Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-21
Justice Adkins Adjourns Court
Until 200 Veniremen
Can Be Sworn.
PRISONER NOT WORRIED
AS HEARING IS OPENED
Court Room Crowded and Mani
Are Turned Away From
Spectators Section.

The trial of Herbert M. Campbell.
Arlington County real estate operator,
on charge of numbering Mary Baker,
Navy Department clerk, last April, ran
into difficulties today when Justice
Jesse G. Adkins found it necessary to
adjourn court until new panel of 400
prospective jurors could be sworn to
enable the court to complete jury
qualified to hear the case.
Justice Adkins called a halt in the
session at 12:45 O'Clock this afternoon
when it became apparent that the few
remaining prospective veniremen would
be insufficient to I'LL the jury box with
persons eligible for duty.
Only IL Remain in Box.
Out OF an original rs men and women
questioned as to their qualifications,
i only IL remained in the jury box at
the time of adjournment, and ques-
tioning of the latter had not been COM
pleted.
The court announced that the Jury
Commission tomorrow morning would
swear in 200 additional prospective
jurors so that the task Of finding q
jury may be expedited.
AS constituted when court adjourned,
the incomplete jury was composed Of
Charles T. Jones, Vernon M. Norr, YER
non z. Chappell, Robert Dunn, William
o. Rabbit, George Ellis, A. Provost
Shaw, Phillip Little, Elmer II. Bailey,
IT,; George A. Kieney, jr., and Paul j.
| Settler.
Crowd Turned Away.
Campbell. sitting with his attorneys,
appeared not at all worried about the
case, although he watched with keen
interest the efforts to select a jury.
From time to time he turned his head
to smile at his wife and other members
! OF his family who sat in q prominent
place at the front Of the spectators
section. All seats in the small colsrt
room We're occupied and large throng
OF would-be spectators were turned
away at the door Of the court room by
| deputy United States nnarshals.
New panels were brought into the
| court during the morning as the supply
OF prospective members Of the jury was
depleted by the elimination Of those
not qualified to consider the case.
Among those excused were half q dozen
formed definite opinions that would
prevent them from hearing the evil
dence impartially.
Cognizant of the fact that technical
testimony by ballistics experts win play
vital role In the trial, the court took
pains to learn the attitude Of each
juror with respect to evidence Of this
character.
Big Crowd Present.
Campbell, dressed in q dark blue
suit, with white shirt and blue tie, and
new snap-brim, light, soft hat, was
spirited into the court house before
photographers were aware of his ar
rival. The prisoner was rushed from
the jail car directly into a street-level
entrance at the side of the court house
| and placed in a basement cell.
A crowd of spectators assembled
early inside the court house corridors in
the hope of getting into the none too
the court room door and extending
were carefully guarded by represent
ativeS Of the marshal's office. AS the
crowd grew in size, its members were
lined up two and three abreast outside
the courtroom door and extending
through the outer lobby into a back
corridor. Many fashionably dressed
women were among the walters, most Of
whom spent their vigil in vain, due to
the fact that accommodate IN the
court room were so limited.
Among the early arrivals in the room
were members of the Campbell family
and close friends. In a front bench
at the side of the room sat the
prisoners father, Loudoun Campbell,
supporting his arm with cane; Frank
G. Campbell, brother of the defendant,
and Mrs. Herbert Campbell, attractively
attired wife of the defendant. Frank
Campbell later moved inside the rail
to be near defense counsel, Charles
Henry Smith, Lucian Vandoren and
Herbert S. Ward. The brother seated
himself beside Albert H. Hamilton,
ballistics expert for the defense
Just outside the rail were the press
tables, reserved for correspondents Of
local and out of town newspapers and
press associations.
The prisoner was brought into the
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