Evening star., 1930-10-31

you believe she died from the shock,
render your verdict accordingly.
What have you besides the testimony
Of the doctors?
Saw Death Auto.
'Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wood and Mr.
Francis Rice have told you that cer-
tain things occurred in the vicinity of
Sixteenth and B streets around 6 O'Clock
on the evening of April IL last. The
Woods noticed q man bending back and
forth in q car and the body of q woman
bending in unison with the movement
Of the mans shoulders. They observed
these conditions continuing as they
moved across the street. The evidence
shows that in the meantime Rice,
walking past the car on the same side
OF the street. noticed a man at the
steering wheel and what he thought
was a bundle on the right.
Rice paid no attention to the car
until he happened 10 glance around
and the expression Of what he thought
was Q small girl. He thought her
flushed features suggested q burned
faee. He saw the car leave and heard
what he regarded as possible pistol
shots.
That is the end Of the story Of the
eye witnesses.
I'VE next pick up the story in Viz
gtnia. The evidence conclusively dem
onstrates that the car seen at Six
teenth and B and later found in
Virginia was the car Of Mary Baker.
You have heard the evidence regarding
the search for Mary Bakers body
about her dead body being found In
the culvert near the Sheridan gate
along the Alexandria Georgetown high
way.
Several witnesses have told you a
car answering the description Of the
Baker girls car was seen from ap-
proximately o'clock until the follow
ing morning parked near the triangle
between Military road and the Alex
andria Georgetown road. A witness
has said that at $40 o'clock that
evening he saw q car parked in the
Arlington Farm road, near where the
girls clothes and keys were found
later. This witness observed q man
leaning over the steering wheel. This
was 20 minutes following the assault
streets. Then we have shown q car
parked at the triangle at o'clock,
7:45 o'clock and 8 o'clock. on the fatal
night, and have shown that it was in
the same spot the next morning.
Injected Self In Case.
"All Of this demonstrates the speed
with which this horrible murder of Mary
Baker was consummated
Then the investigation of the mur-
der starts.
who comes into this picture volun-
tartly during this investigation? 1t Is
the defendant Herbert M. Campbell
It is true the evidence has shown that
Sheriff Fields had gone to Campbell to
check on some information about Her
man Barrere. But 1t was Campbell
who injected himself into the case.
"You have Campbell's characterization
OF Barrere's ability to commit the crime
From then on you have Campbell ac-
cusing Barrere Of having killed Mary
Baker. This process continues until
June 8, when Campbells fantastic story
OF man with wart on his nose enters
the picture.
Campbell comes to Sheriff Fields
with his gun and relates his story about
his suspicious being arounsed by the
wart-nosed man. The sheriff has told
you it was Campbell himself who wanted
the gun tested by an expert, with the
remark, I'm satisfied this gun was used
to kill Mary Baker
"A series Of conferences with Camp
bell enSueS. His request for O test of
the gun Is granted, but the result Is
not at first made known to him. When
finally he is told Of the outcome Of the
expert examination, he says, I am not
surprised or, as another witness re-
called 1t. 7 expected it.
Aids Rarrere Search.
"Then we find Campbell supposedly
assisting In the Investigation and sug-
gesting that Barrere be apprehended.
We have him going to police head
quarters, to give details Of Barreres ap-
pearance for inclusion in circulars to
be used In the nationwide search.
"Barrere Is found and brought back.
When it Is shown Barrere was innocent
and officers remarked to Campbell 1t
was lucky they knew him as well as
they did, Campbell announces I'm glad
I have an alibi, or would be In bad
spot"
The prosecutor then recounted to the
Jury how Campbell had lied TO omcials
his whereabouts on the early
afternoon Of April IL, and how he had
been found out and trapped IN his false
hood.
Detailing all the evidence. Collins
said Campbell had told countless false
hoods both before his trial and since.
and has no excuse except Why did
lie ."
Referring to Campbell's statement on
the witness stand that O pair Of gloves
shown him by defense counsel were the
0auntlets he had lost, Collins said he
would leave 1t to the jury to decide
whether the defendant was telling the
truth when he told Capt Kelly he was