Evening star., 1945-05-24
Government Calls
116 Witnesses for
Medley Trial Monday

The Government is calling 116
witnesses for the trial of Joseph D
Medley, 43, on charges of numbering
and robbing Mrs. Nancy Boyer in her
Sixteenth street apartment on March
Is. The trial is scheduled to start
Monday before jury in District
Court, with Justice T Alan Colds
borough presiding.
The list of Government witnesses
filed yesterday by Assistant United
states Attorneys John w. FihelIy
and Daniel B. Maher, who are to
prosecute Medley, includes 76 per-
sons from Washington and 40 from
elsewhere. 1t was thought likely
that only a portion of them actually
will be called to testify, but all are to
be on hand in case they are needed
Aside from the first-degree mur-
der charge and that of robbery,
Medley also is charged in a separate
indictment with leaving this juris-
diction to avoid prosecution. How
ever, it is possible he may be tried
only on the murder and robbery
charges, it was learned, with the
other indictment held in allowance.
Hotel Guests Called.
Out-of-town witnesses included
persons from various hotels att
which Medley is said to have
registered under aliases from De-
cember of last year to March of
this year. The cities include New
Orleans, Dallas, Chicago, st. Louis.
Pittsburgh and Baltimore. It was
indicated they may be called on
either to identify him or his hand
writing. Likewise the list of wit
nesses includes agents Of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation from Pitts
burgh, st. Louis and Washington,
as well as police from those cities.
OF local witnesses, there will be
police investigators, also a number
OF persons who repeatedly attended
card game in Mrs Boyers apart
ment the night before she was shot
and killed.
Also listed as witnesses are Mrs.
Ida L. Soelter. resident manager of
the apartment house where Mrs.
Boyer lived, and Herman L. Black
well, colored employe there, who
found her body. The two, it was
said, had entered her apartment
after Mrs. Ann Ellington, 17OO block
of Columbia road, had asked Mrs.
Soelter to go to the apartment
when Mrs. Ellington had been un-
able to get in touch with Mrs. Boyer
by telephone.
Acquaintance Called.
Others to be called include ac-
quaintances Medley is said to have
made while in Washington, includ-
ing a woman he is said to have
escorted to party here.
Another witness is Mrs. Mabel
Mueller of st. Louis, the woman with
whom Medley, an escaped convict, is
said to have been when captured in
a st. Louis hotel.
Likewise, the list includes two
witnesses from Pittsburgh, who.
police said, were present when Med
ley disposed of ring he is charged
with having stolen from Mrs. Boyer.
Still others called as witnesses
include 1t. Donald c. Mitchell, U. S.
N. r., stationed at Cambridge, Mass.
and Mrs. Mitchell, who are Mrs.
Boyer's son-in-law and daughter:
Joseph V. Richards of Hyattsville. :.
Md, said to be a half brother OF
Mrs. Boyer, and Mrs Kathryn G.
Caldwell of Cedar Point. Md, said
to be half sister.
Local investigators called include
the District coroner, DR.. A. Magru-
der Macdonald; Deputy Coroners
Christopher ]. Murphy and Richard
M. Rosenberg; Assistant Supt. of
Police Robert ]. Barrett, who is chief
of detectives; Acting Police 1t.
jeremiah F. Flaherty, chief of the
homicide squad; Police Inspector
Clement P. Cox, Special Investigator
David S. Ennis and a number of
other police officers.
Ring and Coat in Exhibits.
The ring and also a coat, said to
have been taken from Mrs. Boyer
are a part Of the evidence which
will be offered, Mr.. Fihelly indicated.
He said he did not care at this time
to identify in detail a number of
witnesses or to say just what their
testimony would be. =.
Attorney James K. Hughes, repre-
senting Medley, said yesterday that
he wanted to study the list of Gov
ernment witnesses before making
any statement as to just what de-
fense witnesses he will place on the
stand
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