Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12
JURORS SELECTED
FOR MRS.LYDDANE
Panel Nearly Completed
Court Warns of Action
Against Newspaper.
By W. H. sHIPPEN. Jr,
Stan correspondent Of The star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, June 12.-Se-
lection Of q jury to try Mrs. Anne
Lyddane on charges Of conspiracy to
murder her husband neared compile
ton shortly before noon today after
the court warned of future action
against the washington Herald be-
cause of Q story purporting to dis
clase the secret" decision Of the
three judges In the case of John Mar
tin Bolafid. one OF four alleged con-
spirators indicted along with Mrs.
Lyddane.
Justice Hammond Urner, the pre-
siding Judge, In referring to the ar
ticle, declared It was wholly unjueti-
ned and that athe court wishes II
understood the incident Ia not closed.
Selection Of jury was sloWed by
the scarcity Of citizens who previously
had neither heard testimony nor
formed definite opinions through gcs-
sip Or newspaper stories Five patches
Of prospective jurors were rounded I'M
from the streets before 10 were Sc
lected tentatively.
Decision Foreteld.
The warning TO the Herald was Is
sued because Of story which fore
told the decision the Judges withheld
late yesterday for fear 1t might preju.
dice the jury.
The judges ut that time said they
had arrived ct verdict in the case
of Boland, 42-year-old Washington
gambler, but would not give it oui
"at this time" Boland had been on
trial. accused of plotting with Mrs
Lyddane TO assassinate her husband
Francis fElom) Lyddane.
The news story to which the judges
took exception went into detail regard.
ing their secret" verdict.
The judges presumably felt the
jurors before which Mrs. Lyddane
elected to 90 on trial today might be
influenced If they knew what the cour,
felt rs TO the innocence or guilt Of
one of the men accused of plotttns
with Mrs. Lyddane.
Besides Mrs. Lyddane and Boland
those accused In the alleged plot were
John (Googy) CARMEL, erstwhile bar
tender. who turned States evidence
and was the star witness against
Eoland; Henry rags Thomas and
Edwin j. Davis. The latter two prob.
ably viii go to trial after Mrs. Lyddane
who is being defended By State Senator
Steadman Prescott.
States Attorney James n. Pugh I,
prosecuting. The State contends the
pretty bank secretary plotted with the
four men, all Washington police char
acters, to do away with her husband
and Mrs. Josephine Beall Of Darnes-
town.
Incident Ii Not Closed"
Judge Urner took up the Herald
matter at the outset Of this mornings
court session.
THE attention Of the court" he
said, 4'has been called to . wholly
tnjustinable article In the Washing
ten Herald this morning purportine
to state the conclusions Of the court
In the case Of John Martin Boland,
on trial here recently for conspiracy
to murder.
THE court wishes It understood
that the incident is not closed
Judge Urner then was assured by
States Attorney Plish that the prose-
cution was ready to proceed. Mrs.
Lyddane's chief counsel said the de-
Tense was ready and selection Of o
jury began.
Mrs. Lyddane was snartiy dressed
IN light blue silk jacket and skirt,
white gloves and hat. The 3f-year-
old bank secretary appeared serene
and composed. As usuel, she was
seated IN court beside the husband
who viii not entertain Q suspicion
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