| Show LYDA SOUTHA THA lAO SHE I S I I 10 tT Alleged Expresses Pleasure at Prospective Visit to Twin Falls TWIN FALLS Ida May 26 W. W. W P. P Guthrie and Homer C C. C Mills have been retained by W W. J. J to defend his daughter Mrs Ann Eliza Lyda Meyer Southard who is is accused by Prosecuting Attorney Frank L L. L Stephan of the murder of Edward F F. F Meyer last fall Announcement of their I J retention as counsel was made hero here I I this morning by C C. C D D. D Thomas an anI I executive office officer of the Taxpayers' Taxpayers I league who acted in in this matter as agent for Two weeks ago Mrs saying she voiced the sentiments of her husband announced the family would not contribute one dollar to the defense of their daughter when she is is brought here for trial Mrs Meyer Southard was recently arrested in in Honolulu and will be brought here herein herem in m June to face the murder charge The attorneys are to represent her in in two actions one the defense of the murder charge the other for collection of 10 on an insurance policy in m the Idaho State Life Insurance company covering covering cover cover- ing the life of Meyer I I HONOLULU May 26 Mrs Lyda Southard held here charged with the the poisoning of five men in Idaho and Montana smiled today at the prospect of being returned to Idaho to face trial I I am a anxious to 0 go back she told Deputy Sheriff V V. V II H Ormsby who arrived ar arI arrived ar- ar rived d Tuesday from Idaho to return h her vr I Where do we go first she asked To Twin Falls Faits Ormsby answered Oh that's fine I wanted to gothere go gothere gothere there Mrs Southard replied with a smile Mrs Irs Southard has completely recovered re recovered recovered re- re covered from her recent illness ph physicians said Paul Vincint Southard the alleged f feminine bluebeards bluebeard s fifth husband who v is in the navy stationed station d here may not be able to accompany accompany his wife to Twin Falls owing to the non- non arm arrival al of transfer papers HUSBAND STICKS Southard Is willing to remarry his wife if there is any doubt regarding the legality of their marriage in Los Angeles last November he says sars He declared he ho is ready to marry her in the Jail here before she starts for the mainland and Idaho to answer the I char charge e against her Southard Is a naval chief petty officer stationed at Pearl Harbor In In Ina a former statement given out through h V V. H H. Ormsby a deputy sheriff here to take Mrs Irs Southard back to Idaho Southard said he knew his marriage marriage mar mar- riago to Mrs Southard was illegal Ho HG said he had married her within a month after being divorced California 1 I laws preclude a l legal gal marriage within a j year ear of an interlocutory interlocutor decree of divorce DIVORCED IN INDIANA In the second statement Southard explained explain d that he had been divorced last list October in Indiana having al alleged alleged alleged al- al that tha t his wife deserted him and said he did not know whether under these conditions his remarriage in California California Call Cal Cal- l a month later was illegal but that if it was he was ready to remedy the matter Southard tonight said that he had applied some time ago for worth of insurance in a widely known company com com- pany The application he said slid was made after he arrived in the Hawaiian islands but was not made mado at the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- o of Mrs Southard Business reasons was the cause assigned by Southard for the action Naval of officers officers officers of- of some days ago told of Southard's Southard s efforts to obtain a government policy I for The Los tos Angeles marriage certificate of the Southard's Southard s stated both of them I were single and never married before before before be be- be- be I fore according according- to a copy o of the Certificate certificate certificate shown yesterday esterday by Ormsby TWO TV YEARS APART I The rhe marriage certificate was was signed ned by Justice of of the tho Peace l Edward JBrown J J. Brown Drown It gave Southard's age as as 25 and hers as 27 and her occupation as asa asa asa a nurse Southard reiterated yesterday his belief in her innocence of tho the crime charged charted against her I Authorities here are keeping up a close clos Watch atch to prevent any possibility of attempts at self destruction by Mrs 1 Southard Southard is making efforts to have Mrs 1 Southard removed from the Jail to toa toa toa a hospital because of her weakened condition due to failing ailing appetite and lack of exercise exercise The Jail physician said yesterday Mrs Irs Southard Southard's s 's s health was good except for her weakness and that she would be able to sail for tor the tho mainland with Ormsby and his wife who also is a deputy sheriff sherif on June Juno 1 1 as planned Reservations for tor the trip already have been made Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while white Southard continues his efforts to to obtain a leave of absence to enable en en- enable able him to go to the mainland and Join in his wife's wife s defense He reiterated his conviction of her I innocence in n his statement yesterday |
