Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
HEARD BOMB PLAN,
NEW WITNESS SAYS
Gives Vital Clue as Brady
Is Arraigned in Tragic
Blast.

Plans for the arraignment of Leroy
Brady, young automobile mechanic, in
Marlboro this afternoon on a charge of
murder were overshadowed by an
nouncement of States Attorney j.
Frank Parran that special investiga-
ton would be made of a report that a
man and woman had been overheard
plotting the Seat Pleasant bombing.
Parran said he had instructed Lieut..
Joseph T. Itzel, Baltimore detective, to
visit Seat Pleasant and make thor
ough search for information which
might result in changing the States en-
tire case.
Says Statement Heard.
The States attorney revealed he hac
been informed resident of Seat Pleas
ant heard woman tell man shortly
before the bomb exploded and killed
three persons. they never will suspect
us because we haven't been near there
in a month"
The conversation is supposed to have
OdkGH place OH Tie lTOIlG "a y
community meeting house.
In commenting on the report, Parran
said the State had obtained circum-
stantial evidence justifying the arrest
of Brady. He pointed out the men in
charge of the case still were confident
they would be able to prove Brady was
the perpetrator of the crime. Never
theless, Parran declared. the report
should be carefully delved into.
Court Room Is Packed.
AS the hour approached for the ar
raignment of Brady before Justice of
the Peace Harry w: Gore the largest
court room in the Marlboro Court House
already was packed with spectators.
County officers were stationed at all
doors and carefully scrutinized the Curl
GUS who entered. Other policemen were
stationed in various parts of the court
room to maintain order.
The State will demand the death
penalty for Brady. according to States
Attorney Parron. Even defense counsel
conceded their client would be held for
the action of grand jury.
will Learn Evidence.
M. Hampton Magruder, chief of de-
Tense counsel, said he expected to force
the State to make public all the in
formation obtained in its investigation
of the tragedy. Magruder reiterated he
would have declined to take the case
had he not been confident young Brady
was innocent.
Indications were that only half
dozen witnesses would be questioned.
Those summoned included Mrs. John
Buckley, Herman Brady, brother OF Lee
roy: Stuart Carneal and several de-
tectiveS.
Parran revealed he would attempt to
have Herman Brady identify state
ment he Is said to have signed several
days ago, before he was released I'M
der bond of $1,000 to appear as a
States witness against his brother.
This statement is alleged to link Lee
roy Brady with the manufacture and
delivery of the internal machine.
Mrs. Buckley will be among the wit
nesses summoned, but may not be
placed on the stand. She testified last
week before the original attempt to give
Leroy hearing resulted in an abrupt
postponement. Her testimony was to
the effect that the bomb which fatally
wounded Herman Brady's wife and
two other persons was delivered at her
home by mistake.
Boys Testimony.
The Carneal boy was expected to
tell of accompanying a young brother
OF Mrs Brady when he took the
Christmas gift" from the Buckley
home to the residence of his sister.
Detective Lieut.. Itzel, said he probably
would be questioned concerning an in
vestigation he made of the finding of
set of Maryland automobile license
plates at Herman Brady's home. Itzel
said he had learned these tags had been
discarded In Washington garage where
Leroy is employed as an automobile me-
chanic. The detective expressed the
opinion that the plates were used by the
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