Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-04
CAMPBELL IS HELD
ON j. S. WRIT AS
STATE DROPS CASE
Baker Murder Suspect Rear.
rested After Virginia Charge
Is NolIe Pressed.
PRISONER NOT WORRIED
BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Hermann H. Barrere, Brought Here
From Canada, Given His Free.
dom at Arlington.

Herbert M. Campbell, Virginia High
lands real estate man, was released
from Arlington County Jail today and
Immediately rearrested on a Federal
warrant charging him with the muir
der OF Mary Baker. He then was re-
moved to the city jail in Alexandria.
The prisoner was given his momen-
tary freedom when William C. Cloth.
commonwealth attorney, appeared in
the Arlington Police Court and an
nounced he had decided to nolle prosse
the State murder warrant on which
Campbell was taken into CUSTODY a fort
night ago.
Campbell then was taken before Judge
walter T. Mccarthy of the Arlington
county Circuit Court for hearing ON a
petition for write of habeas corpus for
MS release Med last week by his attor-
ney, Charles Henry Smith of Alexandria
AFTER the end of the stormy hearing
marked by exchanges of bitter thrusts
oy opposing counsel, Campbell was per-
mltteo 10 walk from the court room a
Iree man, only to be served with a
Federal warrant as soon as he stenned
out Of doors.
Barrere Also Freed.
Another development of the day was
the release of Herman H. Barrere' erst-
while suspect in the case, captured in
Montreal, Canada, and brought back to
virginia several weeks ago after an in
ternational search. Barrere was told
he need have no fear of being rearrested
IN Virginia. 1t also was expected that
washington authorities would make no
effort to have him held as a material
witness against Campbell The murder
charge against Barrere also was nolle
pressed
Campbell neatly dressed in a light
gray suit seemed to be unusually cheer
full throughout the hearing today. He
showed no annoyance at the craining
OF necks by large crowd which packed
the court room, overlooking into the
aisle.
Il am not worried at ALL" Campbell
replied when asked what he thought
was likely to be the outcome of the
legal battle over whether he shall be
removed to Washington to face grand
Wants Lie Detcctor.
While the hearing was In progress
Campbell walked over to the press table
and informed newspaper men that he
would be delighted to have Chicago sci
entists subject him to an examination
with "a lie detector."
"Not only would willingly permit
them to use the machine on me-" Camp
bell declared, but would welcome Il
If 1t Is any good it would be sure to
show am telling the truth and that
am an innocent man."
The possibility of the lie detector =
playing part in the case became evil
dent last week when DR.. Calvin God
dard, Chicago ballistic expert, wrote to
Cloth praising the device and offering
the services Of its sponsor, Leonardo
Keller, an associate of Goddard on the
technical staff of the scientific crime
detection laboratory Of Northwestern
University.
william n. Collins, assistant United
States attorney, announced Saturday
however, that no effort would be made
by the prosecution to bring Keeler and
local court decisions in other cases had
frowned on evidence obtained in such
q manner.
Controversy Over Order.
The controversy at today's hearing
centered about a proposal by Smith
that Judge Mccarthy sign an order he
that Campbell had been held in jail
without legal authority and that the
site of the crime was not in Arlington
County, Va
Cloth leaped to his feet and entered
a strenuous objection as soon as he was
permitted to read copy of the proposed
order. Cloth said the order was untrue
because the prisoner had been detained
under the authority of a valid warrant
M
court to go into the matter of where the
crime actually was committed because
the State had nolle pressed the charge
against Campbell.
THE situation as I see it." Mr.. Cloth
"is that we have withdrawn the
charge against Campbell and there is
no reason to go any further with these
order in its entirety"
Judge Questions Cloth.
why do you object?" Smith de-
handed.
II don't have to give Mr.. Smith my
'eason," Glotn countered addressing his
to the counrt.
Judge Mccarthy inquired why Mr..
Cloth was dissatisfied with the word
ng of the proposed order.
"A great many things may happen
n this case yet" Mr.. Cloth said.
If your honor please" the prosecu-.
or added, this case has only started.
The investigation of the atrocious muir
Ter of Mary Baker is only in its tncep-
ion. 1t hasn't been concluded by
yreat deal l don't want anything to
70 into the record that mgr, ..SEe
rouble later on and ! insist that this
,rder should be pnrased altogether diff
erently"
Smith then shouted that the site "of
his crime is not and has not at any
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