Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
CHARGE DETECTIVES
HOUND COMPLAINANT
UNUSUAL FEATURE INJECTED
INTO CAMPBELL HEARING
Accused Held to Stand Trial In Case
Brought by Merchants Bank
and Trust COM
pany

Charges of being "hounded. intimi-
dated and followed by 'gumshoe men, ,
| by private detectives under the controi
| of [. S. Hurst were made by Deputy
| District Attorney Mccartney yester-
day at the preliminary hearing OF H.
F. Campbell in Justice Lings court on
charge of embeZzlement Manuel
Cohen, cashier of the Merchants Bank
and Trust company, brought the
charges against Campbell.
Deputy District Attorney Mccartney
stated in his appeal to the court to
have Hurst, who was present al the
hearing, expelled from the courtroom,
that Cohen had been followed by pri-
vate detectives since the beginning of
the hearings against Campbell, and
that as a consequence he had become
nervous and disturbed.
Cohen, who was sitting behind the
rail separating the spectators from
those connected with the hearing, was
called to tell what he knew of such
actions. Cohen. who is a siX-footer
advanced to the counsels tables and
began to talk, when he was interrupt
ed by Il. j. Fleming, attorney for
Campbell, who stated that if he was
going to testify that he take the wit
ness stand. When Cohen was seated
in the witness chair Attorney Fleming
casually remarked that for him to re-
member that he was under oath.
Testimony Objected To
Before Cohen proceeded Attorney
Fleming made another objection to any
testimony being introduced by the wit
ness on the grounds that it was ir-
relevant and immaterial to the issues
of the case. The prosecution was in
structed by the court that the only
means by which such evidence could
be introduced was by affidavit, which
it is thought will be done.
Campbell was held to answer to the
superior court yesterday after his pre-
liminary hearing on the second of
three charges of embezzlement made
against him by the Merchants Bank
and Trust company. His bail was
fixed at $4,000, which he was unable to
furnish.
He is alleged to have sold a Flower
street improvement bond belonging to
Mrs. Essie H. Robertson for $252. so.
According to the testimony. the bond
was left at the bank for safe keeping
and Campbell placed it in escrow in
the Title Guarantee and Trust COM
pany in connection with a land deal.
1t is alleged that he received a check
for the amount of the bond and that
he embezzled it.
Receipt Identified
Cohen, cashier of the bank, identified
a receipt which was given by Camp
bell to the bank for the bond when it
was left there by Mrs. Robertson.
When cross s-eXamned by Fleming as
to his experience he testified that he
had been in the business about four
teen years and that he was employed
by the Oppenheimer bank of New
York for ten years as confidential
man."
Mrs. Robertson testified that she
owned the bond and that she placed
it in the custody of the bank. She
said that she did not give Campbell
permission to sell the bond and that
the bond had never been returned to
her.
Campbell's preliminary hearing on
the third charge in which it is alleged
he embezzled a Hope street improve
ment bond belonging to Fred j. Kruell
was begun late yesterday afternoon,
but was continued until this after
noon at 1 o'clock.