Evening star., 1927-10-07
BEACH AND WIDOW
INDICTED IN KILLING
Grand Jury in LiIIiendahI Case
Returns First-Degree Mur-
der Decision.

xy the Associated Press.
MAYS LANDING, y. J., October
f-An indictment charging murder in
the first degree for the killing Of DR..
A. William Lilliendahl near Hammon-
ton September Is was returned today
against Mrs. Margaret E. I.illiendahl.
the slain physicians widow. and
Willis Beach, her reputed admirer.
Mrs. Iilliendahl and Beach were
served with warrants late last night
charging them with murder, after the
Atlantic County grand jury had COM
spleted its investigations.
Night i'm Jail
Both spent the night in the Atlantic
County Jail. adjoining the courthouse,
where they were brought yesterday,
Mrs. Iilliendahl as material wit
ness and Beach or a warrant charg-
ing him with aiding and abetting the
killing.
:. DIR. I..lliendahl was found dead in
his automobile in a wooded section
Anear Hammonton. He and his wife
had been driving. and Mrs. Lillicn-
dahl told the police they had been at
lacked by two negroes. who jumped
son their car and shot the doctor three
times and then robbed him.
Bail Release Sought.
4 Beach. whose name was linked with
that OF Mrs. Lilliendahl. was also held
4as a material witness, but this charge
.was changed to that Of being an ac-
Scessory after he disappeared when
police wanted to question him.
" Immediately after the indictment
had been handed up attorneys for
the two defendants announced they
would apply to the nearest State Su.
preme Court justice to have their eli.
,ents released on bail
5. The indictment against the pair was
d joint one. After it's presentation.
the five woman members Of the grand
Jury visited Mrs. Lilliendahl in her
cell. When they came out Of the jail.
two of them had been weeping None
would say what conversation took
place.
=. Beach, who had been sought for
mine days after he was released in
5000 bail as a material witness in
the case, surrendered to the State po-
lice on the old Weymouth road. 4 miles
from here, fulfilling a promise to his
counsel that he would appear when
he could be of service to the State.
Meanwhile the grand jury began its
'deliberation with Mrs. Liiliendahl. held
ready as a witness. She was not
called.
Beach Sought Here.
Mrs. Llliendahl detained by au-
thorities shortly after the killing. had
been later released in $4,000 bail and
allowed to live at her home under
guard of State troopers. In the
L1ea ntime a search for Beach was car
fhrneyo r,
New York, Baltimore and Washing
ton. Where he had been was not dis
closed, although his lawyer. Edison
Hedges, who had been arrested On
charges Of obstructin5 justice in spirit
jng a witness away. said he believed
Beach was in an old glass factory
nine blocks from where the grand
jury met Bits of food and some bed
ding were later found in the factory.
Beach and Mrs. Lilliendahl be-
trayed little emotion when they heard
the charges. Beach had TO be aroused
from a sound sleep in Jail to hear the
Warrant charging murder read.
Flash OF anger.
'I didn't even know about the kill.
Ing until the next day. oh. ANN
the warrant. anyway" he flashed an.
grily as he turned back To bed. Mrs.
14illiendahl went to Jail unmoved. NO.
thank God" she said as authorities
asked her IL she had ever been ar
rested before.
She evidently has cast iron nerves.
said detective.
Mrs. Lilliendahl's s-year.old son.
whom she had told, Son, ! am going
Tor ride with the chief Of police To-
day. and / don't know when | am
coming back" was in the home Of a
neighbor at Vineland, the former home
of the Iilliendahls.
Witnesses Before Jury.
Investigation. authorities said, dis.
closed there had been bad blood be-
tween Beach and the slain man over
attentions the poultry farmer had been
paving Mrs. Lilliendahl.
Witnesses summoned before the
Grand Jury included the postmistress
AZ VineIand. who had told authorities
Mrs. Lillierdahi received letters as
EPeggy Anderson" from Beach; Fred
Anthony. a neighbor Of the Lillien'
dahls, who said he had heard the
Hoctor order Beach from the Lillien
dahl home. and Frank Sheppard
another neighbor. who said he had
heard Beach say he would get rid OF
khe old doctor
~er@s men who ha3 told police they
had seen car such as Eeach owned
Aeaye the laus in which the physician 6
tody was found appeared III the grand
bury investigation IL an effort Il
identity Beach as the driver of the
Cur. William Driver, one Of their
number, said positive Identification
had not been made.
7 Beach has a wife and adult chill
kren.
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