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said the actual cause Of death was
an air bubble in the blood.
The District code calls for filing
of abortion charges even In case
of death. with a penalty of three
to 20 years provided for In fatal
cases.
Bag of Instruments Found.
1t. j. K. Baker of the homicide
squad. who arrested Myers at his
home, said he found a small cloth
Upper bag in his car. containing
what appeared to be instruments
used for abortions. Stains be-
lieved to be blood were found on
his trousers, police said.
Myers, who smiled and posed
willingly for photographers, ada
tmitted he was prepared to per-
form the abortion when Mrs.
Campbell apparently suffered a
heart attack, striking her head.
He denied inficting the wounds
on her, or performing the opera
tion. He said he had a few
drinks at the apartment early
Wednesday evening with friends
identified as Mike" and Joe. ="
snd later "blacked out" Police
said he told them. :
1t was not until Z am. yester-
day that he "came to" and was
surprised to see the body Of q
woman on the floor. +
At first he believed the woman
to be Miss Childs. But in trying
to turn the form over from its
face down position. he learned the
truth. and that the woman was
dead.
Nurse Tells of Call.
In her second statement given
police. Miss Childs said Myers,
whom she described as a friend,
telephoned her at the hospital and
told her about the woman.
"He said we will think up some
cock and bull story to tell the po-
lice-that you loaned the key to
the apartment to some one else,
police quoted Miss Childs. It was
agreed that Miss Childs would
notify the police.
During the morning Myers went
to a home somewhere" tn con-
nection with his work of selling
shades. He telephoned Miss
Childs again about II am. and
met her about noon, to talk some
more about the story to tell police
Miss Childs did telephone police
about noon to report something
wrong" in her apartment and ask
them to investigate. She was told
she would have to meet police al
the apartment. and replied that
she would call back later, perhaps
after 4 pm.
Police Quote Nurses Story.
Police said Miss Childs told this
story of the early part Of the eve.
ming:
Mrs. Campbell and the woman
known as Peggy" arrived at the
Fairmont street apartment al
about $40 pm. Both Miss Childs
and Myers were there at the time
About 10 pm. Miss Childs anc
Peggy left the apartment. return.
ing at II pm. to find the apart.
ment locked.
Miss Childs unlocked the door
but found it latched on the inside
and when no one answered hel
she went downstairs to telephone
She said she and Peggy then were
admitted, but that she found Mrs
Campbell unconscious on the
couch.
In answer to her query. Myers
told her something had happened
to Mrs. Campbell, probably a heart
attack. Then Miss Childs and
Peggy went downstairs and parted
Reported Missing BY Husband.
Mrs. Campbell had been the
object Of a police search since
IL am. yesterday when her hus-
band reported her missing. Neigh
bors in the vicinity where they
lived with his father. William
Campbell. said they seemed to be
a devoted couple. Their romance
had grown from q childhood af
fection.
While Mr.. Campbell at first told
police his wife, who was three
months pregnant. had talked Of
wanting an abortion, members o1
the girls family insisted today
that she wanted her third child
The. husband of the dead
woman said she told him that Il
lshe ever wanted an abortion, the