The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-28
FRAUD TRIAL AT
ROCKVILLE BRINGS
OUT LURID DETAILS
Continued from First Pags.)

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stein. son OF a ruler In a German king
dom. now known in America as Charles
Lee Frank. artist and reigning husband
of Mrs. Frank; Federal Judge lands
of Chicago. a Secret Service Official. two
Chicago inanciers, and a wealthy blind
youth OF good family in support Of Mrs
Roth. who has been holding the spot
light position for three days. This cast
will be supplemented BY an array OF
lsupernumeraries.
According to John y. Garrett, chief
counsel for Mrs. Roth. the drama has
for its theme the immortal lines Of
Keat:
"IIfe's purposes-the palate OF mind.
Losing It's guest and ambition blind"
Mr.. Garrett will seek to have Mrs.
Frank protray a character OF woman
with the virus of ambition so in the
blood as to be wholly carried away
with It. Mrs. Roth has been cast as
trusting lady who unwisely trusted
her fortune into the hands OF a bosom
friend. Judge Edward c. Peter and
Judge Glenn II. Worthington VIII pre-
side.
Inherited q Fortune.
The story is along these lines:
Mrs. Roth inherited a large fortune
on the death OF her husband, ]. II.
Roth, a wealthy Chicago manufae-
turer. She has long been acquainted
with a Mrs. Allen Christopher. who
she later learns to be Mrs. Frank.
The bonds Of friendship were appar-
emily cemented forever. Mrs Roth
is now telling the tale Of alleged
trickery which ground the links Of
Friendship into the dust Of enmlty.
To bear out charges and recover S1O,-
900 in stocks and other things which
she claims Mrs. Frank took from her,
she teauA away the veil in the
woman's past TO brand her as an ad-
venturer.
From Mrs Roth's recital before the
/ twelve men listed as Jurors, IL Is
| learned that in the world OF finance,
| there were no careers more startling
than that OF Mrs. Frank. In the
brain OF this woman was conceived
| a scheme that was to thrill the world.
II was a plan to form a combine to
control the brick industry OF Chicago
Mrs. Frank then was known as the
wife OF Daniel ]. Christopher, a city
paving brick inspector In Chicago in
4 1904 Mrs. Christopher was success
| full in interesting influential brick
dealers in her project. It's success
was instantaneous. Money from
commissions came by the thousand.
Trickery on the part OF some Of them
was alleged by Mrs. Christopher and
she sought to collect $4,000 in COM
missions by legal proceedings.
Given jail Sentence.
Mrs. Christopher. or Frank. drew down
the censure OF the court ard a thirty
day term in the Cook county Jail in
Chicago. December Is. 1910. when she
was sentenced for contempt OF court by
Federal Judge lands. Her counsel was
given a seyenty-day term. Both were
found guilty OF contempt OF court for
their refusal to produce certain can
eeled checks with the Government de-
manded in the brick trust invesuga-
ton. At this time, Mrs. Christopher
charged Charles F. DeWoody. chief OF
the Chicago Office Of the United States
Secret Service. with having divulged
valuable information to the officials OF
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad, Mrs. Roth appeared as a wit
ness for Mrs. Christopher at this hear
ing.
ChaErlned at this treatment. Mrs. |
Christopher subsequently asked Con-
gress to remove Judge lands from
office. She sent a petition TO the
House judiciary Committee OF the
Sixty-third Congress, asking for the 4,
jurist's dismissal. She wrote a book. /
Justice and Injustice in re the Brick !
Trust Case" She admitted this au-
thorship to the Jurors. She bitterly :
assailed the character OF the judge in |
this pamphlet.
Named Son For Her.
So intimate were the Roths and the
Christophers that Mrs. Christopher
named her son. Roth. He Is now ten
years old. As the stage director has
mapped out his chart. Mrs. Frank. the
erstwbiIe Mrs. Christopher. is alleged
to have obtained S4i. 500 In stock GER
tifeates, $4,000 in life insurance and
$4,000 from the sale OF furniture to (
invest Mrs. Roth now appears as
a claimant for this fortune which she
alleges was fraudulently obtained
from her. She asks an additional
sum OF $1,000. which has been paid in
dividends since the alleged stoc
transaction. This concluded the pro-
logue.
As the play has now progressed Mrs.
Roth is in the stellar role. The scene
is in a courthouse. Mrs. Roth appears
as the plaintiff and Mrs. Frank as the
defendant in the court proceedings.
The story OF Mrs. Franks varied ca
reer is assigned to Mrs. Roth. who has
been her closest friend for years. Mrs.
Roth is self-contaiued on the witness
stand. For three days and one night
she is. subjected to a gTilling by coun-
sci fot the defense. Her answers are