Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-30
To
FACE CHARGES
IN JUDD CASE
Wealthy Phoenix Man Indicted
As Accomplice In Disposing OF
Victims Bodies.
GETS FREEDOM ON BAIL
Name OF Accused Frequently
Mentioned In Connection With
Brutal Staying.

PHOENIX, AriZ., Dec. 80. U.Pj-
John ]. Halloran, wealthy Phoenix
lumberman, was arrested today on
secret indictment charging him
as an accessory in the murders of
Agnes Ann LIE Roi and Hedvig
Samuelson by Winnie Ruth Judd.
Halloran Immediately posted bond
of $4,000 before Superior Judge
Howard Speakman and was order
ed to appear next Tuesday morn
ing for arraignment.
He was arrested by Sheriff J. r.
Mcadden shortly before II a. m.
and taken to the court house. His
attorney, o. B. Smith, accompan-
led him.
Appearing before Judge Speak
man, Halloran waived reading of
the indictment and following post
ing of the bond, walked from the
court room.
Halloran's arrest followed sud-
den resumption of an investigation
of the murders committed by Mrs.
Judd.
The lumberman was notified by
telephone he had been indicted. He
Immediately came to the court
house, accompanied by his attor-
ney, o. B. Smith, and with cash.
ier's check for $1,000.
He posed for newspaper photo
graphers as he and Smith left the
courtroom, but he refused to COM
ment on the grand jury's action.
Halloran left the court house,
presumably for his office, but he
could not be found there later. He
is married and has a son and
daughter
His indictment followed sud-
den resumption of an investigation
of the murders committed by Mrs.
judd
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 80. 'U.p)-
An indictment was returned here
today by the grand jury investigat-
ing ramifications of the murder OF
Agnes Ann LIE Roi, of which Win
ME Ruth Judd was convicted.
1t was reported the indictment
charged a prominent wealthy local
man as IAN accessory" after the
Sayings of Mrs. LIE Roi and Miss
Hedvig Samuelson.
Mrs. Judd was tried only on the
charge of numbering Mrs. LIE Roi,
although she assertedly killed the
two women, former friends of hers,
within few minutes of each other.
The indictment followed three
days of investigation by the grand
jury which first interviewed Mrs.
Judd, bringing her from the state
prison at Florence, Ariz., where she
is scheduled to hang next Feb. IT.
At that inquiry, Mrs. Judd was
reported to have told all'. She
was said to have testified that
man came to her following the
murders and offered to help her
dispose of the BODIES.
Although the name in the indict-
ment was not made public, reports
from usually reliable sources were
that a wealthy businessman had
been accused
The indicted man, it was report
ed, had told Mrs. Judd after the
murders to go home, and he would
clean away traces of the crimes.
When Mrs. Judd returned to the
scene, she was said to have told
the grand jury, she found the bo-
dies of Mrs. lie Roi and Miss Sam
uelson in trunks. The body of Miss
Samuelson was dismembered.
The indictment was returned af-
ter the grand jury apparently had
obtained corroborating evidence
from John L. Brinkerhoff, chief in
vestigator for the county attorneys
office and in charge of the mur-
der investigations.
Upon consultation with Superior
Judges Howard Speakman and M.
T. Phelps, the jury was reported
to have decided the evidence was
sufficient for indictments.
A warrant was ordered prepars
nI al