Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
CAMPBELL DENIES
/. HE WAS MURDERER
Defendant Takes Stand in
Own Behalf in Effort to
Establish Alibi.
Continued From First Page.)

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Of the head.
Are you the husband Of the Mrs
Ruth Campbell, who preceded you to the
stand and the step-father Of Edwin
Callahan, who also has testified here?"
The prisoner replied In the afirma-
tive.
Gives Account Of Day.
do you recall the day Of April II,
1902" the attorney pursued.
Yes. do" Campbell responded.
will you detail to the jury in your
own way Just what you did on the
afternoon Of that particular day?" the
attorney asked.
Campbell then began q detailed story
OF his activities on the afternoon in
question.
well, to begin with that noon," the
defendant said, II had lunch at my
home In Virginia Highlands about 1890
o'clock. I went from my home to my
office, after lunch, to sign painting
contract with Barrere (Herman Bar
rere, once held in the case). While
was at the Office the telephone rang
and it was Mrs. Parsons (Mrs. Gwen
dolyn ParSon) calling. I made an ap-
pointment to meet Mrs. Parsons at Fiji
tenth and H streets at 2:30 o'clock.
started In town about 2 o'clock, making
one stop at the Highway Bridge. met
her on the south side Of H street, I
think it must have been about 2:15
o'clock.
I'VE drove to Georgetown and along
M street to the Home Savings Bank.
where stopped for o moment, and we
then continued along M street and
across the Key Bridge TO Virginia and
out Wilson Boulevard TO Ballston,
where there was a building operation I
wanted to see. I stopped there, but
the man wanted to see was not there
and we turned back along the Wilson
the Cemetery road.
Wait for Truck 70 Pass.
"As I passed the yard Of the Penn
Oil Co. I saw two colored men had
sent to get some crank-case DRAWINGS
to mix with sawdust for my miniature
golf course. They were in the yard with
q truck and 1t occurred to me they were
wasting their time there.
II went along and came to the first
entrance Of Arlington Cemetery, which
Is the Sheridan gate. There Is an old
dirt road leading or from the Cemetery
road across from the gate. This dirt
road Is In full view Of the concrete
road. pulled into this road and waited
to see how long it would be before the
colored men came by from the oil COM
pany. We were there perhaps half an
hour, maybe three-quarters Of an hour,
I can't say exactly. remember that
q car passed containing Comdr. Fowler
Of the Navy Department. don't know
whether he saw me or not.
I'VE talked about commonplace
things. The car was not parked far
on the road. 1t was parked on the
main highway. About quarter past S
I took Mrs. Parsons home. We drove
along Cemetery road and over the High
way Bridge and arrived at her apart
ment. at 2100 Nineteenth street. I did
not 60 In. left her there and then
went down Nineteenth street to 60
home.
NOW, this IL entirely conjecture.
When the police and the Arlington
County oficials asked me what route
I took, told them that II took the
logical route would 60 around Dupont
Circle on the right side, continue south
on Nineteenth street to Virginia avenue,
70 along east on Virginia avenue to
Seventeenth street and then down Sew
enteenth street to the Tidal Basion and
on to the Highway Bridge. They said:
Then you did pass Mary Bakers carp
Was Parked on b Street.
81 said II her car was parked at the
corner of Seventeenth and B streets.
then passed 1t. I thought ut that
time that the car had been parked near
learned it had been parked on B street
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth"
Attorney Vandoren interrupted the
story at this point to inquire concern
ing O certain telephone conversation
which took place between Campbell and
Mrs. Parsons several days after the ride,
and upon which stress has been laid by
the prosecution.
"I talked to Mrs. Parsons over the
telephone. She called me the Monday
or Tuesday Of the following week. She
asked If I had realized that we had
parked very close to the spot where
Mary Bakers body had been found, and
told her hadn't realized 1t. re-
minded her that Comdr. Fowler had
passed our car. Later, called her back
and told her wanted to protect her
and that she better not call me at my
once about the incident any more, be-
cause thought my wires we're tapped"
Campbell then resumed his story.
II went to Taishoff's store. was in
the habit Of going there neary every
/ asked for q cake box and Mr.. Taish-
OF handed me q doughnut box, apollo
getically. saying it was all he had. The
box had sugar and grease spots on 1t,
but took it anyway.
II went q distance Of about two or
three city blocks TO Mr.. Lees ONCE and
turned over to him o check I had COL
lected that morning from Mr.. Morrow.
didn't sit down In Lees ONCE. I
looked at some pencil tracings Of q
building he had in front Of him.
Then ] went out Addison avenue
to Mount Vernon avenue and stopped
for o moment at my ONCE.
Tells Of Going Home.
mr.. Norwood was there. I asked
him to stick around awhile In the ONCE
because / was expecting couple 10
come out to see about some rooms-it
was really an apartment Of connecting
rooms. I left Norwood to stay there for
q few minutes. He said he'd telephone
me at my home II the couple showed
up. I don't think I was at the ONCE
more than two or three minutes.
IT went directly home and Edwin was
there, reading on the porch. As closely
as 1 can remember, 1t was possibly 10
minutes of 6 O'Clock. I want to say to
you gentlemen of the jury that this Is
lust conjecture on my part, based on
the time It would take me to follow the
route took from the store to my home.
Mrs. Campbell was not home yet. I
peeled some potatoes and cooked a steak.
Edwin called to me that there was q
machine out front with some people in
it. He was q little disheveled, from
school. guess, so he went out OF sight.
Mr.. Green was at the door and he asked
If would get some electric light bulbs
at the Potomac Electric Power Co. He
had list Of white frosted bulbs, he said
he wanted. I asked him If he wouldn't
rather have fame tinted bulbs. He said
he didn't know. / went to a switch on
the wall and switched on the lights for
him to see how they looked in my house.
HIIe said he liked them very much and