The Washington times., 1918-08-06
MRS. ROTH SAYS
MRS. FRANK GAVE
DEATHBED PLEDGE
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tized by Mrs. Frank. she claims.
Here's the sort of woman she Is.
am quoting from one OF her letters to
Mrs. Frank during certain litigation
several years ago:
"T hope you will make a fool OF
that attorney, for 1t will help you
with the jury / hope she will not
try that plan herself on me-"
Lists Alleged PecuIatIonS.
Attorney John Garrett, representing
Mrs. Roth, told the jury the defendant
would prove that Mrs. Frank had
''by cunning, treachery, and fraud"
taken from her $4,000 insurance left
by her husband; 1o3% shares of stock
in Roth Brothers. of Chicago, and GER
tain furniture and other articles, max
ing in the aggregate $4,000.
The two women became intimate
friends after the death of Mrs. Roth's
husband in Chicago in 1902. Love
and affection existed between the two
women between 1902 and 1910. Then
Mrs. Frank moved to Wisconsin.
During that period Mrs. Frank was
involved in considerable litigation.
On September &C. 1910, she was
brought back to Chicago in the GUS
tody Of Secret Service agents, and
'she came penniless. homeless, and
broke" Mr.. Garrett said. Mrs
Roth opened her home to her and
cared for her"
Mrs. Frank in Jail.
Mr.. Garrett asserted that Mrs
Frank was in Jail on December IA,
1910. the date on which the stock in
Roth Brothers was assigned to her
He contended that because of her in
possible for the assignment to have
been made on that date. which the
papers bear.
The attorney declared that Mrs.
Frank led Mrs. Roth to believe she
had gold and diamond mines, and
that she would shortly win a suit for
$4,000 for commissions on brick
paving contracts. Subsequently the
Federal Government put an end to
the paving business by declaring IL
in violation Of the Sherman anti-trust
act.
Mrs. Frank told Mrs. Roth. accord
ing to the attorneys statement to the
jury: Look here, Johanna. Won are
no business woman. Let me have
that stock in Roth Brothers. will
get myself named a director and will
get In charge OF the business"
s"indIinE Charge Made.
Later. Mr.. Garrett charged, Mrs.
Frank poisoned the minds Of the two
ROTH brothers against their brothers
widow.
When Mrs. Roth later asked Mrs.
Frank what disposition had been
made of the stock, Garrett quoted
her as saying:
THE dirty rogues beat me out of
it l only got a few hundred dollars
and 1t took all of that to get me
home"
Not until eighteen months later"
Garrett said. did Mrs. Roth get wise
TO what Mrs. Frank had done"
He charged that Mrs. Frank sold
the stock for $4,000 and used tho
money for her own purposes. Final
ly, he charged: After getting all
this woman had she kicked her into
the highway"
Attorney Williams, of counsel for
Mrs. Roth, said Mrs. Frank admitted
having gotten the stock certificates,
but claimed they were given tolun-
tarily by Mrs. Roth to secure certain
notes and to cover certain large
gums left by Mrs. Frank in the Gus
tody OF Mrs. Roth.
Held n q Witness.
On December IA, 1910. Mr.. williams
said, Mrs. Frank was taken from the
Jail in Chicago to the Federal court
and there the assignment OF the
stock was made. Mrs. Frank was not
held at that time, he said, as a de-
fendant, but as q Government wit
ness in the brick trust case. She