Evening star., 1927-11-28
|l|LL|ENDAHL Jury
IS CHOSEN QUICKLY
Seven Men and Five Women
viii Try Couple on.
Murder Charge.
~ the Associated Press.

BV the Associated fTeSs.
MAYS LANDING, n. J., November
1s-A jury of seven men and hve
women will hear the case of Mrs.
Margaret Lilliendahl and Wills
: Beach, charged with murder of the
womans aged husband.
The Jury was selected in an hour
and a quarter.
Mrs. Carrie L. Calkins. an elderly
Atlantic City housewife. was selecteo
as foreman
Grace Wingate. another housewife.
from Ventnor City. was selected as
Juror number two. IN.
Irwin Adams, from PleasantVllle'
whose occupation was listed as
sautos," was chosen next
E,nocb Adams, Ventnor City bank
amnlove. became juror number -FOUR:
Harry Van SAINT, an Atlantic CITY
boat builder, was accepted as juror
number five.
Other Jurors.
Others in the order Of their accept
ance were:
Number six, Ella NJ. Dietrich, an
Atlantic City housewife.
Number seven, Mary tramDeS' AZ
Iantic City housewife.
Number eight, Harry ]. Smith. At
lantic City clerk.
Number nine. Herbert c. Test Al
lantic City newspaper man.
Number ten, Carl w. Adams. Pleas
antville salesman.
Number eleven, Marguerite Davis;
Hammonton housewife.
Number twelve, Harry j. Buzoy'
Atlantic City bookkeeper. .oo
The State marshaled more than ioo
witnesses, two of them OF unreVeaiso
identity. The defense had ABOUT ~
witnesses. .....soe
One of the two mysterious witnesses
3or the prosecution, it is said. mas
identified Beach as a man he saw
emerge running from the lane al
Hammonton, \. j., where the physi-
clan was found in his automoblle' Win
fwo bullet wounds in the heao. Inc
rrosecution. however. attached great
or Importance to the testimony eX-
pected from the other star witness
the nature of which has not been re-
vealed.
Woman Sticks to Story.
Mrs. Lilliendahl adheres to her orig
fnal story. that while riding with her
husband, who was 70 years Old. 81
wears her senior. two negroes attacked
Them in Atsion road. at Hammontcn.
robbed them, shot DR.. Lilliendahl and
fed :,
This obscure little New Jersey vii
Iage, the Atlantic County seat, IS pre-
pared to reap what harvest it can out
of the inevitable murder trial pup
noitv.
Shopkeepers have stocked their res
taurants and cigar stores to the ut
most. the handful of small hotels are
filled to capacity.
! Not the least of these who may gain
an extra rush of business during the
trial is Roy Beach. brother of Willis.
Row operates a taxi concern. His
brothers occupation was chicken rails
jnC. Even some of the prisoners In
The county Jail are making the most
of the opportunity. Federal prs
orer. Harmed out" here, spends much
of.lnis time in front of the court build
ing.- awaiting orders for his taxi busi.
ness. Another prisoner. sweeping up
floors. suggests and accepts tips with
which to buy cigarettes.
Beach's Condition Gives Concern.
The Jury will he closely guarded
from all contact with the outer world
untif they bring in their decision.
Beach, who has spent all his time
in his cell. irritably reading news.
papers. was visited yesterday by his
wife. hut she was not accompanied
bv their grown-up son and daughter.
Mrs. Beach also visited Mrs. Lfllien-
dahl and prison attaches said the
women appeared to be on most friend
ly terms.
Beach's physical condition is a mat
ter of concern to authorities, as he is
a subject Of heart attacks and it has
been feared his growing irritability
might cause a recurrence Of the
trouble.