The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-24


throwing me on the floor
THE first thing [ remember after re-
gaining my senses was WinthrOp's
threat that he would cut my throat if
| offered any further resistance By
that time l had been tied and could do
nothing. I fully believe that Winthrop
meant what he said. From his actions
afterwards l believe that he is a hard
ened criminal, who would not hesitate
at any deed of violence, even murder.
The statement of Captain Lees in
this mornings Chronicle concerning
what passed in the house is perfectly
correct. Winthrop kept coaxing me to
sign the papers he had prepared. saying
he was acting under orders of a chief
who was very determined man. He
tried to create the impression in my
mind that 1 was in the hands of pow
erful band Of men led by a formidable
chief who was accustomed to lay
men under ransom.
when he took my pocketbook, pa
pers and money away he said he had
put them on the bureau, and said he
would try to get the chiefs consent
TO return them to me. Whatever action
was taken while / was in the house,
Winthrop said, was according to the or
ders of this mysterious chief whom [
believe, of course, to be a myth. He
said this chief had instructed him to
increase the tOrtures until / signed the
papers.
Outside of the first struggle in the
hallway, when 1 attempted to escape
everything went on quietly and with
the exception of my being bound and
gagged one would think an ordinary
business transaction was taking place
The men were quiet and orderly and
did not abuse me much.
Winthrop was over polite at times
Wednesday noon he came to me and
said he was going to leave for Mexico,
and asked me to shake hands with him.
consigned him to the devil, and asked
him how | could get up and shake hands
with him when | was chained down
and handcuffed. l told him that he
could do whatever he pleased with me.
He smiled pleasantly, came to the
bed and shook hands with me- He then
said he would give me some good adj
vice. Standing at the foot of the bed, |
he said mOckingly: My advice to you
is that in the future to never make &C
quaintance with strangers, and to never
walk with strangers again. l replied |
that his advice was unnecessary, as !
had already learned it by my expert |
ence with him. He then left in good |
humor."
The two days captivity did not de- |
stroy the iron will of the old gentle |
man. Feeble from lack of food and |
from being chained down so long the |
thought uppermost in his mind when
he was leaving the house on Wednes-
day night was to effect the capture of |
pete"
When we left the house together"
said Campbell, che pulled his coat col
Tor hi III l.;
He foolishly walked in front of me-
Though he had been twirIing revolver
in his hands just before we left the
house, to intimidate me, / was hoping
we would come across some man, es-
pecially policeman. We walked sew
eral blocks, but saw no one. When we
got near to the Geary street car line
he turned, but l could only see a little
of his face-hardly more than his fore
head. He gave me a nickel and went
back.
ct was my intention to spring at him
and to cling to him had a policeman
come in sight. When he left me I did
not take the first car that passed. l
walked around for some time looking
for an officer, but could find none. 1
knew nothing of the streets of San
Francisco, and had no idea where l
was or what kind of people lived in
the neighborhood
Fearing that other members of the
gang might be in some saloons which
] saw open, thought it would be worse
than wasting time to go into them. l
wanted to return to the house, and, if
possible, catch the men. If they were
not there we could secure the chains
and other evidences at least. The facts
show that Pete must have returned to
the house and taken away the chains,
ropes, staples and other things"
Campbell was very cool in describing
the treatment given him by the young
man, Pete" who, he thinks, was tool
of Winthrop He also believes Pete"
must be some one whom he knew by
sight, as the younger bandit kept the
mask on his face all the time he was IN
the house. The mask was apparently a
black handkerchief, with holes for the
eyes.
Il missed my cigars more than any
thing else said Campbell, ''but Pete
was kind enough to give me one Of
those they first took from me when
they strapped me. He did not give it
to me until we left the house. 1t is
needless to say I had little sleep; 1
dozed occasionally, but the pain was {
too great for sleep.
Winthrop made a peculiar statement
to Campbell during the time he was
chained to the chair Monday night, and ]
while Winthrop was threatening to kill
him if he did not sign the papers. Win
throp said: ''- - you, we have
been laying for you for six weeks, and
you bet we amt going to let you go '
now. Don't you remember the time, '
six weeks ago, when you had to be :
taken to bed, and everybody thought i,
you were drunk? Well, we drugged
you l did not do it. The chief did it {
himself c
Twenty years ago Campbell was a \
drinking man, but he stopped the use :
of stimulants entirely. One evening,
six weeks ago, he met a number of old
friends. A friendly drink at the Occi- 2
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