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ling?" Attorney Levi H. David, counsel
for the Greers. asked Mrs. Bayne.
Il was" she replied.
Didn't they claim you were an
infant under twenty-one in an effort
to get you to Washington and make
you testify" she was asked.
They did" she declared.
when you were taken into court m
philadelphia, what happened?"
81 was discharged" she answered.
81 told the judge was twenty four.
I'm spite of that the judge asked
you about the Greers, didn't hep
David inquired.
I Eyes sir"
i Counsel In Tilt.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
y George P. Barse sought to have this
testimony stricken out on the ground
that it was oral He demanded writ
ten evidence of the Philadelphia pro-
ceedings
i Attorney David declared that "the
Investigators in Washington caused
|. her to be detained in Phila-
delphia" and he intended to prove
there was a connection between The
,
in Washington" and the unusual &C
. ltivity Of the prosecutions representa-
tives in Philadelphia"
According to my information At
torney Barse said, the proceedings
were brought about by the aunt OF
, this girl"
The Greer counsel declared that the
, activities on the part of the investi-
gators of the Greer case and the
Philadelphia aunt resulted in the de-
tention unlawfully of Mrs. Bayne.
They charged, untruthfuliy, he said,
that she was under twenty-one.
Charges Third-Degrec Attempt.
1T was done with a view to putting
this girl through the third degree to
make her testify" Attorney David de-
clared.
? When the Greer counsel began to
: charge that the Greers were being
=. prosecuted, the court interrupted:
: THE remedy for persecution does
} not lie in this court"
Resuming, Attorney David asked the
t witness:
=. Haven't the Investigators on the
l other side of this case come to you
: and tried to get you to testify that
= Mr.. Greer had shown indignities and
: insults to you?"
Earlier in the investigation wiz
: nesses for the District repeatedly con-
2 nected the name Of Mrs. Bayne with
/. that of Mr.. Greer.
Kathleen Lynn, sister of Mrs
5 Bayne, already has testified for the
t District against the Greers.
, Came to Greers From Ireland.
Mrs. Bayne said she was born il
Philadelphia, but removed to Trelant
5 at the age of FIVE. When she wa
I seventeen she returned to Americ'
: and went to the Gree= bakery. Mrs
: iGreer paid her passage over, she said
A year ago she left the Greers her
: and went to Philadelphia to live witt
: tMr. and Mrs. John Greer.
1k How many girls were at tho Cree
!, when you we're thsre?" she wa
Z asked.
t Eleven girls, including myself,
e she said.
= How was the room kept in whicl
e theEe girls slept?"
!. Nice and clean"
did Mr.. Greer ever come into tn
u girls room?"
mo, sir; never"
Denies Any IndfEnities.
:, Did Mr.. Greer ever offer any in
a suit or indignity to you while yo'
= were there?" counsel asked.
mo, sir" the witness answered.
ITO any other girl there?" he asked
t NO, sir" she declared.
= Mrs. Bayne denied that Mrs. Gree
y made her sign a paper involving Nj
= Greer and herself.
The witness denied all charge
s made by District witnesses which ha
o to do with Mr.. Greer's private life.
E. 'eked about the food served tn
y children in the Greer home when sh
b u.s. there, Mrs. Bayne said:
d I'VE got bread, butter, and some
l. times meat left over from the Greer:
g table"
e., Food Sufficient. She Says.
! There was always sufficient foo
n for the boys and girls, the witnes
r. said. Frequently, she related, fruit
e and vegetables were brought in froT
n the Greer farm in Fairfax county.
n Asked about the health and hap
piness Of the children, Mrs. Bayn
it said that:
n with the exception Of Mary Nc
# Knight all of the children weT
s. MARY Mcknight was a mischie
g. maker. She was always making u
rs something on somebody"
in On crOss-eXaminatiOn, Mrs. Bayn
A. said she was at the Greer bakery
10 year and a half before she receive
o any salary.
Sc You understood you were to re
ceive $50 a month when you wer
there?" asked Attorney BarsO.
Yes, sir" witness admitted.
- Paid Back Passage Money.
10 The witness explained that durin
m the first year and half she was thcI
m she was paying back the passar
W money Mrs. Greer had loaned h
IN when she left Ireland.
ID Asked il she attended school viii
Of at the Greers, the witness said 81
at did not. She completed fifth graz
Id | work in Ireland, she said.
Attorney Barse asked the witness
Cd series Of questions based on charg
lu made by District witnesses earli
e~ in the investigation. She denied eaC
ay charge.
.ct do you and your husband live l.
he gether?" asked the prosecutor.
NO, sir" she replied.
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