The Washington times., 1920-08-08
NEGRO BARES
FE.OF CRIME
Campbell, Confessed Slayer Of
z Women, Resigned to Fate.
.'D0n't Care Now"
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trouble and SO ] went to Baltimore, +"
ne ssf.' He smiled as he gave this
inform> sion. the only evidence OF
bravado displayed In his confe ssion.
"While I was In Baltimore. l heard
all about the trouble that was going
on In Washington and l made up my
mind that I would not come back
until everything had quieted down"
Didn't you feel bad at the thought
that somebody else might be arrested
for what you did?'" he was asked.
mo, that never worried me. The
only thing that worried me was the
thought that | was going to be caught
some day. l always felt sure that
some day l was going to get caught,
but l needed the money. and so l kept
on"
DON'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS.
Are you worried now?'
"No, l amt worried. Death has no
sting for me. i stole and killed be-
cause 1 needed money. was always
undersized and never had a chance.
II was easier to get money in this
way than by working, and when |
was lucky enough to escape l was
encouraged TO keep at 1t. | didn't
like to kill, but had to protect my
self
Although Campbell has admitted
enough to send him to the gallows,
II convicted. his manner bears out
his seeming indifference. He eats
and sleeps well and he said in re-
sponse to questions that he knew no
Qualms of conscience.
II don't believe in no ghosts. They
never trouble me-" he says.
While the police believe there is a
possibility that he may have exag-
,gerated some of the crimes to which
lhe has pleaded guilty. they have al
ready traced his confession and find
there Is a basis of truth in most Of
his admissions
KNEW HE WOULD BE CAUGHT.
Campbell now says that he wants
nobody else to suffer for the things
that he has done and expresses a
Willingness to aid the police in clear
ing up the mysteries even though the
revelations make his own case the
darker.
81 guess there is nothing for me
now but to die and ] am ready" he
says. II was caught as l always
knew | would be and I knew what
/ would get. That's all l care to
tay"
Notwithstanding that Campbell has
informed the police that 1T was he
who attacked and attempted to crimi-
nally assault Miss Mary Saunders,
war worker. near Somerset, in Mary
land, in July, 1919, for which crime
Forrest Eaglin, a young Washington
negro, was convicted in the circuit
court here several months ago and is
now serving twenty-year sentence
in the Maryland penitentiary, the
authorities doubt his guilt.
Eaglin's guilt, it is said, was estab-
.1ished beyond the slightest doubt and
that Campbeil's statement is pure
fabrication. made for a purpose, they
are unable to understand.
DOUBT EAGLIN's INNOCENCE.
1t is pointed out that Eaglin was
tried before Chief Judge hammond
Urner and Associate Judges Edward
G. Peter and Glenn H. Worthington
and that the court by unanimous
agreement promptly found the negro
guilty. Both former States Attor-
Sheriff william l.. Auf. who took
leading part in the investigation Of
the case, declared today that there
IS not the slightest doubt of Eaglin's
guilt
States Attorney Thomas l.. Daw-
son, who, with Former States Attor-
ney Bouic, conducted the prosecution
of the case against Eaglin, would not
discuss the development today further
than to say that any action looking
to Eaglin's release would have to be
taken with Governor Ritchie and that
II the governor should refer the case
to this county for recomm eudation
nothing would be .one until after. the
statement of Campbell had been very
carefully investigated and it's truth
established beyond the slightest
doubt.