The Washington times., 1930-10-28
COL GODDARD
FACES BIG
TASK
Defense Springs Surprise;
Petitions Court Tell Jury
TO Give Directed Verdict
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the prOSecutfon's balligtic experts
in the case. the defense attorney
stated that their testimony
merely traced bullets found in
Miss Bakers body to q pistol, but
did not place the pistol In the de-
fendant's hands, or was there
any testimony to show that the
defendant had fired the shots.
Mr.. Vancioran said:
'HTO permit this case To so to
60 the Jury ON the testimony
presented BY the Government,
to allow this jury to say that
Mary Baker was In an autOnlO-
bile ut Sixteenth and ID Streets
on the night of April III and
was assaulted and chOked by
this defendant Is to allow the
Jury to speculate.
There was not . word Of tee
kinnOIly that Mary Baker was
seen after she left Fourteenth
ana G Streets until her body
was found i1a the cuIvert near
Arlington Cemetery ON the fol-
lowing day.
Collins Replies to Defense
Prosecutor Collins, in reply to
the defense motion. declared that
it was not incumbent upon the
Government to establish whether
or not the crime took place in The
District or in Virginia.
He quoted two sections from .
penal code, which. he said, gave
either the District or Virginia
: venue In this case.
Mr.. Collins also argued IN, favor
/. Of the testimony presented By the
government, declaring that it re
moved all speculation and gave
the jury and not the court the
right to Judge whether or not
Campbell was connected with the
murder. !.
Just before closing his case.
Prosecutor Collins called Miss
Mildred Sperry, house-mate Of
Mary Baker and q friend OF 10
I years standing. to the witness
l stand. ss D
Mr.. Collins asked her:
sFDfd you see Miss Baker on
the morning Of April III"
eyes. I went to work with
her In her car.
'sWhere did yOu leave herr"
at sixteenth and B Streets
N. W."
Collins then exhibited q dress,
coat, hat,s pocket book, scarf.
gloves, parasol and other articles
! Of clothing worn by Miss Baker
on April IL to Miss Sperry, and
she identified each article with
the exception Of the paraSol,
which, she said:
II don't know whether this
was Mary's or mot, but il was
= I'm the car ON that day"
] Robert r. Dye, superintende
Of the Arlington National Gene
terry, preceded Miss Sperry TO
the stand. He testified that on
the night Of April II he was
driving along the. Cemetery road
shortly before 8 o'clock. He SAID:
81 noticed . car parked with
mo- lights about so or IS feet to-
ward the Alexandria way Of the
road"
Did Not See Anyone
s Collins asked:
'sWere you able to tell what
{ kind of q car it MaS?"
81 don't know whether II was
{ D Ford or Chevrolet, hut it was
q small sedan"
did you see anyone in the
carr"
s'No."
On cross-examination Mr.. Dye
stated that while It was not I'M
usual for cars. to park along the
road it was very unusual for cars
to park there without lights.
When the court recessed Tor
lunch, Lucian Vandoren, Of the
defense, stated that present plans
for the defense are to place Her
bert M. Campbell on the stand.
The defense attorney said:
$50 far as we know now we
wiz place Mr.. Campbell on the
witness stand IL the trial goes
that far. 4 can see no reason
why we should not. "
The test bullets were fired this
morning and turned over TO Col.
Calvin Goddard. Government fire
arms expert and witness, who will
attempt TO tell the jury from
which pistols specific bullets were
discharged.
The court was at the same
time informed that Andrew John
son, grandfather Of; Juror Elmer
II. Bailey, jr., had Adied. and
Bailey was excused to go to the
home of his relative.
Cartridges Held Up
There was a furry In court
when Colonel Goddard took the
stand after the firing Of the
bullets. he took the stand to
formally receive the bullets and
pistols from which they had been
fired.
As wesley Gardner, clerk Of
the court, turned the exhibits
over to the witness, Van Doren
objected to Goddard'S receiving
the cartridge shells. Justice Ad-
kins sustained the motion Of the