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Show IS. SOUTHARD IS READY TO RETURN ACCU8ED WOMAN WILL NOV FIGHT EXTRADITION TO THE STATES AWAITS OFFICER8 Announces That She Will Face Court AnSfp'rove Husband's Died From Natural Causes and Not From HONOLULU. Mrs. Lydla Southard held hero on a charge of poisoning her fourth husband, Edward F. Meyer, at Pocatcllo, Idaho, "will not permit an attorney at-torney or any other pCrsou to Intercede Inter-cede for the purpose of contesting extradition," ex-tradition," shn declared today In a slg. ned statement. The statement was witnessed by city Attorney W. S. Hcen. lu It she said her name Is Lydla Kva Southard, which conflicts with the name given In the Los Angoles marriage record, which was "Edith Eva." The statement state-ment continued, In part, as glveu out by Attorney Hecu: "I havo not inado any effort to employ em-ploy an Attorney, and certainly do not wish to employ any attorney hero, i I do not wish to tako advantage of the provision of tho law under which I cannot bo dotnlned horo for Investlga. tlonnfore"TKnn forty eight hours without with-out having a criminal charge placed against me. I am wiling to stay In the city and county Jail until ready to go to thu mnlnlaud In chargo of any official sent for me. "I will uot ponult an attorney or an other person to Intercede lu my bohalf for the purpnso of contesting extradition from the territory of Hawaii. Ha-waii. This statement ls made voluntarily. |