Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-02
SCOTT, IN FRIGAR TRIAL,
QUESTIONS GIRL
Miss Claire Lyons, Star Witness
for State, Subjected to
Grilling
ADMITS VISIT TO HOTEL
Asked to Identify Policemen Alleged
to Have Removed Her in Raid
Three Years Ago

claire Lyons, star witness for the Com
Frigar, on trial for the Staying Of Edward
Boland on Neil drive, Paramount Park, on
August 80 last. spared with Congressman
John r. x. Scott at the continuation Of the
trial today when he attempted to disclose
certain actions of hers in the past
Congressman Scott yesterday won the
right from Judge Vessel TO question the
witness about her character and the like
and he continued on the same line this
morning At one point he called a police
man to the stand and asked her 10 identify
him as one of squad that had removed
her in a raid said to have been made on a
hotel at Sixteenth street and Ridge avenue
three years ago.
Miss Lyons, who lives at 4257 Ridge ave-
nue. and who aid she arrived at the scene Of
the Staying a few minutes after Boland
was shot, denied she had ever seen the
cop, Policeman .Milgrew. of the Twentieth
and Buttonwood streets station.
II was in the hotel and left it with some
policeman. but it was not in raid" she
replied to SCOTS questioning.
The trial opened this morning with Scott
asking the same question that he had
asked yesterday wheE the trial adjourned,
II was
Were you and Edward Cannon in a
! hotel al 1910 Ridge avenue on April 23
1913. and from there removed by the po-
1ice?"
Just as he did Yesterday Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James Gay Gordon. Jr., who
is conducting the case for the Common
wealth. objected until Judge Vessel re-
minded him that he ha" ruled that the
question could be asked
ASK the question again. please, said
Miss Lyons who was attired in a black
hat and dark dress and who sat behind
the rail o. the witness stand with her lips
compressed as she looked at CONGRESSMAN
Scott.
Il wasn't taken in any raid at all" and
with this she shut her lips again.
DO YOU mean to say YOU are not the
claire. Lyons who was with Cannon at the
Clinton House"
The girl hesitated "A moment. having been
told that although questions might be asked
OF her she did not have TO answer them.
81 refuse to answer" she said in a low
voice
Weren't YOU taken to the police station
in a raid" Scott persisted.
Not in a raid" she replied
Mr.. Gordon again objected to the line Of
questioning.
81 submit that it is against the dignity
of this court TO permit this Kind of exam
nation" he said, turning to Judge Vessel.
"It is improper and
Don't get offensive interrupted the
Judge
II do not intend to be offensive" replied
Mr.. Gordon, more mildly.
You're on the border line now Judge
Vessel cautioned,
Scott then continued his examination.
Were you ever with Cannon at any
other place." he asked The witness would
not answer this org similar questions tha'
| followed.
| Scott theI asked her IL she was not a CO.
| respondent In a divorce suit. but Gordon
| objected and was sustained by Judge
| Vessel
The courtroom was crowded this morning
| long before the time of the opening OF the
| case Miss Lyons was late in appearing,
| and it was later learned that she had been
| comforting with Gordon I'm corridor
The prison record of Walter Broughton.
| one of the men who was with Edward
| Boland on the night he was shot, was placed
| before the jury today by Congressman Scott.
Efforts to have Broughton's record barred
were made by James Gay Gordon, AS
| slstant District Attorney.
Congressman Scott brought out that
| Broughton had served time by exhibit.
ing his photograph from the rogues gal
| lery. Scott had tipstaff hand the pho
tograph to Broughton. a heavily built
| thick-necked man who spent an uneasy
| half hour on the stand, Broughton, under
croBs-examination. said he was not SURE
that 1t was his photograph but admitte,
having been 'mugged in city Han in No
fvsmber 1908. lie also said that he wa'
sentenced TO three ySars in the county
prison on a charge ~ highway robbery.
On direct examination Broughton CAV,
| his version of. the shooting Of Boland, II,
| told OF his meetlfg with Martin Sadler, i8,
/ Arnold street; Edward Ryan aud Michae
| Ryan. OF l42 stanton street William Dow
ney, East Park drive. and Boland. the msi
who was killed, He said he and his com
psnions approached the car from the rear
The lights Of the car were out he said
Better turn your lights on or you'll ge
plnched," Broughton said he heard Bolano
call TO the persons In the automobile
Almost al once, he said. there was n shot
Il and he ran. He told of returning and pick
ing up BoIand's body and having Il takcI
Y r ,psyFlnE Aqtop,i bile y the Samaritan