The evening world., 1911-01-20
Belling Spent $500 for Ma
chine Hire and Knew La
dies by Thousand.
INSANITY IS THE PLEA.
Charities Department Chap
lain Went on Coney Trips to
Ride Witching Waves.

FORMER Assistant District-Attorney
William d. Bosler. attorney for Charles
A. Belling. the indicted vice-president
OF the Bronx National Bank, is making
every effort to prove his client insane.
Belling was indicted for forgery In the
first degree, the punishment for which
is twenty years Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The banker was arrested last No
vember after he had succeeded In OBJ
taining $4,000 from banking institutions
In this city on fraudulent stock GER
tihcates of the Bronx bank. At the
time OF Belling's Indictment, Dec. 20
last. Mr.. Bosler applied to Judge Grain
In the Court OF General Sessions for
the appointment OF a sanity commission
to examine Belling. This commission
has been taking testimony for nearly a
month as to Belllng's conduct and
actions since he was born.
George l.. Lewis, n lawyer OF No. q
broadway; Or. Edward Zimmerman and
John Mulqueen. comprise the commits
sion. They have had before them Bell
ing's mother and sisters. who have told
'NAh NhhN lipil Aht Nllll vi ms blTlh
Belling has been subject to headaches,
nervous ~breakdoNns, fevers of all de-
scrlptions, and that he now suffers from
- horizontal flicker of the eyes. what
ever that Is.
This emotion was first observed. ac-
cording to- his sister. Mrs. Emma l..
Kemmler of No. 1884 = g'hty-thrid street.
Brooklyn. three years ago and has been
the occasion OF much concern to the
family.
Feared Poisoning by Wife.
According to the testimony OF Mrs.
kemmler her brother often expressed
fear of being poisoned by his vie.
III always told me-" Mrs. kemmler
testified. that II he died he wanted an
autopsy performed on aim. There was
no reason to believe his wife ever
threatened to kill him.
Much testimony mas been adduced be-
fore the commission concerning Bell
ing's love for a~utomobiling. Marcus
Mears. a chauffeur Of No. q Ocean Park
way. Brooklyn. testified that he had
, driven Belling for the past three years.
Trips were taken which lasted two or
three days. Belllng. according to the
chauffeur, always made him "eat up
the speed laws. There was no dcstina-
ton In many OF the trips. according 10
Mears.
How many trips nave you taken Mr..
Bell!ng on?" Mr.. Bosler asked Mears.
About nine hundred" was the reply.
His bills for auto hire amounted 10
$500 during the past three years"
Rode the "Witching Waves"
Mears told OF gay parties of men
and women that accompanied Belling
on many of his trips. There were Wis
it's to hotels In the uppe part of the
Bronx and also to Coney Island. Bell
ing's favorite pastime at Coney Island.
according to Mears. was riding on
The Witching Waves a concern In
est Joy 10 make the women in his party
bump into a other while journeying
on the "%witching waves
was there ever a Mrs. Schoen In
these gay partles?' Assistant District
Attorney O'Brien asked the witness.
yes, she accompanied him nan
times on his trips replied Mears.
"Did you ever hear that he gave
Mrs. Schoen a $4,000 diamond neck
lace?' continued the prosecutor.
No. answered the witness.
The Rev. Edward Helm. an Episco'
palean, who is chaplain to the Depart
ment of Charities, testified he hat
known Belling since he was a lad sever
years old.
Il believe Belling to be mentally de-
ranged. He was always boasting oil
his wealthy friends and he told m'
that the automobiles in which he rode
were loaned him by these friends.
Mr.. Helm told thescommission.
Mr.. Helm, who lives at No. $50 Rog'
ers avenue. Brooklyn. admitted to As
sIstant observation-disclosures O'Brien tina
he had accompanied Belling on a nun
her of his automobile trips, On some
of these trips there were women will
the banker.
was Mrs. Belling with you on those
trlps?" inquired Mr.. o'Brien.
No, I do not believe she was" replied
the clergyman. "Ours was an innocen
amusement We simply went to Cone,
Island and rode on the Witching Waves
Telling told me he was intimately ac
quainted with Hundreds. yes, thousands
Of ladies'"
Friends Borrowed Money.
Two friends of Belling's. Forest d
Wood OF No. All West one Hundred anC
Fourteenth street. and A. c. Allan o
No. SIC st. Nicholas avenue, testified
thss they believed Belling to be IRA
tional.
Each. however. admitted under cross
examination by Mr., O'Brien that h
had borrowed 5000 from the Bronl
National Bank through Belling. Fac
said that Belling appeared to be rationa
in all financial matters. but was a no
~torious liar.
There viii be another meeting Of tn
commission to-day when Mr., Bosler wi
try to prove other alleged irrationa
acts. besides the love of automobilinI
and women, on Belllng's part.
TO ENJOIN KITTY GORDON.