Evening star., 1935-12-28
DEFENSE TO CLAIM
K|LLEEN PLANNED
TO KILL GARNETT.
Testimony Will Be Offered
at Maddox Trial for
MansIaughter.
BEARD AND MCDONALD
HELD PLOT SUBJECTS
Staying for Self-Protection to Be
Woman's Contention-Threat
to Prosecutor Recalled.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Ed1Udrd Vincent Killeen, so, Dds
shot dead November % as Gilman
to t1Uo-ddy drinking bout NTH
Lillian Mdddor, Dith tUhom he
liUed in home near Brookmont,
Md. Mrs Mdddor. calling police
herself, confessed shooting, told of
receiuing many bedtings; said, "I'rl
glad ! shot him, mould do 1t
again"
After preliminary hearing at
Rockville Police Court, charge of
murder against Mrs. Mdddor wds
reduced to one Of nldnSldughter.
Killeen, former gambling oUer-
lord in District, had qudrreled
lUith rival gambling chiefs; wds
reported in dispute tDtth District
Attorney Gdrnett.
Testimony that Edward V. (Eddie)
Killeen planned to kill United States
Attorney Leslie c. Garnett will be
introduced by the defense, it was
learned today, at the trial of Mrs. Lii
liam Maddox. Killeen's paramour, who
was charged with manslaughter after
she shot and killed the gambler.
The defense also hopes to prove
Killeen planned to wipe out" Sam
Beard. formerly one of his gambling
associates, and Edward Mickey Nc
Donald. another gambler. An attempt
to kill Mcdonald last year resulted in
the Staying of Allen B. Wilson, news
paper route agent, when he was mis-
taken for the gambler.
When Mrs. Maddox is brought to
trial next year, she is expected to say
she shot Killeen in self-defense. She
already has told police he beat
her on numerous occasions and had
threatened to kill her. In a defense
of this nature. it was pointed out.
any evidence tending to show she knew
the big gambler had planned to kill
others would be admitted to support
a contention by her that she had
reasonable grounds to believe he might
kill her. Under the rules of evidence.
a person must reasonably entertain
such a belief before self-defense can
be pleaded successfully.
QuarreIed With Garnett.
It is generally known Killeen went
to Garnett's Office several months ago
and quarreled with the prosecutor
after accusing him of turning over"
local gambling rackets TO outside in
terests. Garnett at that time laughed
off the incident, but in other quarters
it was said Killeen had threatened him.
Garnett refused to comment on the
matter today.
Beard and Killeen at one time were
close friends. While the former was
serving a prison term at Lewisburg,
Pa, following his conviction on tax
evasion charges, Killeen reputedly took
over and operated his gambling es-
tablishments.
When Beard was released however,
it was reported that he and Killeen
quarreled bitterly over the disappear
ance of some of Boards money It
was also reported that he accused
Killeen of tampering with his bank
accounts.
For months. police have been in
vestigating rumors that Killeen put
up the money to pay the hired gunmen
who shot Wilson after mistaking him
for Mcdonald. The investigators. how
ever. have said they were unable to
get proof to support these rumors.
Several men have been arrested in
the Wilson case and it is expected the
Montgomery County grand jury will
be asked to return murder indict-
ment against them next month. Wilson
was shot to death in front of Nc
Donald's home in Takoma Park, Md.
From sources identified with the de-
fense, it was learned Mrs. Maddox ex-
poets to testify she had heard Of
Killeen's plans to kill Garnett, Beard
(See KILLEEN, Page 2.)