Evening star., 1945-09-27

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Witnesses Say Shelton
WAS in Baltimore at
Time Of Bank Ho|dup
T. Brooke Howard, counsel for J.
Paul Shelton, revealed in Federal
court at Alexandria today that he
will attempt to prove Shelton was
in Baltimore at the time of the kid
naping and robbery attempt on the
East Falls Church Bank for which
Shelton is on trial.
Leon Kappeman, a Baltimore at
torney, and his secretary, Miss Anne
Catlinsksas, testified they saw Shell
ton between 10:30 and II am. in
Mr.. Kappelman's law Offices on
January 6, the day the crimes were
committed. During that time, the
witnesses said Shelton made long
distance call to Washington.
Another defense witness, D. E.
Martin, an Arlington automobile
dealer, told the jury he received a
long distance call from the defend
ant in Baltimore at that time.
Other Testimony Offered.
AS the trial reached it's climax,
Mr.. Howard declared the thin, be-
spectacled defendant telephoned his
wife at her Washington Office from
Baltimore at l:30 pm, the approx
mate time 14-year -old Grace Wad-
lington testified her adbuctor left
her at District drugstore following
the robbery attempt.
Mr.. Howard said he also will at
tempt to prove Shelton was in the
Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant at
Essex, Md, at pm. on January 6.
The Government rested its case
shortly after 9 o'clock last night
after dismisSing witness, currently
serving a penitentiary sentence,
whose testimony was stricken from
the record
Judge Sterling Hutcheson over
ruled motion from Mr. Howard to
dismiss the case on two counts:
First, that there was no evidence to
support the prosecutions conten-
ton that Shelton attempted to COM
nit larceny, and. second, that no
evidence had been advanced that
Shelton attempted to take Miss
Wadlington to Washington.
Witness Denies Statement.
The 23d witness to be sworn
was Thomas Carter. colored. 26,
OF Fairfax, who is serving peni-
tentiary sentence in Baltimore, but
who said he worked for Shelton on
an Arlington car lot several years
ago.
Judge Hutcheson ordered the jury
out of the room while the man was
examined by United States Attor-
ney George Humrickhouse Carter
was withdrawn as a witness when
he denied signed statement he had
given FBI men last July, claiming
that Shelton asked him to help rob
the East Falls Church Bank
Receipts Identified.
Two receipts issued by the Univer-
sal Finance Co. of Baltimore to j.
Shelton, found where the bandit
abandoned the Oldsmobile car in
which he fed from the bank, were
identified by Miss Dorothy Bradford,
finance company employe, as those
she had issued to Shelton between
9 and 10 am. January 6.
She identified the defendant as
the man to whom she had issued
the receipts.
Mrs. Mildred Herbert, Washing
ton, testified that the Oldsmobile
recovered by Arlington police had
been stolen from her on December
30 and carried District tags at the
time
Police testified that the car car
ried 1914 Virginia tags when taken
by them. 1t was further stated that
the tag was issued to William F.
Davis, Dumfries, who said it was on
his Plymouth when the car was
placed in an Alexandria car lot after
an accident on December IL, 1914.
The tag and attached tab issued
to Mr.. Davis was found by Airing
ton police and FBI agents under the
seat of Shelton's Chevrolet coupe
after his arrest, it was testified.
Mrs. Herbert identified a wallet
which had been in the glove COM
partment of her car when it was
stolen, and which was later found
in desk in an Office in the Vickers
Building, Baltimore, rented to one
Maurice M. Meyers for the Inter-
state Credit Co. Edward v. Belago,
manager of the Vickers Building
identified Shelton as the man who
had rented the Office under the
name of Meyers.
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