Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-02
CAMPBELL NOT THERE.
Capias Issued for Hartford's Demo
 cratic Town Chairman


 Hartford, April 2.-It may be up to James Campbell, hold-over chairman of the democratic town commtttee, to make a more satisfactory explanation to Judge Perkins of why he did not ap- pear in police court yesterday morning Or give notice of his inability to ans wer to legal subpoena to save him. self from proceedings in contempt. MT Campbell was summoned on behalf of of the state as witness in the case against John E. O'Neil. He did not appear and Judge Perkins ordered that oapias be issued for MT Campbelrs arrest. The capias was issued by the clerk of the court and Prosecuting At torney Calhoun delivered it to Chief of Police Ryan. 1t was represented to the court that MT Campbell was sick at his home and under the care of physician. Policeman Michael Gavin, who subpoenaed MT Campbell, told a reporter of the Courant yesterday morning that the subpoena was served after 6 o'clock Tuesday night. At the time of the service MT Campbell was on Atheneum street near the Hartford public library in the company of J. Kinsella.
 The action taken by the court re garding MT Campbell's failure to ap- pear and his neglect to send notice why he was not present evidently reached MT Campbell early, for before Chief Ryan had had an opportunity to send policeman out to investigate, Dr Axtelle went to the police station and delivered the following certificate; This is to certify that James Camp bell is sick and unable to be out of bed.
 J. F. AXTELLE, M. D. Hartford, April l. 1908.
 Dr Axtelle told Chief Ryan that yes terday morning he gave a certificate to MT Campbell's son to take to court. 1t was not received by the police or any of the court officials. It is for Judge Perkins to say whether the ex- planation made is satisfactory. The case against John F. O'Neil, who was clerk at the democratic primary In the eighth ward on March IS and who is charged with willfully anouncA ing untruthfully and wrongfully the result of the ballot. was to have come before the court by continuance from week before. When the case was reached Prosecuting Attorney Calhoun { 1Gdu LuG 5HdIuGS OL &1A lJuG CduCuS OI1- cials who had been summoned as wit nesses and also the names of the Eco homie leaguer who represented the league at the count, with the exception of James J. Burns, who had been ex. cused by Prosecuting Attorney Calhoun because of the death of Miss Minnie l Lalley, to whom MT Burns was engag- cd to be married. All of the officials of the caucus, including those of the regu- lar wing and the Economic league wing answered to their names as called. The last name read was that of James Campbell, but there was no response.
 It is believed that MT Campbell was summoned as witness on behalf of the state to testify to the announce ment made of the ballot In the caucus, I as shown by the return made to him by John J. Dunn This testimony is sup posed to be in corroboration of the claim of the state, that in the face of the ballots as 1t is believed was shown by the recount, there was a false an- ! nouncement.
 Because of the certificate received from Dr Axtelle, there was no attempt made to serve the capias.