Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
WOMAN DETECTIVE
ABAND0NS LICENSE;
MUST STAND TRIAL
Juliet C.. Bollstater and Four
Aids Face Prosecution for
Manufacturing Divorce
Evidence
TWO WIVES ACCUsERS
Attorney Scott Obtains Confessions
From Assistants Who Gathered"
Alleged Facts

! juliet c. Bollstater will not continue to
direct the quests for divorce court evi-
dence with which to facilitate the efforts
Of husbands to regain bachelordom She
| agreed to have her license as a private
detective revoked without contest in court
today, as It might prejudice her position
when she stands trial on charges Of Inn
proper methods Of inquiry into the lives OF
unwanted wives.
This is the second private detective
license to be wiped out within the last
week. Last Monday Judge SulzbcrEer
criticised the methods used by Harry
Bauer and refused to renew his license
The Judge was on the bench In quarter
Sessions today when the Bollstater case
came up.
Mrs. Bollstatcr was employed by John
c. Clawcll, who wanted to divorce his
wife, Mrs. Mary Anna Clawell Male and
female detectives were employed by Mrs.
Bollstater, who ran her detective agency
from an office In the Real Estate Trust
Building, TO pry into the affairs OF Mrs.
Clawell, who. unfortunately for them.
seemed to have led a blamcless life. when
the matter was finally thrcshcd out,
JURY UPHOLD WOMAN.
But such damaging evidence did the
various males and female who took their
wages from Mrs Bollstatcr assemble in
their notebooks that not only divorce
proceedings were begun against Mrs.
Clawel hut she was lii addition dragged
into thc criminal courts and tried on a
grave charge.
In spite of the apparently crushing
evidence" which Mrs. Bollstatcrs
young men gave on the witness stand
against the wife. the jury acquitted her,
refusing to believe the voluble witnesses.
Then Mrs. Clawell successfully COM
batcd the divorce case, even after luc
master had recommended a separation
the jury second time refusing to
accept the Bostater evidence.
There is another woman, Mrs. Eva j.
Eldredge. who is lighting divorce pro-
ccedings brought by her husband, WI
ard EldrcdEe She says that Mrs.
Bollstater got false evidence against
her. Both Mrs. Edrcdge and Mrs.
Clawell engaged Congressman John II.
*. Scott to defend them, ana IL We
through Mr.. Scott that Bauer lost his
license.
When the two women came to Mr. Scott
with their complaint against Mrs. Boil
slater. the attorney engaged Hampton g.
SilCoX, a private investigator, and con-
fcsSons were soon forthcoming from some
of the young men and women operatives
who worked for the woman detective.
Following close upon the confessions, Mrs.
nue.. was arrested on warrants procured
by. Mr.. Scott Four Of her employees.
Edgar S. Bowkley, alias Il. $. Bennett, Of
Atlantic City. " j.; James r Martin Of
1851 North eth street; Samuel Mehr. of
1910 SusQuchanna avenue. and Berthe
Johnson. OF COS North llth street, were
also arrested and all are now under bail
and are listed for trial in Quarter Sos-
siuns Court on December l6, on charges
of conspiracy, perjury and subornaton Of
perjury.
There was no testimony taken in the |
revocation proceedings before Judge
SuIzherEcr. city Solicitor-elect John i.
Connolly. representing Mrs Bollstater,
and Congressman Scott hello confer
enoe, after which the attorneys announced
that Mrs. Bolstater agreed to have her |
license revoked without contest.
Mr. Scott. after the woman's license
had been forfeited by her asserted that |
Mrs. Bollstatcr would be compelled to
stand trial regardless OF the action on
her private license.