Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
BRADY APPARENTLY
.UNCONCERNEDOVER
RESULT OF HEARING
Plays Cards in Marlboro Jail
\ After Being Held to Jury
In Bombing.
BROTHERS STATEMENT
IS PLACED IN RECORD
Husband Of Slain Woman Excused
as Witness When He Refuses
to Waive Immunity.

Showing little concern after beinI
held to a grand jury in the triple Mary
land murders, Leroy Brady. young auto
mobile mechanic, spent his moments o
leisure today playing cards in the Mari
boro jail.
Brady's hearing yesterday befor'
Harry w. Gore, a justice Of the peace
was completed in 80 minutes. Severa
unexpected moves were made by oppos'
ing counsel to the surprise Of the largest
throng that ever packed the musty hall'
of the historic Prince Georges court
house.
AS defense counsel had announced
Ieroy's brother, Herman, would testify
freely without any promise Of future
immunity from prosecution, the CROWD
listened almost breathlessly as Herman
was called to the witness stand. j
Wilson Ryon, special prosecutor, asked
him Immediately whether he woulc
waive future immunity If he testined
Herman made negative reply and waS
excused without further examination
Statement Placed in Record.
Rvnn then requested the reading OF
ststsment Herman is said to have
signed before his release several Gays
aro as States witness under bona o.
I'll 10O. Hermans attorneys maneuvereo
,,ns,Iccessfully in an effort to prevent
having the statement placed in the rec
The statement follows:
upper Marlboro, Nd.
january S, 1880, las pm.
"I, Herman Brady, after being warneo
of my constitutional rights, MAKE tnis
statement Of my own free WIN WlCno t,.
ont anv promise of immunity, having
been fully advised that what I may say
may be used against me.
sfNEv brother and myself were TO &c
tn Southern Maryland hunting Iasl
sunday, December %. ana ne SAID ns
u,olid he at my house between ano
o'clock Sunday morning He arrived
a. nav house about APO am, tnlnK,
and it was kind Of rainy ana muooy.
He had on rubbers and his ruppers
had red clay on them and there Is nos
him where he got the red clay from
He said he stopped on the pike. Ano
7 said nothing more concerning tne
clav. We left at am. and got pacK
about 7:3o pm.
Told Brother Where Wife Lived.
eve were down there about three
Sundays ago, maybe four, just oe1ore
nv wife made known her marriage
ne Was the first one told that was
married. We were together for about
three hours and he asked me Wnere
She was living. I told him in the sec
ond house on Carmody road on tns
risht-hand side. was thinking thal
he was going to give her a Christmas
r1resent or pay her visit or some
thing about the marriage"
@. Judging from your knowledge o.
the road from your brothers nome U
your home, would it have been neces-
sary for him between this distance tc
get off a good paved road into clay?
A. No, sir.
@. Is there any red clay in the VI
cinity of your wife's home? A. Yes
sir. There is clay all around there.
@. Herman, was your brother very
much attached to you as orotner?
@. "Did you confide in him? A. Yes
sir.
@ WAS 1t this brother who was your
advisor in your trouble? A. Yes, ne VIZ
always anxious about my welfare, aoou'
He and I were very close.
II have read this statement and UNI
derstand the same fully. I herewith
af6x nv signature in acknowledgment
of same, which is absolutely the truth
"(Signed) HERMAN BRADY.
witnesses:
Joseph ITzEL, lieutenant.
CHARLES SCHALTER, sergeant"
Leroy Displays Interest.
Leroy listened attentively as Herman's
statement was read. He displayed little
or no interest in the rest OF the pro-
ceedings. The defendant sat at the de-
Tense table beside his wife, converslne
with her in a low voice from time tc
time.
out the hearing. Numerous pollcemer
mingled In the crowd to maintain order
but there were no disturbances. Severa
hundred persons jammed the door;
and numerous others were turned away
DIR. James ]. Boyd of Forestvtlle wa:
the first witness. He explained he hac
performed an autopsy on Herman''
wife, Naomi Hall Brady, In Hyattsvillt
January 2. He revealed Mrs. Brady wa:
an expectant mother. Many marks o.
violence were found on her body.
Leslie Hall, brother of Naomi Hal
gift" from the home of a neighbor Mrs
John Buckley, to the Hall residence
was unable to attend because of in
iuries suffered In the explosion. Stuar
Carneal, a playmate OF Leslie, told nov
he had accompanied the Hall boy OF
the errand of death.
Young Carneal testified he was look
ing through a window OF the Hal
home when the bomb exploded.
What did you do?" Ryon inquired.
II started TO rum"
Magistrate Orders Leroy Held.
Lieut.. Joseph T. Itzel, Baltimore de
tective in charge of the investigation
was the final witness. He declared tn
internal machine demolished the Hal
kitchen. He then identified Herman
statement.
After Itzel concluded, Ryon asket
the magistrate to announce his decision
M. Hampton Magruder, chief Of de
tense counsel, interrupted with thi
statement:
It feel In justice to my client tina
there is nothing in this character o
testimony, taken singly or collectively
that warrants his being held to gran
jury
Ryon again demanded that Gore an
nounce his ruling. The magistrate or
dered Leroy held and continued Her
mans bond.
Meanwhile Itzel declared the Stat
had ample evidence to convict Lero.
He revealed he had questioned Sea
Pleasant woman concerning reports tina
she could supply the names of person
she believed to be implicated in tn
h0Y1ahinr Though he believed the m