, 1923-07-29
JURY BELIEVES
'BLACK|E' VI A S
7.
Verdict Returned Yester-
day, Moore Did Not
Resist.

CnarRe OF 1lrSC degree muir
der will be filed against John
K. "Blackie" Campbell Mon
day, according to a statement
made last night by County At
torney Embree H. Foster at
the conclusion OF an inquest into the
death of Jack Moore which occurred
Thursday afternoon MS n result OF a
gan shot wound o. received Tues
day night in n house at tho rear of
239 West First street. The verdict of
the ~coroner's Jury yesterday included
the fact that they believed the bullet
to have been fired by Campbell.
Campbell's testimony that he was
in the room at the time of the shoot
ing seems to have been shattered
since two persons who were inside
were not aware of his presence and
since another man testified to being
directly in front of the man who
fired the shot and said hat the shot
was fired over his head while he was
In the doorway.
From the evidence submitted II ap-
pears that Moore did not attempt to
draw n Il on his nssailant but was
shot down before he had n chance for
such action. Babe Hammond was
talking to Moore and vas standing
beside him when he received his
wound.
Was Moore n victim OF jealousy7
This is n phase Of the situation that
Will be cleared up at the trial.
Campbell was n witness at the in.
quest, as were nine other persons.
No two stories given by witnesses
quite agreed with eac other. and
Campbell was not supported in sew
eral of his significant statements.
County Attorney Embree II. Foster
told Campbell when he took the stand
that he was under suspicion for the
murder of Moore and hat he there
fore need not testify { he did not
desire to do SO. Campbell chose to
testify.
Jack Moore was q bartender Tor
Dan Walker and "Blackie" Campbell
in an establishment in the rear OF
239 West First street according to tho
statement of the latter. Campbell
was in front Of the place filling the
radiator OF his car, he says, when two
hold-up men approached him. one OF
them sticking n gun in his ribs n
marching him into the room where
Moore was at the time. Moore at
tempted to draw a gun and the man
fired, both afterwards turning around
and making their escape.
Campbell says that he went into
the back room and took n 1920 cali
Der Colt revolver from his locked
trunk and went outside with the in
'ention of attracting help by firing
| sla al IIa ffrad fIua or afx shots
at different points in the yard.
officer F. G. Wolf of the police de.
partment was In front OF the Hong
Kong cafe and rushed to the scene
Of the tragedy when he heard the
shots fired. He found Campbell
standing at a table loading a 1870
caliber gun. Five shells had been
placed in the gun and one empty ono
was picked off the table by the officer.
Wolf also found n 80 automatic lying
on the bed on which Moorek ad been
lying. Moore had by this time been
rushed towards the hospital in h car
driven by Campbell. The policeman
also found a As single action CUR on
the table.
That the bullet which was taken
from Moore's body might have been
fired from either e 1920 caliber gun
or from a 80 caliber gun vas the
opinion given by DR.. Victor r. Dacken
who removed the lead from the body.
According to DR.. Dacken. h bull
let entered between tho third and
fourth ribs. pierced the middle half
OF the upper lobe of the right lung.
and tool n course through the fifth
and sixth ribs near the back. lodging
In tho muscles of the back
Babe Hammond's w testimony
was to the effect hat she. Robert
Stevens. Jack Moore, and f'Blackie''
Campbell were in the house about
five minutes before the occurrence of
the tragedy. She said that Camp
bell was in the back hoom at this
time and hat he went outside through
the front door. She could not see
who fired tho shot, but could only
see the flame.
The Hammond woman also said that
following the shot which STRUCK Camp
bell another shot was fired and that
only because h was bending over the
latter did she escape being hit. This
seems in face of the fact
that only n bullet hole was found
in the wall.
The statement uttered by r. s.
Stevens when he said that he was ~
ing on the bed in the back room at
h time Moore was shot and that he
Immediately ducked behind the trunk
and stayed there until tho shooting
was over Is considered significant. It
will DO remembered that Campbell said
h went to this trunk and got a $500
caltber u therefrom-
]. a. Consigney. another witness.
| stated that he was Just in the act or
leaving the establishment when some
one met him at the door. ordered him
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