Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

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said, 81 still insist my gun did not firs
those shots"
Campbell was grilled for long perioc
after the departure of Lieut.. Fowler
1t is unlikely the prosecutor mentioned
the receipt of new evidence, however
When the accused man emerged from
Cloths office, he was hopping his head
He barely spoke to newspapermen he
knew as he walked back to the jail In
custody of an officer.
Waited Hour TO See Cloth.
The new information was brought 10
the prosecutor late yesterday by .
heavy-set man, who waited for more
than an hour in the corridor outside
Cloths ONCE. When the visitor finally
was granted an opportunity to speak to
the States attorney, the latter appeared
intensely interested and told the man
the information he gave was "impo--
tant, II true"
Headquarters Detective Carlton Talley
and an Arlington County policeman
were summoned to Cloths ONCE, and
shortly thereafter they hurried from
the courthouse and drove rapidly away
in the general direction of Virginia
Highlands, where the Campbells re-
side. It was understood they were
directed to house with "a large stone
foundation"
The officers returned in about an
hour. It was soon after receiving their
report that the prosecutor told news
papermen that the information had
proved to be good"
1--WE been more than ever confident
we are on the right track since yester-
day afternoon" Cloth announced
jubilantly. I'VE are really getting some
where now. This case is going to be
solved, and I think the break is not
far away"
Declines TO Explain.
Cloth declined to explain what had
developed Friday afternoon to increase
his optimism, but he admitted the in
formation obtained yesterday had
bolstered his Convictions" Friday
afternoon the prosecutor is known to
have spent several hours checking on
Mrs Campbell's account of her move
ments after she left work at the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. on the fatal
evening, and on Campbell's statement
of his whereabouts that night. On COM
pleting this inquiry. he said he had
found nothing to disprove Campbell's
alibi.
The prosecutor yesterday obtained
the address of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith,
with whom Campbell claimed he spent
an hour and half after 1880 o'clock
on the night the Baker girl was being
attacked. The Smiths at that time
were residing in the 500 block Of Ham
ilton street, but now are said to be In
Piggott, Clay County, Ark. Authori-
ties there have been asked to inter-
view the couple in connection with
statements.
Asked to detail the discrepancies"
in the statements made by Campbell
several points that did not tally.
Says Points Are Important.
"Some of those points are right inn
portant, too" he asserted. He refused
to amplify this remark.
Although the two local experts have
agreed that the bullets removed from
the slain girls corpse were shot from
the revolver turned over to police by
the man now accused Of the murder,
the testimony of q third authority on
ballistics is to be sought.
The Campbell gun and two Of the
fatal bullets will be taken to Chicago
by Mr.. Cloth for examination by Maj.
Calvin Goddard, noted expert on gun
No representative of
the Detective Bureau will accompany
Mr. Cloth, it was announced last night.
Maj Harry @. Pratt, superintendent OF
police. said he was satisfied with the
finding Of DR.. Souder.
a. AHfAR
Charles Henry Smith, attorney for
Campbell, had announced his utter
lack of faith" in the testimony OF gun
experts and had indicated his inten-
ton of waging a determined legal fight
against acceptance of such evidence,
In the event his client went to trial.
Denies There Is Gun Expert.
"There is no such thing as a gun
expert" Smith stated 81 don't care
what all the so-called experts in the
world may say, Herbert Campbell's gun
did not fire the shots that killed the
Baker girl. My client is absolutely in
nocent and he will be indicated shortly.
I have information to prove his in
and will give it at the proper
time and to the proper authorities"
Smith made the claim that mo court
In the United States" will convict man
Of murder on the testimony Of an
expert" He declared courts in Vir-
ginia would not accept such evidence.
In the latter opinion, he differs widely
from the commonwealth attorney, who
rests great weight on the finding OF the
with regard to Campbell's
revolver.
Cloth left the court house late yes
terday afternoon with the remark that
he was forgetting the Baker case" until
Monday He said he was going on an
pleasure drive over Sunday.
Lieut. Kelly will be back with us
Monday. We are going to start afresh
and I think things will begin to happen
in this case next week." he added.