden move, he raised the blue
goggles and saw the fellows eyes. He
knew him then.
You're Winthrop he said. 4 place
you un0er arrest
but demurred Winthrop, you re
mistaken; I'm Al Brupson.'
"'No, I'm not mistaken. You are Oliver
Winthrop and you are my prisoner
1.-The jig's up, 1 suppose, Winthrop
said, an1 he accompanied Cody to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
speaking of the Campbell affair, There
are other people in this. .
HONORS ARE EASY.
James A. Campbell Identifies Win
throp, but Mrs. Dunton
Cannot.

NO sooner had Detectives Cody and Sey-
mour landed their prisoner at the City
Hall than Captain Lees sent for Million
alre James A. Campbell. The latter was
hard to find at first, but he was eventually
discovered. Later 1t transpired that Mr..
Campbell is showing signs OF being tired
OF this whole business and that he is anx-
ious to withdraw from the scene OF his
alleged kidnapping and the subsequent
hardship entailed by his explanation TO
Mrs. Campbell and the detectives why be
was away from home for over fifty hours.
AS matter OF fact. when Captain Lees
sent one OF his men in search OF the osd
millionaire the latter had just given up
his apartments in the Occidental Hotel
and had packed up for trip away from
the City.
On the late afternoon train Mr.. and Mrs.
campbell, with their children, were pas
sengers bound for San Jose.
This hasty departure may assume even
more significance later on than il does at
this time.
Be that as it may, Captain Lees man
got Campbell to visit room at the City
Hail, where Winthrop, some newspaper
men and few detectives were in conver-
sation. Campbell glanced at the crowd
and' after resting his eyes on Winthrop,
he said:
That's the man."
he repeated this three times before he
and Captain Lees left the place.
In the meantime Winthrop remained
quite undismayed. He looked at Camp
bell very much as he might look at any,
body else. The fact that the visitor was
accompanied by Captain Lees may have
suggested the following inquiry which he
addressed to Seymour:
Nv no is that man with the captainP'
"That's Campbell" answered Seymour.
Have you ever seen him beforeY
To this Winthrop declined to give an
answer.
But Campbell was not the only person
brought in to identify Winthrop.
1t will be rememb bered that the prisoner
IS said to have rented the cottage at 4109
California street from Mrs. Dunton. who
owns it and 10 whom he paid first de-
posit OF 81 so on the rent. Subsequently
the house agent, Mr.. Speck, claims to
have received the balance, SIT 80, from
Winthrop, whom he claims to know.
Mrs. Dunton was also invited yesterday
to take look at the prisoner. She eyed
him long and closely. then shook her
head.
NO" she declared in a positive man.
ner, that is not the man who rented my
house. l have never seen this man
before"
"Who is that woman?" asked Winthrop
when she retired.
Don't you know herr That's Mrs.
Dunton. who owns the cottage you rented
on California street,
''Oh, is she2" spoke Winthrop in per-
feet unconcern.
Further than that Winthrop would say
nothing about either Campbell or the
lady.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11

1t has been limited that pete :" might
have been Frederick w. Brooks, the
brother-in-law of Winthrop, who while
head ianitor at the Emporium disappeared
from the City under suspicious circum-
stances. That was on Saturday, August
1.-TWO days prior to Campbell being MADE
prisoner.
Captain Lees vehemently denied, when
questioned on the subject, that Brooks aad
any connection with the Campbell a11alr;
He said he had been able to trace Brooks
movements up till Friday, August z, and
from that fact he knew that Brooks was
not with Winthrop during that time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11

as this Campbell case is concerned, or else
he is an arch-villain, capable not only oi
abducting an old man and torturing him
to secure lis wealth, but of mutilating or
numbering him to gain the desired end.
At all events, Winthrop makes general
denial of any connection with the case,
and declares positively that, in due time,
he will prove his innocence.
To do this he will have to overcome
some wonderfully strong points against
him. He will have to show that he never
met James A. Campbell, either in San
Jose, at the Hotel Vendome, or anywhere
else for that matter. This will have to be
done to bolster up his demeanor yesterday
when confronted with his alleged victim.
"Is that Campbell?" he asked Detective
Seymour, in an inquIring way, after the
old gentleman had been brought into his
presence and had identified him as the
bandit of 4109 California street.
He will have to show that Real Estate
Agent A. NJ. Speck does not know of what
be is speaking. Speck claims to know
Winthrop well, and that the latter rented
from him the California-street cottage on
Monday morning one week ago, paying
one months rental in advance.
This is positively denied by the prisoner.
Further than that. Winthrop must give
valid reasons for his hasty departure from
this City, the shaving of his mustache and
beard, the masa1erading as lame old
man, with blue spectacles, in Oakland
and the comparatively large sum OF
money he, man out of work for some
time, carried secreted in the clothes he
wore.
Then, again, railroad ticket was found
on his person calling for passage to Mo-
jave, indicating an intention to flee from
this part of the country, where he was
being sought on all sides, and leaving be-
hind his wife and children.
But Winthrop laughs at it all, declaring
he will prove his innocence. and Captain
Lees is in the happy enjoyment of having
captured man he believes to be the equal
Of josef BIanther, Dunham and other
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
"AND THERE ARE OTHERS >
So Said O. w. Winthrop When He
Was Captured by Detective
CndU

