Evening star., 1935-06-11

the tag NUMBER OF IyddaneS car.
Boland said Carnell wanted him to
recover some pictures" for "popu-
lar man who works for the Mont
gomery County Liquor Dispensary."
He testified he asked Carnen If it was
"blackmafl," but Carnell only smiled.
Boland told the judges he and Car
nell drank together and the latter
kept "pestering me to contact the
Rockville man."
The defendant declared he wrote
down the tag number and Lyddane's
name to "hush up Carnell" Boland
said he forgot all about the matter
until he was arrested.
Two Washington policemen, !. Ray
Howard and Virgil G. Rautsaw, eighth
precinct, today identified notes taken
from Boland at the time of his arrest,
containing the tag number Of Lyd-
danes automobile and his hours Of
employment.
Few Spectators In Court.
Sergt. James S. McAuliffe Of the
Montgomery County force testified as
to Boland's statements to him after
he was arrested in Washington and
brought to Rockville. Another off1cer,
Sergt. Joseph z. Nolte, corroborated
this testimony.
A mere handful of spectators turned
out for the second day Of Boland' s
trial.
Mrs. Lyddane did not attend. Beall
was seen in the corridors of the court
house, but did not sit In to hear the
testimony.
Experts Identify Letter.
The State summoned two typewrit-
er experts yesterday in its efforts TO
prove the threat" note found on Car
nell had been written by Mrs. Lyd-
dane.
The expert witnesses, who are to
receive at least $500 for their ex-
penses and testimony, were Ira Gull
Eckson, Washington police photog-
repher, and DR.. Bert c. Ferrell,
Treasury Department document ex-
pert.
The prosecution contends the paper
on which the note was typed Is the
same as that Mrs. Lyddane used at
the bank and that red seals placed
upon the envelope had duplicates in
her oface.
The note read:
"Gooey: I most certainly do not
intend to let you or that other party
get away with this last transaction,
that other so-called friend of yours did
me dirty ana you know 1t. Now If you
and this other friend of yours are try
ing to do the same thing, you are e1-
ing to be badly mistaken as am not
going to let you get away with it. ]
mean this and unless hear from him
by tomorrow night Friday). am
going to start checking up on him and
before I do this, naturally, of course,
will have to get you to give US the
lead way.
II am as much implicated IL not
more so than either Of you, but ]
don't care what happens to me II you
do not 60 through with the deal.
II mean every word of this and
will give him until tomorrow night
FRIDAY, March 29) to get in touch
with me. I have plenty Of friends
that will help me and will be glad to
help me as ! have done plenty OF
favors for some of them.
Threatening Attitude.
"It will be to your friends advan-
tage to get in touch with me. either
go through with the deal or return
my money / can make it plenty
tough for all of us and I don't give
9 damn what happens to me If the
deal doesn't go through.
Il mean this-either get in touch
with that friend and give me back
my money or get him to get in touch
with me-"
DR.. Farrell confirmed Gullickson's
opirion that the note was written on
Mrs, Lyddane's typewriter, @ new
noiseless machine which she used In
her ofice at the bank.
Asked If he had any doubt about
the Identification, DR.. Farrell replied:
The evidence is so accumulative
there Is absolutely no doubt"