Evening star., 1950-03-23
Key Witness Repeats
That She Asked Myers
To Perform Operation

To Perform Operation
A key prosecution witness at the
trial of Ralph w. Myers today re-
peated under cross
her story of how she arranged for
Myers to perform an abortion on
Mrs. Nina Jean Campbell, 20, who
died as result of the operation.
Mrs. Mabel NJ Earnshaw, 20, of
1911 Twenty third street Sc, a
secretary, told the District Court
jury she asked Myers, "A, a WIN
dow shade price estimator, to per-
form the abortion.
Mrs. Earnshaw, the aunt of
Mrs. Campbell's husband, Carl
ton Campbell. 21, a grocery store
checker, was asked under cross
examination by Defense Counsel
James j. Laughlin if she had in
quired what facilities Myers had
for performing the operation
NO" was the reply. Il didn't
know II was so serious.
Died on January 4.
Mrs. Campbell died January 4,
following the abortion attempt
for which Myers was indicted. If
convicted, Myers faces a possible
sentence of from six years and
eight months to 20 years.
Mrs. EarnshaW repeated much
Of her testimony given under
direct examination yesterday. The
trial was expected to recess early
this afternoon until tomorrow be-
cause of other court business.
Mrs. EarnshaW yesterday tes-
titled that, on the morning of
January S, she telephoned to an
apartment at 1921 Fairmont street
NV, where the abortion allegedly
was performed, and that Myers
had told her Mrs. Campbell was
"aS dead as a door nail"
When she asked what happened,
she testified, Myers replied: We'll,
after everything was over she got
up and had a heart attack and
died" g..
Under cross examination Mrs.
'Earnshaw testified she did not
know whether Myers had told
her the truth over the phone"
Mrs. EarnshaW said Mrs. Camp
bell had told her she was preg-
nant but that she and Mr.. Camp
bell were not in a financial condi-
ton to afford another baby The
Campbells already had two young
children. boy lo5 months old
and a girl, 2 years old.
Later, Mrs. EarnshaW testified,
she felt sorry for Mrs. Campbell.
She would lean on my shoulder
and cry" she added.
Quotes $50 Price.
Finally, Mrs. Earnshaw said, she
got in toucn with Myers, who
agreed to perform the operation
for $50.
Mrs. Earnshaw testified, under
cross am nation, she had
learned of Myers from a friend
named Pauline" whom she said
she met in a drugstore but whose
surname she said she did not
know.
The witness told of driving Mrs.
Campbell to the Vicinity of the
Fairmont street apartment and of
leaving her there. The apartment
was occupied, she testified, by
Miss Ruth Childs, then director
Of nurses education sat Children S
Hospital. b
Mrs. Earnshaw said Myers
opened the door. Also in the
apartment at the time were Miss
Childs, another man and woman,
Mrs. Earnshaw testified.
All left, Mrs Earnshaw testified,
leaving Mrs. Campbell and Myers
in the apartment. Mrs. Earnshaw
said she and Miss Childs returned
to the apartment about so minutes
later. They were unable to get
in, she said, because a latch chain
was on, but they could open the
door a little.
Heard Man Cursing.
Mrs. EarnshaW testified she
heard "a man cursing inside"
She testified Miss Childs kept
calling, but there was no answer.
Later she and Miss Childs went
back to the apartment, and Myers
let them in, the witness said.
Mrs. Earnshaw testified that
Mrs. Campbell was lying on a bed.
II shook her arm and called to
her." Mrs. Earnshaw testified, but
got no response. Miss Childs tried
artificial respiration, Mrs. Earn
shaw said.
Mrs. Campbell had "blue marks
on her neck" added Mrs. Earn
shaw.
II asked him (Myers) what did
he do to her." Mrs. Earnshaw
testified.
HE said nothing" Then Miss
Childs said, "She has gone" the
witness said.
1t was later, she said, that she
contacted Myers by phone and
that he told her Mrs. Campbell
was dead.
Assistant United States Attorney