Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Evidence Presented Few
Hours After CampbeII'S Re-
lease Was Held Imminent.
NEW ALIBI WITNESSES
BACK REAL ESTATE MAN
First to Testify Today Is Justice
Agent Who Took Gun to
Chicago for Bullet Test.

Presentation of the Mary Baker muir
der case to the District of Columbia
grand jury was begun this morning just
a few hours after there had been indi-
cations that the charges against Her
bert M. Campbell, Virginia Highlands
real estate man, would be dropped be-
cause of the discovery of new alibi wit
nesses.
The first witness called before the
grand jury was Sam Hardy, Department
of Justice agent who took Campbell's
gun and the bullets removed from Miss
Bakers body to Chicago for examina-
ton by Col. Calvin H. Goddard, bal
listic expert. Col Goddard reported
that the bullets which killed the girl
were fired from CampbelIs gun.
Other witnesses who followed Hardy
to the grand jury room were William G.
Cloth, commemorative attorney for
Arlington County; Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, DR.. A. Magruder Mcdonald, DR..
w. G. Welburn of Ballston, Va, who
performed the autopsy; Miss Olga
Skinner, friend of the dead girl, who
identified her body; Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Wood, who told of the struggle at
Seventeenth and B streets; Lieut.. John
Fowler of the tenth precinct, ballistics
expert of the Police Department, and
Detective Sergt. John Flaherty.
New witnesses Found.
United States Attorney Rover, in an
nouncing the presentation OF the case
to the grand jury, stated that in event
of an indictment being returned copy
would be forwarded to Virginia for the
hearing next week before the United
States commissioner at Alexandra.
He expressed the conviction that an IN
dictment would strengthen the Govern
ment,s case in their effort to remove
Campbell to the District OF Columbia
Assistant United States Attorney CollllS
nresented the witnesses to the grand
jury. have
Two new witnesses, whose names nave
not been divulged, are said to have tolo
investigators they were with Camppeu
at his home around 6 O'Clock the nlght
of April IL. In support OF their state
ments to this effect they proouceu
written contract signed by the parties.
This paper, dated April II, was salo oy
them to have been signed as result OF
a conference at CampbeH's home the
night of April IL.
Meanwhile Campbell remained today
in the Alexandria City Jail. He was
taken there more than a week ago, a1ter
he had spent nearly three weeks IN the
Arlington County Jail. His removal 10
Alexandra resulted from his release
after a State warrant against him mao
been nolle pressed and Federal war
rant sworn out He since has been Tight
ing efforts of the Government to remove
him to Washington for trial.
Time of Staying Fixed.
In their investigating, Washington
authorities have repeatedly said they
we're convinced Miss Baker was killed
between $50 and pm. April IL. She
is known to have been struggling with
a man who wore a gray cap while
seated in her parked automobile at
Seventeenth and B streets at about that
time, Witnesses reported they heard
what they thought were three pistol
shots shortly after the car was driven
away following the fight. These state
nents have led police to believe that
Miss Baker was strangled and shot IN
the District instead of in Virginia, as
it at first appeared.
In support of the police theory WIZ
nesses have been located TO detnltely
establish that Miss Bakers car was
abandoned on the Virginia road as carry
as 7 O'Clock on the night OF April II.
Miss Bakers bullet riddled body. was
found in a culvert at the edge OF the
Arlington National Cemetery the morn
ing of April II.
TT would have been impossible for
Campbell to have killed the girl al
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