The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-01
confession
OF BEACH is
GIVEN JURY
Chicken FanCier Admitted
Staying Aged Doctor,
Witness Says.
HAD TO KILL OLD MAN
Defense ELECTS Statements
Intimating Others Saw
Murder.
BY SAM LOVE
United Press stan Correspondent

United Press stan Correspondent
COURTROOM, MAYS LAND
ING, N. j., Dec. Samuel Bark
of Baltimore and of Texas, testified
in the Lilliendahl murder case to-
day that Willis Beach told him he
had killed Dr.. William Lilliendahl.
But, little later, the defense
was able by inference and by prom
Use of what it would prove later, to
take some of the edge off Banks
testimony.
Bark said Beach tried to borrow
5000 from him in Baltimore and
told him he needed the money be-
cause he had gotten into an awful
jam" and had to kill" DR.. Lillien-
dahl and needed the money to
make a getaway"
Denies Seeing Murder
The defense, on ross-examina-
ton, caused Bark to deny he had
told an attorney for Mrs. Lillien-
dahl that he and two other men
had themselves witnessed the muir
der; had fled the scene and driven
their car into the Delaware River,
and that he had demanded $500 to
keep his mouth shut"
Later Robert H. McCarter, chief
OF defense counsel, said he would
call the attorney in question and
would impcach Banks testimony.
1t was in Baltimore on Oct. 1,
that he had his conversation with
Beach. Beach, he said, approached
him about borrowing some money
and during the conversation that
followed the alleged discriminating
statements were made.
Bark was notwithstanding
witness, man of thick build, round
faced, bespectacled and with hair
CRAVING around the edges. In his
earlier days he had been circus
performer and rodeo rider in Texas,
and his words had a Southern
accent. He had lived in Dallas and
Ell Paso before coming to Baltimore.
Third Man Present
He had known Beach for about a
year, he said, and was told late In
September that Beach was coming
to Baltimore on visit.
The conversation he had with
Beach, Bark testified, took place at
his rooming house. Clyde Thomp-
son, not identified further, was
present. he said.
Beach told us that he had To
have money right away" Bark told
the jury, land that he was in an
awful jam.
Thompson asked what he meant
by that and Beach said the old
man was ready to raise hell and 50
he had to shoot him"
Beach asked for a loan of $500, the
witness said, and Bark and Thomp-
son refused.
Questioning Brief
Then Beach pleaded that he had
to make getaway" the witness
went on, land said that he was in q
heap of trouble"
Visited Widows Attorney
Banks recital, which had been
listened to intently by Beach and
Mrs. Lilliendahl, was quickly over
with, and Robert H. McCarter, at
torney for Mrs. Lilliendahl, began
ross-examination.
Bark told McCarter that he had
been trick rope man" and that
he had travelled with shows much
Of life"
Bark said that all he actually
loaned to Beach was $40, but that
at Beach's request he visited Charles
M. Phillips, Mrs. Lilliendahls per-
sonal attorney, in Hammonton, N. j.
What did you say to Mr.. Phil
lips?" asked McCarter.
II told him I wanted to borrow
5000 for Beach.
And what did he say?"
HE said he was Mrs. Lilliendahl's
lawyer, not Beach's lawyer"
McCarcsr required Bark to write
his name on slip of paper and
the signature was filed for identifi-
cation. Then he took Bark over q
recital of his first meeting in Phil
adelphia about a. year before with
Beach, and subsequent meetings
with him.