The Washington times., 1931-01-16
BOND DENIED
. QUARTERLY
ROVER
Grand Jury Will Act Next
Week, Belief; Inquest in
Case Ended Last Night
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and anotMer prisoner charged with
assault to rob.
In cell 206 is Policeman Lang
don who shares it with forger.
In the next cell, No. 208, Reed,
the man who lived in the
house as Beulah's husband, is
with a housebreaker, and Vernon
Limerick, brother of the murdered
girl and who also lived at the
Nineteenth Street address is
locked up with a "joy-rider."
The prisoners refused to see
newspapermen this morning and
are awaiting arrival of their
respective attorneys to try to get
them released on bond.
The quartet was held over early
today after a sensational inquest
that has dragged over five days.
A Six-hour session ended it last
night.
Langdon, the final witness, in.
sisted on telling his story of visit
ing the mystery house" and what
ne kLCW Vi lLS UCCupdHLSs
Langdon Wanted to Talk
Langdon took the stand only
after a bitter legal battle between
his attorney and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William H. Collins,
who argued that he had a right
to cross-eXamine the witness.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt fl
nally' ruled that as Langdon was
not under oath he could not be
croSs-examined, and Langdon took
the stand, declaring:
"I don't care. Let any one
ask me questions and / will
answer them. 1 want to, tell
the truth and I am not afraid
of any man."
Women were excluded from the
court room for a time during the
officers testimony.
Coroner hewitt said:
'I would suggest that all
ladies leave the room at this
time, in view of the nature of
Policeman LangdOn's testimony.
This testimony is of such a
nature that is can not help but
offend the Sensibilities."
Women Leave the Room
The women left the room, and
returned after the policeman had
related the alleged indecencies.
Langdon was on the stand for an
hour.
Another dramatic moment
came during the final session
when Mrs. Dora Limerick, mother
of the slain girl, who had risen
from sick bed, went to the
stand to tell the jury that she
had begged her son Vernon to
tell the truth and he had assured
her that he had told authorities
all he knows of the case.
Jury Out For An Hour
The mother came to the de-
tense of the honor of her slain
daughters name, Indignantly
denying that she had occupied a
room in the family home with
one of the men boarders, or that
the girl had left home because
she was ordered to take a man
into her room.
The cOrOner's jury was out for
almost an hour debating the case
before they reached the decision
to hold all four of the meA to the
Grand Jury.
Entering the court room shortly
after / o'clock this morning, they
handed their written decision to
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald,
deputy coroner, who read the
verdict. 1t read:
1--WE, the cOrOner'S jury, find
that Beulah Limerick, 10, white,
came to her death on the morn.
ing of December 81, 1880, as
the result of a gunShot wound
from a pistol in the hands of
some person unknown to this
jury.
Have Guilty knowledge
eve believe that Vernon
Limerick, Richard Reed, viii
liam Paddy and Robert F.
LangdOn have sufficient guilty
knowledge to warrant us in
recommending that they be
held for the action of the
Grand Jury"
AS the verdict was read the
four suspects showed some slight
surprise, but little emotion.
Langdon flushed up and then
dropped his head.
Paddy seemed the most con-
cerned of the four.
Langdon announced that he
had expected the Coroner's Jury
to eXonerate him, but that he
was confident that the Grand
Jury would clear him from all
suspicion.
Reed Sits and Stares
Mrs Rose Marie Langdon stood
by her husbands side and Joined
her husband in expressing conf
dence of his ultimate clearance
in the case.
Reed, after the first start,
stOlidly stared ahead and gave
no further sign of emotion.
Vernon Limerick seem d
nervous.
a Collins &-ked Mrs. Limerick, in
Als croas-6Xa nination:
Were YOU attached to Beu-
lah?"
~ was. he was my youngest
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