Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23


fan by Deputy Sheriff Harry woodward
and he readily posed on the court house
lawn for newspaper photographers and
ciiatted rapidly with newspaper mep
with whom he has become well &c.
quainted.
Barrere, from against whose nam,
the charge Of numbering Mary Baker
was Withdrawn coincident with the
arrest of Campbell early Tuesday morn
ing. Is being held as States witness
Eyes, sir, boys" Barrere announced
brilliantly on emerging from the prose-
cutor's ONCE this morning, II am going
to do my best now to assist MIR. Cloth
In solving the Mary Baker murder case
Now that my own name has beer
cleared, feel that my duty as cfti-
zen requires that stay right here and
help the authorities all can in gath
ef.ing information about the mystery
I've got real interested in this co.
although I knew very little about II
ct first. I think may be able to
give some real aid"
Declines to Explain.
Barrere declined to explain just how
he thought he could be of service to
the Official investigators, explaining
that he didn't want to ''overstep
bounds" Cloth corroborated BarrereS
statement that he was to assist In the
Investigation. but also refused to d.
vulge the nature of the information
the former suspect could give.
Commonwealth Attorney Cloth. de-
string to extend to Mrs. Campbell as
much consideration as possible in view
Of her physical condition, will talk with
her In the Campbell home at Oakcrest
or Arlington Ridge. The prosecutor
would not let newspaper men know the
hour he planned to make the visit and
asked them. not to attempt to follow
for an Interview with Mrs. Campbell in
q telephone conversation this morning
with Charles Henry Smith, former dele
gate from Alexandria to the State
Legislature, who has been retained by
the Campbell family TO defend Herbert
Campbell
Attorney Smith conferred with Camp
bell late yesterday afternoon at the
Arlington County Court House and later
announced he would make no imme-
date move to obtain the release Of his
client.
over this matter and we are in thorough
accord regarding the present procedure, :"
Smith stated. II have told Mr.. Cloth
and Lieut.. Kelly have no objection to
their questioning Herbert rs much as
they care to-"
Smith Claims Proof Of Innocence.
In response to q question, Smith as
serted he had proof of the innocence
Of his client, but declined to amplify the
statement. Asked If he had any EVIL
dence tending to show that someone
other than the present suspect com 4
niitted the murder, Smith laughingly
said ne was q defense attorney and not
Q prosecutor.
Cloth and Kelly Yesterday questioned
Q woman named by Campbell as his
companion on an automobile ride late
on the afternoon of Mary Bakers death.
The woman, according to Campbell,
rode with him from the Investment
Building, around the Lincoln Memorial,
and across Key Bridge to Ballston. Va.
and thence to the culvert outside the
Sheridan gate of Arlington Cemetery
In which the Baker girls corpse was
found the next day. Campbell said he
and the woman parked near the culvert
for about 20 minutes before continuing
back into Washington, where he left
her at her home little after o'clock.
Campbell said he drove down Nineteenth
street to Virginia avenue and thence to
the Highway Bridge and TO his home
In Virginia, admittedly passing by Seven
teenth and B streets about the time
an unidentified assailant was seen by
witnesses beating up the Baker girl in
her parked automobile.
She verifles Story Of Ride.
The officers are said to have obtained
from thi~ woman verification of
Campbells story about the automobile
ride and the parking incident near the
culvert. Campbell claims that on reach
ing his home after the ride that after
noon, he had supper and then about Z
O'Clock returned to Washington with his
son and let the latter on at Fourteenth
street and Park road, where the boy
was to attend a Boy Scout meeting.
From Fourteenth street and Park road
he drove to q nearby store and pur-
chased some razor blades, he said, and
then drove to the 1900 block Of Hamil-
ton street, where he visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Smith, where he stayed
until near 10 O'Clock. Campbell said he
drove direct from this visit to his Oak
crest home and went to bed.
Yesterday afternoon Campbell was
questioned for several hours concerning
his account Of his movements on the
night In question, and 1t was during
this questioning that Cloth said he
made several Corrections" While
0 deputy sheriff brought in black box
containing Mary Bakers blood-stained
garments and a pair Of mems gloves
found together In a sewer trap not far
from the Sheridan Gate. At one time
Campbell had identified the pair OF
gloves as the pair stolen from his house
but yesterday he examined them close.
" and denied ownership OF them.
County Follows Case.
The heretofore mild interest of tn,
citizens Of Arlington County in the cas-,
has been famed to fever heat by TIT
arrest of Campbell, q fact that wa
easily determined yesterday and toda.
BY the large number Of persons VIII
would have been otherwise engaged
who gathered about the court nous
and pried oficials and newspaper mel
with questions as to the latest develop
naents.
Campbell is known by perhaps a
many people as any other one man II
the county, due both to the fact tina
he has always lived here and becaus
Of his activities in the real estate fielc
The heretofore only casual interest o
Arlingtonians in the case. was due u
the fact that both the body and auto
mobile Of the slain clerk were found OF
Federal property and the names of n
citizens Of Arlington County had beeI
connected with the case. Campbell
the fifth suspect in the case to be ar
rested and held on a murder warrant
Miss Baker had lived in the county bu
o short time before her death and wa
little known here. as were all OF tn
proceeding suspects.
Campbell is q member of an old an
prominent family, his father, who
stu living, having moved from Alex
andria. where his ancestors had mad
their home for generations.
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