The Washington herald., 1921-02-20

be hanged on March II for the muir
der of Mrs. Gertrude Harrison
Mann, will pay the penalty for but
one of his many serious crimes.
He confessed to more than TWEEN
ty-nine distinct housebreakings'
purse snatchings and robberies and
two felonious assaults. He can be
punished but once, but that will be
enough TO satisfy the law and all
the offended parties,
Assistant District Attorney Paul
r. Cromelin, who prosecuted Camp
bell for murder and investigated
the other charges against him. de-
clared his belief last night that the
| boy is the most deceptive person
with whom the police and prosecut-
ing authorizes ever dealt in this
city
In appearance Campbell looks
like an Intelligent school boy ana
in no way appears to be the ue>
generate his actions ana conles-
sions have proved him to be. he Is
the biggest liar on earth' Cromeiih
said. ~
precjnct, arrested Campbell and re-
cciyed his confession. From inlor-
nation secured from an inVestlga-
tion of this confession. in whiGh
Darnall aided, and from Campoeh
own statements. Darnall is able 10
describe some of the negro youth
crimes, as follows:
'Mrs, .Akers, 1908 r street
mock etbook snatched west end OF y
street bridge a day or so before
campbell was arrested. ofhcers re-
covered from Q street bridge
nock etbook. handkerchief and pow
der box in presence of Campoeli,
Campbell voluntarily detailed tuI'
Information as TO how he accom-
plished this. ,t,v
"Recovered sstchel containing
hoy of jewelry, etc, from the house
lof Anna johnson, 1929 Thirteenth
street. Campbell not present.
I'VE went to Mrs. B. e. scout
72o3 Alaska avenue. Campbell witf
us We recovered the pair OF ear
rings and twenty-five pounds ol
sugar. He explained how he broke
into there. He cut the screen or
the back porch and ran his hanc
in and opened the door. NOBODY
was home.
20 L. Verrhorf, 603 Aspen street
Campbell stole a stickpin there h'
broke glass in the rear winoo"
Nobody home there. The pin wat
recovered at Anna Johnsons house
on Thirteenth street.
Breaks in window.
"Maude Brady, Sixteenth stree
and Military I'd. Campbell saw
man working in a garden and wen
in the back way and got a watch
CThe watch that was recovered II
Baltignore) al.
Harry 3. Landgrafs house, $40
Georgia svenue. Campbell brok'
, rear windGw and broke in and go
lS4.5O. He claimed he got th'
atches-t -two-upstAirs Mrs Land
, Z raf was present and corroboratet
" hat Cstupbell said, except tina
she did not remember about tn
, two watches. Campbell showed tn
! dresser where he got the stuff. H
said he sold most of the stuff oi
} I the strest Ia Baltimore. Nothinl
I recovered
capt. Neal. We also recovered
gola watch on the person o
Campbell the day of his arres
which belonged to Capt. Neal. H
get that out of Capt. Meals house
1857 Montague street is the place
Campbell went through the from
, windov He cut the mosquito ne
| on the window with a sickle. Capt
, Meals wife was there when w
went to the house. He got tn
watch, she said. Campbell was II
the machine when we were there
Mrs. CIarkson-Mrs. w. r. Clark
son. 1897 Allison street. Five dol
lars stolen from a pocketbook
: Campbell just went in the from
door.
Grace Shlnaberg, 1893 Belmon
street A watch valued at $25 an,
taken. Campbell broke the glass il
the rear window. (Watch, broke
! up, recovered in Campbelrs house.
A FruitIess Venture.
Mrs. Deets Pickett, sol Ritten
house street. People were ava
from home when officers called
Campbell said nc broke the windov
a and got in, but could not find any
thing. The furniture was packe
in boxes, and Campbell could no
get anything.
, William B. Bell, sos Rittenhous
$ street. Thirty cents and some ca
\ tokens. Broke the window righ
, over the latch. This family wa
n also away.
Charles Townsend, 1906 Blai
, road. Campbell broke in there an
A got twelve pounds of sugar. Neve
: recovered. He broke the light !
thought.
George L. Primm, 1887 Lawrenc
n street northwest. Eighty-three dol
: lars in bills there. He broke tn
front window. That was churc
money, and the woman had to max
good. Got 1t out of the servants
table, which had been moved, an
II pointed out where the table wa
sitting when he got money out o
drawer. Mrs. Primm was ther
y when Campbell and officers went t
: the house. Campbell told how h
changed keys trying to get key t
a open front door. In doing so he go
J the keys mixed up. Mrs. PrimI
: was present and corroborated Camp
;, bell.
|. Stunned Liberty bonds.
= Peter w. Pritchett, s52l Mort
q Capitol street. Did not get any
-. thing there. Saw nothing but Lib
= erty bonds, and did not want t
\ fool with them. Showed officers tn
= window he broke. He took a ston
from the street on North Capitc
street-which is paved with cobble
stones-and went up on the pore
,, and broke window.
y House across T Street Bridg
.. northeast, near Kingdom. Broke
g there, but did not get anything.