New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1925, Page 3

PICKFORDCASE STILL N COURTS Recused Were Drunk, Is Claim of Defense Los Angeles. Au testimony bearing o for ghether John Barlevcorn played ®rominent role in the preliminaries of the Mary Pickford kidnapping | plot was expected ‘at todav's session of the trial of three with conspiring to carry actress and held her for ransom George Maver, one of the hidden “listeners in'' 2t the alleged kidnap- | ping conferences of the defendants testified just before adiournment last Friday that he had not heard any gurgling on crinkling sounds emana ing from the hotel room where the gonferences took place However, Mayer was slated eross-examination today and in questioning him and other detective defense councel hoped show that the three al Claude Holcomb were more drunk men charged off the $200,000 tor police to zed plottars, Charles Stephens, and Adrian Wes #han dangerous when they hiccough- ingly discoursed among themselves ebncerning the possibility of kidnap-| 8 ping a screan celsbrity, The that Btephene, Holcomb and Wood were coazed into discussing kidnap- ping of Miss Pickford and that Louis Gecek, eald to he the state's star avitness, plied them with liguor in order to put them in the proper mood for “talking big." Should the prosecution eese todav defense attorneys are prepared to ask for an instructed verdict of acquittal on the grounds #hat no evidence has been presented an "ovért aet” on the defendants, MILLIONS INVOLVED IN defense contends close its DEPT. OF JUSTICR PRORE| American Metal Company Return By Alien Property Custodian Under Scrutiny Washington, Aug. 3 (F—Certaln transactions involved in the return ia 1221 by the alien property custo- dlan of several million dollars in geized funds to the American Metal company are under investigation by the artment of justice but no de- tails as to the matters involved have been disclosed. Officlals of hoth the department | and the custodian's office are un- willing to discuss the purpose of the {nvestigation which is being carried | on hy the department’s agents both here and abroad. The company to which the funds were returned was formed in the United States by German metal in- teresteldnd-the setflement was made during the administration as custo- dlan of Thomas W. Miller, who re- signed several months ago to go to Europe as head of an international | wveterans' organization and a mem ber of the battle monuments com- mittee. | I"rederick C. Hicks, who suceeed- | ed Mr. Miller as enstodian, admitted that such an investigation was heing | made but declined to discuss details. | He had no comment to make, he! said. but wanted “te cooperate and | not attempt to cover np anything if | there is something wrong.” “The seftlement was made more than three vears ago” Mr. Hicks added, “and T could not say whether the investigation being made by an- | other department has heen con cluded. T don't believe it has Charred Body of Man | May Be That of Schwartz Martinez, Calif., Aug. 8 ( n winced that the man who: body Thursday night in the of the Pacific Cellulose Company at Walnut Creek had been murderea. county anthorit broadened their investiza wheth Hevry was found burned laboratory fes today tion in an effort to determine & vartz vietim chemist fdentify the body tempts to h was feund after an sxplosion and fire at were company plant greatly Aue tor disfignre ment Voaami hamper. d atinn retented tadav that the Finger tips ) en burned with acid. making tdentification by finger prints imgposshie Sehwartz is 1 tn e $180.0 s policies !hnmpanu\ ille Man s Killed hy Motor Car [} 1 Ang George vesterda ile driving hs antomobile o By Au Mas e West pringfield hine eollided with Faain Tine automobile o ek, of Frovids t up & 15-foat emba and lande] tor car Tohn P pas slightly Rockville ear slight in Fineh's eknl) was eeel ol hurt riding ir Veest euffered Delenski Shea and were held in v ea An h as witnesses held by the cor FLERT SAILS AU masEN A tachment of the United States vistting here will proceed for ome fen thous 1 yesterday and American football cams of the battle- lorado, the form- iney newspap game said was ng on the “nohody was killed and nobedy a disappointing Injured. It was game.” Admiral & € mander . of the .fleét weck-end skiing on Mount Koscius- Robinson, com enjoyed the after a FOOTLOOS THE STORY SO FAR May 8¢ John mour, whose Dr Seymonr killed h) because of her love affalr with Carewe, husband et Tim urns to her home town vear's absence. .