Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-06-06
Brady Brothers Get Separate
Trials.

A tense and crowded court room, silent
save for the low sobbing of sorrowful
mother. saw Leroy Brady 60 on trial for
his life in the circuit court here last Tues
day. LeRoy's brother, Herman, was in
dicted with him for the New Years bomb
gift" at Seat Pleasant. Prince Georges
county. which snuffed out the life of Her.
mans girl wife. her little sister and baby
brother. but defense attorneys secured
separate trials, on the theory that evil
dence given by one brother might damage
the other
This distinct victory for the defense
came when Leroy elected to be tried by
jury, while Herman asked for court trial.
permissible under Maryland law when
three judges are on the bench. Immedi-
ately after the case opened at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning defense attorneys moved
for a severance of the charges, but the
motion was overruled after two-hour con-
ference in the judges chambers.
The bloody shambles that resulted from
the opening of the bomb package in the
Hall home on New Years Day was wildly
described by j. Wilson Ryon. special as
sstant to States Attorney j. Frank Parran,
of Prince Georges county. AS Mr. Ryon
told how 18-year-old Naomi Hall Brady
had eagerly opened the supposed gift.
thereby mangling herself and the two
children, Mrs. Nora Hall became hyste-
rical and had to be removed from the room.
The two defendants showed little emotion,
but women in the crowded chamber cried
silently as the opening argument developed
the scene of the two small children
"splashing in blood. with arms and legs
asunder."
Mr.. Ryon said the State would prove
that Leroy Brady was an expert electri-
clan. capable of constructing an internal
machine of the type figuring in the crime
that he had left his home at a suspiciously
early hour two days before the crime
that he was seen tinkering with a queer.
self-firine ''rat gun" just before the crime.
AMI that parts of the bomb found in the
wreckage were similar to material found
in the Washington garage where the de-
PENDANT is employed
j. Hampton Magruder, countering fol-
the defense, stressed the mo motive" fea-
ture, attributine LeRoy's early rising to q
duck-hunting engagement. and laid the
foundation for testimony that he sale
would prove his client incapable of con.
structing delicate bomb of the kind used
in the murders. The State claims that the
bomb was made and delivered by Leroy
with Herman's knowledge.
The trial moved swiftly, the jury beine
selected in less than an hour from rs
available veniremen. Of the So examined
the State rejected 8. and the defense 10
two under its limit of 20. Nine venire-
men expressed opposition to capital pun
ishment, and were excused. Ten of the IL
jurors selected are farmers.
The jurors are: William s. Masruder,
foreman William W. Poole. Edward F.
Riordan, Benoni D. Alnutt. John A. How
ard, Charles E. Lochte. Harry S. Wheeler,
Rideey Chichester, William P. Jones
Hiram W. Harvey. George P. Plummer and
Zachariah M. Waters.
The 1925 or more State and defense wit
nesses, with the exception of doctors. ex-
perts and Character witnesses, were sent out
of the chamber while testimony was taken
from individuals.
The six witnesses called by the State be-
fore court adjourned at $40 P. M. merely de
scribed the bomb package. incidents lead
ing to its delivery to the Hall home, where
Naomi lived with her mother, and events
following the explosion.