Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
WAR SERVICE WINS
AID FOR CAMPBELL
v. r. w. Post Retains Counsel
for Baker Murder Suspect
on Eve of Hearing.

Ills military service on the Mexican
years later has won for Herbert M
Campbell the legal aid of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, with which organiza-
ton the indicted suspect in the Mary
Baker murder case Is affiliated.
Herbert S. Ward. co-resident in Ar
lington County with the accused war
veteran and practitioner of law in the
District, has been designated by Fed
eral Post. No s24, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. as special advocate" to assist in
Campbell's defense,
Ward has conferred by telephone with
Charles Henry Smith, attorney retained
by the Campbell family. who is on a
mysterious mission out of town. 1t IS
understood the veterans counsel will
make his first appearance in the case
when Campbell Is arraigned before
United States Commissioner j. Barton
Phillips in Alexandria tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Lively Battle Expected.
The preliminary hearing in the COM
nnissioner's ONCE is expected to develop
into a lively legal battle between OPP
posing counsel, with the Government
seeking Campbells immediate removal
to the District Jail and the defense OPP
posing the move with every power IN us
means.
Should the defense succeed in turn
ing the hearing into a virtual prelim-
fnary trial on the merits OF the case
against the real estate man, Federal
counsel are said to have something up
the sleeve" intended to prove surprise
to the defense The nature of the sur
prise" was not disclosed although it is
understood to affect several OF Camp
bells alibi witnesses.
In the meantime Albert H, Hamilton,
Auburn. N. Y, criminologist, who is re-
ported to have offered his services as
a ballistics expert to the defense, In
iected an element of mystery into this
phase Of the case today by advising
The Star of activities of "a stranger
interested in ballistic angles OF the
Baker probe.
Answered Specific Questions.
According to Geographic explana-
ton of his connection with the Baker
scientific questions in ballistics" in
volved in the case had been submitted
to him by the stranger" He said he
had replied to these questions, but he
failed to divulge the name Of the
stranger, the nature of the queries made
and the reply submitted.
II Hamilton is retained as a defense
expert, he will meet with opposition
from the Government in any move to
examine in his New York laboratory
Campbell's gun and the fatal bullets.
Assistant United States Attorney Will
liam H. Collins said today the prosecu-
ton would never consent to this evil
dence leaving the Governments posses
sion If Hamilton is willing to exam
inc the gun and bullets at the Bureau
of Standards in the presence of DR..
Wilmer Souder, the plan will be con-
sidered, he said. 1t Is thought unlikely
Hamilton would consent to examine the
weapon with any instruments but his
own, however.
Attorney Ward said today that Camp
bell enlisted July g. 1915, in this city
with Company C, 18th Field Signal
Battalion, serving on the Mexican bor-
der until March IL, 1917, and contin-
uing IN the, service until May f6, 1919,
when he was honorably discharged as
a corporal by reason OF rehabilitation.
During this enlistment he served over
seas In the World War. After the war
he again enlisted and was finally DIS
charged January /, 1925, as corporal,
the attorney stated