Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-09

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Sixteen years later, when he was
penniless, Panon testified, he agair
met Bolo and was weak enough to
sign paper declaring that he and
not Bolo had swindled a charwoman
Bolo, he swore, sent him to New
York in March, 1917, to obtain from
the Amsinsck bank and Adolph Paw.
enstadt statement of Bolo's account
from May, 1914, to February~l917
Panon said he was asked by the pris.
oner to send Bolo this message: eve
send your account from the first
transfer in May, 1914, of $l,6o0,00c
or $l,700000 to the transfers of Feb.
ruary, 1916, to the Royal Bank OF
Canada for the creation of Cuban
bank.
WARNED AGAINST BOLo.
Pavsnstadt told him, Panon testi-
fed, that Bolo's request for the cable
gram was impossible and warned
Panon against Bolo, whose wife re-
turned to him after Bolo had aband-
oned her, concluded his testimony by
saying:
Thanks to all this publicity my
wife has lost 20 to so pupils she had.
She is almost blind and ruined, thanks
10 that citizen, pointing to Bolo. Ad-
mitting that he had done wrong to
the witness, Bolo contended that
Pavenstadt had bribed Panon. He
then accused Panon of being a traitor
and was reproved by the court.
The court room became silent as
Madame Panon was led to- THE stand.
She is an instructor in elocutiol,
Madame Panon described how her
infatuation for Bolo had ruined her
life, how brutally Bolo had treated
her and how she had won her hus-
bands pardon. President Voyer
asked the witness if she recognized
Bolo. She replied: II am blind. |
canont see him nor you"
Bolo Visits u. S.
Witnesses testified regarding Bolo's
visit to the United States in 1916.
Madame Buzenet told of attending a
dinner in New York in company with
a French captain, Verdier, and Adolph
Pavenstedt, former head of the
Amsinck bank, and Boio Pasha.
Colonel Voyer, the presiding officer,
announced that the court would be
cleared if yesterdays scenes were re-
peated.
} Lieutenant Provost OF the French
censorship department testified that
articles praising William Randolph
Hearst had been taken to Senator
Humbert's paper, lie Journal, in which
Bolo Pasha had an interest, by Charles
F. Bertelli, the head of the Paris
bureau OF the International News
Service, who accompanied Bolo to
America and introduced him to Mr..
Hearst.
Hearst Called Germanophile.
The lieutenant said his attention had
first been called to Bolo Pasha by a
eulogy Of Mr.. Hearst printed in La
.Nietorie, which also described Bolo
Pasha's relations with the American
press,
Lieutenant Provost said he had been
commissioned to translate several ar
ticles from the Hearst newspapers aft
er which the French censor had de-
cided not to allow further articles
laudatory to Mr., Hearst to appear be-
cause he considered him thoroughly
Germanophile.
Hearst at Bolo's Dinner.
NJ Bertelli began his testimony by
protesting at the report that President
Voyer of the court martial had said
Mr.. Hearst was Germenophile.
"Mr. Hearst is not and never was
Germahophile," declared Bertelli. "He
always has been friend OF France -
The witness then recounted Bold
Pasha's trip to New York. He said
Bolo had met Mr.. Hearst only social
ly at dinner at Sherry's for which
Bertelli sent out invitations, but for
which Bolo Pasha paid. The guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard, Mr..
and Mrs. Hearst, Adolph Pavenstadt
and Jules Bois. Bertelli said that Bolo
spoke like true patriot and that Mr..
Hearst thought he was doing France
honor by receiving Bolo, who he be-
s'eved one of its distinguished citizens.
SJ'he witness was cross-examincd by
President Vover.