The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-28
Goes TO
TRIAL TO-DAY FOR
PRISON MURDER
Case Which Shocked Country
Because of It's Sensational
Features Called This Morn
ing in Joliet.

Joliet. IN. oct. 2S.-Joseph Camp
bell, the negro convict accused OF the.
murder ON June 20 of Mrs Maizic
odettc Allen. wife 90 Edmund NJ Al
len. who was at that time warden OF
the state prison here, was placed on
trial today before Judge Hoobcr
Mrs Alien. wife o. the warden OF
the Illinois state penitentiary az Joliet.
was found murdered Va her bed i
the wardcn's suite of the prison be-
tween o and 9 O'Clock In the morning
OF June 20, 1915. Her skull was
crushed in and her body burned Fire
by which the slayer evidently sought
10 destroy evidences OF the crime Ted
to It's discovery.
Joseph Campbell. better known aa
Chicken Joe. u negro trusty, an
honor" man favored hy the warden
and his wife. was immediately arrest
ed aud his conflicting stories led the
authorities 10 formally charge him
with the crime.
Campbell. who was serving a term
Of from one year Go HE for the killing
OF Henry stephens. a negro i%anitor In
Chicago. November no. 1913, was said
10 be The last man 20 have seen thc
murdered woman alive. According to
his own testimony at the Inquest he
brought Mrs. Alien the morning pa
peers less than an hour before she was
found slain. and then took hcr pet
dog for "a walk as was ms custom.
At 6.i0 on the morning of the mur-
der. nearly an hour before the usual
rising time. the gong Jung by q push
button at the bedside OF Mrs. Allen,
set up "a clamor. Usually such sum
mons was answered hy Campbell.
whose station was In a den opening
of the bedroom The bell continued
Co ring steadily. a. if an impatient
finger were pressing against she bed
room button
james Larkiu. O. keeper. was At
breakfast iu the buffers pantry
around "a bend iu ;he corridor tie
ran into the hail and met George
simpson. another negro huus" serN-
ant, who had been across the curri-
dor iu another suite.
The ladys ringing said Larkln.
why don't you answer
1t amt my bell protested the
negro. Where's campbell"
There was no reply from the negro
but Latkin'E eali and the continued
ringing OF the gonr brought Harry
Rogers. q night turnkey. from bis post
ON the lower floor
smell smoke Rogers aid "G,t
tu the fine whistle
The volunteer uyo squad. at Ureak-
fast at the time, responded to the
alarm and found the churrcd body of
Mrs.. Allen after having broken down
the door leading Co her apartment
Had il not been Tor 10 freak of the
flames the whole building might have
1ccB burned out and ali evidence col
"a crime sestTuycd 10 was established
&C the inquest The continued ringing
ct the bell operated hy the push but
ton iu AIRS Allen apartment vas be-
sun automatically when the wooden
covering was burned uH and tho wires
short-oIrcuitpd.
bI. n. r. Benson. former prison
physician and uu Odd friend H, Mrs
Allen examined the body and au-
|uoun.,d that the wound boz her holb
hua NOT caused her Jouth. Do WD. the
fire. h, said. that killed her Tn,
mUrdcfrr tHo physician Thought bad
poured aIUohoI upon the bedding after
hc had attacked MIS- Allen then
.ouDhcd "a match 90 The shcef 81.
empty jug that ~me.lrl uf wood al-
',ohol wa- found near thy bed
% was Ht tir.t announced That robe
d berry WIS mot tho Wut.t, for tuo crime.
bat ,%Ncr4l valuable articles ui jew
IS clry were found Goo boz missing. Sc..
'ral DAYS later. however. these were
found hidden boo d pillow slip 900 HH
adIuiuIng room. 40 the time ui
C1Wpnoil's artes, uulN these two
l,Cts were absolutely established
T. The murder was the work o'
D someone inside the p~,nit,utary.
d % was the ACT OF one OF ten Iu.
diNiduule. hu. au-c there were hu' tom
ugu who could have reached Mr.
Alou'r bed chamber
Warden Allen waa absent at th,
time OF the murder Hc had Iuft tho
prison lhc ur,Eluu, Ui-hi for "a ten.
day trlp Co West Baden. Ind. ga th,
suggestion col hIs physician Mrs. Az
len. disappointed Dos her dressmukci
at tho last minute. did not uC,umplu,
him
-Four days after the murder q cor.
uurr- jury returned % verdict to ,h,
rno.t that the victim ytmc co. hel
death at 90 blow inflicted "Ht som,
person unknown Geo the jury boo.
recommended tbH. ttmpuou 30. hoI,
, fuT the Stand jury. The negro wa.
removed from the prison tI ID reII DO
the VIII count, jail after dcmoustrl.
tIuNs nu the part col the pputIpi- urIpl
g." the warden return when 70 lynch
ing was feared Campbell -"tcudUIsfI.
'luus Co his story. prot,sting his iu
]u"nnhnr. and repeated efforts uu th,
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