The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-12
Thomas C. Campbell and His Brother TN
tilted as The ExloTtloners.
SECURED saQQ IN CASH AND JEWELS.
A Business Gard Found on Another Alleged Con-
splra.o; Led to Tho Arrest LAWYER CamphsI
Prominent in Tho Profession.

New York. Oct. 12.-Interest In the
alleged extortion case OF Charles Hod-
son. better known as Prof. Van DYKE
a trance medium. OF No. 90 West mir
Hy-ffth street was increased Tues
day by the arrest OF Thomas G. Camp
bell. a lawyer. and of his brother,
George. who is reported to be printer.
Thomas c. Campbell has an office In
the st. Paul building and lives at NO.
All West One Hundred and Forty-ntth
street
They were arrested Tuesday in the
St. Paul building by Central once De-
tecttves Frank 5. Price, Philip Weiler
and James Campbell. They were taken
IN police Headquarters. after Whlch
they were arraigned before Magistrate
Meade. in the Jefferson Market poilce
court, charged with attempting eAVor-
tion. =, ,e,,,,
Thomas G. Campbell is we'll known
Ohio politician and had large legai
practice in Cincinnati. where ne HNeu
FOR MANY years He lis well known In
Democratic circles I'm that city. as Wen
as other parts of the country
ACTIVE IN POLITICS.
He was once president of the Harlem
Democratic club He is also MEM
Der of the Ohio society or TINS CITY IN
November. 1898. he was arrested III
connection with a legal transaction, put
the charge was dismissed by the court
and the Judge denounced the lawyer
who appeared In the case, saying uhal
there was no ground for the charge.
Both Campbells were bailed on the
presentation 10 the MAGISTRATE OF Ger,
tifcate showing they had deposIteu
$1,000 each with CITY chamberlain. Jas
nal1a1 "a the court III a CdD,
and he seemed happy when ne hearu
the men had been bailed.
Frederick Hvsman. trance medium
of No. 40 West Thirty-tifth street,
says two strange men had cdlIeu upo''
him on Sept %. One of them repre-
scented himself as "Mr. Ferguson, tne
district attorney OF Boston. and the
other as MIR. Edwards "a detectlve'
John T.. Peterson. brother OF Mrs
Hysman who has been associated VIII
Mr.. Hysman in his spiriIuahstlc VIZ M
was with the detectives Tuesday wher
they arrested the Campbells III
Thought that he Identified them as th'
men who called upon his brother-lh-laW
AT No. 40 West Thirty fifth street, aht
tried to eXtort money. Mr.. Peterson
said: A.
1--WE thought we had clew to tn
,nvstertous men who called on Mr.. Hys
man through the card that was foun'
an Van Dykes pocket when he was AT
rested on last SATURDAY. Thls caro- wa
that of a law firm. and we Thought
would be we'll TO look them up. >,
"I went down TO the st. Paul pullu
sr, with the detectives and on TN
24h floor we found Thomas Z. camp
hell who seemed 10 correspond 20 Vh
descrdption of one OF the men tnat
had seen last month.
HOW THE ARREST WAS MADE.
'aThe detectives arrested him, an
after waiting a few minutes we
started down the elevator. At the ZOt
floor another man got on the eleNa''
whose appeance tabled with that
the stranger who said his name W.
Edwards and that he was detectlN
from BoStcD.
"'That is Edwards l whispered
one of the detectives, and he prompt
arrested the second man. who turn'
ont TO be a brother of Thos. {. CAM
bell. -,
IVAN Dyke. who posed as a TREND
tha Hysmans and 10 whom Hysmi
,yent to get advice in the emergenc
recommended settlement with
strangers who called at Hysmaf
house. Hysman gave up $500 In ca
and a note for $500. and his wife turn
over her Jewels. alleged to be wor
$1,000 Van DYKE was go between
erecting the settlement van Dyi
whose real name Is Charles HodSc
was graduated as a lawyer r.at lea
mas a diploma from the law school
COluubus o"