Evening star., 1938-06-15

WoulQ pe appropriate 10 give ner .
ring on her birthday.
Virginia showed the witness yellow
gold ring, with diamond in it, which
she wore on her left hand, Mr.. Scar
borough testified, adding that lands
had wedding ring also, but Virginia
said she could not accept that. Mr.
Scarborough asserted that he did not
know that the defendant was married
at that time and did not learn about
it until the present case arose.
Saw Gun in Car Pocket.
In the compartment of the Lands
car in which the four had ridden,
Mr.. Scarborough said. he noticed a
revolver and q club, but in answer to
query from the prosecutor. Mr..
Heflin, he declared that he did not
see a sock filled with sand in the
automobile
The four went bicycle riding on
March %, he said. This was the
day before Mrs. Lands was found
beaten.
Under cross examination by De-
tense Counsel Kelley, Mr. Scarborough
said that he did not see the gun and
club shortly before Mrs. Lands death
The gun he described was AS and
it was kept in the compartment of the
car. he declared. In response to an
other question, Mr.. Scarborough said
that he did not remember Lands
saying that he had the weapon from
the time that he was In the Ma
tional Guard.
Saw Car in Front Of House.
Frank ]. Demmick, who lives near
the home In which Mrs. lands was
boarding, told the jury that on the
morning of March "a he had been
unable to sleep. He said he glanced
through a window about 2:30 am
and noticed an automobile in front
of the dwelling where Mrs. Lands
lived. The witness said that the
driver of the car blew his horn
Mrs. Lands came downstairs and
Joined her husband when he called
for her early on the morning of
March "a.
The hours which LaEdis was on
duty at the time his wife was injured
were described to the jury by Fire
Capt. Jacob Stub. The witness said
Lands joined the Fire Department
last February and that he was on
duty from 6 pm. March %, to 8
am. on the following morning The
rookie fireman slipped away from the
fire station unobserved, he told police,
and returned without being seen. The
defendant was away from the fire
station between l:30 am. and 4
O'clock
Saw Lands Meet Wife.
Wilbur Watkins of 2O14 Monroe
street NE. took the stand and said
that he knew Mrs. Lands, as he
lived in the same house with her.
From time to time he declared, he
saw lands car outside the house
and Lands would blow his horn and
his wife would go down and ride of
with him. He saw the defendant
five or six times outside the house,
but always at night, he said, but Mr..
Watkins testified that he did not see
her on the night of March %, but
had heard her
The next witness called by the Gov
eminent was Mrs. Elvira M. Blue, also
Of 2ol4 Monroe street NE, Mrs. Lam
dis landlady, who said she knew her
since last November and had been in
troduced to her husband. She saw Mrs.
Lands about pm. on March Sand
she left the ladylady in the kitchen,
going upstairs to bed. Generally, the
lady testified, she saw the defendant In
his automobile outside the house after
ii pm. One evening. Lands came in
and played cards with q group there,
Mrs. Blue said.
The defense permitted Mrs. Blue to
60 down from the witness chair without
asking single question In cross
examination. -.