Evening star., 1950-01-13
Campbell Tells Of Visit.
To Apartment Where
Wife Was Found Dead

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monished by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald not to argue with
counsel.
Myers, dressed in a rumpled
brown suit, sat quietly between
his lawyers, making no motion.
Campbell. who is 81, said that
the first occasion on which he Wis
tied the Fairmont street apart
ment was at l am. Thursday.
Il went up and knocked at the
door and heard something dragged
across the floor and door inside
closed. I also heard what sounded
like moaning sound.
Il identify Myers as the person
who opened the door. He was
leaning against the corner holding
a bottle in one hand. His hair
was hanging down, his eyes were
glazed and he looked crazy.
Says Myers Was Drinking.
II could tell he had been drink
ing quite a bit. He looked like a
man who had been in a fight. !
peered into the room and could
see blood on the foot of the bed"
When he asked about his wife
Campbell said Myers told him no
one of her name lived in the
apartment.
BE a good boy and go home, If
you don't want to get hurt" he
said Myers told him.
II ran out" Mr.. Campbell said.
II was actually frightened
Following his statement that he
believed Myers had been drinking
when he called at the door, Camp
bell, on cross-examination, said
that when he later saw a body as
he looked underneath the door
he concluded that it was Myers.
Il thought he had passed out"
the young husband said.
Under further cross-examina-
ton by Mr.. Laughlin, Campbell
said that he knew the abortion
had been arranged by his aunt.
Mrs. Mabel M. Earnshaw, 20, of
1911 Twenty-third street Sc. He
said he did not openly disapprove
of the projected operation.
Il loved my wife so much that
if she wanted to do anything ]
always agreed" he testified. He
said he had the greatest affection
for Mrs. Earnshaw. considering
her "higly respectable" and like
a sister to me-"
The coroner's jury was expected
to return it's verdict on Myers
responsibility in the fatal opera
ton this afternoon.
Meanwhile, legislators were con-
sidering the possibility of stitfen-
ing the penalties provided in the
District code for persons convicted
of performing illegal operations.
Stronger Law Proposed.
Representative Miller, Republi-
can, of Nebraska, and author OF
Washington's latest sex law COW
ering the treatment of sexual
psychopaths, announced that he
Is working on bill which would
"bring the District abortion law
nearer the level of the surround
ing states"
The legislator, a physician,
pointed out that in several States
a fatal criminal abortion is re-
garded as manslaughter or muir
der. Under the District code, the
maximum penalty in fatal cases
is an indeterminate sentence rang
ing from to 20 years. II no death
results, the maximum sentence is
5 years.
In the present case, an autopsy
disclosed that Mrs. Campbell died
do tIlC 1SoulI VI tIlC dCVClAPtCo
operation. rather than from the
beating.
Denies Performing Operation.
Myers, married and the father
Of three children, served two years
probation for an abortion convic-
ton in Arlington in 1914. Police
said he admitted agreeing to the
operation on Mrs. Campbell. but
denies going through it. He also
denied any connection with the
beating, police said.
Mr.. Laughlin announced that
Myers would not take the witness
stand at today's inquest. Myers
lives at 2110 N. Lincoln street, Ar
lingtcn.
Shinwrerks Off hmm