The Washington times., 1930-01-11
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Uuder says not to" the witness
answered.
Following suctEer wrangle J.
Wilson Ryon. employed by the
. State as 3 special assistant to
States Attorn3y parTan, entered
the case and contested the right
OF defense counsel to represent
- witness"
Brady's lights Argued
Magruder declared his client,
Herman, was held in jail without
bond and had every right 10 be
represented BY counsel. >.
Parren then threatened 10 hold
the hearing In the Jail behind
closed doors and keep defense
counsel out. III ri I
Il defy you TO keep us out, g
Magruder shouted.
ParraIl then asked Justice Gore
TO continue the case until next
Thursday at 2 O'Clock. Il Justice
Gore complied.
sMagruder ana his associates,
STATE Senator Lansdale q. Sas.
seer and Frank Hall. held q lNg
conference last night, following
which they announced that, uI1.
less Herman Is released from TAIL,
they viii institute habeaS corpus
proceedings TO secure his release
on Monday.
In view Of the States Attorney
at the hearing today" the state
ment read, ut Is apparent that he
and defense counsel are not far
from being In accord on the con-
troversial question OF Herman
Brady'S being . witness for the
State.
Insists on Immunity
"Our attitude at the hearing.
and now, is that we are perfectly
willing for our client. Herman, to
take the stand as q witness for
the State and answer any queS-
tions that may be propounded to
him by the States attorney, and
for him to support his signed
statement now in possession Of the
States attorney, provided the
States attorney, on his part,
gives Herman Brady the rlHaduali-
fled promise Of immunity Her
man in turn faithfully and truth
fully adhering to the statement.
1T is our view Of the matter
that, If Herman is to be a
States witness, he is entitled to
the fullest assurances Of protec-
tion and outright immunity
from prosecution Tor any matter
growing out Of the case. To
give such assurances conditionally
is not what the law contem-
plates, whore the witness keeps
good faith on his part in carry
ing out the agreement. It was
not Herman's understanding, Of
the matter.
We are not the slightest dis.
Eurbed about any injurious effect
H1erman'S statement may have
lon the case Of his brother Leroy
but, as Herman'S counsel, we
feel obliged to insist that he be
given the full benefit his truth
Hul statement aS O state'S wit
ness enables him to receive"
"Mr. Parran openly stated at
the hearing today that he did
not feel Herman was guilty, and
he did not expect to prosecute
him. But he declined to prom.
Use immunity.
I'VE are, therefore, holding
Herman's application for q habeas
corpus writ in allegiance, with the
hope that both sides may agree
and thus avoid, necessity of Ia.
suing the writ" :.
History Of Case
The hearing. which has been
postponed several times, is the
outeTowth of one Of the most
atrocious crimes ever perpetrated
In this part Of the country.
Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, 1e-year-
old wife Of Herman, received O
package New. Years morning de.
3Gcribed aS Christmas nreSent.
ut had been left by mistake on the
porch OF Q neighbor, Mrs. John
Buckley, sometime between sun.
down Saturday, December 90 and
3 o'clock the next morning.
Mrs. Brady, an expectant
mother. opened 1t with her family
around her In the little Kitchen
Of the Hall home ct Seat Pleasant,
Md. With q terrific roar, which
broke many window panes In the
neighborhood, 1t exploded. Seven
members of the Hall family were
taken to Washington hospitals,
where Naomi. her infant brother,
Samuel, aged 10 months. and sis.
ter, Dorothy, aged { years, soon
succumbed. II
Her mother. Mrs. Nora Hall, 45.
As in o critical condition ut
Providence Hospital, with one eye
blown out and . badly torn and
nutilated abdomen, She Is not
expected to live.
Public opinion was seethinE