The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-08
JACK CAMPBELL HAS
UGLY CHARGE
TO FACE
Arrested Sunday Morning IL
Local Hotel Charged With
Attempted Rape.
HE CALLS IT BLACKMAIL
Myrtle Peterson Tells Police
Campbell Used a Gun as
a Persuader.

The fifth floor of the Hotel Antlers
was the scene shortly after midnight
Sunday morning of a seance which
may be the result of sending JACK
Campbell to felon's' cell, and which
in any event, will blast the regulations
of Mr.. Campbell and fair companion
Miss Myrtle Peterson, who claims
Park River as her place of residence.
Campbell is now occupying a cell
in the county Jail charged with tn !.
crime of attempted rape, while the
girl, who is the complainant, is being
held by the police as witness.
The story related by the girl t.,
Night Captain Sullivan and Office
Benson and afterward to Chief Lowe,
was as follows:
Friday night Campbell, travelling
salesman for Nash Brothers, in charge
of a car of fruit which was being
sold at Park River, took her to a
show in that town, where she was en-
ployed as hotel waitress. Saturday
she and he met again on the train,
both bound for this city. Arriving IT
Grand Forks the two went to the Aut.
lers hotel in bus. Campbell regis
tered, but the girl did not He shovel
her to a room which, he said, was to
be he's. Two or three other travelling
men afterward joined the two in the
room and drank beer. About midnight
all left the room but Campbell, whn
locked the door.
Miss Peterson then says that Camp
bell ordered her to disrobe for tn /.
night. She refused, and he pulled d
revolver from his pocket and con-.
PEELED her to obey. About an hou;
later Miss Peterson says she made her
escape from the room, at once notify
ing the police and asking them to ar
rest Campbell. A warrant was pro
cured from Justice Purcell, who WIS
awakened for that purpose. At 9 a. M.
Officers Sullivan and Benson went to
Campbell's room and took him in Gus
tody.
CampbelPs Story.
The accused, who has generally
borne good reputation, told an alto
gether different story to representa-
tive OF this paper who visited hin at
the county Jail this afternoon.
Campbell admits the girls story MP
to the time Of about midnight when
they decided to go to bed. He says
the girl readily agreed to occupy the
room with him. that he never pulle;i
a revolver or used any force, though
admitting that he had a gun and TIA.
he laid it on the stand before disrub-
ing. He says that about an hour af.c".
retiring Miss Peterson expressed
desire to put on her clothing AMI
leave the room. He tried to persuade
her to remain. and, after quarreliny
for half hour or so, he finally par.
mitted her to leave. He says he then
dropped asleep and did not awaken
until the officers put in an appearance.
He thinks it is a simple case of at
tempted blackmail and hints that Miss
Peterson has been in deal" of that
kind before. ....
Campbell was arraigned before
Judge Purcell this morning, but
change of venue was asked and Sc
cured by his counsel. Geo. A. Bangs.
The preliminary hearing is, therefore.
being held this afternoon before Judge
Mclaughlin.
Campbell is a married man, but his
family does not reside in this city.
He came here highly recommended by
several Minneapolis firms with whom
he had been previously employed.