The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

l NSA V C-A l(SCbOO tlIi0 Il1OA LII the case of Mrs. Mary .Bain- bridge, charged with the sell ing of $4000 nj Liberty Bonds, the theft of silverware and some personal belongings of Mrs. Kate Simmons, of the Tut wiler hotel, following the state, ments made by Mrs. Bain- bridge that she had written her husband that she was going to tell all, and do everything to clear herself. That she was going to tell that he had given the bonds to her.
 Throughout the eDSire day the oppos- ing attorneys were continually debat- ing technical points At one time the arguments were sc heated that the lie was passed and the invitation to go on the outside to settle the difficulty was broken up only after Judge Fort had intervened. A large crowd was present during the day.
 Mrs. Bainbridge was in the witness box in her own behalf when court ad- journed until 9:30 o'clock this morning. She had been holding a steady nerve in the face of the large crowd and only showed signs of slight nervesnous when she was tstifying. Her adopted Hrrno .@f s+ +l- L ,41r day.
 LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS Following the attempt of the state to obtain some letters and telegrams. the prosecuting attorneys requested that the managers of both the Postal and Western Union telegraph com panies be summoned and bring with them all telegrams interchanged be- tween MT and Mrs. Bainbridge from February 2, 1919, to date. She was also requested to bring any letters she held in her possession from MT. Bainbridge and to produce a letter that she said she gave to her attorney day or so ago. in which her husband stated that he couldn't be threatened by any charges she would make in the court, according to her testimony.
 At $40 Mrs. Bainbridge went on the stand and testified that Mir. Bainbridge had told her that he owned stock in sand pits in Penn sylvnnia, held some securities and bonds, and had a $1O,OOa annual i'm come. That she met him in Noyem- her, 1918, and married him last January, md soon their honey
 moon trip was over that she came
 to Birmingham and he went on to
 Pittsburg, saying that it was too
 cold for her there.
 She told the jury that about a week after MT. Bainbridge left that she went to New Orleans, leaving her address with the Tutwiler hotel management. That the po-ter bought her ticket and checked her baggage. She said that they continued their correspondence and that MT. Bainbridge promised to build her a home. Sending her some Native Canadian Ford stock, and some light and railway bonds, but she played the races and gambled in cotton fu- lures at New Orleans, loosing heavily.
 OFFERED BONDS FOR SALE
 Mrs. Bainbridge explained that she got Mrs. Estes to go to the bank in New Orleans to offer some bonds for sale because she was more experi- enced in business methods. Then she left there, stating that she was on her way to New York, but upon reaching Birmingham, she decided to go to Chi cago, after receiving a letter to meet MT. Brainbridge there. It was day or so before she explained to him that she had lost any money. according to her testimony.
 Then the arrest at Chicago came aft CT the detectives had searched her apartments and found certain articles mentioned in their descriptive lists
 Tt was all startling to me, and I asked him what it meant" said Mrs. Bainbridge, "and he said for me to say that I bought the bonds in New Or leans. and he would explain all in a few days; that he would hurry on to Birmingham after me. He told me that he had gotten them through gamb ling"
 She testified that she voluntarily came to Birmingham with Fred Bode- ker and was taken to the Bodeker De- tective agency office immediately aft CT arriving in the city, and it was here that she accused George Boderker of pushing her little son away from the typwriter, cursing her and saying that he would spend all the money pos sible to send her to the penitentiary. refu sing her to be allowed to call her attorney and then sending her to jail.
 EMPLOYED DEFECTIVE
 Mrs Bainbridge admitted employing a detective, but denied every statement
 
 that he did come to her room and his agency was employed to restore her silverware and ring. She stated that Fred Bodeker secured her ring while coming down on the train and that she has never gotten it back.
 Any knowledge of bonds and per
 sOnal of Mrs. Kate Simmons hav-
 ing been stolen was denied by Mrs.
 Bainbridgc. She said that when she
 gave out an interview at the first
 trial that her husband had just left
 her was false and it was done In
 order that she wouldn't he embar-
 rnssed.
 Mrs Bainbridge testified that she wrote to her husband many times and that in recent letter that she told him she was going to do everything to clear herself and that she would tell everything, even that he gave her the bonds. Here MT. Black asked her if she | had any letters in her possession from her husband, to which she, searched and said she did not; that all the let ters were in her trunk at Chicago and
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