Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

found These We're dated Nov. :, l9C1.
A curious thing about some Of the
Papers found in Campbclls pocket was
tie fact that there was q largo nam
her of letters, etc, dated as far back
as 1908 These all showed that they
Lad been carefully preserved and had
evidently only been in his pocket for
ii day or Two. Several Of the papers
related to his wife. He also had a num-
Der of blank sheets of paper bearing
the letter heads which his wife used
before her marriage. when sh" as ida
a. York of Gardiner was the agent Tor
Il certain specie of roses. The contents
of his pockets We're all collected to-
gether. placed in a box and sealed and
turned over to First Selectman Har-
Ney j. Givens for safe keeping until
an administrator can be appointed for
the estate. The settlement on Camp
bells estate will be Il very complicated
one Campbell made no settlement of
his fathers estate and the demand Of
his brother Willard for such a settle
alent led to Miller's arrest. As near
~ as Willard has been able to aScer
Tin his father left more than 500 in
cash. which was divided among several
nanks. $1110 in notes and some other
property.
The officials visited Sylvester Camp
bells house on the River road and made
4 careful search, but We're unable to
find any other bank books or the notes.
There was, however, one trunk to which
they did not have the key, and that
may contain the missing property. That
trunk will not be opened until an or
der for the opening is received from
the probate court.
Calnpbels death will necessitatc the
appointment of two administrators,
one to settle the estate of his father.
John c. Campbell. The administrator
for this estate will have to be appoint
cd by the Sagadahoc probate court,
while the administrator for Sylvester
CampDelTs estate will be appointed by
the Cumberland probate court. The es-
tate Of the father will now be divided
between Milla1G f. Campbell and the
tAree little daughters of Sylvester, Be-
linda. agnI 10. Bertha, aged eight, and
Ruth, aged five.
The two older girls are at present i'll
the care of Mrs. Burnham, the Fort
land police matrOn, who is also the
agent for the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children. The young
est girl is living with a family in Free
rort. The condition of Mrs. Campbell,
who is at the Insane hospital, is very
tiful. Ms. Campbell was at one time
a Gardiner school teacher Since her
marriage to Sylvester Campbell She has
frequently admitted that she made
,i,,t., Il
occasions conferred with the selectmen
in regard to q separation. This She
had been advised to bring about. but
fear Of her husband prevented the
carrying out Of her plans. Without
doubt the cause of her insanity was
the fear of her husband and the change
from the surroundings to which She
had been accustomed to Campbeii's
home, which has always been kept
in a mere or less filthy condition. The
local authorities have on many occa-
.;ions been called to the place and have
frequently threatened Campbell with
;,rrest unless he treated his children
better and his stock more humanely.
The people residing in that vicinity
have for sometime feared that Camp
bell would commit some serious crime.
He always carried with him q loaded
revolver and when the officials search
ed the house they found two loaded
shotguns one single-barrellcd ard the
ether douhle-harrelled.
1t was owing to Campbell's threats
chat Joe Coulombe. the cotton mill
operative, who testified against Mil
lard Campbell at the recent trial, told
e,t1 hnf h., a w II,
stated to the officers and to others