Arizona republican., 1921-07-23
QUERY OFFICER .ON SOURCE ,0F
 FUNDS USED IN | STOCK PLUNGES
Major Campbell Accused By Mrs. Bergdoll Of Re- ceiving Money To Free Son, Denies Charge
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WASHINGTON, July 22-MaJor | Bruce R. Campbell of the United States army. told house investgat- ing committee today that not a sln- gle penny of the s6,500 placed by nm l with. Wall street firm for stock market trading last year was recesv- l ed from the BergdolI family
 Flatly denying the charge habMrs l Emma c. Bergdoll of Philadelphia 1 that he had been paid s5,000 to aid in obtaining freedom for Grover c. Berg l doll, her son, who eyaded the draft I Major Campbell declared that the i sum sent to the brokers was his own
 money, hidden by his wife at her | home since the early days of the war. I THle major, called here hurriedly,
 and without opportunity to examine the charges against him. first declined
 to testify at this time as to the
 sounce of the fund.- But hard | pressed by the committee, he turned
 about suddenly and told of the hid
 den treasure, and a moment later re-
 lated in detail how $500 investment
 placed with the late Milton Young of
 Lexington. Ky. before the war, grew to s6,000 by 1917 It was this same sum. he said. that was hidden away , and later shifted to Wall street ane : lost.
 Summon Officers Father I Professing ignorance as to how : the Young investment had increased ! l Major Campbell said it had beer I turned back to him by man, stil living. but whose name he declines y at the moment to give. Then in tn Il midst of sharp exchange with committeeman, Campbell broke in, de
 claring. "Oh Hell, it was my father d At this point the committee de a | fat farr1 I- Campbell of Lexington, who Wa h asked to come here at once.
 n Extremely reluctant to touch upo d family affairs to clear himself of tn e charges Major Campbell declare l. that it had been his purpose to as
 time that he might corroborate vii
 tually every word of. his testimon
 It was for this reason, he said, th' a. he did not want to disclose all of ty evidence until he had been allow, m time to submit proof in denial of u ls accusations
 e. The major asserted that 'frigh n. fuI, injustice had been done him b. the committee in permitting Nil of BergdoIl and a representative or D. brokers to testify when he was n m. present He protested vigorous ms that an agent of the army intelligen
 lserriee.A inspecting his bcuk acccsi on at New York, had not snown tnat bv a prior date he had more than S5.t th on deposit A telegram, he sa
 had been sent the bank. requesti he that it verify his statement to u he effect, and to send its answer in. ca Iey of Chairman Peters
 rev Denounces eergdoils se- At various times Major Campt v declared he and his wife had $l7,
 on deposit. not counting the sum l
 on the market, but he declined
 mention the names of banks until
 could get hold of f-his papers, enro
 with his household effects from G'
 eruor's island to Little Rock. Ark
 There were nor ents when Ma o4i Campbell was unable to contro, " feelings when referring to his
 and his old father and he banged Do table in anger as he denpunced W =, he said was an attempt of the Be dolls to hlacken his name. As IT
 tary counsel for the stacker he ne u.' m received a dollar, he declared. 0i only thing they ever gave him, uie said. were three little cambric ha kerchiefs, bought at a soldiers o on, the island, as trinkets for
 babies.