The Washington times., 1935-04-20
STATE SCORES
WHEN JUDGE
ADM|TS|T
BoIand'S Statement Provides
Details of His "DeaI" With
Mrs. Anne Lyddane

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made by Mrs. Lyddane for killing
her husband.
McAuliffe also testified that
CARMEL had admitted that Mrs.
Lyddane had promised as further
compensation for killing her hus-
band to turn over to the killers
the key to the bank in which she
worked.
Bitterness between defense
counsel and the prosecution flared
in open vehemence at the opening
of the hearing.
Defense Counsel Stedman Pres
colt won the first round in his
skirmish with the State when
Judge DeLaShmutt ruled that the
two murder conspiracy charges
against the blond bank clerk will
be heard separately. States At
torney James H. Pugh made a
vigorous but futile attempt to
have the two charges heard stimuli
taneously.
Attorneys Clash
The clash between attorneys
came when Mr.. Pugh shouted:
"By what authority do you
want these charges heard sep
arately?"
Mr.. Prescott exploded:
"On the authority of common
sense as we'll as the law"
Mrs. Lyddane arrived in the
courtroom at 9:55, accompanied
by members of her family and
counsel. She was smartly dressed
and a silver fox scarf draped her
shapely shoulders. On her left
sat her husband attired in a gray
spring suit.
The couple chatted, smiled fire.
quently and occasionally laughed
audibly. The girls father, James
Mclaughlin, sat next to his SON.
in.law. Visibly crushed by the
whole affair he sat mobile, star
ing into space.
Everyone Searched
A large crowd of curious specta-
tors thronged the corridors and
Clamored for entrance into the
court room which has q capacity
of only 500 persons. Scores of
persons were turned away and the
room was packed an hour before
the proceedings got under way.
All witnesses admitted to the
court room including newspaper
men were briefly searched by a
special detail of police officers who
explained they were on the look
out for possible trouble from some
of the friends of police characters
implicated in the Lyddane con-
Spiracy case.
Since Judge DeI.aShmutt has
ruled that the charges against Mrs.
Lyddane will be tried separately
the hearing today will probably 80
on until nightfall.
The second charge against Mrs.
Lyddane is conspiracy to murder
Josephine Beal. wife of Arthur
Beal, DarnStown, Md, garage
owner and one-time sweetheart of
the defendant.
Mr. McAuliffe's testimony was
interrupted continuously by OBJ
jections from the defense counsel.
He commended that the officers
answers would be hearSay and
therefore should not be permit
ted.
Judge De Lashmutt ruled that
he could answer subject to the
condition that his hearsay testi-
mony would be corroborated by
subsequent witnesses.
The officer testified that he
sWore to two warrants charging
Mrs. Lyddane and Boland
with conspiracy to kill "Slom"
Lyddane. 1t was when Mr.. Pugh
asked the witness to tell what
information he had as a basis
for these warrants that Defense
Attorney Prescott entered his OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Pugh pointed out that
since this was merely a prelimi-
nary hearing he saw no reason
why the witness should not be
permitted to testify as to what
information he had and where
he had obtained it.
After considerable controversy
between the attorneys and the
court Mr.. Prescott's objection was
oVerruled conditionally.
McAuIiffe Tcstifies
Officer McAuliffe said he first
got the incarnation from Wash
1ngton police on March 26 and
turned it over to Montgomery
county authorities. He related
how he had Swallowed Mrs. Lyd-
dane and her husband at differ.
ent times.
Following a statement by Mr..
Pugh as to the validity of this
testimony, the audience applauded
loudly. Judge DeLashmutt i'm
mediate raped for order and as
serted:
eff we have another demon
stration of that sort I will clear
the court room. You will have
to control your emotion"