The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23

AS a result, the state prOSeCu'
tor believes her attempt at prov
ing her contention that unknown
persons killed her husband has
collapsed. Mrs. Lilliendahl is back
in her cell today recovering from
yesterdays ordeal in the gloomy
corridor Of the local Jail when 10
persons, among whom were the
two Jenkintown colored men, were
paraded before her. She had to be
led away once after she broke out
crying, and when she recovered
was led hack. She again failed to
identify the men, but Alonzo An
derson she said she had seen be-
fore.
She identified as one she had
seen leave the scene of her hus-
bands murder, man who turned
out to be resident of Mays Land.
Ing.
He with the other local colored
men had been included in the line
up to test her accuracy.
In custody of Maj. Romanus FIJI.
man. warden Of the Montgomery
county, Pa, prison, and r. w.
Shaver, of the Jenkintown Police
Department, Anderson and Robert
Higgins, the suspects, were brought
to Mays Landing.
Fight More i'm Lineup
Eight men whose descriptions
Tailed with those of the Jenkin-
town prisoners were brought to
the county Jail and lined up in
the corridor with the Jenkin-
town pair. AS her counsel, Robert
McCarter and Charles M. Phillips,
looked on, Mrs. LilIiendahl was
brought from her cell and asked
IL she could identify any Of the
group in the lineup as the men
she claims attacked her husband
on a lonely road near Hammonton
last September. Mrs. Lilliendahl
hesitated.
Her glance travelled from one end
0f the line to the other. She
scanned the faces carefully. APP
peallingly she turned to her coun.
sci. Their faces were immobile.
ST don't like to make a false iden-
tification," she ventured.
That's quite right. Mrs. Lillien-
dahl" County Detective Harold
told her. cts a serious matter"
Steps Closer to Line
Phillips suggested that she step
closer to the group. Reassured, the
slender little prisoner took a step
or two toward the lineup. Her eyes
were fixed on each in turn midway
of the group, she paused. looked
more searchingly at the face, and
then pointing her finger at, Ander-
son. said: -. =: -. 80.
1--WE seen him before"
The effort was too great. AS
she smoke, her voice trembled.
Then she broke Into tears and
was led trembingly to her cell.
After recovering and regaining con-
troll of herself Mrs. Lilliendahl was
escorted back to the corridor. This
time, the 10 faces were covered
with masks that concealed all but
the eyes. She was asked IF she
could identity any pair Of eyes.
Again she studied each Of the men.
From one to another her gaze
shifted, but she was unable to
make an Identification of the eyes.
Asked If she would care to hear the
men speak SO that she might
identify them by the voice, she re.
piled that she would. Each was
then told to say in turn: Lets go"
One after another repeated the
words. but this test, too. failed to
elicit Identification.
Then Face About
Then the 10 were told to face
about and stand with their backs to
Mrs. Lilliendahl. She protested.
saying that she had never seen the
men that way. Then they were
faced about again. Finally, she
picked out one. Pointing to him,
ahe said:
This te the man who rode on
the doctors side of the car"
- &ha man -sha ealacted- ~as not the