Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
CAMPBELL DENIED
DIRECTED VERDICT
Adkins Holds U. S. Has Made
Ample Showing of Venue
in District.
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spectators and newspaper men. Only at
torneys for both sides and Albert H.
Hamilton, defense criminologist were
permitted in the room with the jury and
the court attaches.
The test bullets were fired by Wesley
Gardner, clerk of Criminal Division q,
who aimed each gun into a container of
wool waste so that the slugS could be
recovered unchanged.
In order to make the test even more
difficult and withal, more convincing,
the clerk varied the number of shots
fired from each gun, only one bullet be-
ing discharged from some of the weap-
ons and two or three being fired from
others. It was pointed out by observers
that with 10 bullets and guns sub
mitted to the expert it would be nat
ural for him to assume that two slugs
had been fired from each barrel.
Choice Allowed Hamilton.
The guns other than Campbell's re-
volver used in the test were chosen
from an array of more than score OF
.32-caliber revolvers presented for Pc
rusal to the defense Hamilton was per-
mitted to make his own choice Of the
guns to be discharged. The defense ex-
pert has claimed that ballistics Is not
the exact science that Goddard and
Souder insist 1t is.
The court clerk recovered the lead
slugs from the depths OF an ordinary
bushel basket filled with waste. The
cartridges from which the bullets were
fred previously had been chosen by the
defense expert.
Taking each bullet aside, the court
clerk placed upon the assortment OF
slugs secret identifying marks. not
in conflict with the scratches made by
rifling of the barrels. The clerk noted
the serial number and other identifying
characteristics of the guns from Wnlcn
the bullets had emerged, so that later
he can check on the accuracy OF Col.
Goddard's findings.
Crowd Assemblies Outside.
A crowd of several hundred persons
assembled outside the headquarters OF
the goth Marines. on Louisiana avenue,
while the firing of the pistols was taking
place. The report of the guns could
be heard plainly by those in the street.
When the bullets had been marked,
they were mixed up, placed in an en-
velope and LANDED to deputy mar
shall, along with the guns, for delivery
TO Col. Goddard in the laboratory Of DR..
6ouder at the Bureau Of Standards.
The jury did not watch Goddard'S
preliminary examination Of the guns
and bullets. Only deputy marshal
and Hamilton and his son. Robert
Hamilton, were permitted inside the
laboratory. There was q possibility, II
no complications" arise, that Goddard
might be ready to make report to the
court later today. Otherwise, his find
row.
Goddard appeared supremely conf
dent Of his ability to tell. by microscopic
examination. from which barrels the
various bullets had been fired. He con-
tends that no two guns in the world
are identical each having individual
'fingerprintsrrE are impressed on
clared he Is willing and anxious TO stake
his reputation and the whole future
Of his art Eon the outcome OF today's
test.
Assistant United States Attorney
William H. Collins, in charge of the
prosecution, whose extraordinary chal-
lenge for a court demonstration re-
suited in decision of the court to have
the experiment staged, also has de-
clared that if Goddard should make
mistake in his identification of any
of the bullets he will admit his agree
ment with the defense experts con-
tention that ballistics Is unreliable, and
will promptly move that the court issue
q directed verdict clearing Campbell Of
all charges against him.
Conducted Similar Test.
Such a test as that taking place
today is no new experience for God
dard In 1925 he successfully con-
Quoted similar test with six guns
made at the Springfield Armory. four
Of which were rifled on the same ma
chine and two on another. DR.. Souder
also has made demonstration OF the
same kind with guns submitted to him
by the firearms firm Of Smith g.
Wesson.
On receiving the bullets Col God
dard selected one and placed 1t be-
meath one of the lenses of special
comparison microscope, designed Tor
bullet identification. Beneath the ether
lenses of the double barreled" device
he placed a test bullet fired from one
Of the guns submitted to him.
The images of the two slugs were re-
fiected by a series of prismS into COM
mon eyepiece, so that the butt hall OF
one bullet fitted snugly against the nose
end of the other, forming the illusion
Of one bullet. BY revolving the bullets
he was able to search for coincldlng
situations, which he asserts are In
fallible signs that similarly marked
slugs came from the same barrel.
Cemetery Official Testifies.
Although the Government rested its
case yesterday afternoon. permission
was granted to bring in two other wit
nesses this morning.
Robert r. Dye, superintendent of the
rig ON National Cemetery, testified
he 4 seen a small car parked on the
c. - road about $50 o'clock on
TIL ching of April IL.
Defense attorneys developed on cross
examination that the witness was un-
certain whether he had actually seer
the car or merely knew he had been
reminded of the incident the following
day by his wife.
The last witness for the Government
Miss Mildred Sperry, who lived with
Miss Baker in Lyon Park, told of rid
ing to work with the girl the day she
was slain. She said she had not seer
her since they parted that morning.
Il now ask you whether or not you
could identify this article?" Collins
asked, holding up dress.
Yes" she replied.
'As being what?"
'Marys dress"
The girl then identified a hat, q
pocketbook, drivers permit and sew
eral other articles belonging to Mis-:
Baker.
Before resting his case Collins agar
offered in evidence some 40 or so ex'
hibits. The defense entered objections
TO the introduction Of certain photo
graphs and other articles. The objec'
tons were oyerruied.
Counsel Reviews Evidence.
A moment later the jury was sen
from the court room and Vandoren be
gan stating TO the court his reasons To-
demanding the directed verdict OF no
guilty which later was refused. He re
Yiewed the evidence in detail pointinI