The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
denial MADE
BY WIDOW in
DEATH trial
Mrs. LiIIiendahI SobS Out
Story Of Attack and
Murder by Negroes.
TO JURY BY WEDNESDAY
Peggy Anderson Love
Notes Are Explained From
Witness Stand.
BY SAM LOVE
United Press staff Correspondent.

COURTROOM, MAYS LANDING,
N. j., Dec. 5.-Mrs. Margaret Lii
liendahl, jointly accused with Will
lis Beach of the murder Of her r.
year-old husband, DR.. William Lii
liendahl, today denied she was
guilty of murder and told the jury
at her trial here that two Negroes
killed her husband.
She said they leaped on the
running board of her car, forced the
car into a lane leading from ASTON
Rd., near Hammonton, mistreated
her and shot her husband to death.
Her story frequently was inter-
rupted while she wept, but always
she would regain her self-control
and go on.
The case probably will go to the
jury by late Tuesday or early on
Wednesday, attorneys indicated.
After preliminary Identification,
Robert H. McCarter, Mrs. Lillien-
dahl's attorney, suddenly said:
"Now tell us everything that &C.
CURED Sept l."
"I got up about 1880 a. m.," the
widow started, but she stopped and
for few minutes sat silent, tears
filling her eyes. She shook her
head, smiled and went on:
II prepared breakfast, took my son
to SCHOOL, met Mr.. Beach on the
way"
Then my husband and I started
IN our automobile for South Vine
land.
Negroes Board Car
81 was just getting past the
bridge, thinking of nothing in the
wide world except our little CONVEX
sation, when suddenly two Negroes
boarded my car They pointed into
the little by-road to the right.
II can't tell you whether I drove
the car in myself. I do know
found myself in that road. The doc
tor had always said to me-tif you
ever are held up, never resist; your
life is more to me than anything
else
'The Negro on my side of the car
opened the door and took hold of
my dress. AS the Negro was dragging
me FORTH" she paused-"I heard a
shot"
II was unconscious. Before ] came
to, heard sounds. He said beat it,
bo,' I know the doctor said For Gods
sake, spare her.
when came to I rose and came
in sight-of a pool of blood-on
the running board kept my head
down and crawled from the side of
the car. / stumbled out to the side
Of the road and tried to hail
passing cars"
Murder Map Denied
The widow denied either herself
or Beach had marked the spot
where the murder took place, on
maps which were found in her car
AS a possible explanation of
bloodstains on her clothing she told
of caring for her, boy when he cut
his finger a few days before the
murder.
Mrs. Lilliendahl admitted the au-
thenticity of the Peggy Anderson
correspondence between her and
Beach. She said she used the name
Peggy Anderson" because South
vineland is a small place and
didn't want it said DR.. Lilliendahl's
wife was corresponding with q
married man."
Beach Visited Home
Mrs. Lilliendahl denied she ever
had improper relations with Beach
and also denied the story Of a State
witness who said he found her and
Beach in the woods near his farm
She said she was held as guest
at the State police barracks fol
four days and told Of her examina-
ton by police, intimating duress
was reSorted to.
Then the questioning switched to
relations between her husband and
Willis Beach. She said they had
quarreled because Lilliendahl said
people were talking about how
much Mr.. Beach was at out house.
HE said he thought they were
just jealous CT the good times we
were having" she added.