Evening star., 1935-06-11
Lyddane
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most of the interest here is centered
on the chief defendant, Mrs. Lyddane,
who is scheduled to 60 to trial before
a jury tomorrow. 1t was the action
of her attorney, State Senator Sted-
man Prescott, in securing severance
for her that forced the State to bring
into the Boland. trial most Of the 80
witnesses counted on for her prosecu-
ton.
The other two defendants, Henry
(Rags) Thomas and Edwin J. Davis,
probably will 60 to trial after Mrs.
Lyddane.
Bank President Testifies.
The note which the State sought
to attribute to Mrs. Lyddane was found
on Carnell at the time he was arrested.
It demanded that the Rockville bar
tender, who yesterday turned State S
evidence, go through with the job"
Richard F. Green, The bank presi-
dent, who employed Mrs. Lyddane as
his secretary, testified only employees
had keys to the bank and all eight
had access to Mrs. Lyddane's type
writer.
Green said he changed the lock on
the doors of the bank on information
from the States attorneys office. The
States has contended Mrs. Lyddane
was to furnish keys so her alleged fel-
low conSpirators could rob the bank.
ut was either the 25th or 26th of
March when the keys were changed" I"
Green said.
Under croSs-examination, he said,
he changed the locks on information
of the threatened hold-up shortly be-
fore Mrs. Lyddane's arrest.
Darby Denies Writing Note.
Hilton Darby, another employe of
the bank, was called in an attempt to
show no one had access to Mrs. Lyd-
danes typewriter but her. Darby de-
MED he had written the note found on
Carnel.
States Attorney James H. Pugh said
all bank employees would be called
and asked If they had written the
note. Defense Counsel, however, Of
fered to admit the employees would
deny authorship.
Plgh was sworn as prosecution
witness and told of delivering the note
and typewriter for examination to ex-
pertS and to defense attorneys.
He added that the combination of
the safe in which the Lyddane type
writer was kept had been changed
three times.
Tells Of SEEKING Typewriter.
Theodore Bolton, a detective assigned
to the State attorneys Office, told Of
seizing Mrs. Lyddaneis typewriter at
the bank on April 3 and of taking
stationery from the office.
The last State witness, Frank Apbo,
owner Of the tavern where Carnell was
employed, told of having seen Mrs.
Lyddane at his place. The State con-
tends the alleged murder plot was
hatched there.
When the defense opened its case
the evidence of Tony Passero, Wash
ington woodward foreman, was read
to the court by Boland's attorney.
Passero had appeared at the Police
Court hearing, but did not show up,
although under summons today.
PaSsero had said he heard no talk
of a murder plot at q meeting de-
scribed by other witnesses in Penn
sylvania avenue lunch room.
Denies Getting S15o.
Boland then returned to the stand.
He denied getting $50 from Carnell
to kill Lyddane, and said he never
saw Mr.. or Mrs. Lyddane before his
arrest. He denied that any part of his
'So-called" confession was true ex-
cept "my address and signature and
the date.
"a dirty piece of paper" found on
Boland, the defendant said, was given
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