Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
Government RESTS.
IN CAMPBELL CASE.
Jury to See Test Bullets
! Fired From Four Different
RevoIvers Today.
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examination Of the guns and bullets
are available. A deputy marshal will
be present during the preliminary
studies. When the preliminary work i:
done, Goddard will return to the court
room, where members of the jury will
be given a first-hand schooling in the
art of ballistics.
Each juror will be permitted to look
INTO the microscope himself and draw
his own conclusions for comparison
with those of Col. Goddard
Bitterly fighting to exclude the Cox
ernments expert testimony, defense
counsel met with little success. At the
outset OF today's session Lucien Van
Doren. for the defense, joined with
prosecution attorneys in a consultation
before the bench over the nature of
tests which Goddard would be called
upon to perform in court.
The defense advised the court during
the lengthy conference, according to Mr..
Collins, that it desired to revise its orig
maj acceptance Of the Government s
proposal for test. The con-
Terence with Justice Adkins was in
terrupted several times while Van Doren
adjourned to the witness room to con-
suit with the defense expert, Albert H.
Hamilton, who is waiting to testify that
Campbells gun did not fire the fatal
bullets.
The prosecutor has stated that if Col.
Goddard fails to state correctly the
particular gun from which each of the
test bullets was fired, he will admit
70 the court that the science of ballis-
tics Is OF no value In court and will
ask that Justice Adkins order a d.
rected verdict generating Campbell Of
the Charge of murder against him.
After further discussion of plans for
act Ia a.
examination Of the bullets with the
microscope might take place in DR..
Souder's laboratory at the Bureau of
Standards, due to possible lack of proper
facilities inside the court room.
There was no public announcement
Ia court regarding the test. 1t was
learned that Lieut.. John Fowler,
ballistics expert of the Police Depart
ment. had been assigned to collect a
ton.
DR.. Souder was just as positive in
his identification Of Campbells gun as
the one which was used to kill Mary
Baker as was Col. Goddard.
With reference to the fatal bullets"
Collins asked DR.. Souder, what de-
termination did you make?"
The defense objected to the question,
put the court permitted the Govern
menu expert 10 reply.
... sAiter study, I concluded that the
bullets passed through this gum" Souder
answered quietly, pointing toward
Campbell's Spanish-make revolver,
which lay on the railing beside him.
is there any question in your mind?"
Collins queried.
None" Souder replied firmly.
Souder GrilIed ReIentIessly.
did not examine the Campbell gun
alone, but compared the mortal slugs
with bullets fired from 10 or IL other
weapons submitted to him by the Police
Department.
In endeavoring to prevent Dr. Souder
from testifying, Attorney Van Doren
grilled the witness relentlessly concern
Ing the exact details of his microscopic
tests OF the bullets. The attorney OBJ
jected vigorously to, the introduction OF
the photographs taken by DR.. Souder as
evidence, claiming that the prints were
obtained by devious processes in which
the human element was involved, and
that the jury could better judge for it.
self by looking into the microscope In
stead OF at the photographs.
Justice Adkins overruled all the OBJ
1ections and exceptions were noted.
The pictures Of the comparison made
between the test and fatal bullets were
displayed to the jury by DR.. Souder,
VINO pointed out numerous tiny Stri-
atoms which matched in such a way,
he declared, as to show that the test
bullets from Campbell's gun and the
bullets removed from the murder VIC
tim had come from the same barrel
Dr.. Souder brought with him to court
seven copies of the photographs one of
which was taken by Van Doren for q
close scrutiny at the counsel table. The
prisoner at the bar, manifesting great
interest in the pictures, leaned over
his lawyers shoulder to look at the
contends, accuse him of the Navy
clerks murder.
Engagements Shown.
The photographs submitted by DR..
eouder appeared to be more ineligible
70 lay members of the jury than any
other bullet photographs so far shown
them. Comparison of the scratches
were shown on certain photographs in
troduced by Col. Goddard Friday by
means Of superimposing portions Of
photographed test bullets on photo
graphs of the fatal slugs, whereas the
Bureau Of Standard pictures showed the
jury engagements of the actual scene
which would greet their eye If they
AoOhr0 4AlJO L1lC Special comparison
microscope. The photographs appeared
70 represent one bullet, with black
line around the circumference at the
center.
Half of this pictured bullet was a
photograph Of half Of the fatal bullet
and the other half showed marks on the
test bullet fired from Campbelps gun.
Coincioing situations thus were made
readily apparent.
Attorney Van Doren was the lone de-
Tense lawyer today, due to the absence
OF Herbert s. Ward, assisting the de-
Tense on behalf of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, and Of Charles Henry Smith.
chief defense attorney, who was re-
ported Ill at his home in Alexandria.
Asked About publications..
DR.. Souder first was asked to tell his
educational qualifications. Questioning
brought out he was member of the
American Optical Association, American
Chemical Society," the American Asso-
ciaion for the Advancement of Science
and the Washington Academy of Sci
ence. He said he had engaged in In
vestigational work and the designing Of
instruments at the Bureau of Stand
ards for Is years.
The witness explained he had visited
several ammunition plants, as well as
numerous arms factories, watching es-
pecially for markings on bullets, primers
and castings. He said, as a result of
these inspections. he had installed
equipment for ballistics testing in the
bureaus laboratories. He declared he
had examined the equipment for bullet
and gun Identification of the Boston.
st. Louis and New Orleans police de-
partments, and had visited the Bureau
Of Forensic Ballistics in New York.
MicrometerS, microscopes hand lenses
and comparison microscopes are the
principal instruments in his investiga-
tons, the witness testified. He said he
attached the greatest Importance to the