The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-03
ONE SHOT AT CAMPEN CAME
 FROM BEHIND

That one Of Che shots thal nearly caused the death Of Walter Campon when his Wife shoi him at Rake. was fired when Camnens back was iurn- ed. was the testimony In substance, Of Dr. l.. P Dawes, on the stand this afternoon. Other witnesses who tes. dded were Froa campen, brother of the governments prime witness. and Ernest Kirberger.
 Judge Jennings this afternoon ruled that the statement made by Lester Compon In private hearing hold in tho office of the district attorney shortly after his arrival ln Juneau was not admissible ia the present trial on Che ground tliat il did not corroboraie the testimony he gave on tho witness stand today The argu- inent over this point consumed near ly three hours Of today's proceedings
 At Che beginning Of the Cecilia Cam pen shooting triol this morning Wal ger Campen was called to the stand to answer a further question of the government in regard to his Idea of his wiie's relations with the late Captain simon Brunn
 Lester Campen the l2-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Campen was called as the second witness this morning. The child was sworn and took the stand with but slight show of nery- ousness and answered the questions of the district attorney in direct manner
 Boy Absent At Shooting.
 The boy testified that he had heard his father and mother quarrel more than once and then when this last trouble arose he went away from the house and down Go Che beach l5O feet away in order to keep from hearing it. ] He stated chat he could hear mum bling" just before ihe shots were fred but could not hear what was said
 When as an exhibit for the govern menl there was introduced as evidence O green burlap curtain through which the shot is purported to have been fired. attention was called to slit cut down from Che hole alleged Go have been made hy tae bullet tho cut seeming to have been made by O sharp knife Particular emphasis was put upon this point in the ques. tions asked today ln the direct ex- animation the child stated lhat the slit in the curtain had been cut by his mother just before she left Che house to take the injured man io Pot ersburg
 Curtain 10 in Evidence.
 The boy further stated that he had noticed the curtain smouldering just after the shooting which occurred while he was outside. and that he pulled out the charred part of the burian to keep it from burning up. When asked how the slit got In the curtain he stated that his mother had cut it there with Q knife just be- fore she left the house with the inc iured man and that after she had cut little slit she said "Oh what's the use." and put the knife down.
 On cross examination he answered amrmatvely a question put by Mr. Cheney In which the defendants counsel had asked ii Mrs Campen had not cut the slit while the curtain was stl burning and then said. "Oh what's the use?'
 On further cross examination the child admitted that he had been con- tinuously with his father ever since he was brought to Juneau about a week after the shooting occurred. and that be had talked with his mother but twice during that time and then only when someone was with him. He stated that he has been Instructed by his father to keep away from his mother. and admitted that he and his father had discussed the anair practically every time they talked to- gother.
 Late MarinerG Name Involved.
 On the stand throughout the entire day yesterday. Walter Campen's tes- timcay may be summed up as follows: He alleged as the governments chief witness. that he had been incensed by remarks he had heard concerning his wifes' relations with Captain si- mon Brunn of the steamer Despatch during her trip on that ship to Rake early in July and that on the morn ing Of the shooting he had asked her about the matter He claimed that she became angry at his questions and that after saying she had "stood about an of that sort of thing" she intended to stand. she grabbed a pis- tol and shot him from behind a cur tain which was hung around @ bed in the little one-room house
 On cross examination Mr. Cheney brought out that the pistol which Mrs. Camper used had been lying in a suitcase on top of a. sewing machine at the end Of the bed. and thus sup , ported his testimony made to the , jury in the preliminary statement of . the ease. to the effect that in order to set hold of ihe pistol Mrs Campen was obliged to step around the cor. ner made by ihe curtain shielding Inc $ bed and that as Campen came to- 3 ward her the corner Of the curtain 2 came between them and extended far
 enough out Go be directly ln from. of - the right half of her body and con I seQuentiy in the way of Che right hand