The Washington herald., 1919-02-18
ALEXANDRIA
TEE HERALD BUREAU.

u King Street
A coroner's jury, which today In
vestigated the shooting OF Police
man Walker W. Campbell gave a
verdict to the effect that Campbell
died from a gunshot wound infict-
ed February IA ~in all probability at
the hands of J. H Lawrence. High
land Springs, Va"
Policeman Campbell died Sunday.
He received the wound at the hands
of prisoner whom he had in Gus
tody.
The jury was composed Of the fol-
lowing:
r. NJ. Graham, foreman; S. w. Pitts,
George d. Hopkins, d. G. Grillbortzer,
J. T. Preston, Claude w. Fletcher.
Immediately after the jury return
ed its verdict, the accused was held
for the action Of the grand jury by
Justice L. H. Thompson. A grand
jury will meet Friday, when this
case will be considered.
Throughout the hearing OF the
coroner's jury, presided over by DR..
7. NJ. Jones, held at police headquar-
tiers, the prisoner sat with his head
bowed and his hand over his face.
He appeared visibly effected, and
after being taken to his cell broke
down and wept. Lawrence was told
he could make a statement II he
wished, but that 1t was not necessary.
whereupon the prisoner declined TO
make any statement
Among the witnesses to testify were
Dr. Rozier Bayly. Chief Goods, Cergt.
Wilkinson, and Policemen Padgett,
Gin, Durrer. w. II. Baugher also tes-
titled.
Commonwealths Attorney Smith in
terrogated the witnesses.
The substance of the testimony
was TO the effect that Lawrence was
placed under arrest by Campbell af-
ter he had thrown a whisky flask
into the street at 2 o'clock Friday
morning. Policeman Padgett came
up and assisted Campbell in con-
veylng the prisoner TO police head
quarters. and the prisoner, after GO
ing a short distance, resisted and
pulled a pistol from a holster and
fired at close range at Policeman
Campbell, the bullet entering the alb
domen OF the officer. The wounded
officer, however did not say frs
he was shot and stood beside a tele'
graph pole. He turned the weapor
over 70 fOilCtiIldIl DIOllST anu NAAS
latter gave it to Sergt Wilkinson.
The ante-mortem statement Of th'
dead officer, taken that day at the
hospital by Attorney William p
/ WooIIs, was read to the jury. i
was to the effect that he was sht'
by Lawrence before he could cove
the trigger.
! Lawrence SAYS his home is at High
11r, h 10. hn M
five or six years had been employed
| by a private detective agency; tina
he served nine months in the army
and was discharged last December
and for the past three weeks hat
been employed as a special watch
man at the Potomac Railroad yards
He was born near Waco, Tex. ant
has a wife who lives at Highland
| Springs, about five miles from Rich
mond.
The body OF Policeman Campbell
/ was taken to his late home. 7o7 Pen
! dleton street. from whence his fu
neral will take place at 3 o'clocl
| Wednesday afternoon. Members o
| the police force will attend in a body
Representative c. c. Carlin to
night delivered an address at tn
Lyceum on his recent trip TO Rom
and his visit to the Vatican. Nj
Carlin said he had an hours con
! ference with the Holy Father an
found him to be the best informe,
man in all Europe that he had talk
ed to and very democratic in hi
manner. The speaker said h
thought the Pope's one ambition /
for a permanent world peace.
Previous to telling of his visit {
Rome he told of his visit to the Eu
I ropean battlefields and described til
sights he saw.
, The speaker was introduced by y
J. Mcfarland. During the evening
musical program was given whic'
included the following: Violin sole
Alvin Friedlander, with Miss Doro
thy Pettibone, of Washington, as &C
companist; solo. NJ. Z. Greene, wit
Miss Pettibone as accompanist; sole
Miss Norma Baggett, with Mrs
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