The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
INVESTIGATION OF ]. DOUBLE TRAGEDY
 SHEDS NO LIGHT
Fellow Boarders of Mur- derer of Young Mrs. Campbell Hold to The
 Ory of Insanity

Investigation of the murder and sui eide at 2120 Fifth avenue, north, Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Claude W. Camp bell was shot to death by Jaun Rodriguez, has thrown no light on the tragedy.
 That Rodriguez tried to ingratiate hlm- self with Mrs Campbell and was re- 2 pulsed the theory advanced by other dodgers in the house, later taking her lie and his own, is accepted by the autnorl- ties.
 All residents of the lodging house say Mrs Campbell was a quiet, kindly nl- fle woman, devoted to her husband anu her baby. and because Rodriguez made much of the Campbelrs baby and often played with it, he utterly disarmed sus- picion of any other interest
 Without a nurse for the baby, the httle 4ventv-vear-old mother was glad of what she considered kindly minor services or a fellow lodger. for often Rodriguez would go on erronds for her when she couid not leave the baby alone.
 That she had no thought of any eVil purpose on the part of the man, the au- thorities say, is evident from the Iac' that she had pust asked lodger across the hall from her room to play muslo record and was seated by the fire holding her baby in her lap, with the door to her room open, when her slayer entered.
 It is not believed now by those Who investigated the case that she was eeVn aware of Rodriguez intention to kill her and it is probable she never knew what was the matter when she lost consclous' ness From the position the bodies were found in, the assassin stood behlnd her, the pistol fired into her neck several blood vessels that immediately ceased supplying blood to her brain, causing ths loss of consciousness instantly.
 Rodriguez had evidently carefully thought out his act and knew just what he was going to do, for the other people fin the house heard the two shots souno in very quick succession, scare ten sec onds apart, they say. That the man shot Mrs. Campbell while standing behind her chair is evident from the fact that he was right handed, shooting her toward k1e back of the neck, and himself in the right ear He fell, or staggered, step or two back.
 The door being open, some of the lodgers don't believe Mrs. Campbell even knew he had entered the room.
 Claude w Campbell, husband of the slain girl was on his way back to Bir- rnfngham from Huntsville last night He is an auditor for the Home Magazine Company.
 The funeral of Mrs. Campbell will be held from Shaw's chapel this afternoon at t 3 o'clock The interment will be in Elm wood cemetery.
 The uffcidl1neu pooy ol Juan rstilI lies in the Shaw undertaking rooms He was said to be 70 years old Where { he came from none seem to know. He IS a Latin type. Some thought him Mexi- can, others Porto Rican. No one seems to know definitely.
 The only plea advanced of kindly na- lure concerning Rodriguez's deed Is that he is heir to centuries of violent Geeds done by violent people and he ran true to tyne. However, some of his fellow iodgers say they believe he was of defective mind. his shifty eyes at times having a most vacant look suggesting low or deranged mentality.
 The mans body will be held few days pending a claim for it and then ouried'