+ Heavily velled, she comes late one fall night to the home of her law- ver, Dick Gregory, and Gloria, his She tells them how the story John's suicide has east a over her life. And eo she wife of Dr shadow has made up her mind to “sell out" and o to Europe where no one will know her story he asks Ulysses X. Forgan a wealthy widower who 1 real es- tate businese, to sell her house. For- gan advises her to live in it and face the people whorhave glandered her but May says she wants to be foot- loose begs Disk to sell her holdings at once for bring. All she explains is enough money to keep her afloat for a year while she hunts a husband, She frankly admits that | she is going to marry for money, if possible, A week later handbag, Mav sets out for Atlantic City, for a bet salling Europe. On the train she shyly flirts with a handsome blond man. He registers at her hotel as “Herbert Waterbury,” and May sees him that ning in the restaurant whatever they will she wants new with 25,000 §n her rest for Dan Sprague was not at all goad looking in the ordinary way, He fol- NEW BRITAIN DAILY. HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1925 MAY SEYMOUR EATRICE BURION Where A herselt ehe ask was the Nelther May an And after a moment she nor Waterbury being otloose {f you red her couldn’t 4o what vou wanted to do aved a great sigh Well, send the To go adventuring? To have go ad iring T suppose we mayv as well waiter over for him He's sure to sea us soONer or . Call the waiter Ndxentiiress e The faghed words, "Live dangerously,” said through her mind. This was later, anyway. . . not “living dangerously” exactly | Herbi but stll, it emacked of danger! al these twn people Waterbury's eyes met Mayv's and May After she knew of The pair of deep-ered crook For all she cared! T didn't get > the little nothing 1 at her and laughed tor all she tbeoa hew white and and his teerh he had that she had even seen were, what a the niceet new smile quite your name. Miss emile blond Carlotty sail questioninzly Mise May Waterbury's vand not taken in b Ir's not Tt's Mre answe wille kit of Lotta's Mre Sevmonr red on vmonr,” he said, chuckling atter of fact and {s Aving to get she's wild A Dan eatd Carlotta, “am Mrs Ter All right. Lotta 1 let von have vour way Her eyes went on Mav's mourning He summoned the waiter with a added rass! I'm a shzht hifting of his head vidaw, too " she dimpling ntleman in the Nat sad, thongh come over to Mr, Water- a child, and her eyes twinkl: ell! Where March!” as light-hearre he eald May of Dan vatehed the long, lean rige from its table 40 toward he said and stood He v here 2 them as not at od-lo Waterbure's e questioned May Mrs = in the ordinare wav Buot ther “What would ven like to da ¥ ausion and Seymour 2 Theater? May Tie My he asked, “Moties? Nownes Or for a wall His face seeme too raised her chin de \ Wha was it that he resempled had my after nd TWaterbury finnes 1 & wondered as she she said Alfonsol” he eaid alond But there was zomething curiously attractive in his sallowness and sharp black eyes. lows her onto the hoardwalk and fries to speak to her May to and sits down lobby to orchestra. A woman ont hurries back the hotfel the listen to th fair her, fhe small, haired itting nest to asks her same questions about Waterbury the comes up and addresses little blond woman as “Carlot fa. Carlotta’ aske him ta et o M. info their (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) The lttle blonde moman laid one of her plump hands upon Water- burs Herlie 1f T listen to m going chew s cnat gleeve musi it Tm tears or 1ch more of sumpn. You weuldn't like would Herbte May heard Waterbury laugh “Well have stay me to Ao that you von don't hs said of music vou know to And then the booming tide 4 out the sound of his leaned forward in her here . drown May and stole a look at ithout doubt. he some seen thus. at close range chalr him Yes, was very hand- Tru cornere of his mouth enough, the were loose. but the thick mass of And deep-set lingly blue in his tanned face They met May's suddenly el fivy rt give a looked guickly away sound of his voiee his eves re gtart and « leap. & Then the rame agein an he called ST Carlotta." abruptly to May “You're like and no place to go. How 3 out for an hour or so. with me and my friend Mr. Waterbury? We thought we'd.take in a movie or a show, perhaps” Tt was on Mar'e But with a wilful head, she said: “All right o g undertone woman whem And she turn- ed 1 am—all dressed up he =aid brigh would you 1 to step lips ittle toss of her to refuse T shomld like fo Adore e, 4f vou “Adores it shall be And the long lobby little g0 fn =ee don’t mind then ewered thre the arm in arr Adores's supper a few doors away from the Itz walks were white brilliant the rarpeted with that muffled fontf frin thev fallomed a as tahla in the corner. it was alm th his eve nee thev had enter And Mav was thr leaned bha g to look t not Adaring to She tried to fix Carlotta Frolking Was Carlotta happen to know ¢ siter set down there was ne glggled. death today et sickeningl’ v summoned And b-sandwiches. ¥ ONEA, nies its dinner And is it h May flushed with embarras: t hungry!" she said 4o vou expect me to eat four shool han rest vou out with they Waterhury ad I thought help There hie the light-blue eves ‘ ) sment. ‘And club- dsome of us n'" he wae a flicker of humor at il you have in vour gin- he asked eliding a Nothing, thanks" May ans never drink She wished, at that mamen had not come out with eers. If s co! silver vered, t. that these | 19 and | Waterbury would not have ared to “kid" her about appetite " And flueh er r her face &he tn her b 4 it the her lap May bent to pick it bury had it up his hand istantly, "Allow me,” he eai 1 it on the table aw.string had 4 the roll of bille alhote 1t sho hug Ik What that!" she eaid bother abeut ri mora than Wat ama rbury’s eyes, wide ope were fixed on the stare, (To Be Continued) ment bills with a glass: her loss bent but edze aeping | her | for heavy, and fell o Brit pcy Wonld Prevent England From =" Becoming Imperialistic aceyvs Preparing for Their Annual Meeting Vin-Am Willlamstonn, Ma The question & unity of the should Great Rry a war in which sor tons e the fundamental Britain's futnre State sald, at the Instin azainst Great Rritain's to war with Hasty bellicose ac ain's probable part s rendere COURT STENOGRAUHER P —T rof Professor Smiddvy ot srap tors which have led fo 1st nig of the members of ti aried Interests monwealth : e the lact yondent assertion by sted for after the with ¢ here and ters equal thmtEotaCT land the wording of ¢ Wa.- almost 1, and Toosened of s the ¥ s Mrs robbing a N with roll of [tts own point of v T treaty establishir State nted co Treland af the whieh British eo rship of the na nonwealth in League of Nations was a fact of wife, Mantra (Me 1 three Frant brothers Walsh not heen emph h i af t and cments have amount Importance i the international status e leagn of the enables any DROWANED IN GUILFORD 7. ss drowned at unit onie natlonils aserl ANE Joseph Cole near here, vesterday ot been had been bership in the 1 e confirms of consultation recovered between them in the e involving act as 2 promise in camp at of Aramnedll hass any crisis ] | t 1 leagne may was to appeal in such cases cecond trench of defe VOLUNTEERS ATTEMPT 10 FLEE SHIP IN NEW YORK Spaniards, Reernited in Cuba, Make \ain Dash for Fiberty —One Lscapes ork, August 3§ orn off 1-El (A—The proapect of and his RUff where the French and ible, seven of rujted in Cuba brig of the steamship 14y for partieipat the Krim Inteers, re 1o Lopez t holesale olunteer 1s missing and 1 1 to have escaped. The liner Haiana s & dun 1o sail for A for the gang night. A pped out his pis e for help Fiie of the jirted ta the raill and feet inta the sther clambered deam a tered hia and called for polic recruits jocks. A boat i, Withithe aid of harbor po “hlights five men wer With two of the milling ware ow was ose who falled 1o break away t nn rons, Farly fn the lay nine of the Chi- w of the Rritish tanker Chil- Ravonne, N. I, dock slipped nverboard and to svim United States restrictions water ton a attempted thelr way inte She immigration polled out of tha water ed to h pite en were austed. Two are beliey cen drowned WATERBURY MAN DROWNED AuZ J(A— The man 1 vesterday arternoon at Sav- as been {dentified as Ignatz storekeeper of this cit: and Mying at 13 Normand street. He had gone to the beach with his wifs and three small children and follow- ing the drowning his wife becams Lysterical and was unable to furnish the West Haven polica with her hus- Waterbury, rowr in Rock Giateat 4 |band’'s name and address. A brother of the dead man was reached and he to Savin Rock bringing back the distracted woman and her children fo this eity. went An Open Letter To DOYLE FURNITURE CO., Inc. 500 MAIN STREET New Britain R\ 2 (RN o \ AV