Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
j. s. MAY DIG HERE
FOR BERGDOLL GOLD
House Probers Think Mother Of
Stacker Buried Pot" at
Philadelphia Home
CAMPBELL NOT CLEARED

Washington, July 2G.-Government
agents may soon be sent to the Bergdoll
tarm in Delaware County. near Phila-
deli hia. to dig for the pot of gold. y
This. it IA learned today. is likely to
be one of the first developments to fol-
low the Congressional investigation
which came 70 sudden and unexpected
end yesterday.
Members of the B"rgdoll committee,
which will formulate its report. are con-
vinCcd the gold was never buried in
the mountains near Hagcrstown, but
actually was buried on the Bergdoll
farm. and has been there all the time.
This opinion is held by Representa-
tive Luhring. of Indiana, w'lo has fol-
lowed the "pot Of gold phase of the
case from it's beginning. Il Is al 50 the
opinion Of Representative Ben johnson.
oi Kentucky who supplied the drama
Of the last two days of the inveStiga-
tion.
Examining the records. johnson said
today that the evidence points to the
burial of the gold bur not in the noun
tains. and suggested the possibility that
some Of II was produced when Berg-
doll took his guard to the Rcrgdoll farm
during the two-day stay in Philadel-
phia prior to his escape.
Got Funds for Eight
Rergdoll got the funds on which he
made his gct-away at this time and
place. johnson believes.
As sequel to the investigation Alien
Property Custodian Miller will be re-
oucsted to make n comprehensive search
Of the Bergdoll farm and other proper
tics in an effort to find the gold. and
70 demand an accounting Of It as part
Of tho Bcrgdo1 holdings. 1t is pointed
ont by members of the committee that
no return on the $10I 900 withdrawn
from the Trcaaury in gold coin was
ever mndc to the Government.
Custodian Miller. who recently seized
al tn" Rcrgdoll property. i, now "2-
gagged In separating that belonging to
M-S. RcrgdoIl from that OF her son.
Mrs. Bergdol. refused to give the
House Committee any information con-
corning the pot Of gold or its hiding
place. telling its members il was none
Of their business She admitted on
one occasion. however. that at least
rart Of it wnS buried mot far from
Philadelphia. This. linked with other
testimony. supplies the clue on which
the committee and Custodian Miller
hope 10 locate il,
No Decision On Campbell
Major Bruce r. Campbell, accused
by Mrs. RrrgdOll OF accepting 5000 to
free her son, has ncithor been cleared
nor condemned by the investigation.
He Is lcft up in the air" by the COM
m!ttec'S dc"iSion to quit. He told its
members yesterday he desired to pre-
'cNt numbcr cf character witnesses.
fills privilege was Denied As matters
stands. he has shown the committee
that he and his wife between them
possessed somo $2S .OGO NJ the time he
went overseas in IDS. but has rendered
no accounting Of their assets Mt the
timc Of his rctmn in 1919, or in the
spring Of 1920. when Mrs. Brrgdoll
testified she gave him the 5000.
His emphatic Genial of her accusation
and his Willingness 10 testify ycStcr-
day. in contrast with his previous re-
lu"tanre. won him nov standing with
the cNmmitt"" bur left It's members
Gnconyinccd, Chairman Peters expects
~ turn the record of the investigation
over - the Inspector General of the
Army aS soon as II is printed.
l. will then be up 10 the military
authorities r. proceed further with an
the matter drop.
Wants 10 Reioin Family
Major Campbell and his father are
sill here. Th"ir plans apparently have
NOT been formulated. Major Campbell
is subject 10 War Department orders.
II" cannot return 10 Camp Pike. Ark.
to rej"in his family unless ordered to
do 50. His anxiety concerning their
welfare NcnS expressed before the COM
mttrc in an assertion that they were
threatened with tyhphoid dy,entcry
and other ntflictionS aS result Of Door
sanitation at the camp.
His tathrr. mild hammered Ken
tuCkian, who admitted on the stand he
had been indicted for murder, but later
acquitted, az m incident of a Ken.
tucky political feud is standing by his
SON convinced Of his complete inno-
Cenco.