Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-30
CLAIMS HE SAW
BEACH'S COUPE
IN DEATH LANE
Witness Unable to Name
Accused as Man Who
Was In Automobile.
By SAM LOVE
UNITED Press Staff CoYTespondent)

(CnCeQ Press Sta11 COTTeSpOlueAJJ
COURT ROOM, Mays Landing
y. j., Nov. 30.--The state today call
ed its much heralded "mystery wit
ness in a determined effort +
prove that Willis Beach was at thl
scene of the murder of DR.. william
Lilliendahl September -, 1927.
The mystery witness proved to be
Harry F. Sanderson, of Sidney, O.
\ quiet spoken, plump person
Sandcrson testified that he was driv
ing along the road near IIammonton
y. j., the day of the murder and
saw "bluc coupe such as Beacl
owned, in the lane where Lilliendah.
was killed.
Then, Sanderson said, he saw {
r,an in the underbrush near the road
side.
"Can vou see that man hcre?'
asked S. Cameron Hinkle, the prose
cutor.
Sanderson said he wasn't certain
Defendant Beach stand up or
darcd the court.
Beach rose slowly. Sandersor
eyed him.
"Thc man | saw looked like that
nan there Sandcrson finally said
II don t know whether it was that
man or not. | can only repeat tina.
be looks like the man | saw by thC
roadside that day
When court opened for the thirC
day of this swift moving trial, John
NJ. Arleith, chemist, Atlantic City
\. j., was called as the opening wit
ness.
He testified he had found stain,
Of human blood on three of fly,
$1,000 bills found in purse, owner
ship Of which is attributed to Mrs
hlliendahl. The bills, the state con
t"nds, had been taken from the pock
els of DR.. Lilliendahl, either bcfor,
or after the murder.
Then Arleith said stains on tn,
dress Mrs. Lilliendahl wore on th'
Gay of the murder proved to be IN
man blood.
Romance Revealed
Evidence of alleged intimacics be
tween Mrs. Lilliendahl and Beach
livened this afternoon s session o
the trial
Herbert s. Lloyd, a farmer, told
detailed story of having watched
man and n woman he believed tC
have been Mrs. Lilliendahl anc
Beach, engaged in what he though
was ardent love making in th'
woods near his farm.
His testimony was brought il
suddenly by the prosecution afte'
two witnesses on whom it had re
lied for Identification of Beach a:
a man seen at the place where tn,
murder was committed, had been un
able to say positively they had seer
Beach
at WAS down to the woods by
my house." Lloyd said. 81 saw ;
man and woman | took to be Beacl
and Mrs. Lilliendahl.
II lit my cigar and saw then
palmer. took the man to b,
Beach because of his white hair anC
big nose. ! reckoned the lady wa'
Mrs. Lillcndahl because her from
teeth stuck out. -
Their clothes were disarranged
he said.
Lloyd hesitatcd.
"Now, Mr.. Witness, you just tel
everything you saw" the judge in
structcd him.
AS Lloyd told his story, attorneys
prompting him to complete in de
tail, the court room rclavcd II
laughter from time to time.
Mrs. Lillicndahl sneered contempt
uously while Beach squirmed anC
twisted in his chair.
Lloyd was not certain, however
on some points as to the modesty OF
arrangement of the woman's dress
"The way the women dress now
adays,' he said, 81 could not tel
about that
The judge laughed heartily as did
the spectators.
Lloyd said the first occasion on
which he saw the couple, 81 stun
bled over them
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