Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
STATE CHECKS ON
j. BRADY TESTIMONY
Mother Declares She Had No
Objection to Herman "Court-.
ing" Naomi Hall.
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fore the day the bomb is supposed Il
%.,ae been delivered an hour before ne
was supposed TO be at work. Leroy SAID
he arrived half an hour early, but Later
conceded he was an hour early when
pressed by Ryon.
Prepared for Hunting Trip.
He said he spent this time in pre-.
pairing for the hunting trip he took the
next day, placing an cupboard motor
In his car and performing other tasks
of a similar nature.
Ryon apparently intended to charge
he spent this time in working on the
bomb.
Ryon was met with several answers
such as 1T don't remember" and u
don't know" as he attempted to de-
velop, various points. Brady appeared
especially reluctant to discuss the route
he followed in reaching Herman's home
from Washington the morning the
bomb was delivered. His answers were
made in such a low voice that the
court instructed Ryon to stand at the
extreme end of the jury box while con-
Quoting the examination. Even then
Leroy had to be reminded several times
to raise his voice.
Following a lengthy cross-eXamina-
ton, Brady was excused from the
stand.
Did you ever make bomb or part
of q bomb" Leroy was asked by M
Hampton Magruder, chief Of defense
mo. sir" the defendant replied in a
low voice.
Did you ever put any package or
bomb on the porch of the Buckley home
on Carmody road?" Magruder inquired
mo, sir"
Counsel Clash Over Questions.
"when was the first time you heard
Of the explosion"
New Year night"
The questioning Of the defendant was
marked by numerous caustic verbal
exchanges between opposing counsel.
The first argument followed q question
by Magruder concerning Leroy's mar
rage three years ago in Washington:
by whom were you married?"
Magruder asked.
by Baptist"
"I object" shouted J. Wilson Ryon
of counsel for the prosecution. Ryon
insisted such testimony was irrelevant.
Magruder replied he would withdraw
the question because he had no desire
to determine the denomination OF the
oficiating clergyman.
Leroy, in answer to Magruder's ques.
tions, then launched into q history OF
B., his life. He said he was born near
Mitchellville, Md, ~ years ago. His
parents had five children, Of whom he
was the second. His father dying when
he was 9 years old, he was able to go
to school only periodically, attending a
small village institution. He finished
the sixth grade.
Started TO Work on Farm ut 10.
The defendant said he began working
on the family farm when IS years old
and remained there until ne was ~.
He said he then went to Kansas City
and studied at an automobile school for
eight weeks. On completing this course
he went to Terre Haute, Ind, and
operated q gasoline lawn mower at q
girls school for two or three months.
He added that he then returned to
Mitchellville and worked on the farm
a few months. After this he went TO
Washington and worked in . small
garage at 1911 N street for nine months.
The witness declared he obtained en-
plUyment as an automobile mechanic
in the Barry-Pate Garage in May, 1924.
He worked there until his arrest. His
duties consisted Of performing general
repair work on automobiles and special
repair work on generators and starters.
He was in charge OF. the battery room.
Explaining he had visited his home
about once every week since moving to
Washington to live, Leroy said he met
Naomi Hall several years before her
marriage to his brother Herman in No
venber last 1t was Naomi Hall Brady
whose name was on the package In
which the death-dealing device was
wrapped. It's explosion killed Naomi
and one of her smaller sisters and In
FAINT brother.
Leroy said he had only seen Naomi
to speak to her once in the past three
wears. He said that was Christmas
night last when she visited at his WASH
ington home in company with Herman
Prior to that he had passed her "on
the road" several times.
Leroy asserted he had made frequent
visits to Point No Point, Md, during
the past five years. He went there 70
hunt and fish Just before Christmas
in 1928 he built a box beneath the
floor board of his car. He said he had
used this container to conceal whisky,
fish and ducks on his return trips from
Southern Maryland.
st brought liquor back once every
two or three months for the other me-
chanics in the shop at their request; !
don't drink whisky as rule. AT CHRIST
mas time I take it just to be Sociabler
but don't like it. drank wine When-
ever I wanted, but not much"
The defendant said he went to POINT
No Point in company with his brother
Herman, early in December last. AFTER
shooting ducks over week end they
started back to Washington. He quoted
Herman as having told him on the re-
turn trip of his marriage to Naomi Han
This, he said, was the nrst ne mac
heard of the wedding
II told him I had expected this be-
cause he had been going with ner SO
long. After he told me his wife lived on
Carmody road in Seat Pleasant, offered
TO help him buy some furniture"
Quizzed About Hunting Trip.
Questioning by Magruder brought out
that Herman told Leroy on this trip that
his wife was an expectant mother. He
said Herman failed to tell him when he
expected the child to be born.
Magruder then began questioning
Leroy concerning a hunting trip ht
took with, Herman, December 80 i
was on this morning that the internal
machine was left on the front porch
of a neighbor of Naomi Hall Brady
who with her small brother and sister
were killed.
He said he asked his wife to &C
company him on this occasion but sh'
declined, explaining that 1t was TOT
cold. His wife testified yesterday u
the same general effect. He said tina
after kissing his wife goodby, he lef
before O'Clock in the morning OF De
cember 20 to join Herman at Mitchell
vile.
He insisted he, did not go by way o
Carmondy road where the bomb wa
left. He said he had taken some Mary
land tags from the shop where n
worked with him to place on his car II
order to avoid suspicion should he De
eide to bring liquor back with him
He said he decided not to bring bacl
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