Evening star., 1935-06-09
Key Witness for State Is
Irked by Reports He
Disappeared.
UNDERWORLD WARNING
FOR 'SQUEALING' Barred
Pugh Silent on Which 1ndict-
ment Prosecution of Woman
Will Be Pushed.
sy a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

gy staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, June 8.-John
H. CGoogy'D CARMEL. erstwhile Wash
ington policeman, who is one Of the
defendants and the States key witness
in the sensational Lyddane murder
conspiracy case. voluntarily entered
the Montgomery County Jail this
afternoon to await opening Of the
trial in Circuit Court here Monday
Irked by reports that he had dis
appeared from his usual haunts in the
CAPITAL and was the object of wide
spread police hunt. Carnell telephoned
county authorities and inquired where
the reports emanated. He was assured
that police knew nothing of the re-
ports and that no search was under
way.
CARMEL then expressed desire to
talk with an officer" and asked to be
taken to the county Jail when the
detective sent 10 Washington al his
request called upon HIM His bond
had until the opening of the trial at
10 O'Clock Monday morning to run.
Considered Main Witness.
The former Washington policeman
is regarded by States Attorney James
H Pugh as his principal witness in
the case in which Mrs Anne Lyddane,
29-year-old Rockville bank secretary,
and four Capital police characters are
charged with plotting to murder her
husband. Francis S. Lyddane. and Mrs.
Josephine Beall
Mrs. Lyddane is under indictment
on two counts Of conspiracy to murder
and another of solicitation Of mur-
der. Carnell. Harry E. Thomas, Edwin
j. Davis and John H. Boland are
charged with conspiracy.
It was learned today that CARMEL
recently was warned by Washington
underworld members to keep off, the
600 block of Pennsylvania avenue be-
cause he had 'squealed" in the Lyd-
dane case and laid bare the alleged
plot when detectives first arrested him
in connection with the case.
Police claim that many negotiations
in the case were conducted in a res
taurant in that block.
No Fear of Foul Play.
They declared tonight. however.
that the warning had nothing to do
with Carneu's surrender and that
CARMEL had no fear of foul play.
Neither States Attorney Pugh nor
defense counsel would talk about their
plans for the trial Monday, for they
have been instructed by Circuit Court
Judge Charles S. Woodward against
discussing the case with the press
Pugh likewise would not disclose
which of the indictments the grand
jury returned against Mrs. Lyddane
will be used IN her trial. Technically
she will be called on to answer all
the charges. Actually. however. the
State is to select the indictment which
1t considers to be the strongest and
will press that charge.
1t is expected that an assistant pros
ecutor will be appointed by the court
ca Monday morning to aid Pugh in
handling the case and it is said that
the appointment likely will be re-
Ceived by John E. Oxley. Twenty
seven witnesses have been summoned
by the State. but it could not be
learned how many are to be called by
the defense.
Mrs. Lyddane. CARMEL and Boland
we're arrested on April after detec-
tives spent 10 days investigating a
report that she was engineering plot
to have her husband and Mrs. Beall
murdered. Thomas and Davis we're
arrested several days later.
Mrs. Beall had named Mrs Lyddane
correspondent in divorce action in
stituted against her husband. Arthur
Beall, proprietor of Darnestown ga
rage, two years before. Mrs. Beall
dropped the suit two days later.
CARMEL. Boland and Davis are said
to have signed confessions implicat-
ing Mrs. Lyddane. The latter, how
ever, maintains the case is the out
growth of blackmail plot resulting
from the Beall divorce suit.