Evening star., 1935-04-06
Offered ST, 900 by One Held
in Staying Plot, He
Declares.
PRESENTATION IN D. C.
RESTAURANT CHARGED
Brown Tells Police He Turned
Hands Down" on Death
Proposition.


to have been the intended victim of a
plot against his life, was definitely
marked for death. officers declared
today, following statement alleged
to have been made to them by Will
liam Brown, 27-year-old Alexandria
man.
Brown, according to detectives, de-
clared that John Boland, held in the
Rockville jail on murder conspiracy
charge. offered him $1,000 to slay
young Lyddane..
The statement attributed to Brown,
detectives stated, was made after
Brown, who resides in the 800 block
Del Ray avenue, Alexandria. learned
he was being sought by police and
surrendered at local detective head
quarters.
Turned Hands Down."
two penitentiary terms for hiiacking
and use of a smoke screen, is said
by police to have told them that he
turned hands down" on the PROPOSE
tion and walked out on the meeting
with Boland, which occurred in a
Washington restaurant.
Boland and John CARMEL, bar
tender in Rockville tavern, who is
also under arrest. are said to have
signed statement for police follow
ing their apprehension Monday night
to the effect that Mrs. Anne Lyddane,
pretty 29-year-old bank secretary
and wife of the bookkeeper, had en-
gineered a plot against young Lyd-
dale's life
They were quoted as saying. how
ever. that they had no intentions of
numbering anyone. but were merely
using the plan as subterfuge to
obtain money from the Rockville
woman.
Montgomery officers said that Bo-
land and Carnell told them they had
Informed Mrs. Lyddane that the plot
would be carried out as Lyddane
drove home from his place of en-
ployment in the Silver Spring dis
pensary on March 26-his pay day
last month.
The arrest of Montgomery County
man in connection with the alleged
plot appeared likely today.
County Police Chief J. William Gar
rett said this morning that I'VE
haven't enough evidence to make the
arrest yet but declared that the man
may be taken into custody over the
week end.
Meanwhile, authorities are still con-
Quoting an intensive search for a
Washingtonian known to police as
Harry Thomas. Thomas, they say,
has been implicated in the alleged plot
through stories told by persons under
arrest.
Counsel Reports Talk.
Kenneth Lyddane. a member of
counsel representing Mrs. Lyddane,
and cousin of the latter's husband,
told newspaper men he talked with
Thomas in the Capital yesterday and
said he could bring forward Thomas
If Montgomery County authorities will
promise him immunity from arrest.
Police have turned down the offer,
declaring they will offer no induce
mentS to any one who might be con-
nected with the case, and are press
ing their hunt for Thomas.
I'VE have made no inducements
to those already involved in the case,
nor do we intend to extend a promise
OF immunity to any person for whom
we are searching" Detective James S.
McAuliffe of Montgomery County,
who is in charge of the police in
VeStlgation, said today.
Five people have been taken into
custody in the strange case, in which
Mrs. Lyddane is accused by police
with engineering a plan to murder
her husband, the latest being Brown.
Booked as Fugitive.
Brown was booked as fugitive from
justice and was turned over to Mont
gomery police short time afterward.
He was then removed to the Rockville
jail, where he is being held for inves-
tigation.
Also in the Rockville lookup are
Boland, who has also been charged
with conspiring to murder Lyd-
dane; CARMEL. bartender in
Rockville tavern, who is said to have
served as Intermediary for Mrs. Lyd-
dane in the alleged plot, and Edwin j.
Davis, another Washingtonian.
Mrs. Lyddane, who is at liberty in
the custody of her attorneys. and
Boland are scheduled to be arraigned
for preliminary hearing in Rock
vile Police Court Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Gov. Harry w. Nice, granting a re-
quest made late yesterday by States
Attorney John H. Pugh of Mont
gomery County, has announced he will
assign Attorney General Herbert r.
OConor. former Baltimore City prose-
cutor, to assist Pugh.
Gov Nice drafted the order after
q conference with Pugh at Annapolis
yesterday afternoon.
MRS. Lyooane Is represented by for
mer States Attorneys Stedman Pres
colt and Robert B. Peter, jr., and Lyd-
dane, who claim their client is the
victim of "blackmail' plot resulting
from divorce case In which Mrs.
Lyddane was named correspondent
several years ago
Davis. who was arrested in WASH
lngton Thursday night, was taken to
Darnestown shortly before dusk yes
terday after he is said to have told
police he had been offered $500 by
3 woman introduced to him as Mrs.
Lyddane" to murder a Darnestown
Without hesitation, police say, Davis
pointed out to police the
home of Mrs. Arthur Beall, wife of a
Jamestown garage owner. who had
named Mrs. Lyddane correspondent
IN divorce suit several years ago,
but who dropped the suit two days
after it had been instituted.
Davis, who Is held for investigation,
denied he had any intention of MUIR
dering any one, explaining that he
merely intended to get whatever
money he could from the woman he
had met. He said he was given $50
1t the time. with the promise of re-
ceiving more later. Police say he
signed statement to that effect yes
terday.
Mrs. Lyddane emphatically denied
having ever seen Davis when told of
he Washingtonian's story.
"It's q lieo she asserted ct have |