Detective Cody, whose splendid capture
of Winthrop has called forth encomiums
from his superior officers and the con-
eratulations of his less fortunate brother
officers, gave the folio wing particulars of
Winthrop's arrest last night:
II received instructions from Captain
Lees last night to go to Oakland and
shadow parties who were meeting Win.
throp. left by the IL ;45 boat and got ur
this morning about o'clock. l covered
different parties who had been either cor
responding with or meeting Winthrop.
1.-TWO men came along Broadway and
put Policeman Samuels on their trail. He
followed them till they crossed the bay,
and he left them at the ferry.
Meantime 1 had been walking around
looking for Samuels, and while on Twen-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11

| tieth street two men passed down and
thought one of them was Winthrop.
covered them as far as San Pablo avenue,
and coming through Sixteenth street 1
noticed NAN limping along as if his left
leg was lame. The man had his back
stopped and he wore blue goggles and a
slouch hat.
Il suspected the man was Winthrop so
| walked alongside OF him and took a
good look at him. Then l stopped him
and the following conversation ensued:
Are you WinthropT / asked.
mo, sir he replied.
Who are you, thenT
=" 4 am al Brunsen.'
Where are you from?
am from San Jose.
What is your business thereP
=" L am farmer and have been here for
about week.
What are you doinghere2'
! am waiting to see my sister and my
brother
What is your sisters name?'
Ella Brunsen.'
What's your brothers. name?'
"'Brunsen'
Z" What is his first manner
"'Brupsen.'
AT this quickly pulled the blue Cog
giles from his eyes and said: Now know
it's you, Winthrop. have you all right.n
Il
piled: My investigations will bear O ut
whether am or not. Come along with
me. am Detective Cody and throwi ng
back my coat l showed him my star.
II took him TO the Oakland City Hall
ana t here searched him. / found 81 so in
his pockets, a clipping from the Chronicle
IN the right leg OF his drawers, a clipping
from the Call in the left leg of his trousers
and clippings from the Report in his
rght-hand eoat-pocket all about the
Campbell affair, also some clippings in a
red pocket book. Then 1 said, Now you
will admit you are Winthrop and he
said, Yes, am Winthrop
II instructed Detective Holland to go
to Winthrop's room in the Clarendon
House, Seventh and Washington streets,
where he found his razor and strop. I
telegraphed Captain Lees, notifying him
OF WinthSop's capture, and the captain
told me to take him across at once.
"On the way across the bay Winthrop
was not at all communicative. but he said.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11

| nearest telephone station, whence I got
this significant message:
I've pinched your man. What shall
dor
MY answer was to bring him over i'm
mediately.
"Cody took his prisoner to the jail.
where Detective Holland was found. Hol-
land went to Winthrop's room at the Clar-
endon Hotel, and, searching it, found only
razor and leather brush.
upon searching Winthrop the first
time Cody found clippings of the Chron-
icle dated August and s, a clipping of
THE CALL; also extracts from the Post and
Report of the same date. They were all
inside the mans drawers, near his ankles
All these. clippings related the details of
the Campbell affair.
pocket looking-glass, two memorandum
books, one of which was inscribed 'Brun-
SEN; an open-faced nickel watch, a knife
and the latch-key to his home at 354
Grove street.
81 sent Detective Seymour across the
bay to join Cody and the prisoner, and
when they got here Seymour again
searched his man.
Rolled in paper he found one $40 piece
in the right sock aud two in the left.
making $50 in all.
I'm his possession was also a first-class
railroad ticket dated August 8, 1896. sold
at the Sixteenth-street station emitting
the holder to an unlimited ride to Moiaye'
II am not at liberty to go much further
into the details of this case, although it is
most interesting because there is still an
other man to be captured.
"All l can say now is that Winthron
left this City on Thursday morning for
San Jose. l traced and followed HIM
there. On Saturday he left San Jose and
landed in Oakland stopping at the Claren-
don Hotel, which he was leaving this
morning when Cody placed him under
arrest"