The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-15

Was Shot at and Beaten-Man Sus-
{ Chronicle, Wednesday 5th.)


ter of Honolulu, left his hotel Monday
evening in the company of man
known about town, and has not since
been seen. Ordinarily this fact might
not be sufficient to cause Mrs. Camp
bell and friends of the family to feel
grave apprehensions for Campbell's
safety, but when it is known that he
had purchased tickets to return to
Honolulu upon the Australia, which
left here yesterday morning, and that
he is said to have had upon his person
$500 in cash besides letter of credit
for $4,000, the grounds for anxiety
will be understood.
After leaving the dining room Mon
day evening Campbell stood talking
with Mrs. Campbell in the corridor,
when a smooth-faced young man,
fashionably dressed approached and
said: "We have been waiting for you"
Every well,' replied Campbell; II
will be with you soon"
well, don't be long" was the re-
ply, as the speaker walked away.
''Who is that man?" asked Mrs.
Campbell, but her husband rep,ied
that he did not know.
Soon afterwards Campbell left the
hotel in company with young man.
He has not returned.
Suddenly, Campbell says, masked
man rushed into the room and point
ing a revolver at Campbell's head ord
cred him to throw up his hands.
Campbell says he leaped at his assail-
ant 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 graZed his temple and
passed through his hat into the wall.
Campbell 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 instrument.
The two men then pounced on
Campbell, and bound, handcuffed and
gagged him. They lifted him from
the floor to bed and strapped him tc
it. His feet and hands were tied tc
the four corners of the bed and chair
was passed over his body and fastened
! 10 CT lp;, INF hn
Lees, in his investigation afterward
found the evidence of this. Cords wer,
passed around Campbells body ant
drawn so tight that he could not move
For twelve hours Campbell was KEEP
in this position, the gag being in hi
mouth all the time. On Tuesday morn
ing the gag was removed, with tn,
caution that he would be killed if h,
made any noise. He was told tina
he would have to sign a check o.
order for 100000 before he would b,
released. He was shown a document
which they asked him to sign, and h
was also ordered to write note t,
his wife asking her to cash the checl
and to give the money to the beare
without any questions.
Campbell says he refused to evel
read the paper, telling his captors tina
he did not care what they did to him
He said he was an old man and di
not have a great while to live anyway
and that they. could Kill him befor
he would submit to such an Outrage
He did not care much for 100000, h
said. but he would not he blackmaile
or robbed. His captors replied tina
they would keep him strapped to tn
bed as he was until he did sign tn
paper.
Tuesday passed with no change i
the situation. Either Winthrop or tn
young masked man guarded Campbe
t constantly. They offered him drin
[ and food, and announced their willing
2 ness to please, but he refused every
= thing for fear that they intended
{ poison him. He was given every a
T. tention, but was kept strapped to ii
= bed all the time, and no opportunit
Y for escape was allowed.
When Campbell was first seized an