The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
CAMPBELL TO
SERVE YEARS
COURT DECIDES
DISCOVERIES OF KEViN FIELD
MUST SERVE TIME CIRCUIT
COURT RULES

kevin citizens learned that the dis
coverer of this wonderful feld mus
serve time in the penitentiory. Mr.
Campbell has many friends--some en-
emies also,, but the majority are in
sympathy with him, mostly for the
reason that he has made it possible
as what might be termed the state oi
Montana becoming the foremost state
of this great universe.
The Great Falls Tribune carries the
following article in its issue of May
1st:
"A decision confirming the convic
ton of Gordon Campbell, discoverer
of the Kevin oil field, on the charge
that he made fraudulent use OF the
mails in promoting an oil syndicate
was returned Friday morning in the
United Stotes circuit court of appeals
at San francisco. Campbell was con
victed in the Great Falls federal court
May 6, 1925, and was sentenced by
Judge George NJ Bourquin to serve
two years in the Leavenworth peni-
tentiary and to pay fine of $1,000
and costs.
News that Campbell's conviction
had been upheld was received here
Friday morning in an Associated
Press bulletin from San Francisco.
Whether he will apply for a rehear-
ing could not be learned Friday be-
cause the absence of Campbell and his
attorneys from the city. Unless ap-
plication for rehearing is mace
within 80 days, Campbell must then
begin serving his sentence.
Campbells appeal was aIgaetl by
his brother, ]. G. Campbell of Long
Beach, Calf The senior Judge OF the
San Francisco court was Judge Wal
lace McCamant of Oregon, who has
since resigned following the refusal
of the United States senate to con-
firm his appointment The govern
ments side of the appeal was argued
by w. H. Meigs, assistant district at
torney.
A detail of Judge Bourquin's charge
to the trial jury which, attorneys
hold, was largely influential in the
determining the verdict, was ruling
that a promoter could not devote any
of the funds received from the sale OF
units for purposes other than in the
prosecution of operations, unless au-
thorized by the stockholders. Judge
Bourquin's ruling on this point has
since been a controlling factor in the
promotion of common laws trusts and
corporations. The ruling had the Ell
feet of preventing promoters from
paying commissions or devoting any
of the proceeds of stock sales to pro-
motion expenses.
Calnpbell's conviction was on one
of four indictments returned against
him here and at other places One of
the others was brought in by grand
Jury at Spokane and this case still is
pending, so far as known here. The
washington, d. c., and named Camp
bell with Senator B. X. Wheeler and
e. S. Booth, former solicitor for the
general land office The Washington
Indictment was quashed following in
vestigations made at the capital into
the sufficiency of the governments
evidence.
Confirmation of Campbells convic-
ton is another chapter in series OF
colorful events involving the oil man
since he discovered oil in Toole coun- |
ty Civil litigation and business re-
verses have followed one another, IN |
addition to his indictment, trial and |
conviction, to make Campbell's life a |
panorma of swiftly moving events in |
which his vital welfare was the great |
issue at stake. Campbell is under |
stood to have realized little from his |
discovery of oil in northern Montana"
San Francisco, April 30.-The con-
viction and penitentiary sentence of
Gordon Campbell widely known geol-
csist, and engineer for defrauding |
IL ough the m, {, Wa upb eld by the |
Lifted Stat IS circuit court of appea.s
Ii re Fridc with .ils' q; F-n:k II
Rudkin handing down strong dis
senting opinion. Justice Rudkin held |
that the final charge of the jury was
argumentative and favored the gov
ernment throughout
Justice Frank Fl. Rudkin in his
ouinion stated:
The charge to the jury was large
ly orgumentatiye in form and favored |