Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-30
HAMILTON CLAIMS
'PHONEY PICTURES
OF BULLETS USED
Defendant Retreats Charge
That Cloth Substituted
Fatal Bullets.
GODDARD AWAITS TURN
TO REPORT ON HIS TEST
Defense Expert Tells Jury Camp
bells Pistol Was Not
Fatal Gun.

ALBEIT II. Hamilton, defense erlm-
tnologist, testifying this afternoon in
the trial of Herbert M. Campbell for
the murder of Mary Baker, charged
that "phoney photography" had been
employed by Government ballistics ex-
perts who have testified that Campbell's
gun fired the bullets removed from Miss
Bakers body.
These photos are made to deceive -
DR.. Hamilton told the jury as he dis
played micro-photograps submitted in
evidence by Col. Calvin Goddard and
DR.. Wilmer Souder.
This kind of photography you speak
of might have been done innocently.
might it not?" Chief Defense Attorney
Charles Henry Smith asked the witness.
Don't misunderstood me-" replied
Hamilton. II am not imputing any
motives to any one, I'm just telling
what the facts are"
Hamilton declared it was easy to
manipulate" comparison micro
scope such as that used by Goddard
and Souder so as to make two diff
ferent bullets look alike. He declared
the photographs in evidence show signs
of "overmagnificatio ton, Jogging OF focus
and shadow-throwing.
- There is only one name for that
kind of photography" Hamilton re-
marked. THE name for that is phoney
photography photographs made to
deceive"
While the defense expert was turn
ing the District Supreme Court room
into an impromptu scientific laboratory
for the purpose of convincing jury
that the fatal bullets could not have
come from the realty mans revolver, a
prosecution expert, Col. Calvin God
dard, awaited an opportunity to an
nounce results Of crucial test OF the
science of ballistics.
Before the defense expert took the
stand this morning, Campbell stirred the
court room by retracting his sensational
charge of yesterday that William C..
Cloth, commemorative attorney of Ar
lington County, had framed" him for
political purposes by substituting bull
lets in evidence.
Under scorching cross-examination by
Assistant United States Attorney VIII
liam H. Collins, Campbell admitted that
the only reason he had made such a
charge was because he did not like
Cloths testimony against him in SQUIRT,
earlier in the murder trial.
Changes His Testimony.
yesterday" Collins began, "you
made a statement on the stand charg-
ing that Commemorative Attorney
Cloth had switched bullets on you in
this case because Of political ambi-
tions.'
"I would like to modify that state
ment." the prisoner announced in a
low voice.
You want to modify it. But you
did make the statement yesterday that
Mr.. Cloth had substituted the bullets,
did you not?" :.
Campbell replied.
But you can answer me yes or no
as to whether you made that charge,
the prosecutor insisted.
The defendant. plainly Ill at ease,
hesitated and there was a short furry
among counsel as to whether he should
be required to answer yes or no instead
Of making an explanation. Justice Jesse
c. Adkins ruled that Campbell should
make a yes or no reply and then be
permitted to state his explanation.
Didn't Like Statements.
ct will now repeat my question:" the
prosecutor said. rs 1t not fact that
you made the statement yesterday
afternoon that Mr.. Cloth had subSti-
tuted bullets on you and that he wanted
to further his political ambitions?"
"Yes," Campbell responded. That
was my opinion at first"
Els 1t your opinion now?" asked Col
Inns.
NO" replied Campbell.
Then why did you make such a
charger"
When the prisoner did not reply at
once. Collins continued:
rs it not a fact that you made that
statement because you did not like the
testimony of Mr.. Cloth and Sheriff
Fields?"
The defendants eyes" was SO low
that only those near the front could
catch it. Campbell left the stand his
cheeks flushed and his eyes lowered.
Hamilton Certain
Hamilton declared that the bullets
removed from Mary Bakers body bore
rifiing imprints of such regular char
acter as to make it certain" they
could not have come from what he said
was the irregularly rifled barrel OF
CampbelI's cheap 32-caliber revolver.
Test bullets fired by Hamilton from
Campbell's gun, the defense expert said,
showed that the land and groove marks
were not only of varying width, but
possessed Of tiny mark in the corner
of each groove mark that was caused
Dy QlSLlnCLlVe QeIeCL III the TlIllnR Oh
Campbells gun. The defect was not
apparent on the mortal bullets, he as
serted.
The defense attorneys expect to be
ready to begin arguments by 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
IF Goddard is not ready to report on
the results of his test by that time, y
Chief Defense Attorney Charles Henry
Smith announced, II will move that We
go ahead without his report, because II
would be unfair to keep the jury here
any longer"
Although it was learned from a relia-
BILE source that Col. Goddard has COM
pleted his microscopic examination OF
the 10 test bullets and five differen,
revolyers, submitted to test his skill in
bullet identification, Prosecutor Collins
said during the luncheon recess Of court
he had not heard from Goddard re-
garding the outcome Of the experiment
II Goddard should make mistake in
identifying the test bullets, Collins will
move that the court direct the jury Il
acquit the prisoner
Hamilton Testifies.
Under examination by Smith, DR.
Hamilton said he had been a criminolo.
gist IS years. He reported he had testi-
ned in 279 cases, from Maine to Ari-
IONA and from Texas to Canada. In
go per cent Of the cases, he related, hs
was called az o witness by the prose
cution. He said he was Q witness fol
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