Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
Us. OFFICIALS PLAN
TO TAKE BAKER GUN
TO MAI. GODDARD
Experts Opinion on Camp
bells Pistol to Be Sought
to Answer Claims.
HE WILL BE CLEARED,
BROTHER PREDICTS
Virginia Attorney Asks Public to
Withhold Prejudice in Judg-
ing Charge.

investigating the staying of Mary Baker,
Federal officials will take steps at once
to obtain from another noted ballisticS
expert an opinion as to whether the
revolver of Herbert NJ. Campbell, ac-
cused of the murder, fired the bullets
removed from her body
The gun and the fatal lead slugs
will be taken to Maj Calvin Goddard,
managing director of the scientific
crime detection laboratories of North
western University, Chicago, who has
consented to examine them this week
Souder Agrees to Test.
DR.. Wilmer Souder. authority on guns
and bullets of the Bureau of Standards,
who already has declared the bullets
came from Campbelps .32-caliber re-
volver, is understood to have agreed
that authorities are justified in seeking
another test, in view of persistent
claims of Campbell and his lawyer that
1.-The experts made q mistake
These claims Of the defense we're re-
iterated today in a lengthy statement
issued in behalf of the accused Arling-
ton County realty dealer by his brother,
Frank G.. Campbell, patent attorney and
civic leader of nearby Virginia. The
statement constituted an appeal to the
public to withhold prejudice and in
cluded forecast that Campbell soon
will be cleared Of any connection with
the crime.
Contradicting rumors that the De-
partment of Justice had withdrawn
from the Baker investigation, it was an
nounced at the department this after
noon that an agent of the Bureau of
Investigation will be detailed to take
the weapon and bullets to Chicago,
upon receipt of formal request from
Washington or Arlington County OH
Gals.
Cloth Waits Move by Pratt.
Commemorative Attorney William c.
Cloth of Arlington County said today
that he will make such a request in
the event Police superintendent Pratt
does not feel at liberty to do so. Maj.
Pratt had indicated some conjunction
about going over the head" of DR..
Souder, whose prestige in the realm of
ballistics is equal to that of Mai. God
dard. Besides, one of Maj. Pratt's own
men, Lieut.. John Fowler, has examined
the gun and concurs in DR.. Souder's
opinion.
Cloth was expected this afternoon to
request j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Bureau of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice, to send the articles to
Northwestern University without further
delay. 1t was thought likely that Samuel
w. Hardy, special agent, who has as
sisted In the Baker investigation, would
be assigned to the mission.
meanwhile, there loomed the posi-
bility of a stiff legal battle over further
detention of Campbell in the Arlington
County Jail under q murder warrant
sworn out when he confessed lying
about the revolver and about certain of
his movements on the afternoon Of the
Baker girls death.
Charles Henry Smith, Alexandria
attorney retained by Campbell's rela-
tives, indicated he would seek a writ
of habeas corpus If Campbell is not
released before the end of this week
Cloth countered with an announcement
that, in anticipation of such a legal
move, he has arranged with the dis
trict attorneys office to have the pris-
oner removed to Washington should the
court grant him freedom in Arlington
County.
Charges Mistake Over Gun.
The brothers statement charged that
"a mistake has been made in the iden-
LITIGATION of the gun" and said that
whatever experts may say, lone thing
is certain-unless Herbert Campbell
could be in two places at the same time.
he could not have been guilty of Miss
Bakers Geath."
1t was declared enough facts have
been presented in Herbert's defense to
convince ANY reasonable person" of
his innocence Those who cannot be
convinced, it was stated, do not want
to be convinced"
The brother concluded with a pre-
diction that when newspaper hysteria"
subsidies, Herbert will be fully cleared
and with an expression of appreciation
to friends who have offered their sup
port.
Statement In Full.
The statement, in full, follows:
1.-The stories that have been broad
cast to the public concerning the events
leading to the arrest of Herbert M.
Campbell have been so fragmentary
garbled and, in many instances, I'M
true, that the public mind is confused.
/ believe that 1t will be helpful to the
promotion of justice to bring into one
article the reasons and facts relied
upon by the family and countless
friends of Herbert Campbell In support
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