Evening star., 1936-05-19
Lyddane

Lyddane was having an affair with
Beall at the time of the conspiracy.
The young ex-convict said he told
Boland
Don't touch that or you'll go to the
chair"
Carlin told the jury Boland said
there was a big insurance policy to be
collected for dumping" the man.
That's all horse" Carlin said he
told Boland.
Carlin said Boland then told him
he meant no murder, but was only
going to shake down" the Rockville
woman.
Carlin said Boland declared the
woman would turn over the keys to a
bank as part consideration for the
job.
IT don't want nothin' to do wit
that" Carlin said he told Boland.
Officer Testifies.
Carlin was preceded to the stand by
Carl Rainey. Montgomery County
officer, who told of watching Mrs.
Lyddane hurry from the bank where
she worked to the Lincoln Way Inn
Just prior to the arrest of the conspir-
ators. Rainey said Mrs. Lyddane
seemed agitated.
The State contends 1t was at this
time that Mrs Lyddane was urging
Carnell to have his hirelings go
through with the projected murder.
Carnell was employed as a bar ten
der at the inn.
Carlin's testimony was followed by
that of Anthony (Tony) Pazzero, an
Italian who managed the municipal
wood yard in Washington at the time
of the conspiracy. He explained he
now had no occupation.
The witness was called to corrob-
crate Carlfn's story of his meeting with
Beland. The Italian said he overheard
talk of a killing when he accompanied
Boland and Carlin from a Washing
ton lunch room to an all-night beer
place in Alexandria He said he ad-
vised Carlin and Boland to refrain
from murder.
He added he did not overheal
many details of the conversation be-
tween his drinking companions.
Tells of Meeting "Mrs. Lyddane."
Irving (Oppety-Pops) Borrell, 28-
year-old former convict, told the jury
he drove to Rockville with Harry
Thomas Just before Christmas OF
1884 to meet woman he later identi-
fed as Mrs. Lyddane.
Borreu said Thomas told him he
received 500 from the woman.
Borrell explained under cross-ex-
animation his fellow convicts at Lorton
christened him "Oppety-Pops.' He
said he had been convicted four OF
five times and had served sentences In
a number of Eastern prisons.
Borrell, he testified, now has relief
job in Columbus, Ohio.
Tells of Destroyed Paper.
Lieut.. Lloyd Truscott of the Wash
ington detective force, who arrested
Boland on April l. 1885. was the next
witness. He identified scraps of paper
which he picked up after the prisoner
tried to discard them. The State con-
tends Boland tried to destroy q note
he had Of the license number OF
Lyddane's car.
Sergt, James McAuliffe of the Mont
gomery County force told of arrestine
Mrs. Lyddane and finding SITS in hel
possession. The sergeant said his pris-
oner explained she had drawn money
from a bank to buy baby bonds and
new automobile for her husband.
McAuliffe said Mrs. Lyddane told
him she gave a stranger 5000 after
she had been informed over the tele-
phone her husband was "tied up and
kidnaped." Mrs. Lyddane was quoted
as saying she gave the money to
man in a car bearing Ohio tags.
The State contends Mrs. Lyddane
gave the money to Harry Thomas and
Borrell while the pair were IN the
latter's car.
McAuliffes testimony was borne out
by sergt. Joseph Nolte of Montgomery
County. The latter witness said Mrs
Lyddane told him she reported to her
husband after being fieeced by the
fake kidnapers.
The officers said Mrs. Lyddane told
them she did not report the "kidnap-
ing because she and her husband
feared publicity and the possible loss
Of her. bank Job.