The Washington times., 1920-10-05
SEEK ARMSAI T.
GUNMAN TRIAL
May Search Spectators Before
Verdict is Reached In Sandy
Spring Case.

FREDERICK. md. Oct. Every
spectator entering the court room -
hear the verdict rendered in the caso
Of Clarence j. Adams. John W. MitA
chell. and "Gunman Joe" Penderghast>
on trial for the killing OF Franci2
Hallowell. director OF the bank 40
Sandy Spring and the theft OF CASH
and securities, will be searched foDr
arms before he is allowed to entes>
according to a rumor among couro
officials here.
Although Judge Orner and his ass
sociates who are presiding over tho
trial have failed to affirm the rumoss
Sheriff George e. Nicholson, one oC
the deputies, has said that he 10 nrmfN
In favor of it. Sheriff Nicholson rs in
charge OF the special guard establishs
ed at the Jail and courthouse.
A verdict In each OF the three caso0
Is expected not later than Thursday
morning. and may be reached someS
time Wednesday afternoon. The case
OF Penderghast. the last of the prison.
ers to be tried. probably will close
this afternoon, and Wednesday wiz
be given over to arguments.
sationsl features that marked the
trials OF Adams and Mitchell. ovS~
dence that could not be shaken byf
ingenious and grueling cross-exanS
instion was today piled up a&ainse
Joseph Thomas Penderghast, of Philss
delphia, alias "Gunman joe" fmplfo
eating him with the Sandy SPRING
robbery and murder.
SAW PENDERGBAsT IN AUTO.
Seven witnesses testified that Pena
derghast was in the bandit car" seer1
at Sandy Spring and on neighborin9
highways April %. Penderghast@
alibi hopes seem to go a-glimmertn4
as the State sends witness after wfts
ness to the stand to identify the dee
PENDANT as the driver Of the "bandf9
car" which the FIVE bandits used IL
making their getaway.
The defendant hopes. and appar~
emily feels confident, to prove tha1
he was in Philadelphia at the bedA
side of his i'll mother on April 20. the
date of the Montgomery county crime.
Witnesses are no longer allowed to
touch" the prisoners in identifies
| ton. Penderghast resents it, and h0
| has been supported by his COUNSEL
Jerre ]. Santry and william N. Storm
All last week there was considerable
confusion each time witness was
| asked to "step down" from the stand
| and walk through the court room
to make positive Identification Of the
| man or men meant. This afternoon
| as George n. Brown. Dayton, was
about to touch" him in identifica-
ton, Penderghast whispered excitedly
to his attorney, Don't let him touch
me-"
PRISONER COMPOSED.
Compared with Adams and Mitchell,
| Pendergast is perfectly self-possessed,
| and IL nervous, does not betray it. At
| the opening of the trial he was some-
what uneasy. but as the case pro-
crossed he got his stride" and he
has kept it since. After noon adj
| journment he returned to the court
room, took his place between his
counsel with the comment, Il had
good lunch" There was no twitching
| of his hands, nor nervous hopping off
| his face. The same tidiness that SET
| him apart from his two companions in
trouble at the opening of court here
| a week ago, marked the appearance
OF Pendergast in court today He wore
a blue flannel suit, expensive crepe
de chine figured shirt, white collar.
patent leather shoes with light kid
tops, and black silk hose. He was
clean shaver and his wavy black hair
| shone glossy and smooth.
These have identified Pendergast "a
being in the bandit car" John C
Wall, mail carrier, Athlelone, Mo-
John P. Hill, Dayton, farmer; George
N. Brown, Dayton, garage operators
Margaret Thorne, negress, Howard
county; William II. Burreas, Roxburys
farmer; John Linton, Brookevflle,
mail carrier, and Robert Lee Williamns
Athlelone. Nd, blacksmith.
All seven testified that Pendergas1
was driving the car.
| Others on the stand during tho
day were A. B. Thomas, president and
treasurer Of the Sandy Spring Bank
and of the savings institutions; Franz
els Miller, Miss Sallie Brooke, F. L.
Thomas. and Asa Stabler. all connects
ed with the banking institution. None
of these had seen Pendergast In tho