The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-07

In biackmau or frame-up scheme *
sxtort money from man, Ia charged
In = divorce case being tried at At
lantic City. This young lady, it vii
be remembered, formerly lived at Red
Lion. Burlington county, and achieved
considerable notoristy in this section
The case in which she now figures ID
one for divorce. Helen w. KNITTED
brought suit for divorce from her hus
band, Charles A. KNITTED, and named
Miss Abrams rs correspondent. The
hearing OF testimony began at Atlantic
City on Thursday before former Judge
Joseph Thompson, special Master in
Chancery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knitted are prominent
in Philadelphia and Chelsea society.
She is the daughter OF the late Colonel
Louis T. Brown, partner OF Andrew
Carnegie. Mr.. KNITTED is prominent
resort real estate operator. They are
former Philadelphians and both are
wealthy.
In her petition Mrs. Knitted alleged
infldslity, and named Miss Abrams,
alias Kitty Murray, and two other I'M
named women as correspondents.
Mrs. A. r. Clark, with whom Miss
Abrams and her mother had lived, tes-
titled that on Sunday, September IS,
ths girl told her that she was to receive
$500 from wealthy real estate mans
wife for framing" him. Mrs. Clark
said Miss Abrams and the man were to
60 In bathing that afternoon and she
WAS to telephone him the next day to
come to her house. This confession.
Mrs. Clark said. was made when she
asked the girl for rent for her apart
ment.
The plan was for Miss Abrams and
her mother to take an apartment at
No. 612 Oriental avenue, where she
was to invite the real estate man, the
witness declared. She did not know
his name at the time. She and her
two nephsws, Claude Clark and Prime
% Long, determined to thwart the
plan, she said, and Long followed the
Abrams furniture to the Oriental ave-
nue. house. That night, Mrs. Clark
said. she and her nephews went to the
house and waited for the man to ap-
pear. They stood at one corner and he
turned the one at the other end of the
street, and entered the house before
they could stop him. One of the ne
phsws recognized the man as KNITTED.
Mrs. Clark said Miss Abrams came
to her house the next day and paid the
rent owed her. At this time the girl
said she had received the 5000, Mrs.
Clark declared. The girl admitted her
name was Kathryn Abrams and said
kitty Murray" was her stage name.
KNITTED was placed on the witness
stand after Claud Clark and Phineas
Young had corroborated the testimony
OF their aunt, Mrs. Clark. Mr.. Knitted
described his meeting Miss Abrams, or
Kitty Murray an he knew her, on the
beach Saturday, September IL. He
said he made an engagement with her
for the next day and met, and they
left with the understanding that she
was to call him on the telephone the
next day. She called and invited him
to her mothers apartment, at No. 545
Oriental avenue, he said.
When he called at the Apartment the
girl met him ut the door and escorted
him Immediately into bedroom, he
testified. She went out to turn down
the hall light, he said. When she re- |
turned she appeared to lock the door. |
A minute later Mrs. KNITTED, Detective
George Herbert and another man and
q woman entered the room, KNITTED de- |
clarsd. He and the young woman
were en- dishabile.
The case was continued on Friday. |
when Mrs. KNITTED was expected to be |
called as witness. She failed to ap- |
pear. and could not be found. The
ease was continued until to-day, when |
counsel for Mrs. KNITTED promised to
produce her.
Mrs. A. R. Clark, recalled to the
stand. said that SIS for the first
months rental of the Abrams apart
msnt, had been paid with a check
signed by William 1. Garrison, one of
Mrs. Knittel's attorneys.
Ex-Judge Clarence Cole is attorney
for Mrs. KNITTED.