Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-16

Clay OVerJon.
"You didn't get your kill
ings in did you, kid?" she said
Overton asked Carpenter as
the kidnap car sped south from
Washington TO Richmond.
NO" she said Carpenter re-
Piled, but shot"
Earlier. defense attorney
James j. Laughlin asked the
girl:
Did Carpenter say to Over
ton. I didn't think you were
going to shoot them?'"
Yes" the Emerson Institute
student said,
And then she added. Il heard
Overton say, Nobody fools with
me-"
Offered Girl Money
Mr.. Laughlin asked. Did
Carpenter offer you money to
get back TO Washington"
The girl replied that he did.
She went on TO say that at times
Carpenter gave the appearance
Of being frightened Of Overton.
who later was killed in an auto
mobile crash while fleeing from
Georgia police.
Earlier Miss Mattingly testi-
Ned she was too scared to
scream" when Carpenter and
Overton abducted her at gum
point in front Of her home last
December ~.
Under cross-examination by
Mr.. Laughlin. she went through
a detailed description Of her
activities that evening.
Carpenter, 81, is under in
dictment charging he and Over
ton kidnapped three persons and
crossed State lines with two
stolen cars. The abduction
grew out of a gangland-style
shooting spree earlier at the
restaurant In the District.
Indictments in Washington
also charge Carpenter and
Overton with the murder Of
George Kaldes and Kenneth
Fisher before the kidnapings
Bernard j. Manner, blind pian-
list. was fatally wounded.
Mr.. Laughlin told the court
Carpenters acts were not vol
untary and said in his opening
statement that the defendant
was under dureSs and COM
pulsion" Of Overton.
Prosecutor Giangreco told the
court the Government is not
asking the death penalty for
Carpenter on the kidnapping
charges because no bodily harm
was done to Miss Mattingly or
the other two kidnap victims,
former Army Pvt. Larry Mon
tieth and Mrs. Asonia G. ALI
man.
Mr.. Laughlin. who is asso-
ciated with Attorney Albert j.
Ahern. jr., for the defense, did
not contest the kidnapings
charge in his opening state
ment. He blamed the whole
thing on Overton, who died in
an auto crash on December 80
while fleeing from Georgia
police. Carpenter was captured
in Florida the next day.
Left Her Escort
Miss Mattingly said she had
gone out about 8 or $3.50 pm.
December 26 with a friend
named Stanley Love to go to
the movies or dancing.
I'VE had a clash of feeling
so ! got out Of his automobile
at Fourteenth and H streets,
NV. and went into the Cries.
cent Cafe to make telephone
call" she testified.
Il called policeman friend
named John Hunnicut who
came to pick me up"
She said he took her to a
coffee shop in Georgetown be-
cause he had to go on duty at
the 7th precinct at 1880 pm.
Miss Mattingly said she went to
two other restaurants, the
Shamrock and Basins. before
going to the Hayloft. 1t was
in the Hayloft that she met the
acting manager, then an Army
private. Larry Monteith, who
was kidnapped with her a few
hours later.
Subsequently, Monteith
agreed to drive her home.
1--WE had just arrived in front
of my house." she declared.
when somebody tapped on the
window and said roll the win
dow down We both looked.
1t was Carpenter and he said
he was a police officer. We both
asked to see a badge.
Instead. he put his right
hand inside his jacket and
pulled out a AS automatic.
Raise your hands and nobody
will be hurt, he said"
Miss Mattingly said she
thought 1t was a joke up to that
point but when she saw Over
ton coming across the street
carrying a shotgun, she and her
escort both raised their hands.
Miss Mattingly testified that
Overton was highly nervous
and seemd under the influence
of alcohol. She said Carpenter
wanted to let them out when
they crossed the bridge but
Overton wouldn't agree.
"Oh the other side of Rich