Arizona republican., 1918-07-23
COAST P0L|CE
 MAKE EMYSTERY
 FROM NOTHING
Effort of Prominent Man
 from Phoenix to Give Comfort to Aged Woman Makes Plot for Sleuths

What the Los Angeles newspapers designated as the strangest mystery case that ever confronted the Los An seies police, namely, the holding at the Los Angeles police headquarters for some time, Mrs. Carmelita Campbell of Phoenix. upon advices from John J. McGrath, acting chief of police of Phoenix, appears to have been no mys- tery at all. investigations in Phoenix yesterday disclosed
 Mrs. Campbell who is SS yaers of age, is. on account of her advanced years and the feeble state of her health, under the guardianship of Charles B. Christy, trust which he has held since the death of Judge P. P. Parker last spring. Judge Parker was inter- ested with Mrs. Campbell in the Car melita mine at Wenden. Mrs. Camp is reported as owning about S0,000 shares of the stock.
 Several days ago. MT. Christy and his wife, feeling that Mrs. Campbell should get a cooler climate and if possible be placed in a sanitarium for time. left Phoenix for Los Angeles with her. MT. Christy advised Acting Chief MCGrath that Mrs. Campbell "some times gets ugly and asked him if he would mind wiring the Los An geles police to have a matron at the railroad station to meet him and his wife. so that Mrs. Campbell might re- ceive the best attention. McGrath, act ing upon the request, wired the Los Angeles police
 Upon arrival in Los Angeles, MT. and Mrs. Christy went to hotel after Mrs. Campbell had been given into the care of juvenile court officer. in the ab- sence of matron as requested. Through some misunderstanding the police placed Mrs. Campbell in the cell block of the jail
 When Mr. Christy returned to attend to Mrs. Campbell, the police captain in charge said he could not remove Mrs. Campbell from the jail until he had proved he was her legal guardian. Matron Robinson of the Los Angeles police department. according to Los Angeles advices. succeeded in locating a friend of Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Plck- enbach. 2S02 Menlo avenue. and hau her taken to that address, there to re- main until the police complete their investigation" say the Los Angeles papers.
 To clear up "the strangest mystery that ever confronted the Los Angeles police" Acting Chief McGrath of the Phoenix police said yesterday:
 Mrs. Campbell had for some time stayed at the Carmelita mine. Her ex- treme age made it difficult for the peo- ple at the mine to take care of her. She became almost helpless. through her advanced years. and could not care for her person and it was deemed ad- visable to have her brought to Phoenix where she could get proper attention MT. Christy took her to his home here in Phoenix. One day she left home and wandered about Phoenix. She was | finally picked up at Goldman's store and returned to MT. Christy's home Again she left the Christy home alone and when found was at the Arizona Eastern depot. She said he was going 1 back to the mine at Wenden. | "It was then that Mir. Christy de- 1 cided 10 take her to the coast ant place her in a santarium. Mrs. Camp bell remained at the Phoenix police station for a time before going to thi | coast.
 MT. Christy told me that Mrs Campbell some times was hard to man. age and that he felt it would be best fol matron of the Los Angeles depart ment meet the train upon their arriVa there. He asked me about it first, ant I replied that the Los Angeles police felt sure, would gladly send a matror to the depot, and do all they could tt -,-t ha 1nt police accordingly, at MT. Christy's re. quest
 Tt was a surprise to me when
 read of the case in Los Angeles, an( the element of mystery that had beer thrown about it.
 "So far as I can learn there is nt mystery. Mir and Mrs. Christy wer doing their duty by this aged woman and we helped in every way we could As to the mining affairs of Mrs Camp bell I know nothing. aside from tn fact that she owns considerable of tn stock in the mine named for her. S' far as I know Mir. Christy has no in terest in the mine. and what he ha done for Mrs. Campbell has beel through kindness and friendship for al old woman whose great age makes i impossible for her to care for herself either personally of in a business way.
 MT. Christy, according to Los An geles advices, expressed great surpris when he learned that Mrs. Campbell had been placed in a jail cell by tn
 police instead of being placed in tn care of the matron. as requested by tn
 Phoenix police. He said that he woul
 arrange for suitable quarters for Mrs
 Campbell at a sanitarium and that il
 the meantime it would be agreeable {
 him to have Mrs. Campbell remai
 with Mrs Pickenhach