The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-18
J. B. Campbell, Surrendered
by a Bondsman, G. A. Lane,
IS NOW HERE FOR TRIAL
Sheriff Slayton Returned win Him
Yesterday After a Three Weeks
Hunt Through New York Cities
and in Chicago.

When seen IN the county jail. where
be vas surrendered yesterday by Grant
A. lane, one Of his bondsmen IN the
$1,000 suit brought by Mrs. c. d. Ster-
ling for alleged false representation IN
the sale Of stock, J. D. Campbell. presi-
dent and promoter Of the United States
Qnaries and Granite Construction con-
pany, stated that he came from Chicago
without eompulsion. lie stated further
more that he had not been notified the
case had been called In county court.
else there wouldn't have been the need
for Deputy Sheriff slsyton to 60 after
him.
Campbell said that he had hoped 10
come back to Barre the arst Of scptem.
Der with $4,000 or $4,000, but the mar
ket was poor and he couldn't foat his
bonds. Then the bottom dropped out
Of the market completely, aud what
could man do in that easel" he said.
turning interviewer. He declared that
he had been working all the time to
finance his undertaking and was still
looking for big contracts. lie was en-
deavoring 70 interest men with good
backing, and mentioned former United
States Senator w. 4. Mason Of Illinois
a. one Of the parties approached. He
hadn't been able TO get senator Mason
% come TO Barre because the senator
had a campaign on his hands
As showing his willingness to return
TO Vermont, Campbell said that when
he learned Sheriff slayton was In Ball.
ston Spa, n. y. he thought the officer
might be coming 70 notify him that his
bondsman, Lane, wanted to be released
and asked Senator Mason's opinion
whether he ought not to 20 back TO
Vermont. This, he took Il, should be
evidence enough Of his willingness to
return.
Don't Agree With Campbell.
Sheriff sIayton and Grant Lane, also
the latter's attorney, NJ NJ Gordon,
think, however, that their efforts to get
the defendant in the suit back TO Yer
mont were blocked at every turn. The
sheriff has been on the hunt for Camp
bell three weeks. lie Travelled through
six or eight cities in eastern New York
and finally obtained. through Detective
John Mohair Of Schenectady, n. ". in
formation that Campbell was in Chi
cago.
So to Chicago he went, there enlist
ing the services Of two detectives. The
searebers got trace of him in that city
by following woman, Miss Heinz
known to Barre people as visitor here
sixteen years ago), who got Campbell's
mail and delivered ii to him at 1906
Prairie avenue. The detectives watched
the house for day and were rewarded
for their vigilance by meeting the object
Of their search Wednesday morning as he
was coming out of the house. The sher-
III took him into custody.
At the police station, where he was
taken, Campbell baked about coming
east and was backed up by many in the
belief that requisition papers would be
required. However, Senator Mason de-
,lared the bondsman or authorized agent
lad a right to take his man without the
papers, and then Campbell agreed with
Iis jailer to come east as far as Ballston,
Y. H., If the bondsman, Lane, would
here meet them. Arriving at Ballston
hey were met by Lane and his attorney,
w. M. Gordon.
The bondsman declared he would MOI
,e satisfied until he had been released in
county court, so the party
lecided to continue to Vermont, an ex-
ept Campbell. He wouldn't be persuad-
d, and, when words failed. the sheriff
nd bondsman exerted physical force in
he lobby Of the hotel at Ballston, with
he chief Of police Of the place acting as
verseer, but not wishing to mix up.
'hings were lively for a time, as report
d by all parties, but eventually the
arty boarded train for Vermont
Arriving as far as Whitehall, six miles
rom the Vermont line, they were halted
v an officer who had been wired to hold
,ampbell for board bill owed his broth
r, John, in Ballston, the officer acting
nder instructions from the district at
orney Of Saratoga county, to whom it
ad also been stated that the Vermont
RS were kidnapping man. The officer
eized Campbell and proceeded back to
iallston for the prisoner to meet his
rother Johns charge of skipping board
i'll. James pleaded not guilty and was
smanded to jail.
Meanwhile the Vermonters, who had
the New York officer and
ept close surveillance Of their man.
eelaring the second charge nothing but
conspiracy to get the man, discovered
nat they had perfect right to take
ampbell to Vermont and demanded him.
oon afterwards the district attorneys
flee abandoned the board bin case, and
ampbell was surrendered into the GUS
,dy Of the Vermont officer. They ar
we'd here early Sunday morning, after
tedious search, during which Sheriff
layton showed much cleveness In un-
'vering the trail
When asked if he would make any
fort to get other bondsmcn, Campbell
ated that he didn't know as he cared
r any. He stated that the plaintiff III
e $4,000 suit would find fight on her
Inds at any rate. The trial may come
, az this term. w. a Lord ard John
Senter are his lawyers, while s. Hol.
ter jackson and John w. Gordon rep.
sent Mrs. Sterling
Formal application for release of Lane
bondsman was made this afternoon.
ID the court granted II, placing the
fenaauk in chArua a4 Aha aharsH