Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
Mother Declared She Had No
Objection to Herman "Court-
ing" Naomi Hall.
LEROY HAD TESTIFIED
SHE OPPOSED MATCH
Defense Rests as Seat Pleasant
Bombing Case Nears Jury
at Rockville.
, . stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY Stah Correspondent of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 6.-Discrep-
ancies in the testimony of mother and
son on an important point marked the
murder trial here today of Leroy Brady
charged with responsibility for the re-
cent triple bomb Staying in Seat Pleas
ant.
The defense rested its case at 1915
pm.
Mrs. Ella Brady, mother of the de-
PENDANT, the first witness of the day,
declared that at no time had she OBJ
jected to Herman counting" Naomi
Hall, whom he later married and who
was one Of the victims of the bombing.
She said she had voiced no such OBJ
1ections to either Herman or Leroy.
Leroy Said She Opposed.
Leroy testified under cross-examina-
ton that his mother had sought to per-
Suade Herman to stop keeping COM
pany with Naomi some three years ago.,
He said she opposed Herman's paying
attention to the girl because she thought
he was too young.
]. Wilson Ryon of counsel for the
prosecution, stressed this portion of his
cross examination of Leroy. He indi-
Gated he would insist in his argument
to the jury that Leroy had slain his
brothers wife because his mother, who
knew nothing of the marriage at that
time, would be distressed should she
learn Herman had failed to carry out
her wishes. This was the first time
any possible motive had been developed
during the trial.
Attorneys Are Rebuked.
Numerous bitter verbal exchanges be-
tween Ryon and NJ. Hampton Magruder.
chief of defense counsel occurred dur
ing the day. The antagonism became
so evident at one point that Chief
Justice Hammond Urner reprimanded
both lawyers. He told them to direct
their objections to the bench and not
to each other.
Leroy was calm during direct ex-
animation, but under the gruelling
questioning Of Ryon after crosS-exam-
nation began appeared more nervous
than ne had been at any time during
the trial.
Emphasis was laid by the defense
during examination Of Leroy on his
statement that trigger from a fur
gun, included among the Official ex-
hibits, was the same strip of steel which
he had removed from the weapon at
the request of his brother Emmett. The
State previously had commended Leroy
had taken the trigger from the fur
gun and used it in construction of the
death-dealing device.
Box Under Car Is Explained.
Defense counsel also took precau-
tons to draw from Leroy a detailed
explanation of O box he had built
beneath the hoorboard of his auto
mobile. He said the purpose of the con-
tanner was to enable the secretion of
liquor, fish and game on trips from
Southern Maryland to Washington.
The prosecution intjmated it intended
to attempt to prove this box was built
to enable the safe hiding of the bomb
while 1t was in the process of con-
Struction.
The first point made by Ryon in his
cross-examination was that Leroy had
drilled certain holes inJ the fur gun
while removing its steel trigger and
substituting one made of brass. The
prosecution lawyer made no intimation
OF what he expected this to prove.
Leroy testified under croSs-examina-
ton that he had attended Tech High
School in Washington and had studied
electricity. He had failed to mention
this when asked on direct examination
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