Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

She said she went on UP Fourteenth
street and did not see Miss Baker after
that.
The defense said they had no ques-
tions to ask and the next witness was
called.
Miss Smith was summoned as the
second witness. She said she was en-
ployed at the War Department and
that she had known Mary Baker at
Sunday school and church. She last
saw her on the afternoon Of April ii
Just after the veSper service In the
Epiphany Church. She confirmed Miss
Eyre's account Of the incidents which
followed. In response TO q question by
Collins, she remembered that 1t was q
very warm afternoon and that Miss
Baker carried her coat on her arm. The
defense declined TO put any questions
to Miss Smith.
Miss Skinner, also q Government en-
ploye, said she lived with Mary Baker
and Mildred Sperry in house on Beach
street in Lyon Park, Arlington County,
Va. She said she had known Mary
Baker since 1910 and told Of having
roomed with her at other places on
various occasions In the past.
On the morning Of April IL the Wit
ness testified she rode to work in the
city In Miss Bakers car. The proSecu-
/ tor asked If she recalled the license
number of the car and she told the
court 1t was "D!C.-J 6057." She detailed
the route followed in reaching the
Highway Bridge and In going from
there to their usual parking place near
the Navy Building.
She said Miss Baker drove around the
Tidal Basin TO road paralleling Seven
tenth street near the base of the Monu-
ment-a road which she characterized
as lower Sixteenth street. The car con-
tinued on this Sixteenth street road to
B street, where Miss Baker turned left
and parked just short distance west
Of the intersection, with the car facing
west. The car was parked on the north
side OF the street, she explained.
Made Engagement.
Before parting, Miss Skinner said, she
made an engagement to meet Miss
Baker that evening at 8 O'Clock at Sew
enth and B streets near the Center
Market. She said she went to the APP
pointed place that evening and waited
until 6:25 o'clock. Deciding TO wait
no longer, she went to the Washington
Virginia Railway station at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue and
took the 6:35 O'Clock car to Lyon Park.
Miss Skinner said she did not hear
from Miss Baker that night and the
first she heard Of her roommate's fate
was when Miss Sperry told her about
the finding Of Miss Bakers body the
next morning. About noon, the witness
continued, she said she left work and
went to the Military road, at Arlington
Cemetery, and to the culvert In which
Miss Bakers body lay.
did you see something in the cul-
fwaG eli ~ rnNk
YES" Miss Skinner replied in q low
voice.
was it the body of some one?"
EYES,"
'Who?"
"Mary," the witness replied in al
most whisper.
HAD Mary Baker ever been out all
night like that before?" asked the
prosecutor.
mo" Miss Skinner responded.
The defense asked no questions, and
court then recessed for lunch.
1t took Just three-quarters Of an
hour this morning to choose the twelfth
juror. He Is John H. Bowes, who gave
his occupation as storekeeper. He
was selected from a new panel OF
200 prospective talesmen sworn in at
the outset Of today's proceedings. The
new panel was necessary because OF In
ability of the court yesterday to COM
plete the Jury from the few remaining
prospective veniremen, after So had
been excused for various reasons.
Members of Jury.
The jury which will decide whether
Campbell Is guilty or innocent of the
charge of maliciously and deliberately
| strangling and shooting the Baker girl
on April IL last is composed Of the fol-
lowing, in addition to Sowes: Charles
| T. Jones, Vernon M. NorT, Vernon e.
Chappell, Robert Chit, William Rabbit,
George Ellis, A. Provost Shaw, Phillip
Little, Elmer H. Bailey, jr.; George A.
Kiemey, jr., and Paul Settler.
The small court room was overlooking
with prospective jurors when court con-
vened at 10 o'clock this morning. An
other fair-SiZed crowd Of expectant
spectators waited in a double line out
side the court room.
The impaneled men and women
stood before the bench while general
questions were put to them as to their
| eligibility as jurors. More than, score
were excused by Justice Adkins be-
cause they had Government amliattonS
or because Of personal reasons accepted
| by the court. After the general process
Of elimination was over, Alfred II. New
men, salesman, of 638 d street, was
called to I'LL the empty chair in the
| jury box. Although he was qualified In
the opinion Of the court, the defense ex-
ercised its fourteenth peremptory chal-
lenge and Newman left the box.
| Bowes was called In his place and he
| proved satisfactory, both to the prose-
cution and the defense.
There was q short pause while Cow