Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28

furnish a doctors certificate as to
the illness. He added that he had
received several letters from young
Cammack, and he commented that
it seemed strange the youth was
strong enough to write letters, but
could not sign his name to the draft
papers.
If we had this much trouble with
all the II, 900 registrants in our area,
I don't know what we would do" he
added.
William Cammack is one of five
brothers who were left $2,329, 131
under the will of their grandmother
Mrs. Elizabeth May Cammack, who
died November 7, 1899. Only a few
earlier they had been left
a 100000 bequest by their father,
the late John E. Cammack, one time
engineer for the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
The Newman family is still in
possession of many deeds to Wash
ington land signed by a pre-Revo-
lutionary British monarch. One of
the forefathers of the family came
here more than 200 years ago and
became the largest landholder and
one of the largest Shareholders in
this section. The family holdings
were concentrated in the vicinity
of the Newman home and Pierce
Mill, named after an early member
of the family
FBI Enters Case.
Following the refusal to Cammack
to register, the case was probed by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cammack, it was said, has spent
most Of the time during the last
few months in bed, although the
family admitted that a doctor has
not been summoned.
In taking Cammack into custody,
Mr.. Kearney summoned the ambu-
lance from the District Health De-
partment because of his aunt's in
sistence that the boy was i'll. Then.
Mr.. Kearney said, the boy dressed
himself and walked out of the house
with him, but he rode to the Jail in
the ambulance, accompanied by Miss
Newman.
Scene at Hospital Described.
E. A. Green, superintendent of the
District Jail, said today that Miss
Newman insisted upon accompany
ing her nephew into the receiving
section of the hospital ward which
is reserved for men. She was
ordered to leave, he added, but re-
fused.
When attendants started to take
the boy into another section of the
ward, Mr.. Green added, Miss New
man struck guard, Charles F.
KidWell, in the face, and aimed a
blow at the superintendent, but
missed him.
Mr.. Green said he then ordered
her again to leave, but she insisted
on being held. She was told that
she could not be arrested without a
warrant and was finally persuaded
to go.
Soon after the boy arrived. Mr..
Green said, he summoned DR.. M. H.
Lepper of Gallinger Hospital to
examine him. DR.. Lepper, Mr.. Green
said, found that the lad was per-
factly able to walk and expressed
the opinion that all he needed to
restore him to health was some
and a good diet.
Reporter Ordered OFF PROPERTY.
When a reporter visited the home
this morning, Miss Newman first
refused to admit him, then said she
would talk for 5 minutes. and the
conversation having hardly begun.
suddenly ordered him to leave the
premises. She appeared distraught
and nervous.
The Cammack family is among
the Oldest in Washington and is
understood to have held land grants
dating back to the reign of George
III of England. William Cammack
has four brothers, OF whom one,
John, %, is in the Army. The
others. David, Thomas and Robert,
all are under draft age. Since the
death of both their parents in 1899,
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