Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-02
Identity of Unknown Sender
of Christmas Package Re-
mains Mystery as Doctors
Battle to Save 2 Children.
HUSBAND OF DEAD WOMAN
is CHILLED BY OFFICIALS
Check of Marriage Date Given by
Brady Shows Alleged Discrep.
ancy Of Five Months-United
States Aid in Probe of Explosion
Is Asked by Maryland Officers.

A small coiled spring, a piece
OF copper wire, some Scared nails
and several bits of brown wrap-
ping paper were the only tangible
clues available today to guide
police of two jurisdictions in their
intensive efforts to solve the
mystery of yesterdays Christmas
package bomb outrage In Seat
Pleasant, which took the life of
Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, young
November bride, and dealt grave
Injuries to her mother, three
brothers and tiny sister.
The spring, found in the glass
strewn yard of an adjoining
home, is thought to have actuated
trigger-mechanism which ex-
ploded a gaily-camoufaged box
of dynamite as the CHASTITY gift"
was being opened by the 18-year-
old expectant mother before the
happily excited family group.
9af11ed by absence Of b tier clues and
lack of credible theories, police of Prince
Georges County. Md, and the National
Capital sought determindedly today to
trace the origin of the fatal package
and apprehend its unknown sender.
Questioning of relatives, neighbors and
friends SO far has yielded no definite
lead, despite rumors of rejected suit
ors, religious contention and other fac
tors often associated with such a secret
marriage as occurred when Naomi Hall
eloped to Fairfax November IA with
Herman Brady, young Maryland farmer.
Fight to Save Two Lives.
Meanwhile surgeons at two hospi-
tails brought all the skill of their pro
fession to bear in the effort to save
the lives OF Dorothy and Samuel Hall.
Az years and 19 months old, respective
ly, whose little faces were horribly torn
by the blast as they bent eagerly over
the package.
Mrs. Nora Hall. the 45-year-oId
mother, also is in a serious condition.
with a punctured abdomen and severe
decorations and bruises TO the head and
arms, but her two older children, Les
lie, Is, and Thomas. 8, escaped with
Daoy mangied hands, torn as they
reached. boy-like, for the unsuspected
instrument of death.
While States Attorney J. Frank Par
ran and Sheriff Charles r. Early were
questioning Brady behind closed doors
at the Marlboro court house this morn
ing Maryland officer brought to the
bureau OF Standards the spring section,
copper wire, nails paper and a one
cent piece, all bearing marks Of the
The Maryland officials said tnev
in he at e
perts in investigating the type of ex-
plosive and the kind of bomb mechan-
ISM used. 1t was planned to have the
paper examined for water-marks or
other peculiarities that might serve to
trace its source.
Opinions differed as to whether the
spring was part of a clock mechanism
or fragment of trigger device used
10 nre the explosive upon disturbance
OF the wrappings around the package.
Inc penny, badly burned, was picked
up near the spring IN the yard of Mr.,
and Mrs. z. v. Owens, about 90 feet
from the wrecked kitchen of the Hall
nome: Its connection with the internal
machine was not clear
Couple Married Two Mouths.
Brady returned to Washington after
his visit to the States attorneys ONCE
thls morning. Although the husband is
reported to have told reporters yesterday
ne was married to Naomi last June.
records at Fairfax Court House showed
the ceremony was performed there NO
vember IA by Deputy Clerk E. r. Hol-
brook.
It was learned today that Brady also
LOOK out marriage license at Marlboro
on November 4. Apparently this license
never was used, and the court clerk
has no record of its return.
The states attorney and the Wash
ington police secuted runors that re-
liglous differences might have led TO
the crime. Although Brady is a Cath
olic and his bride ana her people are
Protestants. no evi6enre of sectarian
has been found Mrs Brady
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